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Show The Salt Lake Tribune SPORTS Monda lary 29, 1996 c5 Other Dallas Cornerback Play-Calling Proves Costly Makes Game’s Big Plays lent dit ‘ tle eee aes ger ‘gh TEMPE, Ariz.—Thetragedy of November turned into the triumph of January for Larry Brown, longshot winner ofthe Su- i - career. He tied fortheteamlead in interceptions with six and be- For Steelers came theonlyplayer inclubhistory to return twointerceptions for touchdowns in a single season. By Bob Ford PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER perBrown Bow!intercepted MVP setting the stage for Sunday's two passes, MVPperformance setting up a pair of crucial touch- ack downs in Dallas’ 27-17 victory rgh = Ifer had over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night and became this game's first defensive MVP in a from their own 36 and were midfield. facing a third-and-9 Neil O'Donnell went into a shot- decade gun formation andthrewtheball straight at Brown As he stood on the podiumre- _% ed hi yards before being pushedout of hounds at the Pittsburgh 18. Two through all of the hers tome Toe just got to give them credit, | Zone. extending its lead to 20-7 The Steelers simply wouldn't go championship was within reach It won't look like the deciding them play. Pittsburgh took over again clon ascored eae ee pe47 points were in Jn thefinal at its own 32, trailing just 20-17 © Second down, O'Donnell working on astring of 11 compleoe in 12 senpe ent to the riod, but a third-quarter attempt to 80 through instead of around a menacing Dallas defensive line et ae what finally undid 2 lined all at ony >ceiy- helmet. All those calls came from ae Bae Me the strength to get Raeerth theta: ee rough ithey, enabled ime: (i cet through this season.” And hegot them through the Super Bow! = On a team bulging with big yut of Instead, they ranit intothe line I just call what's given to me quarterback Neil O'Donnell said I run what comes through the thesideline The margin of the Cowboys’ 2717 victory will peek deceivingly from the record book in years to come. Evenafter a bad first half couldn't have done it without make reac vhy? : first lay it all onthe line in Sunday Ss Super Bowl against the Cowboys ‘I think he just had a bad read,” the cornerback said. “He threwit right to me. Brown returned the pass 44 served for the MVP, Larry Brown thoughtabouthis infant son, Kristopher, who died last November ‘I just thank God,” Brownsaid yer | ike Pittauitgh Sisietsuromied(6 With Dallas leading third quarter,theSteele stars like fel ow c “@Y- the Steelers had transformed a game they weren't supposed to though. With 4:15 left to an, shotgunagain, throwing this time HeeStee eracer likely hero, a mostly anonymous ay orbits inheiseconda for CoreyHolliday Again, though, he found Brown this timeat the Steelers 39. The aoe agwin eee fe iesant fen IneSTeIEe Foe B'S fromthe start, a 12th-round draft ‘0 the Steelers’ 6-yardline Wane up ikemiddle and wesitnet madea great break on the ball tony Tolbert almostias socnes he He was an NFLlongshot right cornerback broughttheball back them f the choiceout of Texas Christian in vhere chosen that year. Twelfth-round- ‘Theslant was coming and I beat Jallas ers don't usually stick around very long. Brown not only stuck, the receiver to it. They try to throw everything on timing and I a re rookie year. he was astarter wey. 1991, the 57th defensive back ment but by the fourth gameof his Ss After sending running back Bee eanae eo “I hadtogoget it,” hesaid. “I ty liteenen Chad Hennings aud fookthe hander i It was a bad call.” Morris said With the front they had. intight was just able to get therefirst like that, it should have been a 3rown becamethefirst defen different call |, and slant Aftertheloss of his son last November, Brown continued play- sive player to win the MVP award since Richard Dent of the Chicago After a week in which Coach Bill Cowher promised his team effec ing. and hadthebest season of his Bears didit 10 years ago woulduseall its weapons to jump tthe ledto out quickly against the Cowboys > eeing St an on ] ce x oo nhe andoutflank what appearedto be K ll ers ] d Th c | emse a superior physical opponent, the ves Steelers were content to try to grind out a fundamental victory fromthe start With Too Many Turnovers Cow | with THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ing 1 TEMPE, Ariz, — The Pitts. burghSteelersinsisted all season burghto its first Super Bowl de- But it wasn't all Neil's fault receiver Andre Hastings said 70s. They didn't know howright will say, ‘Hethrew those two in- cameout,’ terceptions, helost the game, but there were miscommunication on I thought after the second quarter Steelers to a magnificent upset, O'Donnell again reverted to "Old High and Wide.” a nickname he earnedin Pittsburgh for repeated errors in execution and judgment Again, he couldn't make thebig playin the big game. His twointerceptions. combined with an inability of the Steelers’ defense to SiaHapetnen! first three series and quickly Super Bow! Super Bow! Composite Glance WL Pe ty offense off the field, Steelers’ last four Super Bowls wonalot of close football games But Cowher’s team used the versatile Kordell Stewart only uae sparingly and didn’t goto its dis- t tinctive five-wide receiver formation very often, either, preferring to establish a running game even when behind being 60-minute men. about playing every minute of game. We can't do it playing 42 minutes If they jumpon us early. it’s going to be hard to come back on them,” O'Donnell had said prophetically said BamMorris. who led all rushers with 73 yards ir said Floyd, who enjoyed a heart d rch 1 to p Schultz Leaves Cougs After Brother’s Murder if whe Raymond but I couldn't do it a ' After Floyd's birdie at the 15th. $120.000 money was left on the tab] Colbert to make a run at t { 17 vented that at the 41] two skins, worth $80,000 with were theonly skins won by wh y lost a lot of momentum autted t hole I thought a lot about Y \ t ) 1 Pont. . he said The 10th hole burst my bubble. $240.000 Th couldn't close. I really worked to try to wind was against us, so I hit 4 andit was 4 inches away on the green and was successful at doing t disappointing to three-putt “Thank goodness it didn’t hit the flagstick or it would havericochetedpast. After I tapped in there was incredible suspensefor me to have to wait that long for so many dollars. My heart was trying to leap second extra hole. al Mark § Nicklaus, who won the event in 1991 $120,000 last year, failed to win any skins tion, but picked up the final $40.00( The extra holes we 1 because no one won the $40.000 on th I got on the board. but I didn't pla out of mychest Thebirdie gave himfive skinsto add tohis earlier “When the other guys play wel said. going to get anything yd and Colbert, making his first Skins appearance charged intothelead onthefirst hole of the day, the ing on the 17thte ‘as unlikely were going toget askin We didn't have a the birdie bar terday. If we had tied the 10th hole I've never experiencedanything quitelike this. he said of his debut. “I was wide awakeandalive hult Fri¢ Pon I { as th ld Frid r I and ng 1 ternoon practice itely. BYU athlettondo Fehlberg said wrestling $ assistant during his The Cougars’ last match was on Jan. 20 at Oklahoma. 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But right now he’s mourning andhe’sin seclusion pergallon!! k three and breathing roomagainst a persistent Jim Colbert. who won seven skins worth $180,000. yard 10th, with a 6-foot birdie putt ‘ 1 Sq rs S { ff w downer. 1 did everything accordingtc weekendpurse. “I was going to hit a 5-iron, but the k t _!ast night and the first two sh ly hit the keep the game close. and put it into the that they committed more turn: overs than they forced We've talkedall season about i we played them toe-to-toe The Pittsburgh pla lling didn't do anything to wake the Steelers from their funk, either The most important thing for us Cowher said, “is to keep their npion force asingle turnover or make a momentum-disrupting play It was the third time in the ‘The years I've playedhere, I've gen “I don't third and fourth quarter. We've you watch the other ball too far,” after snagging his second intercepamed the Most Valuable Player __SUPER BOWL STATISTICS founditself down 13-0, The de fense that has thrived on quarter back-disrupting pressure — re memberBlitzburgh? — did not Floyd Reads Wind, i's": Then Cashesin Big four years. Jage Dallas cornerback Larry Brown !oo ter ext tion in Sunday's Super Bowl. For his eff to share Theoffense did nothing on its tive Senior Skins, giving him $960.000 in winnings in Cowher said. knowif it was nerves or what. But thoseplays. It wasn’t all Neil No, there was plenty of blame THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Hawaii — Ray Floyd picked the right timeto hit the right shot. Theshoton thep 15th holeat the MaunaLani South course on Sunday was worth $180,000. It produced the margin heneeded towinhis third consecu- | ed with punts. Wewere sluggish when we People who don’t know football KAWAIHAE | BeOnee SORE ste titel tunes DOSPEE: sions, and built a 13-0 lead as Pittsburgh’s first threetries end- feat they shouldn’t be compared with the Super Bowl Steelers of the they were In the end, Neil O'Donnell couldn't avoid being Neil 0’Donnell, and the Super Bowl Steelers of the 1990s proved no rivals to the Super Bowl Steelers of the "70s “You can’t come out in a Super Bowl and maketwo turnovers and expect to win,” cornerback Carnell Lakesaid after a 27-17 loss to Dallas. Just when he seemed on the brink of leading the underdog | I looked insted ikea funda mental mistake whenDallas controlled the ball in the first half force turnovers. doomed Pitts- per mo 42 month lease, 10k per year, plus tax, lst payment sec deposit tax lic & doc fee & $2478.39 cash cap reduction due at ae Total due $3500.00 GFV $16,685.99 Ken Garff Murray 5500 So. State © 264-4817 POOR COPY |
