Word: bowling
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Martin's deliberate routine is speeded up for the Super Bowl because, as he says, "every red-blooded American has an opinion on that game-and wants to put down his bet-the minute the conference championships end." More than a hundred people were waiting at the Church after the Miami-Oakland game for Martin and his colleague, Frank Hall, to set the spread...
...Halfway through the Oakland game," Martin explains, "I began to think about the Super Bowl." He immediately gave Miami a three-point edge because of its overall strength: "They have Larry Csonka powering up the middle. Mercury Morris is unstoppable around the ends, plus you've got Bob Griese at quarterback and Paul Warfield as wide receiver. And you've got that great offensive line. It's a smooth machine." On defense, Martin thinks "Miami is the toughest in the league." Indeed, they have allowed opponents only 11 points per game this season. Figures Martin: "I just...
...dusty newsreel starring Red Grange or Jim Thorpe. They are examples of the old-fashioned razzle-dazzle that took place on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day as college teams dusted off everything but the Statue of Liberty play in the end-of-season bowl games. Coming right after the rugged but relatively predictable N.F.L. conference playoffs, the college contests showed how much fast fun football can still generate...
...Sugar Bowl battle between Alabama and Notre Dame for the national championship was so frantic that ABC'S Howard Cosell could barely get in a sesquipedalian word. The two psyched-up teams ran off 160 plays, compared with a more leisurely pro average of about 120. The pros are allowed 30 seconds between plays-compared to 25 in college-and they do not get a brief time out after every first down. Before Notre Dame won 24-23, the lead changed hands six times. Notre Dame Quarterback Tom Clements dashed for 74 yds. on 15 carries, and Alabama...
Though the score was more lopsided in the Rose Bowl-Ohio State overcame U.S.C. 42-21-both teams played wide-open football. Even conservative coach Woody Hayes had his Ohio State team passing, and once again both quarterbacks ran brilliantly. In the Orange Bowl, an acrobatic touchdown catch helped Penn State defeat L.S.U. 16-9, and Nebraska beat Texas in the Cotton Bowl 19-3 with a breakaway running attack. The message was clear: this year's college players will offer the pros a bright chance to loosen up their game...