European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 24, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                January 1981 the stars and stripes Page 23 super bowl More than a football game it will be seen by More people than watched the walk on the More than the entire populations of All but nine countries in the it will slow Down crime and Highway fatalities virtually paralyse disrupt family Harmony and turn a Large hunk of humanity into a frenzied it is the worlds greatest on Day sports for a country wrung out by the emotion of the sudden Freedom of americas hostages in iran and the changing of the guard at the White super bowl Xiv is a Welcome an opiate for months of agonizing and it is More than a football More than the Climax of a five month the deciding of the National football league the football game becomes almost secondary to the massive buildup that spews for two weeks like a lighted fuse and then suddenly explodes into a color Ful it int purely a sports contest at it is a touching almost every facet of Ameri can a few years ago Michael real of the Uverity of California in san Diego called it a minuscule portrayal of life stressing the key elements of modern emphasizing control of efficient use of male disciplined personnel financial even Slick just think rival coaches Dick Vermeil of the Phi Ladeshia eagles and Tom Flores of the Oakland raiders have figured it to be a simple exercise in is and for the Host City of new it Means a Windfall of million to million that will be poured into the Economy of this old River town with its quaint French some most of them Are pouring in by commercial private million train and they Are counted on to spend each woman and child plucking gouging themselves on the delicacies of such famous eateries As Antoine and paying a ticket unless they Are compelled to depend on the super bowl is the scalpers they can easily demand per if they can find a desperate and wealthy they May get a new Orleans to reporter said he witnessed such a the National football league is embarrassed by reports of successful scalping it has failed to find an some people have been known to offer Mink Coats and Cadillac for the precious which have become status no ctr estimates that the game will be witnessed by 105 million in the United states and scores of other advertisers pay a phenomenal per minute for More than will Jam the vast super which looks like one of the plump nuclear chimneys at three mile for the live in new producers of the Longrun Ning Nudie of Calcutta Are writing Peri Odic reports on the game into the script rather than lose its sunday night some stores make an Appeal to unhappy House wives while your husband is locked o the to come to our store and shop apparel at super bowl Cut most commercial enterprises Are resigned to no business on sunday some preachers cancel evening funerals and weddings have to some guests were invited to attend Pete to Zelles big press Bash at where they feasted on two tons of French cuisine while the Kings of count Doc Severinsen and the preservation Hall jazz band played the Jivey and soulful turtles of the isolated from this reverie Are the rival the straight laced Philadelphia eagles and the rakish so called renegades who play for we pick the White the Over the Guys with Black patches Over their the associated press the raiders Are by Bruce Lowitt new Orleans a throw out All that business about the Oakland about How the raiders have been through this before while Philadelphia Hast All that esoteric the raiders will win the super bowl because there better than the Treyve got Treyve got Treyve got no wildcard team has Ever won a super bowl but Only one has Ever been in and the Dallas cowboys came mighty close to beating the Pittsburgh Steeles five super bowls the eagles Are More used to playing on artificial turf than the raiders but the eagles lost three times on it while Oakland lost Only the raiders lost to the eagles but it lost in Phila Delphia by Only three which As we All know is what your Friendly neighbourhood bookmaker will give any team As a Homefield now to on the Oakland got inside Power Mark Van eeg Hen and Speed Kenny Philadelphia got Wil Bert Montgomery and Little Stop him and the eagles running game loses in the Oakland got Speed Cliff Branch and moves Bob Philadelphia got Harold and Little Stop him with Charlie Smith at less than 100 the eagles passing game loses at Ron Jaworski gets the nod Over Jim Plunkett if Jaworski line can keep the raiders off his Oakland had a better sack pack than did the eagles during the on the key matchup figures to be cornerback Lester Hayes on if the Philadelphia passing attack is hampered by Smiths broken Hayes and his cohorts Are Likely to have a Field Day in the secondary at Jaworski sex look for Plunkett and Branch to try and exploit Roynell Philadelphia Rookie if youre still wondering about that esoteric consider that Only one the managed to beat a returning super bowl team in its first shot at the big re Mem the Steeles were playing the Minnesota who have More experience at losing super bowl games than any other that in the 10 super bowl games since the Only one National conference has beaten an american conference the cowboys did it to first timers from Miami and one final thing what have the eagles got to counter the Black magic of Al Davis not enough to keep him out of the winning locker to keep him from receiving the Vince Lombard trophy from nil commissioner Pete Ray Guy Raider punt specialist not to this Eagle Backer Bill Bergey Eagle linebacker by Hal Bock new Orleans a you get the feeling talking to the Philadelphia eagles that their time has after 20 it ought dont you think there is a quiet Confidence among the pfc built from a number of factors and it adds up to a super bowl Victory sunday Over and dont be surprised if its by a comfortable the eagles Are favored by three a line obviously constructed from their last game when they beat Oakland 107 in that Victory was on an artificial surface in Phila Delphia and sundays game will be on the same kind of Field in the Louisiana the eagles Are accustomed to playing without they were 103 on artificial surfaces during the regular Oak land was Philadelphia seems to have an Edge at important skill if you believe in fairy then you buy Jim Plunkett Over Ron if you believe in then you have to go with who enjoyed his finest he has developed into a polished quarterback with the ability to probe the entire looking for the soft spots in the two weeks off have been beneficial to the eagles walking Charley Smith returns at wide receiver and Harold is healthy at he is almost impossible to Stop in the Wilbert Montgomery is capable of ripping off Long like the 42yarder he shocked Dallas with on the second play of the pfc championship Oakland lacks that kind of breakaway both teams employ 34 in that the emphasis is on the linebackers and Philadelphia seems to have an Edge there with Bill John Jerry Rob Inson and Frank they arc a tested except for Ted the Raider linebackers Are mostly mystery that the eagles May be a touch fresher than the Oakland has had to beat three outstanding foot Ball teams Cleveland and san Diego to get Here and that kind of Pace can take an emotional Philadelphia has played one less beating Minnesota and both rather then there is the matter of some people consider Eagle coach Dick Vermeil something of a that May be entirely accurate but at least none of his starters was found touring Bourbon Street at 3 Oclock in the morning this they Are not As swashbuckling and they Lack the renegade image that some people find so appealing about the but the eagles possess one very important Treyve got plenty of football Talent and that will be the difference on super