Open Letter to Thomasville Cairo Teams and Fans
Sports editor Bill Baab offers support to Thomasville High Cairo High and their Bulldogs and Syrupmakers after a tough season. He praises their effort as regional champions, urges focus on the future, and calls for continued community backing and sportsmanship.
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Bill Baab
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Dickey Named Tennessee Football Coach Candidate
Doug Dickey, 31, Arkansas assistant coach and former Florida quarterback, was reported as Tennessee's choice to succeed Jim McDonald as head football coach. McDonald, fired after a 5-5 season, had been named assistant athletic director. board meeting today could formalize Dickey's hire.
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University of Arkansas
Tennessee
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Arkansas
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University of Florida
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Tulace
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
Missppi
All SEC picks spotlight Dupree Sidle Dill on first team
Nationally ranked Mississippi places three on the All-SEC first team with Georgia Tech tallying two and Mississippi State Tennessee Alabama Auburn Florida and LSU each one. Lothridge Dupree Sidle headline the selections with two quarterbacks on the first unit and Lothridge owning scoring and field goal records.
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Birmingham
Ala
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Kennedy's Cagers Face Florida Gators Opener In Gainesville
Kennedy's basketball squad aims for a strong start as they prepare for the December 3 opener against Florida in Gainesville. Key returnees include center Jerry Shirley forward Cal Huge and guard Pete Gonzalez, all recovered from injuries and stepping up at speed. Freshman and sophomore standouts plus transfers bolster Kennedy’s depth as the team plans a tough pre-Christmas schedule before the Gator Bowl period.
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Tampa
Tulsa
Area Cage Roundup Sets Two Big Local Showdowns
Thomasville’s Bulldogs clash with Central High’s Yellow Jackets in a two game series starting tomorrow at Bulldog gym with B team games at 4 and 5 30 and varsity at 7 Central carries a 1 1 mark after losses to Whigham and Bainbridge propts and other area matchups include Attapulgus Bainbridge Colquitt County and Monticello with district leaders noted in Class C and 1 B girls titles eyed as regional races tighten.
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Peterson Speaks Tonight At Thomasville TD Club
Florida State head coach Bill Peterson will speak at the Thomasville Touchdown Club supper meeting at 7 30 p m in the high school cafeteria. The Seminoles finished 4 5 1 with wins over Miami and N C State and lost 7 0 to Florida to close the season. Club president Charlie Simmons says 63 Bulldog players who finished 10 2 1 will also attend.
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AFL Draft Nets Southern Stars In 19 Round Sweep
Southern players drew AFL scouting eyes as eight teams held a lengthy draft selecting 33 backs and ends. Notable picks included Georgia Tech ends Billy Martin and Ted Davis in early rounds, Auburn back George Rose as the first Southern back chosen, and several players from Mississippi State, LSU, Alabama, and others profiled across rounds.
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Dick Evey
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Louisiana State
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Dan Connors
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Perry Lee Dunn
Mississippi
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Mississippi State
New York
Ben McGeen
Jackson State
Miss
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Alfred Denson
Florida A&m
Steven Wright
Alabama
Boston
J. D. Garrett
Grambling
Jerry Burton
Northwestern
Louisiana
John Williamson
Louisiana Tech
Herschel Turner
Kentucky
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