Description: 1976 newspaper with headline and detailed coverage of the 1976 ROSE BOWL FOOTBALL game - OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (led by Woody Hayes) is UPSET by UCLA - inv #9L-405 SEE PHOTO-----An ORIGINAL sports section of a NEWSPAPER, the Des Moines Register (IA) January 2, 1976 with large, bold banner headline announcing the COLLEGE FOOTBALL stunner that UCLA has upset OHIO STATE to capture the Rose Bowl title, knocking WOODY HAYES and his Ohio State Buckeyes out of National Championship contention!! The game featured two-time HEISMAN TROPHY winner ARCHIE GRIFFIN for the Buckeyes, who were heavily favored in the game! VERY DISPLAYABLE UCLA Football history in this 1976 newspaper sports section. UCLA Upsets heavily-favored OHIO STATE to win the 1976 ROSE BOWL!! This issue is the complete sports news section only, NOT the entire newspaper. Great for display purposes !!! Griffin played for the Ohio State University Buckeyes from 1972-75. His freshman year was the first year freshmen could play on the varsity team, so when he won a starting position, many sophomores were disappointed because Griffin took their spot. Former Ohio State head coach Woody Hayes said of Griffin, "He's a better young man than he is a football player, and he's the best football player I've ever seen." In 1972 Griffin was a T-formation halfback, and from 1973 through 1975 he was the team's I-formation tailback. He led the Buckeyes in rushing as a freshman with 867 yards, but his numbers exploded the following year with the team's conversion to the I-formation. He rushed for 1,428 yards in the regular season as a sophomore, 1,620 as a junior, 1,357 as a senior. Griffin is the only back to lead the Big Ten Conference in rushing for three straight years. Overall, Griffin rushed for 5,589 yards on 924 carries in his four seasons with the Buckeyes (1972–1975), then an NCAA record. He had 6,559 all-purpose yards and scored 26 touchdowns. In their four seasons with Griffin as their starting running back, the Buckeyes posted a record of 40-5-1. Griffin is one of only two players in collegiate football history to start four Rose Bowl games, the other being Brian Cushing. Griffin introduced himself to OSU fans in his third game as a freshman by setting a school single-game rushing record of 239 yards in the second game of the 1972 season, against North Carolina, breaking a team record that had stood for 27 seasons. His only carry in his first game had resulted in a fumble. He broke his own record as a sophomore with 246 rushing yards in a game against the Iowa Hawkeyes. Over his four-year collegiate career, Griffin rushed for at least 100 yards in 34 games, including an NCAA record 31 consecutive games. Very good condition. This listing includes the entire sports news section, NOT the entire newspaper. STEPHEN A. GOLDMAN HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. U.S. buyers pay priority mail postage which includes waterproof plastic and a heavy cardboard flat to protect your purchase from damage in the mail. International postage is quoted when we are informed as to where the package is to be sent. We do combine postage (to reduce postage costs) for multiple purchases sent in the same package. We list thousands of rare newspapers with dates from 1570 through 2004 on Ebay each week. This is truly SIX CENTURIES OF HISTORY that YOU CAN OWN! Stephen A. Goldman Historical Newspapers has been in the business of buying and selling historical newspapers for over 45 years. Dr. Goldman is a consultant to the Freedom Forum Newseum and a member of the American Antiquarian Society. You can buy with confidence from us, knowing that we stand behind all of our historical items with a 100% money back guarantee. Let our 45+ years of experience work for YOU ! We have hundreds of thousands of historical newspapers (and their very early precursors) for sale.
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