Word: steelers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...scene had a passing resemblance to Semi-Tough: bedecked in formal duds rather than football pads, premier Pittsburgh Steeler Wide Receiver Lynn Swann, 27, ran an unfamiliar pattern down the aisle of Hollywood's United Methodist Church to wed a comely model and Santa Monica College student, Bernadette Robi, 21, with assistance from beaming teammates and friends like Franco Harris, O.J. Simpson and Sam ("Bam") Cunningham. As part of the mostly traditional ceremony, Swann, who writes poetry on the sidelines, recited one ditty composed for his bride ("My soul is your soul and time is our instrument to build...
Bradshaw then lofted a spiral to Stallworth, who made a diving catch between two Dallas defenders for the first score of the afternoon. Roy Gerala added the first of five extra points for a 7-0 Steeler lead...
Dallas defensive end Harvey "Too Mean" Martin knocked the ball away from Bradshaw on third down late in the first quarter and Ed "Too Tall" Jones scooped up the fumble on the Steeler...
Both defenses tightened in the third quarter, but Dallas finally put together a drive late in the period. On a third and two from the Steeler nine, Staubach found tight end Jackie Smith all alone in the endzone, but Smith, a 16-year veteran playing in his first Super Bowl, dropped the ball. Instead of a tie game, Dallas settled for a 27-yd. field goal and a four-point deficit...
Early in the fourth quarter, after an exchange of punts, Bradshaw again led the Steelers down the field. They marched from their own 16 to the Dallas 23 where, with 11 minutes left, Franco Harris ran off tackle for the first running touchdown for a 28-17 Steeler lead...