European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. January 21, 1987 the stars and stripes pigs 23 columns old champs see glory for 87 giants while the new York giants were winning sin Eastern division titles in eight seasons from i95fi through 1963, i hair Hall of Fame defensive end Andy robust Clit was known As the Pope in the locker room. To his teammates the Pope was infallible. When the Pope spoke they agreed. They still do. When the Pope invited several giants alumni to o dinner for the National society far the prevention of blindness at "21" the other night they agreed. And now in groups of two and three they were Dis cussing the giants who will oppose the Denver Bron cos on sunday in the super bowl. They re having fun Kyle role was saying. And a lot of it is Bill parcclls1 giving them that levity. But it s balanced. And having fun that s what they ii remember 30 years from now the fun the pleasure of  the last time the giants had the pleasure of win Ning it All Rote was a wide receiver on the 1956 team that routed the Chicago bears 47-7 in the National football league championship game. That was a decade before the super bowl As such. Shifty but no longer Swift on his battered Knees Rote was a pro Bow wide receiver who had been an All Ameri Ca running Back at Southern methodist. Joe Morris is a smart runner Row said. He utilizes every Block he knows what interference is All about Rote meant interference As in offensive blocking a familiar word in his giants Era not inter Ference As in pass interference "every1 quarterback leaves room for doubt role said and Phil Simms is no exception. 1 wonder about him sometimes but he moves the team. And sometimes that s More important than leading the league in passing Phil is the second Simonu in giants history. The first was Bob a linebacker from Rutgers who was a pass receiver. In his eighth season Phil is til his optimum especially on his Long passes Bob Simms said. The Dave Anderson nose of his Ball dips Down at the end. With some Guys the nose slays  but this giants team is known primarily for its defensive unit As those giants teams were. You can t compare this giants defensive unit to those giants defensive units Rote said. Every thing s different size and Speed schedule the Money everything. But you can say that the giants defense in Hose years was the Best of its time and that this giants defense is the Best of its  they re going so hard they Don t gel Hurt said Tom Scoll once a linebacker. And they re so in tense they Don t even  i was in their locker room last sunday after the Redskin game said Roosevelt Brown the Hall of Fame offensive tackle who is now a giants scout. They just walked in like it was after  the last few games Jack Stroud said they be walked around Tike they know they have to play every play once a pro bowl tackle and guard Strom has watched the steady development of the giants offensive line. I like the Way Brad Benson puts his head in Llibre when he blocks. Not too Many Guys do that any More Stroud said too Many Guys try to Block by holding their hands out instead of putting their head into the Guy but the offensive line needs to be More consistent. But nobody appreciates the giants current de sense More than those giants who inspired the Origi Nal Dee sense Dee Fonse chant. Lawrence Taylor said Sam Huff the Hall of Fame linebacker is the Best defensive player i Veall their linebackers Are great said Jim Katcavage once a defensive end and the backups would be starting on other  it s the unrelenting pressure they constantly put on the other team Laid Rosey crier once a defensive tackle. They play around with the coach but they know when to Slop. They know How to win and they believe in themselves and they seem to have that extra amount of love for each  Chuck Mercein a giants running Back for two seasons before his 1967 Trade to the Green Bay pack ers understands that love. You can see Guys rooting for the uyt who Don t play regularly he said. That s Why they remind me a lot of the Packer team i played on. After we won that ice bowl game to get to super Bow ii Jim Grabowski old me i did a better Job than he could be  pick Lynch he com Craack who is now a giants radio analyst talked about the front office Organiza Tion George Young has created remember that George picked Parcells the Day Ray Perkins left Lynch said. And while Par cells says he has t changed he s grown " upon accepting a Silver tray later on behalf of the 1956 championship team Robustelli said Why the old giants talk about the new giants. I see lot of character in the new giants. They exude Confidence. But i Don t want to Coll them a throwback because this it a whole new Era. They re not boastful they re not ornery they have an Opportunity to establish a shining example of what the new Era can  then the predecessor to George Young As the giants Gen eral manager handed the Silver tray to Lynch when you go out to the super bowl Robustelli said show this to these  Here i am working for the Pope again Lynch said laughing. Now i be got to lug this thing All the Way out there. But anything you say  Denver wide receiver dares to be different by Gerald Eskenazi new York times Newport Beach Calif. In the collegiate atmosphere