European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday january 17, 1995 sports the stars and stripes Page 2949ers Roll to 5th super bowl by Dennis Georgatos san Francisco a the Victory was one year and millions of dollars in the making. As far As the san Francisco 49ers Are concerned the wait was Worth it and the Money Well spent. A a we  have scripted it better 49crs president Carmen policy said after san Francisco finally hurdles the Dallas cowboys beating them 38-28 in sundays pfc championship game. The 49ers advanced to a super bowl meeting with the san Diego chargers and Are heavily favored to extend the of cd a decade Long reign in the game. A the super bowl in my opinion will be Anticlimactic a policy said. A it would be a tragedy if we lose but that show big i feel this win  the Victory on candlestick Parks waterlogged turf sent san Francisco to. Its fifth super bowl a its first with Steve Young As starting quarterback a and reversed two agonizing pfc title game failures against the cowboys in 1993 and 1994. A a it a got to be the thrill of my coaching career a said san Francisco coach George Seifert who won a super bowl in his Rookie season in 1989 but like Young has had to live with expectations created by the extraordinary Success of a predecessor. In sicker to Scase it was former 49er coach Bill Walsh. \ Young whose play has been shadowed by Joe Montana a legacy since he became the starter in 1991, at last heard the candlestick crowd embrace him. Nothing like it had happened before in his four years As a starter. But As the 49crs ran out the clock and tackle Steve Wallace pointed to Young the crowd responded with thundering chants of a Steve Steve Steve a a to answer that pressure is one of the great feelings in sports a said Young who threw two touchdown passes and ran for a third score. After his to run he. Slammed the Ball Down in the end zone a reflection of the 49ers�?T new in your face attitude that has replaced the a Joe Cool Quot team that won four super bowls under Montana. A a a a. Dallas quarterback Troy Aikman who lost for. The first time in the playoffs after winning his first seven starts congratulated Young on the Field. �?o1 said a this is your year. Its your turn a Quot said Aikman. It was after the last pfc championship loss while flying Home in defeat that the 49crs determined to remake their team especially their defense. And the rebuilding salary Cap manipulations and personnel moves went on for months. San Francisco spent millions adding such players As Deion Sanders Rickey Jackson Gary Plummer and Ken Norton jr., who also represented a sub Tim Mcdonald of the 49crs pounces on a Fumble ahead of teammate Tyrone Drakeford and Dallas Jay Novack in sundays game. Traction from the cowboys a a it a a great group of Guys Over there i love Emall a Norton said. A it was just our time. We played  Quot this team at the beginning of the year did no to know each other very Well a added Young. A but in be never Felt a team come together like  it showed sunday when the 49ers put together a 21-Point Blitz off three Dallas turnovers in the first 4vi minutes of play. Ibric Davis interception of an Aikman pass and a 44-Yard return for a touchdown on Dallas third play from scrimmage ignited the flurry and he kept it going on the next series by stripping the Ball from Michael Irvin after a catch. Safety Tim Mcdonald recovered the Fumble to set up Youngs 29-Yard Yard to pass to Ricky Watters. San Francisco struck again when Adam Walker knocked the Ball Loose from Kevin Williams and Rookie kicker Doug Brien recovered at the Dallas 35. Young led a seven play March that Rookie William Floyd finished with a 1-Yard touchdown run for a 21-0 Lead Midway through the first Quarter. A you go out and play five minutes of the ballgame and give san Francisco 21 Points. Its kind of like the Keystone cops. Its a Laugher Quot Dallas coach Barty Switzer said. A from there it was just a matter of keeping the pressure on Quot added san Francisco defensive tackle Rhett Hall who had two of the 49ers�?Ttout sacks. Tim Harris had the others. Davis came up with a second intercept lion of Aikman at the close of the second Quarter and Sanders a Central part of san Francisco a free agent fortified de sense thwarted a third Quarter drive when he also picked off Aikman. A Eric set the tone of the game today. He a my partner in prime a said Sanders Dallas never got within 10 Points the rest of the game and the 49crs slammed the door in the fourth Quarter when the defense registered three of the four sacks. A a a a a a a a.  �.���. A this is it its the ultimate High a san Francisco safety Tim Mcdonald said. A just to get Over this Dallas thing. They the 49ers brought in a lot of players to make sure we would do  the cowboys lost despite the fact that Smith who entered with a pulled left hamstring lasted until he pulled his right hamstring with 10 28 left. He had 74 Yards in 20 carries. A the Best prepared team always wins a said Dallas guard Nate Newton in what could have been a veiled critique of Switzer who was called for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty late in the game after bumping an official. A i done to believe in potential potential potential. They whipped our butt a he. Said. A a a by Rob Gloster san Francisco a he gets the same questions after every big game. A will you Ever step out of the Shadow of Joe Montana Quot Steve Young is always asked. A can you be considered a great quarterback until you be won a super bowl a a a now after four years of being known chiefly As Montana a successor Young is one game from answering those questions Young had two scoring passes and ran for another touchdown in san Francisco a 38-28 wire Over the Dallas cowboys in sundays pfc title game. Lie became the Only quarterback other than Montana to Lead the 49crs to a super bowl. A i honestly swear to you that i have not Felt that Monkey on my Back a Young said of trying to live up to Montana a feats including four super bowl titles. A if he was there he was very  statistically Young has been the Best quarterback in the nil for the past four years. He is the leagues map this season. But he had been unable to get the 49ers past Dallas in the previous two pfc title games. On sunday Young kept the Young Dallas defense off balance All Day. He was Only 13-for-29 for 155 Yards passing but had two touchdowns and no interceptions. And he added 47 More Yards on the ground including a 24-Yard run. In the games final seconds offensive tackle Steve Wallace stood on the Field and pointed to Young As the crowd chanted a Steve Steve a after the win Young danced on the sidelines and led cheers from the top of the giants dugout in soggy candlestick Parki and he promised to spend the night celebrating. A even for a mormon Guy i swear its going to be fun a he said with a slightly embarrassed laugh. Young was not sacked in the game though he got wiped out saturday by teammate Richard Dent in practice. Young was stretching when Dent ran into him causing his neck to pop and forcing the quarterback to seek some Quick physical therapy. A that was the hardest hit i took All year a Young said. After Eric Davis gave the 49ers an Early Lead with an interception return for a touchdown Young made it 14-0 with just 4 19 gone sunday when he faked a Handoff pumped Down the Middle and floated a pass in the right Flat to Ricky Walters a who High stepped Down the sideline for a 29-Yard scor Young struck again with just 13 seconds left before halftime. He hit Jerry Rice in stride in the left Corner of the end zone for a 28-Yard scoring toss that made it 31-14. He also Hurt the cowboys on the ground. His 9-Yard draw in the first Quarter set up a 1-Yard scoring burst by William Floyd. In the third Quarter Young ran in from the 3, stretching Over the goal. Line for the incr so final touchdown