European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse January 1981 the stars and stripes Page 23 Anderson picks the Best of the Best now that super bowl Xiv is about to be there have been enough games to justify the solemnity of a tribal rite the selection of an All time super bowl there is not enough evidence Avail Able to choose the Al time super bowl ticket scalper or the Al time super bowl hotel room but the for better or for Are burned into some of the selections were others when in those who had made big plays were Given higher if for no other reason than super bowl games Are decided by big of the 26 20 were on american Confer ence including eight members of the Pitts Burgh the Only fou time quarterback Joe the obvious Choice would seem to be Terry marvelous in the Steeles four Bart Starr and Roger stau Bach each guided the packers and the cowboys to two Len Dawson was virtually flawless for the chiefs in but in addition to completing 17 of 28 passes without an Namath Guaran teed the jets upset of the Colts in Iii that Guaran teed the stature of the super bowl running backs Franco Harris and Larry son in the coaches obsession for bal control in super bowl fullbacks have thrived rather than in the Steeles four Harris Gal loped for a total of 358 including the one game High of 158 against the Vikings in Csonka had 297 Yards for the dolphins in three including 145 against the Vikings in then a re tight end Dave he did everything a tight end is supposed to do for the raiders in i he caught four passes for 70 including a touch and blocked wide receivers Lynn Swann and Max Swann has been the Steeles acrobatic de spite a Mcgee caught two touchdown passes that made the difference for the packers in tackles Art Shell and Dave Shell wiped out the Vikings Jim Marshall for the raiders in i switched from guard by the kept Bubba Smith of the Colts away from guards Bob Kuechenberg and Gerry Kuechenberg devastated the Vikings Alan Page for the dolphins and Csonka in Mullins hardly Ever made a mistake in the Steeles Center Jim he Cut Down opposing Middle linebackers for the dolphins in both Vii and kicker Jan Don Chandler booted four Field goals for the packers in Jim Turners three were the margin of Victory for the jets in and Jim Briens 32yarder won v for the Colts with Only five seconds but Stenerud made three that put the chiefs in including a 48yarder on his first try that lifted his teammates its still the longest Field goal in super bowl defensive ends Harvey Dwight Martin All but swallowed an Craig of the when the cowboys won Xii White nailed fran Tarkenton for the Only super bowl safety that provided the Steeles with a 20 halftime Lead in defensive tackles Manny Fernandez and Bob lil Fernandez was everywhere in Vii for the unbeaten for 17 games hat in addition to being the Anchor of the cowboys Lilly chased the dolphins Bob Griese into a 35yard sack in Middle linebacker Jack As a Rookie in the 1974 he welded the Steeles defense that won four super beginning with in through Xiv when his interception wrecked the los Angeles rams last Chance for an outside linebackers Chuck Howley and Jack Howley holds the super bowl record for interceptions with three and his Fumble recovery in i sparked the cowboys first although an injury kept Ham out of last years he was quietly dependable in three Stchler cornerback a Herb Adderley arid Mel Blount Adderley was on three winning the i and ii packers and the i Bloum was so feared in the Steeles four triumphs that the opposition mostly avoided passing into his Strong safety Jim on the memorable Flea Flicker in Iii when Morrall did not notice Jimmy Orr Clear near the goal line for what could have been the tying touchdown just before Morrall threw toward Jerry the Colts Hudson intercepted for the free safety Jake he had two interceptions and two Fumble recoveries for the dolphins in Vii and punt returner his 31yard return helped the packers win ii he had a 32yard interception return in Kickoff returner Larry he was the Unsung Sceler in Xiv with 162 Yards on four a punter Jerrell he had a average when the chiefs won As Well As a 61 Yard punt in still the coach Chuck four four victories for the Steeles under his tight lipped Vince Lombardi was two for two with the Weeb Ewbank one for one with the Don Shu la two for four with the Colts and Tom Landry two for five with the but Only Chuck Noll has been four for As the years and the roman numerals this Al time super bowl team will require Altera perhaps As soon As after sundays the new York times Jaworski backup ready if Philadelphia a