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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 DOWN THE 50 DAYS TO

DAY 8 - Monday, December 28 Super Bowl VIII 24, 7 January 13, 1974 - Rice Stadium,

8 Black College Players

Minnesota Vikings (2) WR South Carolina State Charlie Goodrum OT Florida A&M

Miami Dolphins (6) RB Florida A&M OG Bethune-Cookman DT Bethune-Cookman DB Southern ICONIC PHOTO: DT Tennessee State cover story ‘Miami massacres Min- Willie Young OT Alcorn State nesota.’

STORYLINE: In their third straight appearance in the Super Bowl, the repeated as Super Bowl champions, the first to repeat since the won back-to-back titles in Super Bowls I and II. For the second Super Bowl in a row, the Dolphins did not give up a until the fourth quarter, shutting Minnesota out until a touchdown in the first two minutes of the quarter. This time the Dolphins ran for 196 yards on 53 rushes. had 33 carries for 145 yards and touch- downs of 5 and 2 yards.

Minnesota John Gilliam (South Carolina State), WR, Minnesota Had four receptions for 44 yards (11 yards per catch) and two kick- off returns for 41 yards. - Caught 3-yard pass from QB in left flat after Miami goes up 17-0 in second quarter. - Caught 30-yard pass from Tarkenton in same drive down to Miami 15. Four plays later RB at Miami 6 recovered by Miami’s Buoniconti two plays before halftime. - Caught 2-yard reception on last play of third quarter. - Catches 9-yard pass two plays later on second play of fourth quarter. Four plays later, Tarkenton scores on 4-yard run to pull Minnesota within 24-7. - Tackled Lash after his of Tarkenton in fourth quarter.

MIAMI Larry Little, OG (Bethune-Cookman) Miami right guard helped lead Dolphins to 196 rushing yards includ- ing record 145 by Larry Csonka.

MVP: Larry Csonka, RB, Miami - Ran 33 times for 145 yards and two TDs in Dolphins win.

KEY FACTS: Miami QB only threw for a Super Bowl record low of seven (7) times, completing six (6) for 73 yards with no .

PAVING THE WAY: Miami right guard Larry Little (#66, BETHUNE-COOKMAN, on ground) upends Minnesota defensive end Jim Marshall (70) to open the hole for Dolphins’ in Super Bowl VIII.

ON HIS WAY: Minnesota wide receiver John Gilliam (#42, South Car- olina State) breaks away from Miami defender and runs for daylight in Super Bowl VIII.