The year was 1966, when the then-15-year-old high school sophomores had just nabbed a record contract after winning a battle of the bands at a Des Plaines drive-in theater.
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Chris Placek,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Yes, college players would be eligible to be drafted one year earlier, as sophomores instead of as juniors.
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