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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Super bowl Xii from Pimp Duj Palchie new Orleans the National foot Boll league season that opened in the heat and humidity of training Camp ends sunday in the air conditioned Comfort of Shenew Orleans the nil title will be decided when the pfc Champion Dallas cowboys and the y january 1978 the stars and stripes install the cowboys As favourites Over Broncos Page 17 the game matches the cold computer precision of the cowboys against the heated emotional style of the at stake is j to each member of the win Ning team against a purse for each sports Denver Broncos coach red Mistr left and Dallai cowboys Boss Tom Landry a super wait Are symbolically poised above the us per dome in new Orli football fans everywhere wait for the leans As they and Kickoff or Pic super a classic will match head coaches possessing opposite personalities Bygre Raiello new Orleans up the contrast info styles of super bowl Xii the Dallas cowboys and Denver Are epitomized by the head Tom Landry and red the Only head coach in the cow toys 18year guided Dallas into its fourth super bowl this Only the Minnesota Vikings have appeared in that Many and they have lost them Dallas beat Miami 243 to capture super bowl a former Al pro defensive Back and later assistant coach for the Mew York Landry is Best known for his to defaced Demeanour along the sidelines and his unemotional approach to critics Point to those qualities and say Landry is a dehumanizing no one can with the fart he is one of the most successful Serin the been unfairly criticized As an old said Dallas offensive tackle Mph who is finishing his 13th and til year under sure he laughs sure he has the thing is Fang games every bit of concentration is touted on whats happening on the Hes pulled out i dont know Bow Many games by making some kind of Little adjustment that most other coaches  Hes just so Damn the 53yearold native of is recognized As one of the Foremost defensive innovators in former giants coach Jim Lee under whom Landry was defensive coordinator from called him the greatest defensive coach in his record after a league est 142 record heading into the super bowl is in striking contrast to Landry is Denver coach Robert red who led the Broncos into the super bowl in his first year As a head coach after 17 As a pro As Miller is an emotional much closer to his players than at training Camp this he entertained his team by playing ragtime on a piano at the traditional show performed by the the ability to translate his belief in an emotional style of football to his players contributed to the Broncos reaching the playoffs for the first Lime in their it also earned Miller the acc coach of the year red Doest want you to keep things bottled Denver offensive tackle Andy Maufer he wants everything out hcs Jot a great feet for we love things Are very free and Loose around was a noted offensive assist ant coach most recently with the new eng land he coached the Broncos offensive line from but he was considered too much of a free spirit to be successful As a head the Broncos look a Chance after a group of players forced the firing of coach John 1 had resigned myself to becoming one of the Best assistant coaches in pro football until i was Given the Opportunity to coach at Miller in also thankful to be Able to coach the Caliper of players we have in they took Over my philosophy of football and sacrificed their own statistics for the Good of the red inspires his quarterback Craig Morton he stimulates some thing that makes you want to play everything he says or does is i like his i find it easier to per form for Hod he gets the Best out of of the a sellout crowd of almost fans will Jam the super dome for he 12th game in the series Between National football league conference champions which has become one of the top spectacles in some 80 million viewers Are expected to watch television coverage of the with Kickoff scheduled for Midnight the contest matches the two teams with the Best records in the nil this Dallas swept to the National conferences East division title with a 122 the Broncos stunned the nil by Captur ing their division title with their own u2 then which had never even reached the playoffs eliminated Pittsburgh and defending Champion Oakland in postseason games to qualify for the championship the game matches two intricately de signed the game is a study in Dallas quarterback is Roger who led All pfc throwing for Yards and 18 the Denver quarterback is Craig second among american conference passers with Yards and 14 the irony is that once they were team competing for the same Job with the staubach won that Battle and Morton drifted first to the new York gland and this to the Success of the after 17 years of has captured the imagination of Denver and thousands of fans were swarming into Thia Southern Dallas swelled the downtown area As excitement built for the the Broncos arc the first to admit Dallas is a better team on Denver will rely on its ability to Force mistakes but it wont be easy against Dallas coach Tom Landry Well oiled the defences must be regarded As equal there both imposing but it is on offence Dallas has a big Denver does very Little on offence relying on Field the bran cos dont have a runner in the same class As the cowboys Tony Dorset and Robert if the turnovers dont Denver Doest wide receiver Haven Moses is probably the Best offensive threat the Broncos have but he will be hawked by probably the Best pair of safeties in the Cliff Karris and Charlie the Broncos like to Point out that they have won in the underdog role All but the super bowl is for one thing the game wont be played at mile High stadium where fanatic foot stomping Bronco fans turn the stands into a roaring sea of the game will also be played on artificial surface and the cowboys Are More adept at performing on the carpet than the Broncos who play on real grass All Denver needed a critical Call and some key injuries to Oakland to beat the raiders in the acc title game while the cowboys rolled easily through the Odd makers installed Dallas As a Choice to end Denv ers Cinderella both clubs were tapering completing preparations for the game to decide the world championship of professional Broncos coach red Miller said he believed the game would be won in the line on individual Ive told our try to build the House he if we win the individual matchup up the skilled position players f run Ning and quarterback Willibe Able to do their Miller acknowledged Denver underdog continued on Page it Williams rejoins cubs Chicago api former National league bailing Champion Billy Williams has rejoined the Chicago cubs Organiza Tion As a minor league batting instructor Williams holds the National league record for most consecutive playing in 117 from through  
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