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	Encyclopedia: 1967
		1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar).
		In calendars based on the Christian Era or Common Era, such as the Gregorian calendar, the 21st century is the current century, as of this writing.
		See also: 1966 in literature, other events of 1967, 1968 in literature, list of years in literature.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1967 (8907 words)

	1968: The year that changed sports: 2/8/98
		The year 1968 was a watershed in many ways in terms of sports and its relationship with society.
		In 1968, baseball gave us the year of the pitcher, which led to dramatic rules changes and, some say, the permanent alteration of the game with the addition of the designated hitter five years later.
		Sports Illustrated ran a five-part series on the fl athlete, the first time the issue was addressed.
	www.s-t.com /daily/02-98/02-08-98/c08sp138.htm (1097 words)

	Feminist Majority Foundation
		Getting interested and involved in sports is difficult for women and girls with disabilities because of the limited exposure they get to sports, especially when they are young.
		Nondisabled people learn sports primarily through their families when they are children.
		Sports sway the focus from people's disabilities and place attention on their abilities.
	www.feminist.org /sports/disability.html (1224 words)

	History - Kansas City Sports Commission
		The Kansas City Sports Commission and Foundation is a privately funded, nonprofit membership organization incorporated in both Missouri and Kansas.
		In 1968, the Kansas City Sports Commission was instrumental in securing an expansion franchise, the Kansas City Royals Baseball Club, to come to Kansas City, as well as assisting with efforts to pass bond funding to build the innovative Truman Sports Complex.
		The Sports Commission landed at its current 5,000 square-foot headquarters in the fall of 2000.
	www.sportkc.org /about_us/history.htm (313 words)

	Washington College Hall of Fame
		Deringer was the College's Director of News Bureau and Sports Information from 1968-70, Assistant to the Vice President for Development and Public Relations from 1970-72, and Director of Public Relations from 1972-74.
		He began his career in journalism in 1962 as news editor at WCHA radio in Chambersburg, PA. In 1963 he was appointed news and sports editor of the newly founded Chester River Press in Chestertown.
		Deringer has received awards for editorial writing, columns (general and sports), sports writing and photography, he was a finalist for the John Hay Whitney Journalism Award in 1984, and he has twice received the Award for Excellence from the Chesapeake Publishing Corporation.
	athletics.washcoll.edu /halloffame/1991/hd59.html (365 words)

	1968 in sports - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		October 12 - 1968 Summer Olympics open in Mexico City, Mexico.
		November 17: The Oakland Raiders score two consecutive touchdowns in the last minute of the fourth quarter to beat the New York Jets 43-32, in the infamous "Heidi Game".
		Baltimore Colts 34-0 Cleveland Browns in 1968 NFL championship game.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/1968_in_sports (832 words)

	Older Raleigh Bicycles-the Evolution of the Raleigh Sports, by Sheldon Brown
		That is not what a Raleigh Sports was about...these were designed to provide solid, dependable transportation for the British public, at a time when only the upper classes had motorcars.
		The luxury "Superbe" models were very similar, except for the saddles, the use of a locking front fork, and the inclusion of a Dynohub lighting system.
		Early Sports models, and the deluxe Superbe models, came with the B-66, which is similar, but has two large coil springs at the rear.
	sheldonbrown.com /raleigh.html (4074 words)

	Super Bowl II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Super Bowl II was the second Super Bowl, the championship of American football.
		The game was played on January 14, 1968 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.
		The final result was the Green Bay Packers 33, the Oakland Raiders 14.
	www.kernersville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Super_Bowl_II (631 words)

	Learn more about List of sports events in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Learn more about List of sports events in the online encyclopedia.
		Each year is annotated with a significant event as a reference point.
		1993 in sports - Monica Seles is stabbed during a tennis tournament
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_sports_events.html (669 words)

	Tom Seaver - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In 1968 he won 16 games again, and recorded over 200 strikeouts for the first of nine consecutive seasons; but the Mets moved up only one spot in the standings.
		In 1969, Seaver and the Mets completed a truly remarkable season, coming from nowhere to win their first World Series championship.
		At year's end, he was presented with both the Hickok Belt as the top professional athlete of the year and Sports Illustrated magazine's "Sportsman of the Year" award.
	www.leessummit.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Tom_Seaver (789 words)

	Sports Fans: Deindividuation
		Several influences converge to create a sense of diffused responsibility, which decreases the burden of accountability that an individual would normally assume for his or her actions (Myers, 1996).
		Sporting events are a particularly illustrative example of social arousal.
		This has been done in experimental settings with mirrors and video cameras; by forcing an individual to see himself, you force him to think about himself and that is self-awareness.
	www.units.muohio.edu /psybersite/fans/deindividuation.shtml (1063 words)

