European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 31, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse Page it the stars and stripes december 1964 Namath reported set to sign Jet contract for a Ala Bama quarterback Joe Namuth had a soothing Salve tuesday Lor his ailing right knee a pro offer from the new York of the american foot Ball he will sign thin weekend after the grunge bowl game Fri Day night Between Texas and announcement will be made it a formal press Confer ence with All the this was confirmed by sources close to both the Ace Crimson tide quarterback and the i will make up my mind de finitely this said undergoing an electronic Mas Sage in the damaged joint in the Alabama dressing room it my nil he was the 1 draft Choice of the jets and the a null cardinals of the National football we expect to get said jets coach web Well pay More to get him than has Ever been paid for a the figure i an open son of Beaver Gas station will receive a year for three plus a new limousine and other bonuses totalling around 000 match Pace the who meet the Green Bay Here Sun Day in the pro bowl runner up admitted privately they match the Pace of the jets they offered to Trade the draft Reg hit to the new York thinking perhaps the in need of quarterback might be willing to meet the its too Namath Hai made up his he will play or the were not worried about i said our but have Laid us they can fix him up like Namath injured twice during the regular snapped on him again in a workout sending him to the sidelines and dampening Alabama Hopes against the rugged the picture was brighter for the Crimson tide coach Paul Bear Bryant said the knee responded knee Alabama Star to see action a Joe a maths injured right knee responded to treatment tuesday and indications were that the Alabama quarterback would be ready to see action against Tex As in Friday Orange bowl football the injury is not nearly As bad As the other two this said Crimson tide Trainer Jim referring to cartilage injuries in the games against North Carolina state and Flori its not even and he can move on it pretty it Only hurts when he bears Down but he should be Able to move around Okay by Friday if Hes intend to play i intend to said a i want to and if coach needs me ill go the knee not Ai bad As i the knee buckled on Namath in mondays the joint was placed in ice packs and Given electronic normally such an injury re quires at least 10 Days for heal ing enough to permit full both the Trainer and Namath agreed such a time would not be necessary in this favourably to treatment and the Ace signal caller would be ready for spot use against the horns in the first night game in Orange bowl i will Nina la i can Bend my knee and there is Only a pain when i Bear Down real unless Steve Sloan the 2 quarterback who also has a bad right knee takes the team to eight quirk i intend to be in Alabama Trainer Jim Goose tree confirmed the favourable response to its not nearly As bad As the injury in the North Carlim state and Florida the Trainer i think hell be Able to move around if coach the stars and stripes Horne passes up oilers to Ink cowboys9 offer Dallas a Jerry College footballs great est signed a contract with Dallas of the National football league tuesday Al though he said Houston of the american football league offered him More who Quarter backed tuba to Victory in the Bluebonnet bowl Over Mississippi As the Climax of a year that saw him set it Mcaa passing told a press conference Why he chose i want to play in the nation Al football which is stronger than the he de i want to play under coach Tom and i want to play Here because Dallas is my Home and has been Good to he said he turned Down hous tons offer Tex general Man Ager of the would not reveal the terms of the contract but admitted hat it was for Sev eral he also said Rhome got a the amount of complaint about publicity count filed against list on r vow Denver up former Sonny listen of Paddy Wagon fighter solemn following arrest Denver up former heavyweight Champion Sonny was charged with Drunken driving but a spokes Man said the strangest arrest Ever made on Christmas Day would not affect a title rematch with Cassius Clay next the 10yearold listen was whisked through the Denver police building in 10 minutes and released on a personal recognizance he was charged earlier by the a Tate of Colorado with Drunken driving and was to appear wednesday morning in municipal court to enter a three Denver policemen slopped la Stone ims Cadillac at noon Christmas he was wrestled into a Lall cell after a shoving match with 10 police men on an cast Denver he spent four hours in then was released on a recon no wince William cols Norm filed the charge against Aston tuesday in municipal when he appeared at police Headquarters with Denver attorney traffic investigator Dick Lundquist said was polite and co opera Hal a spokesman for which is promoting the title rematch with said the fight would go on no matter How Liston fares in i this Guy has been har Conrad the Sto Lea the arc so cont Nind on Page us which he also would not Rhome definitely will be with Dallas for one year it was Pui in his contract that he would not be sold or traded by Dallas the first Ive never seen a passer in College More said who was most enthusiastic about getting the Tulsa Rhome is 22 years and weighs 188 lie is a Strong runner As Well As passer Jerry Rhome prefers nil club and when was in High school and As a Sophomore Al Southern methodist did some outstanding Rhome played football at Sun set High of where his father was and had one Varilly year Southern leading the South West conference in he transferred to Tulsa be cause he said he wanted to play where there was a lot of passing and sum indicated it would de emphasize the Aerial game under the new Ilu Yden he had to drop out of Competition for a thus became eligible for the pro draft last Dallas drafted him As a Yale nips Florida in sugar Bow regatta new Orleans a Yale edged Florida state by on half Point tuesday to capture the annual sugar bowl inter Coll a late regatta on Lake Yale finished with a 16racc total of Points while flu earned Tulane was third with Bear Bryant needs Bryant was Iti like losing Findy on the eve of the world he in tuesdays workout at Miami Bryant alternated Between Sloan and Sophomore Wayne Trimble at Trimble was in outstanding High school athlete at a six Point underdog against the to ranked held its first workout in Miami and got an encouraging lift when injured Wingback Pho Harris turned out to be All right Harris was injured in a gym workout just before in the first lest of a muscle pull in his left he ran and moved its Laid Texas coach Darrell Royal in urls Means a lot to our of Piccolo to play for Grid bears Chicago a fullback Brian Piccolo of Wake the nations leading collegiate scorer and ground gainer Thil was signed by the Chicago bears of the National football league who was not drafted by either the nil or the rival american football last season rushed Yards on 291 tries for a Piccolo and Jim Grabowsky of who finished 40 Yards behind were the country Only major College Ball carriers to top the Piccolo scored 17 touchdown and kicked nine extra Points for a total of 111 edging Howard Twolley of Tulsa by one Point for National scoring Hon Halas impressed owner coach George Halas said Bear scouts were Treen Clousy impressed by the Dura Billy of the 200pound Only five collegiate backs carried the Ball More than 200 times last Halas Piccolo curried 251 times and the next hardest working Back was Ken a Ellurd with yet Piccolo fumbled Only t really remarkable Halas pointed out that Piccolo lost 10 dropping from his Normal 209 pounds to us u he averaged carries Over 10game Halas reasoned the weight loss might explain the almost incredible circumstance that Piccolo was not taken in the nil doctors perform Meredith surgery Dallas a Don Mere quarterback of the Daluz cowboys who played the put season with a Lorn cartilage la in underwent an opera Tion tuesday to Correct the sit the operation was reported successful and Meredith is sex peeled to be entirely recovered by next Jim a defensive tackle for the also had an operation tuesday to Correct in injured Elbow and remove Chip from his big new Colgate Cage coach who played with the new York knickerbockers and Detroit pistons in the Aba last i now varsity basketball coach at Colgate his Alma
