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Prior to the shooting, Whitman had stabbed his mother and his wife to death in order to spare them "the embarrassment" his actions would cause. [1] At 11:48 a.m., Whitman began shooting victims at random, and was not stopped until 96 minutes later, [2] when policemen Ramiro Martinez and Houston McCoy were able to reach the sniper's perch and ...
Rushing leaders in the ten-year history of the American Football League (AFL) 1960–1969. A total of eight men were annual AFL rushing leaders. A total of eight men were annual AFL rushing leaders. Cookie Gilchrist and Jim Nance each led the league in two seasons.
The University of Texas tower shooting was an act of mass murder that occurred on August 1, 1966, at the University of Texas at Austin.The perpetrator, 25-year-old Marine veteran Charles Whitman, indiscriminately fired at members of the public, both within the Main Building tower and from the tower's observation deck.
He finished with a career-best 83 receiving yards and a touchdown to go along with 58 rushing yards. Cook rushed for 79 yards against the Steelers in the Bills’ playoff opener.
The 1966 AFL season was the seventh regular season of the American Football League. The league began its merger process with the National Football League (NFL) in June, which took effect fully in 1970. The season also saw the debut of the expansion Miami Dolphins, the AFL's ninth team
A 79-year-old man was charged with first degree murder on Monday for allegedly stabbing a woman more than 120 times nearly six decades ago, authorities said. 79-year-old man arrested in 1966 ...
Garrett won a World Championship ring with the Chiefs in Super Bowl IV, the last AFL–NFL World Championship Game before the AFL–NFL merger, when the AFL's Chiefs beat the NFL's Vikings, 23–7. Garrett was the top rusher of Super Bowl IV with 11 carries for 39 yards and a touchdown, also catching two passes for 25 yards and returning a ...
Nance signed with the Patriots. Though his rookie season was unimpressive, he led the AFL in rushing the next two seasons. He went on to become the only AFL player ever to rush for more than 1,400 yards in a season. At 6-1 and 260 pounds, Nance was a powerful fullback who carried 299 times in 1966, for 11 touchdowns and 1,458 yards.