	Kutsher's Sports Academy
		an institution in sports camping since 1968, offers children of ages seven to seventeen the opportunity to learn, play and improve in the sports they love, while at the same time enjoying the best summer of their life in a fun, caring traditional camp environment.
		All of our programs are directed by trained, professional college and high school instructors, many of whom have been with us for more than 20 years.
		The level of instruction found in a specialty camp, the spirit, camaraderie and fun of a traditional camp - this is what makes KSA an experience you can find nowhere else.
	www.kutsherssportsacademy.com (153 words)

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		That's exactly what she is. In the 1968 winter games, America got their first taste of Peggy Fleming.
		She has worked for seventeen years in television as an on air analyst for ABC sports.
		Without her we might not have the same number of women in sports.
	pblmm.k12.ca.us /projects/discrimination/Women/special/peggyflem.html (207 words)

	Zap2it - TV news - TV Sports, News Innovator Roone Arledge Dies
		Arledge, the longtime head of both ABC Sports and ABC News, died Thursday afternoon (Dec. 5) in New York City of complications from cancer.
		He was promoted to president of ABC Sports in 1968, and in 1970 launched "Monday Night Football," now in its 32nd year.
		Beginning in 1977, Arledge took on the additional duty as president of ABC News; he would serve as head of both the news and sports divisions till 1986 and continued running news until 1997, when he was named chairman of the division.
	tv.zap2it.com /tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271\|79239\|1\|,00.html (448 words)

	CNNSI.com - Olympics Sports - 1968 Olympic hurdling champ dies - Tuesday June 18, 2002 11:09 PM
		An Army private in 1964, Davenport was the surprise winner in the 110-meter hurdles at the Olympic trials and suddenly became the favorite for the gold medal.
		Davenport was the national champion in the event the next three years, and his Olympic gold medal in 1968 was earned in what he considered a perfect race.
		The 1968 Olympic team in Mexico City, was described by Craig Masback, executive director of U.S. Track and Field, as "the greatest track team in history." Beside Davenport, it included Bob Beamon, Lee Evans, Jim Hines, Wyomia Tyus, Bob Seagren, Tommie Smith and John Carlos.
	www.cnn.com /cnnsi/olympics/news/2002/06/18/davenport_obit_ap (600 words)

	Colossus Collectibles - Magazines: Sports Illustrated 1979 and earlier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sports articles include a 6-page feature on Bill Walton of the Portland Trail Blazers; a 3½-page feature on tennis player Stan Smith; a 4-page feature on Cleveland sports teams owner Nick Mileti; and a 7-page feature on racehorse breeder Dan Lasater.
		Sports articles include a 4-page feature on the end of the UCLA Bruins (basketball) 88-game winning streak and a 4-page feature on a chess match between Boris Spassky and Robert Byrne.
		Sports articles include include 4 pages on skier Jean Saubert; 5 pages on scuba diving in the Virgin Islands; and 8 pages on boxer Mickey Walker written by manager Jack "Doc" Kearns.
	www.colosscollect.com /mags/si/si1970s.html (752 words)

	1968 Olympics
		Austrian winner at 1968 Olympics arrested on suspicion of human smuggling (AP Worldstream)
		1968 student massacre a watershed for Mexico: Tlatelolco: An ancient plaza where Mexican soliders turned a peaceful: rally into a horrific scene, slaughtering protesters on the eve of the: Olympics.
		Obituary: Mamo Wolde; Ethiopian marathon runner victorious at the 1968 Olympics.(Obituaries) (The Independent (London, England))
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0114683.html (402 words)

	Jackson Sports, LLC in Jackson MN - Polaris ATVs, Snowmobiles & Rangers - Schweiss Lawn Mowers
		Jackson Sports, established in 1968, is proud to have sold and serviced Polaris recreation vehicles exclusively since 1975.
		Jackson Sports offers a wide selection of quality new and pre-owned Snowmobiles and ATV's, and Rangers.
		The staff at Jackson's Sports is ready to serve you for all your recreation and utility needs.
	www.jacksonsports.com (67 words)

	Bambooweb: 1968
		1965 1966 1967 - 1968 - 1969 1970 1971
		1968 is known as the year of the Prague Spring and also the year of the Paris riots.
		October 31 - Vietnam War: Citing progress with the Paris peace talks, US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces to the nation that he has ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam" effective November 1.
	www.bambooweb.com /articles/1/9/1968.html (2012 words)

	Metro Pulse/Sports/Virtual Vol Mania
		Ferguson’s idea was to look at how history might have been altered if we could change the outcome of some pivotal event: What might have happened, for instance, if an assassin’s bullet had not ended the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
		But sports fans have indulged in fanciful games of “What if...?” since the dawn of competition.
		I had a life, and didn’t have time to sit around thinking about UT sports all day?” I think I’ll take a page from Ferguson’s book and invent an academic exercise of my own.
	www.metropulse.com /dir_zine/dir_2004/1422/t_sports2.html (783 words)

