Word: winners
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Evans was a double winner for Army. He shocked Harvey Thomas in the broad jump and tied a meet record in the sixty yard dash with a time of 6.4 seconds...
...QUARTERBACK: Steve Spurrier, 21, Florida, 6 ft. 2 in., 203 lbs. Playing for a team that one pro scout called "the worst unbeaten team in the country" when it won its first seven games this season, Heisman Trophy Winner Spurrier was practically the whole offense. He completed 61% of his passes for 2,012 yds. and 16 touchdowns, punted 45 times for a 40.8-yd. average, kicked off and booted field goals. Mainly be cause of Spurrier's size, the pros rate him above Purdue's Bob Griese, who is one inch shorter and 20 Ibs. lighter...
Broke in 150 Years. If nothing else, the Chiefs are the best that money can buy. At least eight players on the roster reportedly collected six-figure bonuses for signing, and Rookie Halfback Mike Garrett, the 1965 Heisman Trophy winner from Southern California, got $450,000. To Owner Hunt, that is pin money; he is the son of Oilman H. L. Hunt, who is one of the richest men in the U.S. A family friend once telephoned Papa Hunt, so the story goes, to express concern over the money Lamar was pouring into the Chiefs. "How much is he losing...
Accordingly, the Federal Aviation Agency said that sometime this month, it will recommend a winner in the design competition between Lockheed Aircraft Corp. and Boeing Aircraft Co. for the long-range, 1,800-m.p.h. model to be used in overseas flights. President Johnson is expected to make the final decision about Jan. 1. The FAA also ordered a quick investigation of whether either design could be adapted into a medium-size SST that would avoid the sonic boom that may well restrict the larger plane from flying over land routes. For that study, the FAA gave a $65,000 contract...
...Republican Governors had on their minds was the future of the G.O.P. and, more immediately, its strategy for 1968. Romney, by virtue of his 600,000-vote third-term victory and potent coattail strength, is the early-form favorite for the 1968 G.O.P. presidential nomination. Rockefeller, a big upset winner in New York, is eager to at least play a prominent role in choosing the candidate and fashioning the platform...