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Tournament of Noses. The President-elect became an impassioned, if studiedly neutral fan inside Pasadena's huge stadium, despite the fact that Pat Nixon is a graduate of the Pacific Eight champion, Southern Cal. He leaped to his feet when Heisman Trophy Winner O. J. Simpson took off on his 80-yard touchdown run and summoned with rapid gestures his own version of instant replay for the benefit of former Oklahoma Football Coach Bud Wilkinson, who sat on Nixon's right. A reporter inquired if Nixon was attending his first Rose Bowl game...
...Nixon headquarters was his itinerary for the holiday season. He is to spend this week in Key Biscayne, Fla., where he has just bought a $128,000 house, then fly to Los Angeles for the Rose Bowl game. A fan of U.S.C. Running Back O. J. Simpson, the 1968 Heisman Trophy winner, Nixon is thought to favor the Trojans over Ohio State. But naturally he declined to commit himself in advance...
...turn of the century, they have become as common as cheerleaders. Yet to most of the All-America athletes, the only thing that counts is the cool assessment by the pro scouts. Since 1958, TIME'S All-America has been based on reports from the scouts. Several Heisman Trophy winners have not made the team; a good many small-college players who never made anyone else's All-America have lived up to the scouts' estimates...
...RUNNING BACKS: O. J. Simpson, Southern Cal, 6 ft. 2 in., 210 Ibs.; and Paul Gipson, Houston, 6 ft., 205 Ibs. The scouts are calling 1968 the Year of the Running Back. Reason No. 1 is Heisman Trophy Winner Simpson, everybody's All-Everything. The pros liken his bulling power, his marvelous moves and his explosive speed to a cross between Jim Brown and Gale Sayers. That means, as one scout says, that "he is the greatest college runner in 10-20-50 years-unbelievable!" Noting that OJ. ran the ball an average of 35 times a game this...
...Simpson, U.S.C.'s record-breaking runner, has been awarded the Heisman Trophy as the best college football player...