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              Copyright (c) 1997, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, January 26, 1997              TAG: 9701240257
SECTION: PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS     PAGE: 14   EDITION: FINAL 
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A GIFT FOR BILL LEFFLER

ILLUSTRATION: Staff photo by PAUL WHITE

Darnell Moore, football coach at Norfolk State University, presents

Bill Leffler with a ``game ball'' during a tribute to the former

Currents sports editor Monday. Leffler retired last month after 43

years of covering local sports. ``Bill didn't just do a job, he did

us all a favor,'' Moore said.


by CNB