Steinbrenner: Martin Back in '80
Date: 26 May 1979
NY Yankees owner George Steinbrenner says Billy Martin will return to team as manager in '80 (S)
Jonathan Peter Wilkinson (born 25 May 1979) is an English former rugby union player. A fly-half, he played for Newcastle Falcons and French side Toulon and represented England and the British & Irish Lions. He is particularly known for scoring the winning drop goal in the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final and is widely acknowledged as one of the best rugby union players of all time.
He played club rugby for twelve seasons in the English Premiership with Newcastle Falcons. In 2009, he moved to Toulon, where he won two Heineken Cups and one Top 14 championship in five seasons. He holds the record of top point-scorer at both clubs.
Wilkinson won 91 caps for England. He was an integral member of the England squad which won the 2003 World Cup, scoring the winning drop goal in the last minute of extra time against Australia in the final. He came back from several injuries and was part of the England team which reached the final of the 2007 World Cup. He toured twice with the British & Irish Lions, in 2001 to Australia and 2005 to New Zealand, winning 6 caps.
He retired from rugby at the end of the 2013–14 season. In 2016, he was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame. Wilkinson is currently a studio pundit for ITV Sport, working on their coverage of the Six Nations Championship, Rugby World Cup and other rugby events.
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Date: 26 May 1979
NY Yankees owner George Steinbrenner says Billy Martin will return to team as manager in '80 (S)
Date: 25 May 1979
By THOMAS ROGERS
Thomas ROGERS
Martin apologizes; illus (M)
Date: 25 May 1979
Robert Pfeffer, Middle East correspondent for West German magazine Stern, is killed by unidentified gunmen outside his home in West Beirut (S)
Date: 25 May 1979
Red Smith
Red Smith
Red Smith article on incident (M)
Date: 25 May 1979
Tom Goldstein
Tom Goldstein
US Appeals Ct ruling that Los Angeles Herald-Examiner columnist Alex N Campbell violated Fed securities laws by failing to reveal to readers that he would gain personally if they bought American Systems Inc stock, stock he recommended several months after he bought shares at substantial discount, reviewed; court reinstated suit brought by principal investors of company with which American Systems was going to merge; they charge column contained errors that cast American Systems in too favorable light; court holds financial columnist who trades with knowledge that favorable article about stock will soon be published becomes 'quasi-insider'; drawing (M)
Date: 25 May 1979
By DEIRDRE CARMODY
Deirdre CARMODY
W H James will retire June 1 as president and publisher of Daily News; he will be succeeded by Robert M Hunt, president and chief executive officer of Chicago Tribune Co; changes are announced by Stanton R Cook (S)
Date: 25 May 1979
Overseas Press Club award goes to Flora Lewis (S)