March 24, 1980 | Curry Kirkpatrick
Favorites fell left and right in the NCAA regionals and up jumped the likes of Joe Barry Carroll (below) and Purdue, along with Iowa, Louisville and UCLA, for a finals fling
When Lute Olson accepted the head basketball job at Iowa six years ago after a stint at Long Beach State, he and his wife flew from California to Iowa City to look for a house. Upon arriving,...
March 24, 1980 | Mike DelNagro
Just when it looked as if none of the nation's top-ranked teams would find their way to Indianapolis, No. 2 Louisville flexed its muscles in the Midwest Regionals and vaulted into the final four....
Some people still think basketball is spelled U-C-L-A and that John Wooden still sits courtside at Pauley Pavilion with his Wizard's wand concealed in a rolled-up program. How else to explain why...
Detroit is wholly sold on rookie Centerfielder Kirk Gibson, but for the moment will play him only half the time—against righthanders
The Yankees hope they have another Ron Guidry in Dave Righetti, 21, a 6'3" lefthander who in three years as a pro has averaged more than one strikeout an inning. His father, Leo, was a minor-leaguer.
Then there are the celebrated rookies who didn't make it. Paul Strand, purchased by the 1924 Athletics for $70,000, then a staggering sum. Didn't last the season. Andy Cohen, 1928 Giants, John...
From lowly "stooper" to full-fledged golf pro: an incredible trip it has been for Calvin Peete
March 24, 1980
The Indianapolis four are emphatically not guilty of having the best basketball records in the land, but there they are—Iowa, Louisville, Purdue and UCLA—set to determine the ultimate survivor of...
Craig Virgin made short work of the tough Longchamp course to win the world cross-country championship
Obedient to the code of his corner for 'clever boxing' and 'controlled aggression,' England's Alan Minter beat Vito Antuofermo for the middleweight championship
The principal article in this issue is a somber consideration by Robert H. Boyle of the short, tormented life and untimely death of boxer Willie Classen (page 62). It was of course our intention...
March 24, 1980 | Coles Phinizy
The Congressional Cup was decided by a torn spinnaker and the blink of an eye
March 24, 1980 | William Legged
Jaklin Klugman, a he not a she, and his actor-owner are an early Derby parlay
The move to L.A. was vetoed by the NFL, but they're not taking no for an answer
There is blame and censure all around for the death of middleweight Willie Classen: a classic case for reform
SARGE AND HIS BOYS
•Abe Lemons, University of Texas basketball coach, after punishing his players by telling them they couldn't return to their hotel in Abilene until 10 p.m.: "It was Sunday night and everything was...
March 24, 1980
4—Tony Triolo12, 13—Manny Millan (center), Andy Hayt (2)15—Heinz Kluetmeier17—Rich Clarkson18—Richard Mackson19—Peter Read Miller20—Walter Iooss Jr.21—Heinz Kluetmeier (top), Walter Iooss...
COLLEGE BASKETBALL—VIRGINIA UNION beat New York Tech 80-74 in Springfield, Mass. to win the NCAA Division II title.
March 24, 1980
MIKE RUETHERPRAIRIE VILLAGE, KANS.Mike, a 6'4", 245-pound senior wrestler at Bishop Miege High, pinned 28 opponents on the way to a 3l-0 season and his second state heavyweight title. He will...
March 24, 1980 | Edited by Gay Flood
CARRYING THE TORCHSir:My compliments on Kathy Blumenstock's well-written article on Jim Craig's debut in the NHL (The Flame Is Still Burning Brightly, March 10). I am a season-ticket holder and...
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