Sports People

Sat., April 1, 1995

Compiled From Wire Services

Thomas Hearns, 36, launched his comeback by winning an unprecedented seventh career title with a first-round technical knockout of Lenny Lapaglia in Detroit for the championship of the new and little recognized World Boxing Union… . New York Yankees general manager Gene Michael and Detroit Lions safety Bennie Blades were arrested separately in Florida by the same deputy, Robert Lahiff, on charges of driving while intoxicated. Blades, a former Miami football star, was arrested Thursday night along the beach. Michael was arrested Wednesday night in Oakland Park… . Francis “Bernie” Kish, a University of Kansas sports administrator, was named director of the College Football Hall of Fame… . Dick Bennett became Wisconsin’s basketball coach after developing Wisconsin-Green Bay into an NCAA tournament competitor. … University of Maine hockey coach Shawn Walsh and Middlebury College coach Bill Beaney were chosen coaches of the year by their peers.

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