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december-7-1963

December 7, 1963

News

• The team's first-round draft pick Tony Lorick now admitted he had signed a contract with the Raiders after denying he had yesterday

• However, he wouldn't elaborate or produce the signed document and said the team didn't have a copy

• He further claimed to have returned both a $200 cash advance and a bonus check for $20,000 he had received from the team

• He then denounced the Raiders' “fishy” and “high pressure” signing tactics

• There was speculation that his college coach, Frank Kush of Arizona State, had become involved

• The Colts said they had tried to sign Lorick on the 4th, but Lorick said he had agreed to terms with them on the 1st


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