In July 1972 a number of the aging generals commanding the groupements were retired.

Général d ' armée Louis Bobozo, and Generaux de Corps d ' Armee Nyamaseko Mata Bokongo, Nzoigba Yeu Ngoli, Muke Massaku, Ingila Grima, Itambo Kambala Wa Mukina, Tshinyama Mpemba, and General de Division Yossa Yi Ayira, the last having been commander of the Kamina base, were all retired on 25 July 1972.

On June 4, 1972, the Dodgers retired his uniform number, 42, alongside those of Roy Campanella ( 39 ) and Sandy Koufax ( 32 ).

His successful partnership with Menzies was one of the elements that sustained the coalition, which remained in office until 1972 ( Menzies himself retired in 1966 ).

Serpico survived, although partially deaf, testified to the Knapp Commission later that year and retired in 1972 on a disability pension, living abroad until his quiet return to the U. S. in 1980, when he moved upstate into an old fashioned cabin.

In 1972 Onsager retired from Yale and became emeritus.

After some months in the ministry of relations with Parliament, Chirac's first high-level post came in 1972 when he became Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development under Pompidou, who had been elected president in 1969, after de Gaulle retired.

On June 4, 1972, the Dodgers retired Campanella's uniform number 39 alongside Robinson's ( 42 ) and Sandy Koufax's ( 32 ).

Zinedine Yazid Zidane (, Kabyle: Zinəddin Lyazid Zidan, Arabic " زين الدين زيدان "; born 23 June 1972 ) is a retired French footballer

Westmoreland served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1968 to 1972, then retired from the Army.

He retired at the peak of his career, and in 1972 became the youngest player ever elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, aged 36 years and 20 days.

The name, initially used for Hikari trains, was retired in 1972 but is still used in English-language announcements and signage.

Durante retired from performing in 1972 after suffering a stroke that left him confined to a wheelchair.

It was founded in Devon, England in 1972 by retired farmer Kenneth Watkins OBE ( 6 December 1909-13 November 1996 ).

Mr. Larkin retired in 1972 and was succeeded by Earl Tuttle, who became the last Southeast resident to hold the position of postmaster since that time.

It continued to operate the label with moderate success until 1972, when it was retired and replaced by the EMI Records imprint, so if you see any Columbia Records manufactured outside North America between 1972 and 1992, they are rare indeed.

Hall retired as Simon's Rock's president in 1972, handing the post off to Dr. Baird W. Whitlock, whose presidency ended in 1977.

* Paul Lee Foshee, Sr., retired crop duster who served in both houses of the Louisiana legislature, the House from 1960 – 1964 and the state Senate from 1972 – 1976

Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov () ( born June 30, 1947 in Krasnogorsk, Soviet Union ) is a Soviet ice hockey player, two times Olympic Champion ( 1972 — gold, 1976 — gold, 1980 — silver ), who is currently retired.

After compiling a 29-9-1 record in 44 races, Strike Out was retired to stud at the end of the 1972 season.

Although he played in other bands before, after, and even during his stint with the Experience, he never achieved a similar level of success and retired to Clonakilty, Ireland in 1972.

Miller retired sometime around 1972, when interest in her career had almost completely waned.

Efforts by MR to fully convert to diesel power between the 1950s and 1970s effectively drove steam locomotives out of service-with whatever left of the fleet massively retired in 1972.

* 1884 – Eugène Tisserant, French Cardinal and Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals ( d. 1972 )

During his career, he pitched for the New York Giants ( 1952 – 1956 ), St. Louis Cardinals ( 1957 ), Cleveland Indians ( 1957 – 1958 ), Baltimore Orioles ( 1958 – 1962 ), Chicago White Sox ( 1963 – 1968 ), California Angels ( 1969 ), Atlanta Braves ( 1969 – 1970 ; 1971 ), Chicago Cubs ( 1970 ), and Los Angeles Dodgers ( 1971 – 1972 ).

* Longest fumble return: 104 yards, Jack Tatum, Oakland Raiders vs. Green Bay Packers, September 24, 1972 ; Aeneas Williams, Arizona Cardinals vs. Washington Redskins, November 5, 2000.

His older brother Hank was a reserve outfielder for three AL teams, and his younger brother Ron was briefly a first baseman with the 1972 St. Louis Cardinals.

