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    • May 5, 1962
    "Lookin' For Love" songwriter Bob Morrison is the closer for Mississippi State in the mile relay as the Bulldogs stave off the favored LSU Tigers to win the Southern AAU track championship in New Orleans
    Jan 1, 1963
    Ole Miss defeats the Arkansas Razorbacks, 17-13, at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans' Tulane Stadium. Rebels quarterback Jim Weatherly goes on to write the country hit "Where Do I Put Her Memory"
    Dec 1, 1963
    Ole Miss wins the SEC championship with a 10-10 tie against the Mississippi State Bulldogs in Starkville. The Rebels' quarterback, Jim Weatherly, goes on to write "You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me"
    Jan 1, 1964
    Ole Miss quarterback Jim Weatherly, a future country songwriter, is intercepted on the final play of the Sugar Bowl at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans as the Alabama Crimson Tide defeats the Rebels, 12-7
    Aug 11, 1964
    The Music City News, established by Faron Young, celebrates its first anniversary with a pair of figure eight races at the Nashville Speedway. The winning drivers: Willie Nelson and Roy Drusky
    Oct 9, 1964
    Larry Gatlin scores the lone touchdown for the Odessa Bronchos on a quarterback sneak as the Big Spring Steers defeat Gatlin's team, 20-6, in a Texas high school football game
    Nov 28, 1964
    The Boston Patriots claim Ole Miss quarterback Jim Weatherly in the 12th round of the American Football League draft. Weatherly will write the Glen Campbell country hit "A Lady Like You"
    Nov 28, 1964
    Quarterback Larry Gatlin connects with Ed Townsend for the Odessa Bronchos' only touchdown during a 10-7 loss to the Yaleta Indians in a Class AAAA Texas high school football playoff game at the Sun Bowl in El Paso
    Dec 19, 1964
    Tulsa defeats Mississippi, 14-7, at the Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston, Texas. Ole Miss quarterback Jim Weatherly completes 16 of 24 passes in a losing effort. Weatherly goes on to write "Neither One Of Us," "Someone Else's Star" and "A Lady Like You"
    Apr 18, 1965
    Tug McGraw makes his major league debut, pitching for the New York Mets. Two years later, McGraw has a son, country music's Tim McGraw



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