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Then last week's game began, and in a few hours, give or take $25 million worth of TV commercials, the most irritating pro football season gave way to the most entertaining Super Bowl. The heroic and tragic figures, Washington Fullback John Riggins and Miami Quarterback David Woodley, were...
While the pre-game schlock gets us prepped to watch the game, the post-game interviews give us the chance to share the sorrow and the joy with our newfound intimate acquaintances. I know I would not have enjoyed John Riggins' running nearly as much if I hadn't heard...
Washington's back-up quarterback Joe Theisman engineered a comeback drive that ended in a John Riggins touchdown that gave the Redskins a 17-14 lead. That was not enough, as Jones and Carr combined for their second six points to give Baltimore the victory.
That is precisely what Namath did against Baltimore, a game that prospective quarterbacks should have watched with the same solemn intensity that surgical residents devote to watching a kidney transplant. With deadly skill, Namath dissected one of the two or three best defensive units in pro football. At one point...
Aided by a John Riggins-Emerson Boozer running back combination that netted four touchdownes and 318 yards, the New York Jets rolled to a, 41-43, victory over the New England Patriots yesterday in Foxboro. However, Beantown fans can take consolation in the Bruins, 8-4, win over the Penguins...