Super Bowl XIII
Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31
The play could have tied the score at 21 late in the third quarter and, perhaps, punctuated Jackie Smith’s storied career with a happy exclamation point.
But Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach screamed and convulsed when his easy touchdown pass bounced off the Hall of Famer tight end’s hands. Coach Tom Landry winced.
Broadcaster Verne Lundquist captured the pained emotion of the moment perfectly: “Bless his heart. He’s got to be the sickest man in America.” He was.
Dallas settled for a field goal and though it scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, so did the Steelers, who won the shootout, 35-31.
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