Cardinals lead team Ham Lambert on All Pro
The St Louis Cardinals, eliminated from the playoffs, placed four players on the AP NFL All Pro team including Dan Dierdorf Tom Banks Roger Wehrli and Jim Rukk en The selection tops among NFL teams as Ham Bert Jones OJ Simpson Walter Payton Cliff Branch Dave Casper Drew Pearson and Ray Guy also highlighted by position with names across Oakland Dallas Denver and Cincinnati in a wide spread all pro roster
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Roger Webbi
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Bert Jones
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National Football League All Pro Teams Named
The AP lists 1976 first and second All Pro selections across offense and defense with players from Oakland Dallas Minnesota New England and Los Angeles. Notable names include Bert Jones Jim Bakken Dan Dierdorf Jack Ham Ron Yary and Walter Payton among others with specialists like Ray Guy and Jim Bakken also recognized.
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National Football League
Clarksburg players sign with Virginia Tech Gobblers
Two Clarksburg high school linemen, William Fox and Richard White, signed football grants-in-aid with Virginia Tech. Fox, 6 3, 220, defensive end and fullback, praised as the best athlete coach has ever coached. White, 6 3, 245, two way tackle, was a first team Class AA all state pick with 120 tackles this season.
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Falcons, Bluefield vie for tourney titles in WV games
West Virginia teams set championship showdowns in two holiday tournaments. Bluefield beat Slippery Rock 90 75 to reach the Bluefield Invitational final against Marietta while Fairmont faces Point Park after defeating Delaware State 94 57.
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Big Blues
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Slippery Rock
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Delaware State
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Notre Dame tops Penn State in Gator Bowl to set tone for 1977
Notre Dame defeated Penn State 20 to 9 in the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville to end the 1976 season. Coach Dan Devine praised the win as a strong start for next year as 23 veterans return, led by Ross Browner, with Rick Slager and Dan Kelleher set to depart. Penn State, 7-5, featured 15 returning starters and noted coach Joe Paterno predicted a top two finish for the upcoming season.
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Devine
Penn State
Steve Heinkreiter
Ross Browner
Rick Slager
Dan Kelleher
Ken McAfee
Slager
Michigan
Joe Paterno
Paterno
Bearcats 3-0 Start Sparks Local Hopeful Hype
Grafton High School bears early season praise as coach Butch Haswell’s Bearcats race to a 3-0 record with two blowouts and one close win. AP poll notes 13th rank among Class AAA. alumni game slated to test current squad against former Bearcats. Tony Robinson shines with 19 rebounds in opener against Shinnston Spartans.
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Haswell
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Mountaineers Host Bucknell as Big 10 Return Looms
West Virginia University hoops open January with nine games, only three at home, positioning for a tough slate in the new Eastern Collegiate Basketball League. A Jan. 27 rematch with Duquesne at Pittsburgh’s Civic Arena looms as a potential flashpoint after a heated first Coliseum meeting involving WVU guard Bobby Huggins.
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Czech unsure of defection
Mari ana Simionescu, a 20 year old Romanian born rising tennis star and Bjorn Borg fi ancee, contemplates whether to sever ties and seek asylum in the United States or return to Romania. She cites offers to play Federation Cup for Romania and notes family split between Bucharest and Hilton Head South Carolina as factors in indecision.
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Borg
Broderick Crawford to Promote GM CB Radios in Ads
Actor Broderick Crawford, known for Highway Patrol, will feature in General Motors commercials for CB radios. He frequently used the phrase 10-4 on screen, signaling strong brand alignment with trucker culture.
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