if anything should happen to Philadelphia quarterback Ron Jaworski before the end of super bowl the eagles offence will be run by Joe a Man who has decided it is bet Ter to watch with a Winner than play with a since being traded to the current National football con Ference champions from the new York the 28year fou year National football league Veteran has found himself with a Batch of did not plays on his stat sheets and a Bruise free but if the eagles win sundays Battle against the acc Champion Oakland Pisarcik Pisarcik will be the Happy recipient of an extra and a super bowl you come into the and for the first few All you want to do is Pisarcik said in a recent then you play for a few years and its no big Deal you keep losing and you wonder if youre not just wasting your we we rent terrible when i was with the we were 610 one year and lost a few close but when things never you dont get much satisfaction after what matters after playing is after that the Only satisfaction there is in this Pisarcik said he knew the eagles had super bowl potential when they sacked him seven times in one Philadelphia new York after being benched in when top draft pick Phil Simms assumed the starting Pisarcik told giants coach Ray Perkins he wanted to be Perkins called him last he told me that Philadelphia and an other team he Tell me who had expressed interest in then he called me Back a couple of weeks later and told me you were traded to the eagles a half hour Dick Vermeil will Call you in an hour or Good who has steadily increased the eagles victories in five years As head called Pisarcik and told him three others would be competing to become Jaworski i in very Happy and i Promise that you wont be sorry you made this a High school Star in and most valuable player at new Mexico state in has remained Happy he played in seven games in five of them just cleanup Pisarcik went in after Jaworski took a hard hit against the Chicago bears and completed seven of 11 passes for 80 he moved the team 70 Yards in in the fourth Quarter to set up Tony Franklins Gam winning 18yard Field in his last appearance he failed to produce any Gam winning plays despite hitting three of four passes in two series of Downs against the san Diego much of Pisarcik time has been spent on the helping to read defences and giving tips to but Pisarcik said he will be ready if needed that my he the fact that 1 Haven played in a Long time is no being ready to step in is Why in and if they need ill go in and raiders colourless Flores gets the Job done Oakland a Tom Flores is not the most colourful coach in the National football but the Man who guides the Oakland raiders is becoming better known by the Day As the countdown continues to super bowl in his own soft so Ken Flores has typified Oakland Rise in what was be a rebuilding year to the threshold of footballs greatest prize of Praise has been slow in coming to Flores who took a team picked to finish near the Bottom of the american Confer ence West and steered it to the playoffs for the first time in three when it came time to pick the Nils coach of the the Honor went to Chuck Knox of in the same nobody paid much attention to the and even when they got to the they were looked upon they were supposed to lose to Cleveland and san die and sunday they will be underdogs to the Philadelphia and Flores is the underdog in the Bat the of personalities with Philadelphia Dick i think the reason Tom Doest get the publicity is that he Doest promote him says Oakland wide receiver Bob he suffers from it in the Long but 1 dont know if that is important to i think the most important thing to him is that the players appreciate him and they i have heard anybody say anything bad about Tom dressed in a Black Pullover Flores All but disappears on the there is none of the emotion of a Don Coryell or the cold presence of a Tom in probably not As exciting or funny As bum Phillips or Sam Flores says with a its just not in like previous Raider labors under rumours that owner Al Davis actually runs the finishing his second year at the Oakland admits that Davis runs the Offield operation of the it is Davis who makes the but make no says Oakland receivers coach Lew Tom Flores is head football coach no perhaps the game in which Flores came of age As a coach was the wildcard play off against taking advantage of flaws in the oilers formations that had been picked up in Raider defensive backs blitzed untouched to sack quarterback Ken Flores had out coached bum who was fired and the Confidence generated by that 277 Victory helped carry the raiders to new
