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Cowboys Rule For Fifth Time
The Dallas Cowboys arc Super Bowl champions for a record-tying fifth
time.
The Cowboys used two clutch interception returns Sunday byLarry Brown
to set up touchdown runs by Emmitl Smith anddefeated the Pittsburgh
Steelers, 27-17, in Super Bowl XXX atTempe, Ariz.
Brown’s performance earned him the Most Valuable Player Award. The
Cow boys’ fifth Super Bowl victory and their third in the last four years tied
them with the San Francisco 49ers for the most championships.
The Steelers lost their first Super Bowl after capturing their first four.
Brown, who has been lost in the publicity frenzy over fellow defensive back
Deion Sanders despite leading the Cowboys with six interceptions this season,
had returns of 44 and 33 yards to set up Sm ith’s touchdowns. A 12th round pick
who was the 32()th player taken in the 1991 draft, Brown set a Super Bowl
record tor interception return yardage and Smith set a Super Bowl mark with
his fourth and fifth career touchdowns.
The Cowboys built a 13-0 lead and appeared to have the game in hand when
they surged ahead, 20-7, after three quarters. But the Steelers stormed back to
cut the lead to 20-17 with just over six minutes left before Brown sealed the
game with his second interception.
Smith ran over from the four with 3:43 left in the game to end Pittsburgh’s
hopes for a comeback. Brown is the first defensive player to win the Super
Bowl MVP Award since Richard Dent of the Chicago Bears in 1986 and only
the second defensive back, joining Jake Scott, who won playing for Miami in
1973.
Despite his two record-setting scores. Smith was held in check by the
Steelers. He carried 18 times for only 49 yards, including 23 on one run early
in the game.
The NFC has won the last 12 Super Bowls, with the Los Angeles Raiders
the last AFC team to win in 1984. Three of the wins have been by the Cowboys,
who also defeated Buffalo twice. The Cowboys were making their record
eighth Super Bowl appearance and were 4-3 in their previous appearances.
Barry Switzer of Dallas joins predecessor Jimmy Johnson as the only
coaches to win a Super Bowl and a col lege national championship. Switzer led
the University of Oklahoma to three national titles. The Cowboys also are the
first team to win a Super Bowl under three different coaches — Switzer,
Johnson and Tom Landry. Troy Aikman threw a three-yard touchdown pass
to tight end Jay Novacek and Chris Boniol kicked two field goals to give
Dallas a 13-0 lead before the Steelers cut the lead to 13-7 with 13
seconds left in the half on Neil O ’Donnell's six-yard scoring strike to
Yancey Thigpen
Brown’s 43-yard interception return midway through the third
period set up Sm ith’s one-yard touchdown plunge that gave Dallas a 20-
7 lead with 6:42 left in the quarter. Pittsburgh cut the lead to 20-10 on
Norm Johnson's 46-yard field goal with I 1:20 left in regulation and
used a surprise onsides kick to set up Bam Johnson’s one-yard touch­
down run with 6:36 left to cut the Cowboys’ lead to 20-17.
On the opening drive of the game, Aikman threw a 20-yard pass to
Michael Irvin and Smith raced 23 yards to the Steelers’ 28 on the next
play The drive stalled and Boniol kicked a 42-y ard field goal just 2:55
into the game for the 3-0 lead.
On their next possession, the Cowboys inarched 75 yards in eight
plays to take a 10-0 lead. Aikman completed a 47-yard pass to Deion
Sanders to the Steelers' 14 to set up a three-yard touchdown pass to
Novacek with 5:23 left in the opening period.
Wesson Mel Renfro To Hall Of Fame
Excels
At S.C.
State
Jefferson Grad
Earns Honor
South C aro lin a S tate freshm an
K ’Z e ll W e s s o n , a f o r m e r
Jefferson High standout, has been
honored as the R ookie o f the
W eek in the M id-E astern A th ­
letic C o nference.
W esson, a 6 foot 7, 245 pound
forw ard, had 24 p o in ts and 21
rebounds in three B ulldog v ic to ­
ries.
He was good on 50 percent of
his shots from the field during
the strin g , w hich push ed S.C .
