Big Red topple Dallas in final seconds
In a 20-17 St Louis victory over the Cowboys, Tim Kearney and teammates shared 45 game balls after a late drive led by Jim Hart. Roy Green made a 30 yard TD catch, Neil O Donoghue kicked the winning 37 yard field goal with 27 seconds left as Dallas faltered on offense.
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Nick Sortal
Southern Illinois
St. Louis
Dallas
Cardinal
Tim Kearney
Kearney
Kearney and Co
Roy Green
Neil O’donoghue
Curtis Greer
Danny White
Jim Hart
Cardinals
O’donoghue
Dallas Cowboys
Big Red
Cowboys
Tom Landry
Tony Dorsett
Dorsett
Jim Hanifan
Green
O.J. Anderson
Wayne Morris
O'Donoghue
Morris
Carl Birdsong
White
Butch Johnson
Ron Springs
Hart
Pat Tilley
Jones
Anderson
Rafael Septien
Stump Mitchell
Glen Titensor
Bob Pollard
Hanifan
Charlie Waters
Waters
Roy
Jeff Griffin
Michael Downs
Springs
Ken Greene
Labor Gang nears unemployment as Salukis win
Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Salukis beat Illinois State 14 3 but suffered injuries in the prized offensive line dubbed the Labor Gang. Darren Davis played through pain while teammates Fernandez Walsh Cropp Hellbrink Piha and Lockwood faced knocks. Coaches and players stressed resilience and unit cohesion despite multiple losses.
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Darren Davis
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Salukis
Illinois State
Salukis
Davis
General Hospital
Chester Cropp
Frank Walsh
John Hellbrink
Steve Piha
Walkon
Tom
Fernandez
Chris Pulos
Pulos
Chris Lockwood
Labor Gang
Dempsey
Chris
Chester
Cropp
Frankie
Walsh
Jud
Lockwood
Piha
Darren
Saluki
Rey Dempecy
Cardinals miss playoffs after split season ends
The St. Louis Cardinals finish with the best full year record in the NL East but place second in both halves of the split season and miss the playoffs. Cardinals beat the Pirates 4-0 to end the season as manager Chuck Tanner and players reflect on the unusual season.
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Cardinals
Hanifan
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Pirate
Chuck Tanner
St. Louis
Wich
Philadelphia
Montreal
Cardinal
Tom Herr
Darrell Porter
Ken Oberkfell
Pirates
Tanner
Bob Shirley
Odell Jones
Herr
Gene Roof
Oberkfell
Dane Iorg
Roof
Julio Gonen
Shirley
Silvio Martinez
Bob Sykes
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