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50 DAYS TO 50

A DAY-BY-DAY, SUPER BOWL-BY-SUPER BOWL LOOK AT THE IMPACT OF BLACK COLLEGE PLAYERS ON SUPER BOWLS I THRU 49 AS WE COUNT THE 50 DAYS TO

DAY 32 - Thursday, January 21

Super Bowl XXXII Denver 31, Green Bay 24 January 25, 1998 - Qualcomm Stadium,

Four (4) Black College Players

Green Bay Packers (2) WR A&M Roderick Mullen DB Grambling

Denver Broncos (2) Jamie Brown OT Florida A&M TE Savannah State

ICONIC PHOTO: Denver Terrell Da- vis (#30) ran for 157 yards and three touchdowns to win the MVP award in Super Bowl XXXII.

Storyline: Denver running back rushed for 157 yards and a Super Bowl- record three touchdowns including the game-clincher from 1-yard out with 1:45 left to lead the Broncos to their first NFL championship and break the NFC’s streak of Super Bowl victories at 13. Shannon Sharpe (Savannah State) led the Broncos with five receptions.

Denver Shannon Sharpe, TE (Savannah State) Five (5) receptions for 38 yards and one in Denver win. - Catches 9-yard crossing pass from late in first quarter. - Caught 6-yard pass to the left early in the second quarter. On next play, caught 3-yard crossing pass to the right. - Catches 8-yard pass to the right early midway thru third quarter. - Tackles after his of Elway late in third quarter. - Hauls in 12-yard pass on the left in fourth quarter. - Penalized for holding late in fourth quarter in first play after two-minute warning.

Green Bay Roderick Mullen, DB (Grambling) ≥ One special teams’ tackles in loss to Denver. - Tackles Hebron after 32-yard kickoff return following first Green Bay score of the game in first quarter. Terry Mickens, WR (Florida A&M) One reception for six yards and two special teams’ tackles in loss to Denver. - Caught 5-yard pass down the middle late in the second quarter (1:09). Five plays later Favre hits tight end for 6-yard touchdown to pull Packers within 17-14 (:12). - Tackles on ensuing kickoff after 16-yard return on next-to-last play of the first half. - Tackles on 14-yard return to begin third quarter.

MVP: Terrell Davis, RB, Denver - 30 carries, 157 yards, 3 TDs

KEY FACTS: Denver quarterback John Elway was 12 of 22 for 123 yards, with an interception. Green Bay’s was 25 of 42 for 256 yards and a touchdown, with one interception. Green Bay wideout had nine receptions for 126 yards.

SHARP RECEPTION: Denver tight end Shannon Sharpe (#88, Savannah State) fights for yards after a catch as Green Bay linebacker (#55) tries to bring him down. Sharpe led Denver with five receptions for 38 yards in the Super Bowl XXXII win.

AIRBORNE: Denver quarterback John Elway (#7) goes airborne as he’s hit by Green Bay safety LeRoy Butler (#36), linebacker Brian Williams (#51) and safety (#35) in Super Bowl XXXII at San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium.