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Page 10 THE BATTALION MONDAY. JANUARY 22. 1978 Bradshaw, Steelers defeat Cowboys United Press International MIAMI — It was the most excit ing Super Bowl ever played and Terry Bradshaw made it his per sonal showcase. Bradshaw capped the greatest season of his nine-year pro career with a spectacular record-shattering performance Sunday when he threw for four touchdowns and 318 yards to lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 35-31 victory over the Dallas Cow- boys in Super Bowl XIII. The victory brought the Steelers an unprecedented third Super Bowl. Bradshaw rewrote the Super Bowl record book for passing as he threw touchdown passes of 28 and 75 yards to John Stallworth and 7 yards to Rocky Bleier, all in the first half, and then hit Lynn Swann with a clinching 19-yard touchdown pass in the last period. “I didn’t want to get away from what brought us here, said Brad shaw. “Play-action on first down, play-action on second down. I got excellent protection. This victory makes me very happy. A lot of people thought we were too old and finished after we didn’t make the last two years. This was a game be tween the two best teams in the Na tional Football League and the best team won. Steeler Coach Chuck Noll, who rarely smiles, was grinning from cheek to cheek. “I told the guys when we came in after the game that the best is still to come,’ said Noll. “This club hasn t peaked yet. We still have a lot ahead of us. Dallas Coach Tom Landry, whose team staged a furious comeback after falling behind 35-17 within the last five minutes, was visibly disap pointed. “Our team played their hearts out and I was disappointed for* them that they lost,’ Landry said. “The touchdown pass to Bleier just before the half seemed to turn the momentum around but we were coming back until the Smith play and had to settle for the field goal. That hurt and so did the interfer ence call. “The one thing I made up my mind was that I was gonna play my game win or lose, added Bradshaw. It was the first four-touchdown game of Bradshaw’s career and the 318 yards were a career high as he walked off with MVP honors in the first Super Bowl rematch. Bradshaw completed 17-of-30 passes in com piling his first 300-yard plus game. Cowboys’ safety Cliff Harris said he didn’t feel that the way Dallas was playing defense had as much to fact that Bradshaw had such an out standing day. “Lynn Swann and John Stallworth make great catches but today it was really where Bradshaw put the ball,” said Harris. “He seems to be throwing better than ever this year and I went over after the game and told him he really had a good day. After a record scoring perform ance in the first half, the game turned into a defensive struggle. Dallas narrowed Pittsburgh’s lead to 21-17 on Rafael Septien’s 27-yard field goal in the third period. But Pittsburgh, with Bradshaw at the controls, put it away with a 14-point burst midway through the final period. Septien’s kick came after Jackie Smith, a 16-year veteran tight end playing in his first Super Bowl, dropped a sure touchdown pass which hit him in the chest in the end zone. “I just was wide open and I missed it, said the 38-year-old tight end, who was lured out of retire ment by the Cowboys this seasn. “It was a great call. I was trying to get down with the ball because it was a little low and I lost my footing. "I couldn t get the right position and my feet ended up in front of me. I think it was my hip that hit the ball instead of my chest. I might have been a matter of being overcautious. Maybe I would have caught it with my hands but in that situation you’re trying to be sure so you want to use your chest.” Franco Harris, Pittsburgh’s bread-and-butter back who was held in check most of the game, finally broke loose as he churned 22 yards up the middle behind a devastating block by tackle Ray Pinney for the touchdown and a 28-17 lead. Defensive tackle Randy White fumbled the kickoff and Dennis Winston recovered for Pittsburgh on the Cowboy 19. Bradshaw then fired his fourth touchdown pass on the first play from scrimmage for the second touchdown in 11 seconds and a 35-17 lead. . Dallas made a valiant effort after the TD pass to Swann, but it was too late. Dallas quarterback Roger Staubach took the Cowboys down field quickly against the loose-playing Steeler defense and hit Billy Joe DuPree on a 7-yard touchdown pass with 2:27 left. After recovering an onside kick, Staubach took Dallas to the 4 and hit Butch Johnson