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more than twice, as Landry joined Don Shula, George Halas, Allie Sherman and George Allen as two-time winners. Dallas missed the playoffs last season for the first time in nine years. Over the offseason, Landry lost four starters through retirement (Bob Lilly, Walt Garrison, Dave Manders and Cornell Green), his leading rusher (Calvin Hill), who went to the World Football League, and defensive end (Pat Toomay), who played out his option and signed with Buffalo. But the Cowboys had a good college draft. Landry took 12 first year men into the season with him and traded one of his steadiest Niland make room for rookie guard Burton Lawless.

Bowling News TUESDAY NIGHT OWLS LEAGUE The Standings Turn Gibson Sewing Center 4 LaCher Beauty Salon 4 0 Townley Painters 3 1 Moseley's Beauty Salon 3 1 Ace Fire Ext. 3 1 Hilltop Lanes 3 1 Ye Olde Inn1 3 Southern Auto 1 3 Drapery Shop1 3 Harper Dirt Const. 1 3 Jones Market 0 4 Glamourette Beauty Salon 0 4 High Taam Series Gibson Sewing Center 1876 Townley Painters 1833 Ye Olde Inn 1831 High Team Gamas Townley Painters 672 Gibson Sewing Center 644 Ye Olde Inn 625 LaCher Beauty Salon625 High Individual Series Jan Rasco 572 Marge Isbeil 502 Beverly Bruner 494 High Individual Games Jan Rasco 214 Patsy Cavender204 Marge Isbell 192 UCLA pulls big shocker on mighty OSU Buckeyes PASADENA, Calif. (UPI) like to tell a couple of those Northern California writers who said that we belong here to go to Dick Vermeil said angrily. knew we could beat Ohio State and our players knew we could beat Ohio In the shocker of the bowl season on New Day, the Bruins may have cost the No.

1- rated Buckeyes a national MIAMI (UPI) The Oklahoma Sooners may have won a lot more than a bowl game. The Sooners, ranked second behind Ohio State in the last national football college rankings, could wind up No. 1 today when the final ballots are runted. Oklahoma beat fourth-ranked Michigan 14-4 Thursday night in the Orange Bowl just a few hours after UCLA upset Ohio State 23-10 in the Rose Bowl. like to think No.

said Oklahoma Coach Barry Switzer. I know how the polls are going to come Oklahoma quarterback Steve Davis, who pitched off for one touchdown and scored another himself, said knowing about Ohio Rose Bowl loss us more incentive. This was the Super Bowl for us. We knew we had to perform well. I think we deserve to be No.

Oklahoma, losing only to championship. Coach Woody Hayes was so upset after UCLA's 23-10 victo that he talk to anybody. we screwed up against Washington and Air said John Sciarra, the key Bruin in the major upset, think be the national It was written in Northern the rest of the Kansas in an upset in a 11-1 season, was making its first bowl appearance in three years and its first television appearance in more than two because of NCAA probation. A 44-yard pass from Davis to Tinker Owens was followed by a pitchout to Billy Brooks on a 34- yard end-around and Oklahoma was on its was to victory and that probable national championship. Davis, a senior who directed Oklahoma to a 32-1-1 record during his three years at quarterback, keyed the other scoring drive a 68- yard march in which he ran eight, 12, 16 and 10 yards, the last for a touchdown on the opening play of the final period.

six points were a gift. Backed up to their two, the Sooners fumbled and Gordon Bell scored on a two-yard plunge with 7:06 left in the game. country UCLA belong on the same field with the Big Ten powerhouse. Ohio State wait into the game with an 11-4 record and had blown the Bruins out of the Los Angeles Coliseum 41-20 Oct. 4.

Sciarra, a second team All- America behind Gene Swick, and his teammates awed by the Buckeyes. The nifty Bruin quarterback fired touchdown strikes of 16 and 67 yards to Wally Hairy in the third quarter and Wendell Tyler streaked 54 yards for a fourth-quarter score. Sciarra was voted the player of the game. played our best game of the season because we knew we had said Tyler, who outplayed the twotime Heiaman Trophy winner, Archie Griffin. wanted it.

We wanted it more than they In the final seconds, Hayes took the long walk across the field and was embraced by Vermeil, a former Los Angeles assistant in his second year as head coach at UCLA. Brown retires os grid coach CINCINNATI (UPI) Paul Brown, who coached the most victories in the history of football, quietly ended his 41- year coaching career Thursday night by retiring as head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals. Brown, 67, still spry and in good health, said he will continue as general manager of the Bengals, the National Football League team he helped form in 1968. Sooners nudge Michigan, 14-6 CASH (ED) Dwight Cash lays it up for twu points in the WHS Indians 77-59 victory over the Waco Tigers in J. W.

Williams gym Tuesday night. On the scene is Indian Scotty Sawyer, 54, and Tigers Ron Nunley, 1, and Dwayne Joiner. (Staff Photo.) PAGE FOUR Friday, January 2, 1976 Baptist men Landry selected grid Coach of Year Featured speaker will be Neal Jeffery, former quarterback for the Baylor Bears, who now (days for the San Diego Chargers. Mr. Jeffery was ar.

All- Southwest Conference gridder and won All-America honorable mention. He won the Kern memorial award and was president of Baylor Fellowship of Christian Athletes. banquet Twenty-first annual football banquet honoring members of the Waxahachie High School varsity grid team will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, at the Fellowship (Epton) Hall of the First Baptist Church, it was announced today.

Tickets for the banquet are on sale from men of the First Baptist Church led by Frank Henley. Cost of the tickets is $3 each and there is no limit to the number of tickets that a person may secure, a spokesman stated today. NEW YORK (UPI) Tom Landry, who used numerous new offensive tactics and 12 rookies this season to put the Dallas Cowboys bade into the playoffs, has been named United Press The banquet features a meal prepared by men of the First Baptist Church. Entertainment features music, recognitions, in addition to a talk by an outstanding coach, athlete or spots associate. The banquet is open to the public.

Daniels charged SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) Bill Daniels, owner of the defunct Utah Stars of the American Basketball Association, has been charged with defrauding season ticket holders in a class action lawsuit. TOM LANDRY of Year Coach of the Year in the National Football Conference. Landry, the only coach in the 15-year history of the Cowboys, won in a narrow vote, getting 12 of the 39 votes from the UPI selection panel, which consists of three writers from each conference city. Rick Forzano of Detroit finished second with 10 votes, followed by Bud Grant of Minnesota and Don Coryell of St. Louis each with eight.

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