Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
On this date ...
1962: Four Portales Rams football players had been named to the United Press International’s all-state football team.
Halfback Larry Ward, guard Otha Britton, end Jim Webb and center Bill Schumpert, all seniors, were selected to the Class A elite squad.
The four led the Rams to second place in District 4A.
Ward, a 165-pound tailback, rushed for 905 yards and scored 13 touchdowns, despite missing a game with injuries.
1964: Singer Sam Cooke, the “King of Soul,” was shot to death by the manager of a Los Angeles motel where Cooke was staying. The motel manager said she shot Cooke in self-defense and was cleared of criminal wrongdoing by a coroner’s jury, though some questioned the manager’s claims.
Cooke was a charter member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him 16th on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
His hits included “Chain Gang,” “You Send Me,” and “Twistin’ the Night Away.”
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