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They worried over reports that Quarterback Bart Starr could barely lift his arm, let alone throw a pass, that Fullback Jim Taylor was limping around with a pulled groin muscle, that Halfback Paul Hornung was nursing bruised ribs, a twisted knee and a sprained wrist. They noted with alarm that Coach Vince Lombardi thought so little of Taylor and Hornung that he had already hired their replacements-signing Illinois Fullback Jim Grabowski for $250,000, shelling out $600,000 for Texas Tech's Donny Anderson, who just might run, catch and kick better than any halfback since Doak Walker...
...were to battle it out for the championship of the rival American Football League. Poor A.F.L. Last week, in 74 minutes of crunching football, the Packers managed to eke out a 13-10 victory over a wounded but still ferocious Colts team that was making do with a converted halfback at quarterback, and thereby earned the right to play the Cleveland Browns for the league title. An estimated 30 million TV fans watched the Colts-Packers exhibition; in the New York City area alone, 2,000,000 viewers kept tuned to the N.F.L. - while only 150,000 switched over...
Scores to Settle. The Chargers ranked No. 1 in the league both in total offense and total defense. They had the A.F.L. 's top passer in Quarterback John Hadl, the top rusher (1,121 yds.) in Halfback Paul Lowe, the best pass receiver in Flanker Lance Alworth, and a monstrous (276 Ibs. per man) defensive line anchored by the biggest man in football: 6-ft. 9-in., 315-lb. Ernie Ladd. What's more, they had already clobbered the Bills once this season, 34-3. The odds makers made San Diego a 6½-point favorite. "According...
...Carl McAdams, who signed with Werblin's Jets. The A.F.L. was batting a sorry .500 on its top draft choices, with five out of ten signed and five lost to the N.F.L. Even so, one big battle was still to come over Texas Tech's All-Everything Halfback Donny Anderson, who was drafted last year as a junior by the N.F.L.'s Green Bay Packers and the A.F.L.'s Houston Oilers. Anderson has a date in the Gator Bowl and cannot be bought until Dec. 31. The Packers reportedly are promising him a shot at Paul...
Onwechekwa Okigwe, who was injured half the season, and Fred Akuffo, who was shifted between the forward and halfback lines, were given honorable mention in the coaches' balloting...