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January 5, 1970 Table Of Contents

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NFL Playoffs

THE PURPLE GANG RUBS OUT L.A.

Besieged at the half, Minnesota fought back to gun down the Rams and win in the West. Then Cleveland throttled Dallas to set up a showdown between two NFL tough guys

By Tex Maule

Up, Up

UP, UP AND AWAY GO ARTIS AND NEW J.U.

Led by 7'2" Artis Gilmore, Jacksonville University is one tall story that humbled opposing coaches are learning to believe

By Joe Jares

Part 2: Television And Sport

AFTER TV ACCEPTED THE CALL SUNDAY WAS NEVER THE SAME

The marriage of pro football and television—enlivened by an occasional phone-booth tryst—changed the country's way of life

By William Johnson

Bay Of Dreams

A BAY OF DREAMS

By Alfred Wright

Super Daryle

JUST CALL HIM SUPER DARYLE

Oakland's Daryle Lamonica, once named one of the game's 10 most conceited players, thinks he's the best quarterback alive. K.C. will put him to the test in Sunday's AFL title game

By Edwin Shrake

People

PEOPLE

College Basketball

Rocky road to the big time

After a year the ever-hopeful athletic bosses at the University of Detroit are still searching for a smooth route up

By Sandy Treadwell

THE WEEK

By Peter Carry

Boxing

The fighting marine they named MacArthur

Completing the military background, Mac Foster's father was an Air Force career sergeant, but if none of that is likely to help him in the ring he can still boast of his record of 22 consecutive knockouts

By Martin Kane

For The Record

A roundup of the sports information of the week

19th Hole: The Readers Take Over

19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER

Departments

LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER

By J. Richard Munro

SCORECARD

CREDITS

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