49Ers Win 20-16 Thriller In Miami; This Game Lived Up To Its Billing
MIAMI — It was a call to glory for all of them, as loud as a siren, as unmistakable as their signature. Fourth quarter. Trailing by three. The Super Bowl, the championship of the world on the line.
Wake up, men.
You’re on.
Sunday Isn’T Super For All Of Miami Tensions Are Boiling, But The Game Goes On
MIAMI — You expect, now and then, to run smack into your conscience. You just don’t expect it to happen at the Super Bowl. A game. A gunshot. And, in the land of beach and sun, we suddenly ask ourselves what America is all about.
Reality Crashes Football’S Big Partytensions Are Boiling, But The Game Goes On
MIAMI — You expect, now and then, to run smack into your conscience. You just don’t expect it to happen at the Super Bowl. A game. A gunshot. And today we must ask ourselves what America is all about.
Super List
10 predictions for Super Bowl XXIII:
* Jack Sheppard, St. Petersburg Times: San Francisco, 28-17. “I don’t think there’s any way the Bengals can stop Roger Craig and the passing game at the same time.”
Montana’S Revenge: The Quiet Quarterback Silences All His Critics
MIAMI — I have a confession to make. Four years ago, when Joe Montana was last playing in a Super Bowl, a certain Florida sports columnist wrote that he was a “wimp.”
It was meant tongue-in-cheek. After all, Montana was the enemy, leading his 49ers against the hometown Dolphins.
FORGET THE OBVIOUS, THE PICK — OBVIOUSLY — IS CINCINNATI
First let me say to all the people who are wondering why I am not defending the heavily favored, clearly superior San Francisco 49ers in this Super Bowl XXIII:Hey. I lost the coin flip.OK?Next let me say this to my erstwhile colleague, Curt Sylvester, football writer...
Bengals’ Williams: A Man For All Seasons
MIAMI — Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Reggie Williams has one of the most interesting backgrounds among Super Bowl players.
Williams, who grew up in Flint and went to Flint Southwestern High, is a Cincinnati city councilman, holds a psychology degree from Dartmouth, was elected NFL Man of the Year in 1986, and attended a state dinner at the White House last year. He has received numerous awards for work with charities and the community.
That made Williams, 34, a popular subject for reporters during interviews this week. Some of his comments:
BENGALS’ WILLIAMS IS NO ORDINARY ‘JOCK’
MIAMI — Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Reggie Williams has one of the most interesting backgrounds among Super Bowl players.Williams, who grew up in Flint and went to Flint Southwestern High, is a Cincinnati city councilman, holds a psychology degree from...
The Ickey Shuffle: Bigger Than Life,On Its Biggest Stage
MIAMI — He will wake up Sunday morning, yawn, stretch, walk to the bathroom and pull open the shower curtain. The camera light will blind him.
“We’re live with Ickey Woods!” the TV reporter will bellow from under the faucet. “Dance for us, Ickey! Whatdya say? Just a few steps?”
He will dash out of the room and lock the door. He will join his teammates for breakfast in the lobby. He will grab some silverware, and lift the top off the tray of eggs.
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