Versatile Vikings Earn Fourth Super Bowl Trip
Minnesota defeats Los Angeles 24 to 13 in the NFC title game to secure a fourth Super Bowl berth. Chuck Foreman rushes for 118 yards, Tom Dempsey and Nate Allen feature on special teams, and Fran Tarkenton throws but is intercepted twice as the Vikings withstand the Rams comeback. Minnesota meets Oakland in Pasadena for Super Bowl XI.
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NFL Playoffs and Bowl Showdowns From Yearly Schedule
A compact listing shows NFL playoff results with NFC Minnesota at Los Angeles and AFC Oakland versus Pittsburgh, plus the upcoming Super Bowl XI in Pasadena. Postseason bowls include Fiesta in Tempe Oklahoma over Wyoming and Gator in Jacksonville Penn State facing Notre Dame. Other bowls feature Peach in Atlanta Kentucky vs North Carolina, Cotton in Dallas Maryland vs Houston, Sugar in New Orleans Georgia vs Pittsburgh, Rose in Pasadena Michigan vs Southern California, Orange East and Senior and Hula bowls are noted with various matchups and locations.
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MU Meets Iowa State In Tourney
In Kansas City the Big Eight Holiday Basketball Tournament opens with Missouri facing Iowa State. Cyclones coach Lynn Nance jokes about weapons as the 3-4 Iowa State team meets the 7-2 Missouri Tigers, in a clash to start the event.
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St Louis Writers To Honor Garver At Dinner
Ned Garver 20 win season in 1951 highlighted by St Louis writers honoring him with the Brian P Barnes Nostalgia Award at the Jan 24 dinner. Garver 20-12 for Browns, who finished 52-102, 48 games back. Also to be honored Cardinals pitcher John Denny, NL ERA leader, at the event.
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Magic Number Ended At Two For Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers lost the AFC title as Franco Harris and Rocky Bleier missed the game with injuries. Oakland Raiders dominated with Mark van Eeghen, Clarence Davis, and Pete Banaszak helping secure a 24-7 win and a trip to Super Bowl XI in Pasadena. Ken Stabler passed for two touchdowns while Pittsburgh could not advance without its top runners.
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Davis Built Raiders Finally Win Big One
The Oakland Raiders, led by coach John Madden in his first year with the team, defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 24-7 in the AFC title game to reach the Super Bowl. Players like Monte Johnson and Gene Upshaw praised the win after years of near-misses, while Al Davis celebrated the historic breakthrough despite injuries to key Raiders and Steelers.
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Vikings Reach Fourth Super Bowl After Victory Over Rams
The Minnesota Vikings defeated the Los Angeles Rams 24-13 to earn a record fourth Super Bowl bid, while Los Angeles missed a second straight conference title and their third in four years. Tarkenton threw for 143 yards with one interception as Youngblood led a Rams comeback bid before the Vikings held on.
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Fiesta Bout Overshadows Turnaround By Wyoming
In Tempe, Oklahoma crushed Wyoming 41-7 in Fiesta Bowl VIII as Latrail Jones scored on a late one-yard run after Wyoming trailed 41-0. Wyoming had rallied to an 8-3 record, their first postseason berth since 1968, with coach Fred Akers soon to take over at Texas. Elvis Peacock starred for Oklahoma with two touchdowns and Thomas Lott earned offensive honors.
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Two Famous Schools Meet In Gator Bowl Tonight
Notre Dame and Penn State, two historic programs, meet in the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville. Notre Dame is 15th ranked and Penn State is tied for 20th. The game airs on ABC at 9 p.m. EST.
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Maravich nets 56 as Jazz top Bullets in New Orleans
Pete Maravich scored 56 points to power the New Orleans Jazz past the Washington Bullets 109-100 in New Orleans. Other NBA results included the Knicks over the Hawks 103-108 and the Spurs beating the Kings 110-105 behind Larry Kenon and Allan Bristow. In hockey, Bill White earned his first Black Hawks win in a 5-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
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Area Officials To Meet Tuesday Mexico Group Meeting Notice
An organizational meeting of the Mexico Area Officials Assn will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the basement of the First National Bank. Present officials or prospective officials are invited. For information call Bob Mindlin at 581-1487 after 6 p.m. or Jim Burnett at 581-3022 after 5 p.m.
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