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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 2, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. February 2. I9bb the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Williams skins broncs from Paga 1 thai set a postseason record thanks id thai. Denver again suffered a Boul with inc Raul. Lasi year the Broncos led inc giants 10-9 at halftime. Only to Low j9-20, the five straight possessions where they scored was realty inc Story of inc game said Reeves Tail y did a food Jab offensively to get on lop. Ulicy got so tar ahead it made in very hard to catch  the Broncos came out looking As though they would avenge last year dive. They led 10-0 Artur one quart the to came on Denver s first play Elway s s6 yarder to Nallick. Who burned Wilbum Down the right sideline. With Only 1 57 gone in was inc quickest to in super Bow  Field goal came an Rich Karlis 24-Yardcr Afler  caught a 23-Yard Pun from Sieve so Watt the first quarterback reception in super bowl history. Williams was t interested m catching. Just throwing. And he looked miserable on the redskins first four series. Then again he suffered from i mis there s More Mari emerita of Siiner Pliml Xii appears in runes 21, 23. 2-1 and id anime held pus Ilion  inc i irm Quarter. 2  passes and .1 1 wife Lurf Hal forced him Tii trip and Hurt his left in after missing three play1. Williams  bark to Man the second Quarter. His misery was Over. On his Lirosi Pla of Hie period. Williams passed to tin1 Hihl sideline. Sanders caught in Over his should enl the Denver j and outran Cairn Rehack Mark to syncs to Complete on tin Yard . 1 hat lied a super Siwl record for the longest Toppass and my Denver s Lead in ks-7 Wilh 14 07 left in Ille  minutes Laier Williams passed Washinnton ahead for time. Mis 27-Yard to to u diving Guiry Clark canned a five play. 64-Yard Quirch and the redskins led 1 4 1 0.lly firing Pam slew Wilson. Williams had picked on both wrung Denver . Now tic went 1� Workon free Latel Tuny Lilly. No . Williams handed to in nah who a Ulsan Lilly Down the right sideline for a is Jard touchdown and a Sou bowl on Paga 23 tiny Smith 36� eludes i Nitro s Jim r an Hilt rolling up chunk ohls super Bill record 204 Rushing Yards. Success had nothing to do with color Williams says by 11,. Rock san Dicecio at1 l Oug Williams slice of Fujier you l history has nothing to do with Buck and Wilile cd Cepl for the print in the record Hook 340 Ards ind four touchdown passes. No other quarterback Black i r while has Cut Lone , the first Black quarterback Mstan a super howl drove the Wichi Iuchi redskins to a j2-iu Mui of the Denver Broncos sunday Ruff he. All week. Wil Liams refused to make this a Mai scr of race and he maintained that Posi Urt after a Cine named the game s most valuable player. I did t come Here to be Tho first Black quarterback to Start a super  Williams said. I just want to by Lac quarterback of the Washington  Washingion coach Joe Gibbs echoed How fact pcs. Hopefully we re at the Point now where most peo ple were looking at players not colors  Williams wiped out any racial considerations with record breaking performance thai matched or Brake Marks established by three of the greatest super Dowl quarterbacks in history. The 340 Yards broke inc record of 331 Sel by Sanfrancisco i Joe Montana in 19�5. The four touchdown throws All in a remarkable second period explosion lied the record of Pittsburgh s Terry Bradshaw in 1979. And Williams touched off the Washingion powder Keg Wilh an 80-Yard touchdown pass lying she record for the longest pass by the los Angeles raiders Jim Plu Keilin 1981.between them Bradshaw. Montana and i Lunk etl own eight super Lloyl rings. Ironically Williams rot rolling after leaving the game with an injured left knee near the end of the first Quarter he was replaced for to plays by Jay Schraud on the sidelines 1 Felt 1 could walk and Sel  said. No Muller Whai the pain i was going Back 1.1."wiiliams struggled through a Lough first Quarter As Denver jumped to a 10-0 Lead. We were not getting a Tot of Field a minion in the first  Williams said. There was some Early drops and they arc Blit ing Early. But i knew we could conic  remembered thai the redskins Hail Falicon behind 14-0 against Chicano in the first round of the playoffs Anil recovered to win 21 17. Win confident he said. We knew Shingi would eventually go our Way. Just like in Chi Cafio. Ami they  said he had gotten just four hours sleep the night by fur the game because Hij body had yet to see Williams on Paga 26 Affer xxii Fries a flurry of firsts san Diego a sunday s super bowl As i tune of any first a 54-Yard tour imn Jwa Frem John of Elway in Rikky Hattid an Denver s in i Pill of the game the  test git cml his Lofy an 80-Yvd touchdown pass bom dour Wil Liams id Rikky. Sunders in Washington s taut play Orthe second Martur and who is first play after being forced let leave the a Guin with � knee  Beckne the Fin quarterback to catch Wuhan ton s Lummy Smith became inc first runner to rain 200 Yards with 204. He also became the finl Roott to gain More than 100 Yard an scored Hii lint two professional Looch done. The re Diktas became the first learn to via � super Bostl Afler railing 10-0.� do tar became the finl Amin Iran conference team Lolow three super bouts Nii Huum inning one. The redskins Beaune the lint team to Siire mate than Ihm inc Duna i in Quarter with Fitt in the wrong period. Tic redskins Lisa Coune Ike up a k us to Kofl Resly touchdowns in a sup a b  
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