Sayers Finds Courage Through Piccolo Bond
Gale Sayers remains grateful for late roommate Brian Piccolo whose courage inspired him and earned the George Halas Award. He discusses Piccolo's impact on his career and outlook as he recuperates from knee surgery. Niekro narrowly loses a no hitter to the Yankees last season.
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UPI
Gale Sayers
Brian Piccolo
Chicago Bears
Bronko Nagurski
Dave Meggyesy
Bears
Piccolo
Professional Football Writers’ Association
Sayers
George 8. Halas
George
Halas
Pick
al Silverman
Sport Magazine
Lord
Viking
Jim Bouton
Detroit Tiger
Joe Niekro
New York Yankees
Royals Publicity Chief to Join Reds After Season
Roy als publicity director Roger Ruhl, age 26, leaves the Cincinnati Royals to take a similar post with the Cincinnati Reds at season's end. He will replace Tom Seeberg, who departs Reds for the Dodgers as director of group sales. Seeberg previously headed Reds publicity, and had served with the Dodgers from 1958 to 1966.
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UPI
Roger Ruhl
Cincinnati Royals
National Basketball Association
Cincinnati Reds
NBA
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Tom Seeberg
Reds
Los Angeles Dodgers
Seeberg
Dodgers
Tuck Stainback
West Virginia
The
Royals
West All Stars Chosen for West Team in NBA Game
Lew Alcindor and Jerry West headline the West squad for the NBA All-Star game in San Diego on January 12. Connie Hawkins Jerry Lucas and Dave Bing start. Rounding out the 14 are Wilf Chamberlain Oscar Robertson and Bob Love with six coaches to pick additional players from the remaining clubs.
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Phoenix Suns
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San Francisco Warriors
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Detroit Pistons
NBA
Wilf Chamberlain
Lakers
Oscar Robertson
Bucks
Bob Love
Chicago Bulls
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How to Fall Safely with Jean-Claude Killy
Skiing expert Jean-Claude Killy teaches fall technique with step by step positions. Practice helps confidence and reduces injury risk as skiers sit uphill, keep hands up, and keep knees and skis from catching. To obtain Killys illustrated book, send 25 cents and a stamped return envelope to the newspaper.
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Jean-Claude Killy
Killy
Orioles lead AL pitching honors with 20 game winners
Baltimore's staff tops ERA again as Cuellar McNally Palmer join 20 win club led by McDowell with 304 strikeouts. Segui earns ERA title for pitchers with 162+ innings. Wood with 77 games. Perna noski adds 24 saves as league honors roll in.
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Baltimore
Orioles
Mike Cuellar
Dave McNally
Jim Palmer
Cuellar
Palmer
McNally
Minnesota
Jim Perry
California
Clyde Wright
New York
Fritz Peterson
McDowell
Oakland
Diego Segui
Chicago
Wilbur Wood
Ron Perranoski
Reed is East All Star unanimous pick in NBA game
Willis Reed captain and center of the New York Knicks earned unanimous selection to the East squad for the NBA All-Star Game on January 12 in San Diego. Joining him were John Havlicek Billy Cunningham Walt Frazier Earl Monroe Gus Johnson West Unseld and Jo Jo White representing the East.
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UPI
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New York Knicks
National Basketball Association
San Diego
Calif
Reed
John Havlicek
Boston Celtics
Billy Cunningham
Philadelphia 76Ers
Walt Frazier
Knicks
Earl Monroe
Baltimore Bullets
Gus Johnson
West Unseld
Bullets
Jo Jo White
Celtics
Unsung Heroes in the NFL Get Recognition Ideas
Washington writer Dick West argues 934 of 1,040 NFL players are unsung heroes. He proposes an NFL Unsung Hero All Star team and an Unsung Hero Hall of Fame to honor obscure exploits and create a weekly Unsung Hero of the Week award.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
National Football League
NFL
Busis
Rex Kern Receives NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Rex Kern, quarterback for Ohio State University, has been awarded a $1,000 postgraduate scholarship by the National College Athletic Association. He is among 33 recipients, all with at least a Rubric TM grade average over three years of college work.
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UPI
Rex Kern
Ohio State University
National College Athletic Association
Kern
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