S ta te ’s w inning streak to eig h t
and gave the B ulldogs a 12-4
overall w orksheet and a 7-0 c o n ­
ference m ark to tie for the top
spot in the league
Wesson got his first start of the
season on Saturday at Florida A & M
when he filled in foran injured Miguel
Burns.
The Jefferso n H igh g rad u ate
had eigh t points and eight r e ­
bounds in 22 m inutes o f play in a
56-47 victory.
The former USA Today Honor­
able Mention All-American, was
scheduled to get his second start
Monday when the bulldogs play at
B eth u n e-C o o k m an in D ay to n a
Beach, Fla.
For the season, Wesson is averag­
ing 4.8 points and 4.3 rebounds.
He has played in all but one of his
team’s 16 games, averaging just over
14 minutes per outing.
Portland's Mel Renfro, wears number 20 for the Dallas
Cowboys
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NETUNNS TO
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Magic Johnson is returning the
National Basketball Association af­
ter a four-year absence.
Johnson, who has flirted with the
idea of returning to the NBA many
times since retiring in 1991 after
contracting the HIV virus that causes
AIDS.
The Lakers host Michael Jordan
and the Chicago Bulls Friday. John­
son announced Monday that he has
signed a contract to come out of
retirement and return to the NBA.
The contract, worth a reported $2.5
million, is for the remainder of the
1995-96 season.
“It’s definitely now or never,"
Johnson said. “I think now is the
perfect time. I want my son and daugh­
ter to see me play. I didn’t think 1
went out the way I wanted the last
time.”
The 36-year-old Johnson retired
in 1991 after contracting HIV, the
virus that causes AIDS. He attempted
a comeback in October 1992 and
played in five pre-season games for
the Lakers. Some players expressed
concern about competing against
someone who has HIV, but it is be­
lieved that Johnson will be more
warmly received this time and many
top players have supported Johnson’s
return.
Johnson, who has com peted
against current NBA players in sum­
mer workouts, said he is not worried
about negative reaction.
“(Commissioner) David Stern has
done a wonderful job of educating
the players," Johnson said. "The play­
ers have educated themselves and
the time was right. If you played
against the players all summer, it
shouldn't matter now.”
Utah forward Karl Malone ex­
pressed concern about the comeback
four years ago, but said this weekend
that Johnson’s return would be good
for the NBA.
Johnson dismissed a lukewarm
response over the weekend from
Philadelphia guard Vernon Maxwell.
“He’s never cared about anybody,”
Johnson said. Stern, who began a
program to educate NBA personnel
about HIV after Johnson’s retire­
ment, welcomed him back Monday
“Even after his retirement from
the NBA, he continued to bring joy to
millions of fans around the world
through his global travels,” Stern said.
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(See related story, front page)
Mel Renfro of northeast Port­
land will be headed to Canton,
Ohio this summer to be inducted
into the Pro Football Hal I of Fame.
At 6 feet and 192 pounds,
Renfro played cornerback and
safely for 14 seasons and 174
games, from 1964-1977, with the
DallasCowboys.
At the University of Oregon he
was an All-America halfback and
superb track star. He was the Cow-
b o y s’ sec o n d -ro u n d pick in
1964dralt. Renfro started his ca­
reer as safety, but switched to
cornerback infifth season. 1968.
He alsoexcelled as punt and kick­
off returnspecialist early in ca­
reer. He had an outstanding rookie
season culminated by a Pro Bowl
selection.
Renfro earned Pro Bowl berths
in his first 10 seasons in the NFL.
He was AII-NFLin 1965 and 1969;
All-Pro in 1971 and 1973; and
All-NFC in 1970, 197 Land 1973.
He played in four Super Bowls
and eight NFL/NFC champion­
ship games. His interception set
up the winning touchdown in the
1970 NFC title win over the San
Francisco 49ers.
His career record included 52
interceptions for 626 yards, three
IDs; 109 punt returns for 842
yards and one TD, 85 kickoff re­
turns for 2,246 yards, a 26.4-yard
average and two TDs.
Renfro is tied for 16th among
career in tercep to rs and 12th
among career kickoff returners.
He led the NFL in interceptions in
1969 and punt returns and kickoff
returns in 1964. Injuries limited
his playing time in last four sea­
sons. He played his last NFL game
in a Dallas victory in Super Bowl
12. He was born Dec. 30, 1941 in
Houston, Texas.
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