surrounding the Denver Broncos who arrived Here Mon Day for sunday s super bowl it is easy of spot Vance Johnson. Look for his sparkling earrings. Also with his Grace Jones Flat top haircut his Quick smile his i a having fun Outlook Johnson hardly looks like a football player who is supposed to be sucking it up for the new York giants this is no Ordinary game for the Good people of Denver. They arc regarding the Bronco As a metaphor for their City players who in Victory will Tell the rest of America about the mile High City. So in the Days before leaving Denver there was Johnson striking a Gong on mtg o introduce a Rock video or there was Johnson showing up wearing White loafers without socks in 40-Degre weather for the Broncos sendoff at mile High stadium. I dare to be different. Vance is unpredictable he explains. In the super bowl it often comes Down to who is hoi. Johnson is Denver s hot wide receiver one of pro football s fastest play ers. In two playoff games he caught seven passes for 114 Yards 16.3 average including a 48-Yard to. That said other aspects of Johnson s life Are More complicated. He is an artist for example who is obsessed with painting women. He has turned Down several offers from galleries for his paintings saying if they arc kept off the Mai Frei the Price eventually will go up none of the women in his paintings smiled until the Broncos Defeated the Patri ots in he divisional playoff and Johnson scored a touchdown. For the first time be painted a woman with a smile on her face. Other aspects of his life Are not so sanguine. He has two children with two women neither of whom he married. He talks of How much he misses the boy and girl and of possible custody suits. Football has also caused Johnson to be upset this season when you re injured things just seem bad for you he said. It becomes no fun to play football. You just wonder what s going on All around  As a Rookie in 1985, and starting Only seven games he caught is passes for 721 Yards. But he suffered a knee injury against the raiders in this season s opener missed four games after surgery and was undistinguished until the playoffs. It s taken a Long time for my Speed to come Back he says. He was distressed with the injury wondering if his remarkable Speed was affected. He then started dropping passes. As a result he averaged Only 11.7 Yards a catch on 31 receptions in the regular season. By season s end his Outlook Bright ened As his Speed returned. At the University of Arona where he majored in commercial Art he won the Mcaa Long jump championship in 1982 with a leap of 26 feet 11 h inches. As a running Back he amassed the school fourth highest All purpose Yard age total. When one of the National football league s scouting combines timed him in the 40-Yard dash he was the fastest Ai 4,28 seconds. The Broncos drafted him in the second round As a wide receiver in 1985, and timed him at 4.36,tops in club history. He is reluctant to talk about his family he was bom in Trenton Nobut to up photo Vance Johnson. Easy to spot has an unusual relationship with Keith Bishop the club s pro bowl guard John son talks of Bishop As his father figure. In fact said Johnson who is Black he recently dreamed thai Bishop who is White adopted him getting to the super bowl has buoyed Johnson again. Celebrating his appear Ance he had his ears pierced. More important far this game he is fast. That May be the key Factor in collaborating with quarterback John Elway against the giants defense Johnson with his Speed and Elway with his scrambling ability could find open space behind the giants secondary which is geared to keeping receivers m front of them. In the Broncos regular season game with the giants Johnson caught three passes for 47 Yards but that was before his ears were pierced. He is even lighter now. Bronco win predicted by psychics Pasadena Calif. A for what Ever it s Worth a couple of Colorado psychics say Las vegas Odd makers Are wrong in making the new York giant Sid Point favourites Over the Denver Bron cos in sunday s super bowl. Dody Engel of Aurora colo., who de scribes herself As a clairvoyant psalmist said at a fair sponsored by the Colorado psychic Center that she dreamed last week that the giants were threatening to score the winning touchdown but were stopped by Denver. Suddenly the clock runs oui and Sud Denly they be done it and i saw Alt this jumping up and Down she said Sharon Joy who says she is also a spiritual healer sounded like a coach when she said the game would be decided by mistakes and who capitalizes on them. I do this for a living and i go by what i feel. I Don l care what somebody else is saying. I think the Broncos Are going to win she said. The last six super bowls have been won by teams whose stoning Quarter Back s first name had three letters and began with a Jim Plunkett in 1981 and 1984 Joe Montana in 1982 and 1985 to Theismann in 1983 and Jim Mcmahon last year. Which Means that John Elway of the Denver Broncos has an Edge Over Phil Simms of the new York giants. Particularly if Elway elects o drop the a from his name. However new York coach Bill Par cells could counter with second string quarterback Jeff Rutledge. Ill just drop one of off his name and Start Rutledge he says