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SuperBowlConcierge.com > Super Bowls > Super Bowl 10 MVP Lynn Swann |
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Coming into Super Bowl X, most sports writers and fans expected that Swann would
not play. He had suffered a severe concussion in the AFC Championship Game against
the Raiders that forced him to spend two days in a hospital. If he did play,
many assumed he would just be used as a decoy to draw coverage away from the
other receivers. Throughout the week leading up to the Super Bowl, Swann was unable to participate in several team practices or was limited to only a minor workout in them. However, a few days before the game, he received a verbal challenge from Dallas safety Cliff Harris, who stated "I'm not going to hurt anyone intentionally. But getting hit again while he's running a pass route must be in the back of Swann's mind. I know it would be in the back of my mind." |
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The overall theme of the Super Bowl entertainment was to celebrate the United States
Bicentennial. Each Dallas and Pittsburgh player wore a special patch with
the Bicentennial Logo on their jerseys. The performance event group Up with People performed during both the pregame festivities and the halftime show titled "200 Years and Just a Baby: A Tribute to America's Bicentennial". Up with People dancers portrayed various American historical figures. Singer Tom Sullivan sang the national anthem. Scenes for the 1977 suspense film Black Sunday were filmed during the game. |
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The Steelers won the Super Bowl for the second year in a row on Terry Bradshaw's
64-yard touchdown pass to Lynn Swann and an aggressive defense that snuffed out
a late rally by the Cowboys with an end-zone interception on the final play of
the game. In the fourth quarter, Pittsburgh ran on fourth down and gave up the ball on the Cowboys' 39 with 1:22 to play. Roger Staubach ran and passed for two first downs but his last desperation pass was picked off by Glen Edwards. Dallas's scoring was the result of two touchdown passes by Staubach, one to Drew Pearson for 29 yards and the other to Percy Howard for 34 yards. Toni Fritsch had a 36-yard field goal. The Steelers scored on two touchdown passes by Bradshaw, one to Randy Grossman for seven yards and the long bomb to Swann. Roy Gerela had 36- and 18-yard field goals. Reggie Harrison blocked a punt through the end zone for a safety. Swann set a Super Bowl record by gaining 161 yards on his four receptions. |
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Date January 18, 1976 Stadium Miami Orange Bowl City Miami, Florida MVP Lynn Swann, Wide Receiver Favorite Steelers by 6 National anthem Tom Sullivan Coin toss Norm Schachter Referee Norm Schachter Halftime show Up with People presents "200 Years and Just a Baby: Tribute to America's Bicentennial" Attendance 80,187 TV in the United States Network CBS Announcers Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier Nielsen Ratings 42.3 Market share 78 Cost of 30-second commercial US$110,000 |
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Super Bowl XLII, Glendale, Ariz. Feb. 3, 2008 Super Bowl XLIII, Tampa, Fla. Feb. 1, 2009 Super Bowl XLIV, South Florida TBA, 2010 Super Bowl XLV, North Texas TBA, 2011 |
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Pittsburgh became the third team to win back-to-back Super Bowl championships. They
were led by balletic wide receiver Lynn Swann, who set a Super Bowl record with
161 receiving yards on 4 catches and earned Most Valuable Player honors. A 64-yard touchdown pass from future two-time Super Bowl MVP Terry Bradshaw to Swann late in the fourth quarter proved to be the decisive score. Earlier in the game, Swann had made a couple of acrobatic catches. One of them, a juggling, tumbling, 53-yard catch in the second quarter, is one of the Super Bowl's greatest plays. Stumbling over a defender, Swann was horizontal, parallel with the field in midair when he caught the pass. |