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NFL Re-watch series; Cowboys win first Super Bowl
With live sports on the back burner as the world is in the midst of COVID-19, some sports stations like ESPN are filling time by running back great games from various sports.
It can be hit or miss if you have no interest in said sport or game being replayed.
Fortunately, for those wanting control over what memories they want to watch, the NFL has uploaded more than 100 classic games on its official Youtube channel.
With this being Dallas Cowboy territory, along with the Cowboys having been involved in some classic games, I’ll be going through some of the games you can watch on Youtube with nothing more than a decent internet connection.
I will start with the oldest Dallas game on the channel, the franchise’s first Super Bowl victory in 1972 in Super Bowl VI against the Miami Dolphins. Not only was it the first big win for the Cowboys, but it excised a lot of demons for players and fans since the team had started in 1960.
With Hall of Fame Coach Tom Landry turning the expansion team into contenders in record time, Dallas suffered losses to Vince Lombardi’s Green Bay Packers in 1966 and 1967 NFL championship games, back before the Super Bowl was considered the official league championship that it is today and was considered a fun exhibition.
The year before in 1971 the Cowboys suffered another heartbreaker, losing Super Bowl V on a field goal as time expired to the Baltimore Colts 16-13 in one of the worst played Super Bowls of all time as both teams combined to commit 13 turnovers.
Dallas, the franchise not any one person, was thought of as a team, “never able to win the big one” or “next year’s champions.” That changed in 1971 as Landry finally gave the keys to the offense in week eight to 29-year-old quarterback Roger Staubach after much back and forth with the other quarterback Craig Morton. The team would not lose again that season as it made its way to its second straight Super Bowl.
This Cowboys team was different than the ones they would become known for during the 1970s as they became one of the most beloved franchises not just in the NFL, but in the sports world. America’s Team they were called.
Many players were great players from the 1960s who either finally wanted to win or who were holding on for one last great ride with the esteemed Landry as their coach.
While future Hall of Famers and Dallas lifers like Mr. Cowboy himself Bob Lilly, Mel Renfro and Bob Hayes were on the team, other Hall of Fame players playing the last few years of their careers included Mike Ditka, Lance Alworth, Forrest Gregg and Herb Adderley. Cowboy’s Ring of Honor players from the 60s also included Lee Roy Jordan and Chuck Howley.
Future Hall of Fame players, that would go on to make the Cowboy’s franchise what it was in the ‘70s, included of course Staubach as well as Rayfield Wright and Cliff Harris.
The Dolphins team Dallas was meeting was at the start of a three year run of dominance. Despite being an expansion team as recently as 1966, Hall of Fame Coach Don Shula quickly turned the team into contenders with as the team had six Hall of Fame players on its team.
Miami would go on to win Super Bowls the following two years, including the league’s only perfect season during the 1972 season thanks to a dominant rushing attack that included a big play passing offense and the memorable No-Name defense.
But on Jan. 16, 1972 it would be the Cowboy’s day in one of the most one-sided performances in Super Bowl history to this day, winning 24-3.
The three points is still the fewest amount of points a defense has given up to this day, tied as recently as last year in Super Bowl LIII. The Doomsday defense lived up to its name that day. What is your favorite memory from watching this game or watching the Cowboys growing up?
To read my observations about the game, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
The Bowie Jackrabbits beat down City View on the road on Monday by run-rule to pick up a district win.
The Jackrabbits won 15-0 after five innings due to run-rule as they dominated against the Mustangs.
Bowie was coming off a close loss at Holliday in a game it nearly came back to win, so took out its frustration on a struggling City View team.
The Jackrabbits got going early as Troy Kesey hit a solo home run with two outs to get a rally going for the team. Two batters later Edmond De Leon hit a two-run home run.
Rayder Mann hit a ground ball to third base that resulted in an error that drove in a run. Cy Egenbacher then hit an RBI single to put Bowie up 5-0 before the Mustangs had even hit.
After a scoreless second inning, the Jackrabbits got back going in the third. Boston Farris and Seth Mann both hit a two RBI doubles.
Kesey and Hayden Rodriguez followed with RBI singles to make it 11-0 for Bowie.
The Jackrabbits kept the pressure in the fourth inning. Farris hit a three-run home run and Kesey later drove in another run with a double to make it 15-0 for Bowie.
The game continued into the fifth inning and City View needed to score at least six runs to keep the game going. The Mustangs broke up Kesey’s no-hitter on the mound with three straight singles to load the bases up with no outs.
Kesey finished strong, striking out the next two batters before inducing a fly ball to center field for the final out.
The Jackrabbits won 15-0.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona
The Nocona Indians got some revenge by beating Perrin-Whitt on Thursday at home.
The Indians won 5-3 to hopefully make up for losing the previous game in the final inning against the Pirates.
Nocona had lost two days earlier to Perrin-Whitt 3-2 after leading for the entire game until the final inning.
The second game it was the Pirates that led for the majority of the game, leading 2-1 after the first inning. The Indians tied the score 2-2 after the third inning, but Perrin-Whitt got the lead back in the fourth inning with one run to make it 4-3.
Nocona took control in the sixth inning when Wesley Murpehy drove in two runs with a double. Brody Langford followed him with an RBI single to double the Indians score and put them up 6-4.
This time around, Nocona’s defense held on in the final inning, allowing only one base runner before closing the game with little trouble.
Missing scores
Scores from Saint Jo and Bellevue are not updated due to games being delayed due to weather late last week.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
The Bowie Lady Rabbits came up just short of winning their final game at City View on Friday.
The Lady Mustangs held off a furious Lady Rabbits rally in the seventh inning to scrape out a win 11-10.
Bowie was entering the game knowing it was the last game of the season no matter what so it came out loose and ready.
The Lady Rabbits took control early. Chloe Kinney scored due to an error trying to pick her off. Sage Gossett hit a single that drove in one run and an error on the throw allowed another run to score.
Several batters later, Beau Combs and Victoria Cox both hit RBI singles to make it 5-0 for Bowie.
The Lady Mustangs scored two runs to make cut the lead to 5-2 after the first inning.
Bowie scored one run in the second inning when Serenity Klump was able to score from third base due to an error by the catcher. City View equaled that run in the same inning with an RBI double.
After the teams exchanged scoreless innings in the third and fourth, things picked up in the fifth inning.
Kaylie Kinney hit an RBI double with two outs to extend Bowie’s lead to 7-3.
The Lady Mustangs answered with a huge inning to get back in the game. Three singles and two errors allowed City View to score four runs and tie the score up at 7-7.
After the Lady Rabbits offense could not get anything going in the sixth inning, the Lady Mustangs picked up where they left off.
Five straight singles, one walk and a passed ball allowed City View to score four more runs to take the lead 11-7 heading into the final inning.
With Bowie down to its last three outs of the season, the team buckled up to get something going.
Cox hit a one out double. Chloe Kinney followed with a single that drove her in. After a strikeout and Kinney advancing to second base after a passed ball, Klump drove her in with a double.
After a walk, Gossett came through and hit a single that drove in one more run to cut City View’s lead to one run.
With the tying run in scoring position, Bowie was in good condition but was also down to its last out.
Unfortunately, the next batter struck out looking to end the game and the Lady Rabbits season.
City View won 11-10.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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