	SPORTS DAY 1968 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In the 1967-68 athletic year, repeated afternoons of constant training by our budding athletes, and the running off of heats, were climaxed by our annual Sports Day.
		This was to be our last Sports Day on the College campus before we moved over to our new grounds at Union Hall.
		The day's proceedings began dead on time with a parade by the athletes, who sported the colours of their Houses.
	prescoll.edu.tt /1968/pg6.htm (642 words)

	Journalism Hall of Fame --Billy Reed 1998
		Became general columnist for the Courier-Journal in 1974; was named sports editor in 1977.
		Rejoined the Herald-Leader in 1987 as sports columnist and became senior writer for Sports Illustrated in 1990.
		Named Kentucky Sports Writer of the Year eight times, won two Eclipse Awards and a National Headliner Award for consistently outstanding sports column in 1982, and numerous other national awards.
	www.uky.edu /CommInfoStudies/JAT/HallofFame/halloffame/reed1998.htm (176 words)

	Nuesch to Retire from Full Time Sports Information Director's Postion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Nuesch, associate athletic director for media relations, joined the Texas A&I faculty and staff in August of 1968 as sports information director, instructor in journalism and advisor of the student newspaper.
		When asked for the highlights of his career with the Javelinas, he says, “It is impossible to select the top athletes, the top teams and the top events when you’ve been in a program as successful as the Javelinas’ for 35 years.
		Nuesch was sports editor of the Paris (Texas) News for four and one-half years before joining the Texas A&I staff in 1968.
	www.javelinaathletics.com /sportsinfo/061603si.html (1052 words)

	1968 in sports: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about 1968 in sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		1968 in sports: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about 1968 in sports
		See also: 1967 in sports, other events of 1968, 1969 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
		February 6 - 1968 Winter Olympic Games open in Grenoble, France
	www.encyclopedian.com /19/1968-in-sports.html (488 words)

	JS Online: Johnson, former Journal sports editor, dies at age 79
		He also was a pioneer in the sense that he believed the Sports department, where he spent most of his career, should be held to the same standard as the rest of the newsroom.
		Well into Johnsons career at the paper, the Sports department was still viewed as the toy department with its own set of rules and ethics.
		In 1975, upon leaving the Sports department, Johnson wrote a story for The Journal in which he reminisced about the 10 biggest sporting events that he had covered.
	www.jsonline.com /sports/etc/jan05/292836.asp (750 words)

	MSN Encarta - Archive Article - 1968: Sports
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		This year was highlighted by a profusion of dramatic sports events both on and off the playing fields.
		Two of the finest comebacks in recent years were made by the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Celtics.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /sidebar_1741580297/1968_Sports.html (167 words)

	Corvette 1968-1982 (Sports Car Color History) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		If what you are searching for is a book which will give you a detailed understanding of the second generation "Stingray", this is an excellent choice of reading and research material.
		America's Sports Car New paperback editionThis is the history of the Corvette, from the...
		The Chevrolet Corvette was the original all-American sports car first manufactured...
	www.rollingfelony.com /car-books-reviewed/0760304181.html (737 words)

	Hamilton College - News, Sports, Events - 1968: You Say You Want a Revolution
		Hamilton Collegeâs Emerson Galleryâs 1968: "You Say You Want A Revolution," which opened on December 5, focuses on a year that was the epicenter of a decadeâs major culture-altering political and social events.
		Through a comprehensive and contextualized look at 1968, the students have sought to illustrate how the cultural revolution of the â60s was created and how international developments reflected back on it.
		Mason Ashe â85 was recently named adjunct professor in the DeVos Sport Business Management Graduate Program at the University of Central Florida in the College of Business Administration.
	www.hamilton.edu /news/more_news/display.cfm?ID=6870 (531 words)

	Juan Marichal SIGNATURE Poster - San Francisco Giants - All-Star Sports Posters 1968 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Juan Marichal is the winningest Latin pitcher in history, and was one of the most dominating pitchers of the 1960s.
		All posters are shipped in a strong mail-safe tube, and are protected by a no-hassle satisfaction guarantee.
		All images contained on this site are property of their respective rights holders, and may not be copied or reproduced without expressed written consent.
	www.sportsposterwarehouse.com /warehouse/marichal.htm (168 words)

	ABC Sports' Brent Musburger To Host 31st-Annual Big Ten Conference Kickoff Luncheon :: Tiller, Schweigert and ...
		He served as the pre-game and half-time host on ABC Sports' coverage of Super Bowl XXV, marking the 16th time he had participated in the coverage of the nation's most popular sports spectacular.
		His broadcast career started when he joined WBBM Radio in Chicago in 1968 as Sports Director.
		He was later named Sports Director of WBBM-TV before moving to Los Angeles to co-anchor the nightly news for KNXT-TV.
	purduesports.collegesports.com /sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/071602aaa.html (547 words)

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