with a touchdown pass with 22 seconds remaining to cut the lead to 35-31. It was the record eighth touchdown of the game. Dallas made one last-gasp at tempt with another onside kick but Bleier fell on it at the Dallas 45 to end the Cowboys hopes. It was the third Super Bowl victory in three attempts for the Steelers, who also won the ninth and 10th games. Dallas, playing in its record fifth Super Bowl, is how 2-3 in championship play. “Super Bowl X was probably more exciting, but today’s game means so much more because our team is now part of history,” said Swann “There’s no doubt in my mind, this was our best team ever. “This team was accused of having a weak schedule and not being able to win the big games, but we came back in the playoffs and dominated. The playoffs are supposed to be de fensive football, low scoring, evenly matched. But this team outclassed everybody.” The victory was the 17th against two losses, the best record in the NFL, for the Steelers, who won the AFC Central Division title and ad vanced to the Super Bowl by beat ing Denver and Houston in the playoffs. It was also the eighth con secutive victory for the Steelers. Dallas, which won the NFC East title and made it to the Super Bowl by defeating Atlanta and Los Angeles in the playoffs, finished at 14-5. Pittsburgh finished the most ex- plosj Ve ] la ]f j n Super Bowl his- toi ^ With a 21-14 lead, thanks to Biad.shaw’s record-breaking show. ^ 1S pass to Bleier with 26 seconds left *6 the first half broke a 14-14 tie Tib ie pass gave Bradshaw the Su P*d- Bowl game passing yardage record in just a half, breaking the niarb G f 250 yards set by Bart Starr ° Qreen Bay in 1967. The touch c j own was also a record fifth for the half. Th< •e victory is worth $18,000 to each G fthe winning Steelers while each Cowboy player received $9,Oo 0 . A crowd of 78,656 attended the g a me, pushing the total Super B °\vl attend ance mark over 1 mil lion, There were 985 no-shows. l^ny Dorsett of the Cowboys was fame’s leading rusher with 15 carries for 96 yards while Harris led Pittsburgh with 20 carries for 68 yards Staubach also finished 17- for-3o for 228 yards while Swann anc ! Stallworth combined for 239 yards j n p ass receiving. Stallworth cau Sht three passes for 115 yards despite missing most of the second hmi vvith severe leg cramps and Swap,., had seven receptions tor 124 yards. rhe clubs broke Super Bowl rec ords for most points in a game (65), most touchdowns (nine), most touchdown passes (seven) and most yards passing (467). Bradshaw s four touchdown passes was two better than a n v previous Super Bowl per formance. 2 b Pages Henderson: The agony of defe^ st1 United Press International MIAMI — The mouth of the Super Bowl was all but quieted Sunday. Thomas Henderson, the Dal las Cowboy linebacker, who spent the entire week telling in great length what he and the Cowboys were going to do to the Steelers, sat in the Cowboys’ locker room after Sunday’s game with his head down, tears rolling down his cheeks and picking ab- sentmindedly at particles of tape which had been around his hands. "1 feel bad, real bad, said Henderson very quietly after the Steelers defeated the Cowboys 35-31. “I’m not going to get over it for a long time. If I seem to be taking it harder than some of the other people, it s because I played my heart out. Pittsburgh linebacker Jack Lambert, who has a reputation for being pretty outspoken him self; said he didn’t care what Henderson might have to say after the game "I don’t think it l)othereil| one that much, hut we* aware of what he was week,” said Lambert. "Hi sav what he wants now- the (Super Bowl) rinfr ■ JSTOr Steeler cornernack Melrf a said thr Uni i i i wed a m Steelers began taiML ^ Henderson mildly lafr I . K.ime after they got ^ bon( “ h ‘we were jus. ril.l««(i' e ■ said Blount. We were hut a part® going to go out ^ j udg€ this is nothing we re some fun Pittsburgh wide receiver Swann said “ Words are beautiful, 45, gynt $2( iudge on, smile iuc irutiui., of m glad ■I’m go is supreme. v 5 "- Henderson said he ( strict Ju< Atrial af over ' . nUilof tes 'Now I m u P set f nsiste I’m on the verge of a m tack. I’m hurt that wefe»’ I’m hurt that I didn’t M big play to win the game 5 and tha •>« MSC TOWN HALL SPECIAL ATTRACTION Tickets: Reserved 7.50 & 8.00 Sunday, February 11,7:30pm General Admission 6.00 G.Rollie White Coliseum tickets & info. 845-2916 ZACHAR1AST GREENHOUSE dub t> nmc parlor ■ne. Tl najority 1 vis, 45, ] nldollar in Fort 1 ■under om, duri marillo. ering his d woi ]( sci la D: Worth n Disco dancing Games Exotic drinks NEVER A COVER CHARGE A&I POOL TOURNAMENT TONIGHT 8 P.M. QUALIFY FOR FREE VARIATION VOUCHER FOR 2 TO LAS VEGAS ($3.50 VALUE) Seed p ■ camj Jmd pn initial 1201 Hwy. 30 Briarwood Apts. College Station 693-91 lemic se end leveloj m McDonald's MCDONALD’S ave, we endow ing top rsity. DRIVE-THRU WINDOW INTRAMURAL HIGHLIGHTS AA § Me Donaldf; 1 ; BB mmi n Jnts. C H® K the ow m ractin At University Drive BREAKFAST EVERY * or ret MORNING Now at Manor East Mall A&IV rofess Home, Home On The Ballfield O.K., softball players — here it is. The sign-up for IM slowpitch softball. Entries open today, January 22 and will last seven class days, closing on Tuesday, January 30. Sign up early; limited entries. Read Articles I and III before marking your entry form to decide the correct division and class in which you desire to play. Round robin league play will precede the single elimination playoffs. ticipants competed in the overall 1,248 contests. That’s quite a showing! Acknowledgments On Guard! Teams consist of ten persons, and a co-rec team must have five men and five women. Competition will be in men’s, women’s, and co-rec divisions. Come on, Ags. We know you like slowpitch softball. Last year’s statistics show we had 610 teams in 198 leagues. Altogether 8,465 par- This advertisement is sponsored by' your local McDonald’s Restaur ant, on University Drive and at Manor East Mall, under the direc tion of the Intramural Office. Stories are by Michelle Wolstein, pictures by Rich Westlake. Sports Shorts Entries open Fencing Monday, January 22 Table Tennis Singles Monday, January 22 Slowpitch Softball Monday, January 22 Entries closing Freethrow Tuesday, January Handball Doubles Tuesday, January Corps-Dorms Team Meeting January 22, Room 5:15 p.m. 23 'l o 267 G B All ye Knights of the Round Table or any other table, come out of the woodwork and defend your fine name in the annual IM Fenc ing Tournament. Entries for the jousts open today, Monday', January 22 and close next Tues day, January 30. And A Ping And A Pong! ■Hi a&m [ct shoi priority IffiS possil: man of ^fsessrm Taking advantage of the warm weather, Lisa Lewis is practic ing her serve in preparation for this semester’s I.M. tennis competition. She and her partner, Mark Meyer, will be playing mixed doubles. Right now the old courts are lighted at night and in February the new courts will be lighted with a new I.D. check station where you can check out racquets and buy balls. Competition will be individual foil only in men’s and women’s di visions. Any person who has fenced in two or moye intercol legiate tournaments is ineligible for intramural competition. AFLA rules will be used and the Texas A&M Fencing Club will officiate. Equipment will be furnished. On Guard! You are being chal lenged to a duel with foil. To an swer the challenge you must sign an entry form in DeWare Field- house at the IM office- A new sound effect will be added to all the usual din as the IM table tennis singles competi tion begins. Entries open today, Monday, January 22 and close Tuesday, January 30. Competition will be men’s and women’s in classes A, B, and C. Matches will consist of the best two out of three games. Games are to 21 points, with a two point ad vantage to win. USTTA rules ap ply. Elquipment is provided for participants. Practice up and come sign up at the IM office, DeWare Fiel- dhouse. You’ll be glad you did. | ' peting [Hoyle Tool ii Bk iter fenfion I how l (•essed takei So be ve building ^y-build Howt pQuipme as*’? RePs Corner Basketball officials meeting 7 or 8 p.m. Room 267 GRW January 25, Thursday. Men and women interested in officiating slow or fast pitch softball or 3-man volleyball should see James Welford in the Intramural Office. This is not volunteer work. The base pay for officials is $2.50 per game. Veterans and rookies are both welcome. Free Throw Notice The date for the freethrow com petition has been set for Monday, January 29, in DeWare Field- house from 7-10 p-tn. If you haven t signed up yet, you still have time. Entries will close to morrow, January 23. Entries are available for teams and individuals. Persons may enter as an individual and/or as a team. A team consists of three per sons whose individual scores are added for a team score. T-Spy” Participants Of The Week Bob Sepul vado slams one back and so can you if you come by the I.M. office to register for table tennis. Bob should come by to pick up his “Be Our Guest” card, redeemable* free food at McDonalds.