Word: simpsons
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...garish expanse of the Moderne Room in Manhattan's Belmont Plaza Hotel last week, Pro Football Commissioner Pete Rozelle stood up and patiently repeated the same announcement half a dozen times for the benefit of the surrounding cameras and microphones: "The Buffalo Bills select O. J. Simpson, halfback, University of Southern California...
Thus last week began the third annual combined draft of the National and American Football Leagues. There was never a moment's doubt about Simpson: under the rules, the team with the poorest record has the right to make its draft selection first, and Buffalo, with a 1-12-1 record, won the honor hands down. O.J. had made some noises about refusing to go to Buffalo, but by week's end everyone seemed happy...
...keep Coach Woody Hayes' Rose Bowl record perfect (3-0) last week, his youngsters had to fight from behind. Heisman Trophy Winner O. J. Simpson shocked them with a stunning 80-yd. dash in the second quarter, to give U.S.C. a 10-0 lead. In making his break away run, Simpson squeezed through a closing hole at his own left tackle, then showed Ohio State some of the swiftest acceleration and one of the greatest change-of-direction cuts ever seen on any football field. He broke to his right, outran the Ohio State secondary and tore down...
...Simpson's score might have demoralized a lesser team, but Ohio's Sophomore Quarterback Rex Kern simply huddled with the Buckeyes and told them, "I guess we'd better get rolling and quit messing around." With Kern at the controls, that was just what Ohio State...
...second half was all Ohio State. Capitalizing on fumbles by Simpson and U.S.C. Quarterback Steve Sogge, Kern kept the Buckeyes in control of the ball. He lobbed two touchdown passes and easily earned selection as the game's most valuable player...