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...Frank ("Pop") Ivy: his $23,000-a-year job as coach of the American Football League's Houston Oilers, to onetime Passing Whiz Sammy Baugh-whom Ivy had hired as an assistant coach two weeks before. "This town just doesn't go for losers," explained Owner Bud Adams, whose Oilers won 17 games, lost 11 in Ivy's two seasons...
...Frank ("Pop") Ivy: his $23,000-a-year job as coach of the American Football League's Houston Oilers, to onetime Passing Whiz Sammy Baugh-whom Ivy had hired as an assistant coach two weeks before. "This town just doesn't go for losers," explained Owner Bud Adams, whose Oilers won 17 games, lost 11 in Ivy's two seasons...
...also discovered the forward pass-the tantalizer, the equalizer, something everyone in the stands could see-they were on their way to owning the world. The forward pass was not invented by the pros; it had been around since 1906. But in the hands of such quarterbacks as Sammy Baugh and Sid Luckman, the pass became the most awesome offensive weapon in the history of the sport -a bolt of lightning that could strike anywhere, any time. Scores soared. The T formation grew flankers and split ends; pro coaches even made room for a third end in the backfield (they...
Gasoline and fertilizer seem an unlikely combination, but this year half a dozen U.S. oil companies have linked with fertilizer manufacturers, or started to do so. Among the major deals: Kerr-McGee merged with Baugh Chemical, Cities Service picked up Tennessee Corp., Socony Mobil has bid for Virginia-Carolina Chemical. Last week Pittsburgh's Gulf Oil, whose sales of $2.8 billion in 1963 made it the nation's eighth largest company, announced one of the biggest deals...
...sidearm passer in the mold of Slingin' Sammy Baugh, Tittle throws one of the longest (up to 60 yds.) passes in football. Pressed by enemy linemen, he will sometimes roll out of his protective pocket and throw on the dead run. But he usually gets all the time he needs to fade leisurely back and pick apart the defense. In the huddle, Tittle solicits reports on enemy weaknesses, looking for a charging linebacker who leaves the way open for a short screen pass, a safetyman who plays too shallow and can be caught flatfooted by a suddenly sprung long...