European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse January 1981 the stars and stripes Page 23 Vermeil is not satisfied at showing continued from Page 21 Heads the hit linebacker John i Bunting a Little i for we didst play Eagle Bunting we didst come up with the big play either offensively or defensively like we did All i think of All the great Days we All the exciting Days and the big plays and the exciting i thought we had a lot of Confidence going into this we had a great game plan but we just didst execute Ron Jaworski said the eagles played be Low their ability but the difference in the i game was Oakland i dont think we played As Well As were capable of said who waited until Long after the game to step before reporters waiting in the Eagle locker i they just we were fight ing Back the whole second j Jaworski said Oakland linebacker Rod who intercepted three Jaworski played a super once they got he could play his give the raiders credit they played Good we just got behind in the Ball game and played into their Jaworski declined to evaluate his own although he did so in an Indi rect in not one to evaluate my perform my performance reflects what the team we didst Jaworski eagles owner Leonard Tose sat dejectedly in his teams locker room a few feet from Jaworski its a total especially for our fans and our Tose in not taking anything away from Oakland they totally dominated you dont know what this is like7 new Orleans up vet eran wide receiver Bob at the Pinnacle of his nil decided to reflect on those less Fortu the thought that keeps coming to my mind is that its very sad that All the great players dont know what this is said the 10year pro basking in the super bowl you dont know what this is like until you go through it and its a shame not everyone gets to experience a year Chandler had just finished experiencing another non playoff season with the Buffalo Bills and its Likely the 31 year old receiver thought he would finish his nil career without a super bowl ring adorning his but Chandler was acquired by the raiders in an of season Trade to complement the sprinters Speed of Cliff Branch and he responded with an outstanding regular season and a key contribution in Oakland 2710 Triumph Over Philadelphia in super bowl this is what football is All about this is said Chan Dler after snaring four Jim Plunkett passes for 77 every week it was different individuals that con we definitely got stronger and better As a team because of a photo coach Tom Flores right and aide react jubilantly to 3rdperiod Raider score Hes other coach no longer now continued from Page 21 Down wide receiver Cliff who caught two of and linebacker Rod who picked off three of Ron Jaworski the raiders coach also had words of Praise for Oakland offensive we challenged he said about his own offensive All we had to do was show them the game films from the last game with Philadelphia in which Plunkett had been sacked eight and then we showed it to them they got the Flores rubbed a Towel Between both his although both were Bone it was a nervous reaction to the raiders on sided its hard to find the words to express the Way i feel right he to do it the Way we to be underdogs All year to be chosen to finish in last place with a quarterback who haunt played regularly in three years i cant say enough about Jim he deserves All the credit in the Flores said he didst know if there was a turning Point in the but he did know what he had advised at the teams quarterback meeting saturday i told Jim last night were not going to be he were not going to do what we did against san were going to go at although he never showed much emotion on the sideline or gave any indication that he Felt the raiders had the game wrapped up until those final Flores said he started to feel Good when Chris Bahr kicked his second Field goal from 35 Yards out with left to i would say i began feeling Good right about the Raider coach con after Raider super bowl Triumph Davis Xin total Harmony new Orleans a Treyve called Oakland owner Al Davis a trouble a malcontent and an on they called him Champion and a Davis and National football league comic missioner Pete Rozelle frequently at Odds Over other matters were in total Harmony after super bowl Xiv As the com missioner presented the winners trophy to Davis after Oakland beat the Philadelphia eagles 2710 to win the nil Champi the raiders became the first wild card team to win the super Rozelle said in the jubilant dressing i think its a tremendous compliment to the organi 1 think its a great credit to you for putting this team in an open collared White thanked you know when we look Back at All the years of this was our finest Davis Davis wants to move the team from Oak land to los and he has been pressing a multimillion Dollar lawsuit aimed at preventing the league from Block ing such a neither Rozelle nor Davis would talk about that dispute after the i dont want to get into that right Davis i dont want to take away from what is our finest Rozelle also i dont want to say anything that would take away from he although Davis has been associated with the winning est team in the last 10 he said sunday was something his team gathered around with cameras raised to record the trophy and some players called out to their Boss youre a take Pride be proud you were he told his this is the sweetest of this was our finest starting As an assistant coach with the raiders in the old american football Davis Rose to head coach and finally managing general Over the past 18 the raiders have had 17 winning they also were the super bowl champions after the 1976 fans explode in Joy after Oakland win a Oakland Raider knowing they May lose their team but for the moment not exploded with Joy sunday evening after Oak lands convincing Victory in super bowl they danced in the bars and in the they drank and they drove Down Broadway in a spontaneous Celebration Fol lowing the raiders 2710 Victory Over the Philadelphia at a Jack London Square bar co owned by Oakland guard Gene Upshaw and his of the Kansas City the people danced to disco music during timeouts and grew More exuberant As the game Drew to a when the final gun who was sitting at the disco flipped on the song another one bites the the patrons burst into leaped up and Down and waved their arms in i feel like in on a said Terry costello As he stood outside a favorite hangout of Raider bar patrons treated the raiders like he roes and the eagles like villains As they hissed and booed every they also booed Raider owner Al who has vowed to move the National foot Ball league team to los Angeles next sea during the the downtown streets were virtually empty As fans stayed glued to their television but As the victorious raiders threw up their Index fingers in the were 1 with their headlights be Gan to fill Broadway and television Crews turned their cameras on the crowd As it made its Way toward Jack London As hundreds of fans began to gather in the 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