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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1968
Page
8
Green Bay defeats Oakland 33 to 14 to claim pro football's second Super Bowl. Bart Starr directs a balanced attack with Don Chandler and Boyd Dowler delivering key plays. Lombardi calls the title a future Packers mark, while Chandler adds three field goals and Max McGee returns for a final bow.
AFL gains six points in race with NFL as Green Bay defeats Oakland 33 14 in a game that showed the AFL’s improving competitiveness. Bart Starr connected on a 62 yard TD to Boyd Dowler while Daryle Lamonica threw for two touchdowns for the Raiders. Coach Vince Lombardi praised his defense while Johnny Rauch cited coverage lapses and missed momentum for Oakland.
Warren Spahn reached 100 or more strikeouts for 17 consecutive seasons, a feats record highlighting his enduring power as a pitcher.
Johnny Pott of Broadwater Beach Miss earned $16,000 and the Bing Crosby Golf Tournament title at Pebble Beach after a dramatic sudden death playoff with Billy Casper and Bruce Devlin. Pott led early, faced swings and bogeys, then birdied 16 and 17 and secured the victory on the first playoff hole. Casper and Devlin split the pro division money.
Football at the U S Military Academy is a spectator sport for future Army officers. Each cadet attended seven home games at Michie Stadium this year. Half the Corps of Cadets went to the Boston College game, the other half to Pittsburgh, while Dallas and Colorado games drew smaller West Point crowds.
Raiders and Packers game box score highlights show first downs rushing and passing yardage. Key events include TD passes from LaMonica to Miller and Blanda kicks, Chandler field goals, and a 60 yard interception return by Anderson. Attendance listed as 75,546.
Minnesota Muskies move to first in the ABA East by beating Oakland 128-107. Taft led Oakland with 36, while Mel Daniels led the Muskies with 27 as Sam Smith, Les Hunter, and Freeman contributed. Houston rallied to down Indiana 87-? and Dallas edged Anaheim 130-123. St Louis won 99-92 over Chicago in the NBA.
Green Bay, the AFL champions, dominated Oakland despite not having their best game. Daryle Lamonica MVP praise and Bart Starr highlighted as the master quarterback while Vince Lombardi’s leadership fueled a storied rise from 1958 to multiple NFL crowns.
Syracuse precedes a comeback season as sophomore quarterback Rich Panczyczyn recalls his debut against Lorman with 88 rushing yards. The piece compares him to past No. 44 standouts Floyd Little Jim Brown and Ernie Davis who also posted notable debuts.
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