Eighteen teams have all hosted an all-star game at least twice since the Mets last did: Atlanta Braves ( 1972 and 2000 ), Chicago White Sox ( 1983 and 2003 ), Cincinnati Reds ( 1970 and 1988 ), Cleveland Indians ( 1981 and 1997 ), Detroit Tigers ( 1971 and 2005 ), Houston Astros ( 1968, 1986, and 2004 ), Kansas City Royals ( 1973 and 2012 ), Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ( 1967, 1989, and 2010 ), Milwaukee Brewers ( 1975 and 2002 ), Minnesota Twins ( 1965, 1985, and 2014 ), New York Yankees ( 1977 and 2008 ), Philadelphia Phillies ( 1976 and 1996 ), Pittsburgh Pirates ( 1974, 1994, and 2006 ), San Diego Padres ( 1978 and 1992 ), San Francisco Giants ( 1984 and 2007 ), Seattle Mariners ( 1979 and 2001 ), and St. Louis Cardinals ( 1966 and 2009 ), and Washington Senators / Texas Rangers ( 1969 and 1995 ).

On August 12, 1972, The Chiefs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 24 – 14 in the first game at Arrowhead Stadium.

After that the team used the name of the major league franchise it affiliated with: the Cardinals ( 1965 – 1972 ), the Astros ( 1973 – 1974 ), the Giants ( 1975 – 1979 ), and the Reds ( 1980 – 1992 ).

During a career that lasted sixteen years, he played with the San Francisco Giants ( 1958 – 66 ), St. Louis Cardinals ( 1966 – 68 ), Atlanta Braves ( 1969 – 72 ), Oakland Athletics ( 1972 ), Boston Red Sox ( 1973 ), and Kansas City Royals ( 1974 ).

However, they were defeated in the finals by the Bayamon Cowboys in 1972, 73 and 75 and by Rio Piedras Cardinals in 1976 ; Quebradillas won the title again in 1977 through 1979 for a total of 8 finals in the 10 years of the 1970 decade.

His older brother Hank was a reserve outfielder for three AL teams, and his younger brother Ron was briefly a first baseman with the 1972 St. Louis Cardinals.

Larry Wilson, free safety for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1960 to 1972, pioneered and perfected the safety blitz, a play originally code-named " Wildcat.

He played with the St. Louis Cardinals ( 1960 – 71 ) and Cincinnati Reds ( 1972 ).

Mateo Rojas " Matty " Alou ( December 22, 1938 – November 3, 2011 ) was a Dominican outfielder who spent fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) with the San Francisco Giants ( 1960 – 1965 ), Pittsburgh Pirates ( 1966 – 1970 ), St. Louis Cardinals ( 1971 – 1972, 1973 ), Oakland Athletics ( 1972 ), New York Yankees ( 1973 ) and San Diego Padres ( 1974 ).

Tony Lee Cloninger ( born August 13, 1940 in Cherryville, North Carolina ), is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher who played for the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves ( 1961 – 68 ), the Cincinnati Reds ( 1968 – 71 ), and the St. Louis Cardinals ( 1972 ).

Bernardo ' Bernie ' Carbo ( born August 5, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan ) is a former outfielder and designated hitter who played from through for the Cincinnati Reds ( 1969 – 72 ), St. Louis Cardinals ( 1972 – 73, 1979 – 80 ), Boston Red Sox ( 1974 – 76, 1977 – 78 ), Milwaukee Brewers ( 1976 ), Cleveland Indians ( 1978 ) and Pittsburgh Pirates ( 1980 ).

* Won four World Series as a player with the Oakland Athletics ( 1972, 1973 & 1974 ) and the St. Louis Cardinals ( 1982 )

Simmons refused to sign a contract for the amount of salary offered by the Cardinals in 1972, electing to play without a contract.

Simmons led the Cardinals in RBIs every year from 1972 until 1978.

Traglia was elected and confirmed as Vice-Dean of the College of Cardinals on 24 March 1972, later ascending to Dean of the College of Cardinals and thus Cardinal Bishop of Ostia, while retaining his previous suburbicarian title, on 7 January 1974.

A premier defensive outfielder during his playing days ( 1955 – 65 ) as a center fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates ( winning a Gold Glove in 1962 ), Virdon also had a long tenure in the major leagues as a manager, with the Pirates ( 1972 – 73 ), New York Yankees ( 1974 – 75 ), Houston Astros ( 1975 – 82 ), and Montreal Expos ( 1983 – 84 ).

During a 12-year baseball career, he pitched from 1972 to 1984 with the St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, and Pittsburgh Pirates, with whom he was a member of its 1979 World Series Champions.

Maxvill appeared in 1, 423 regular-season games for the Cardinals ( 1962 – 72 ), Oakland Athletics ( 1972 – 73 ; 1974 – 75 ) and Pittsburgh Pirates ( 1973 – 74 ).