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The Steelers' fans were known for their "Terrible Towel" tradition, in which most
fans would bring yellow towels (frequently printed with black lettering to signify
the team's colors) to Steelers games and wave them around madly in a circle
above their heads as a show of support. Many Terrible Towels were in evidence
at the Rose Bowl during this Super Bowl, although the game was being played just
18 miles from the Rams' home stadium, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. |
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Super Bowl XIV |
Super Bowl XIV was an American football game played on January 20, 1980 at the Rose
Bowl in Pasadena, California to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion
following the 1979 regular season. Aided by two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers (15-4) defeated the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Los Angeles Rams (11-8), 31–19, to win their fourth Super Bowl in team history. The Rams would not appear in the Super Bowl again until after they moved to St. Louis in 1995. They would appear in Super Bowl XXXIV in 2000 and Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002. This was the first time that two pre-expansion era (pre 1960) teams met in the Super Bowl. This has only occured once since this game: Super Bowl XLI between the Indianapolis Colts and the Chicago Bears. Despite throwing three interceptions, Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw was named the game's MVP by completing 14 of 21 passes for 309 yards and two touchdowns. |
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The famous Coca-Cola commercial in which Mean Joe Greene gives a boy his game jersey
aired during CBS' telecast of the game. However, it is technically not viewed
as a Super Bowl ad since it actually debuted on October 1, 1979, not during
the day of the game. The city of Pittsburgh celebrated its third major pro championship in 13 months. The Steelers had also won the previous year's Super Bowl and later on, the city's baseball team, the Pirates, had won the World Series, three months before this Super Bowl game. Ten days after the Steelers' Super Bowl victory, the city's National Hockey League team, the Pittsburgh Penguins, changed its uniform colors to match the black and gold scheme of the Pirates and Steelers. |
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Terry Bradshaw completed 14 of 21 passes for 309 yards and set two passing records as the Steelers became the first team to win four Super Bowls. Despite three interceptions by the Rams, Bradshaw kept his poise and brought the Steelers from behind twice in the second half. Trailing 13-10 at halftime, Pittsburgh went ahead 17-13 when Bradshaw hit Lynn Swann with a 47-yard touchdown pass after 2:48 of the third quarter. On the Rams' next possession Vince Ferragamo, who completed 15 of 25 passes for 212 yards, responded with a 50-yard pass to Billy Waddy that moved Los Angeles from its 26 to the Steelers' 24. On the following play, Lawrence McCutcheon connected with Ron Smith on a halfback option pass that gave the Rams a 19-17 lead. On Pittsburgh's initial possession of the final period, Bradshaw lofted a 73-yard scoring pass to John Stallworth to put the Steelers in front to stay 24-19. Franco Harris scored on a 1-yard run later in the quarter to seal the verdict. A 45-yard pass from Bradshaw to Stallworth was the key play in the drive to Harris's score. Bradshaw, the game's most valuable player for the second straight year, set career Super Bowl records for most touchdown passes (9) and most passing yards (932). Larry Anderson gave the Steelers excellent field position throughout the game with five kickoff returns for a record 162 yards. |
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19 Steelers 3 7 7 14 31 |
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Date January 20, 1980 Stadium Rose Bowl Stadium City Pasadena, California MVP Terry Bradshaw, Quarterback Favorite Steelers by 10 1/2 National anthem Cheryl Ladd Coin toss Art Rooney Referee Fred Silva Halftime show Up with People presents "A Salute to the Big Band Era" Attendance 103,985 TV in the United States Network CBS Announcers Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier Nielsen Ratings 46.3 Market share 67 Cost of 30-second commercial US$222,000 |
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