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On this date ...
1968: Steve Graham led the Clovis Wildcats during their opening football practice.
Clovis' coach said two-a-day drills would continue four more days in shorts before the team put on pads and began full-scale drills for a week at Cannon Air Force Base.
The season opener was scheduled Sept. 13 against Albuquerque Manzano.
In other sports news:
• Bob Gibson won his 14th straight game as the St. Louis Cardinals beat Chicago, 3-1. The hard-throwing right-hander's earned run average was 1.03.
• The Dallas Cowboys obtained middle linebacker Dave Simmons from the New Orleans Saints in exchange for a draft pick.
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