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Year of the underdog shines across 1969 sports scene
The 1969 sports year saw upsets across baseball football and golf with the Jets beating the Colts in the Super Bowl Mets stunning the Orioles in the World Series Michigan defeating Ohio State and an unknown winning the National Open. The pace is a month by month look at comebacks retirements and key highs and lows.
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New York Jets
Baltimore Colts
New York Mets
Baltimore Orioles
Michigan
Ohio
Ohio State
Southern California
Penn State
Kansas
Texas
Tennessee
Arkansas
Georgia
George “Allen
Los Angeles Rams
Joe Paterno
Charlie Sifford
Rick Forzano
Navy
John Rauch
Oakland Raiders
Buffalo Bills
Stan Musial
Roy Campanella
Hall of Fame
Joe Dey
Bob Foster
Frank de Paula
Houston Astros
Rusty Staub
Montreal
Donn Clendenon
Jesus Alou
Bob Seagren
Carl de Pasqua
Pitt
George Archer
Crosby
Chuck Noll
Pittsburgh Steelers
O. J. Simpson
Washington Senators
Jim Lemon
Jake McCandless
Princeton
Clive Rush
White Sox
al Lopez
Majestic Prince
Arts and Letters
Montreal Canadiens
St. Louis Blues
Larry Hinson
Boston Celtics
Los Angeles Lakers
Oakland Oaks
Indiana Pacers
Jerry Williams
Philadelphia Eagles
Bob Cousy
Cincinnati Royals
Cleveland Browns
Deane Beman
Sam
Messenger
Arts and Letters-in
Dick Tiger
Nino Benvenuti
California Angels
Bill Rigney
Lefty Phillips
Mario Andretti
al Hattab
Maryland
Villanova
Dave Hill
Belmont
Bill Casper
Dodgers
Maury Wills
Expos Penn
Orville Moody
Shuvee
Coaching Club
Ack Ack
Fort Marcy
San Jose State
Dale Douglass
Joe Frazier
Jerry Quarry
Jean-Pierre
Suffolk
Martin Liquori
Donna Caponi
Pensacola
Charles Coody
Jose Napoles
Curtis Cokes
Joe Namath
AFL
Namath
Pete Rozelle
New York