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Pages past, July 17: Remembering the 'Polar Bear'

On this date ...

1977: Robert “Polar Bear” Anderson had won a basketball dunking competition at Clovis High School. Anderson defeated defending champion Mike Grant, who finished second.

While Bubba Jennings received most of the press coverage, Anderson, 6-foot-7, and Grant, 6-foot-5, led the Wildcats’ inside game over the next couple of seasons.

In other local sports news, the Dodgers had won the Minor team Little League championship, while the Elks had won the Major team title.

The National Little League of Clovis published a list of “people who helped make the 1977 season a very successful one.”

The five dozen businesses and individuals named included J.R. Dickenson, Joy’s Toy Box, Tony’s Sporting Goods and John Yankovich.

Lynn Cannaday won the fundraising side of beef.  

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