SUPER BOWL XIV {PITTSBURGH STEELERS VS. LOS ANGELES RAMS} (PART 1 OF 2) (TV)
Summary
Part one of two of the coverage of Super Bowl XIV, the National Football League championship game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Los Angeles Rams.
Highlights of this portion of the program include the following: host Brent Musburger touts the Super Bowl as a refuge from "problems abroad and problems at home"; Jayne Kennedy reports from the cockpit of a helicopter flying over southern California; Pat Summerall with the finals of the "Punt, Pass, and Kick" competition; "The Road to Pasadena," taped highlights of the teams' playoff victories; Paul Hornung presides over drinks at Beverly Hills' swank Ginger Man restaurant, where Phyllis George, Carroll O'Connor, and Kentucky Governor John Y. Brown offer their thoughts on the game, and gridiron great Joe Namath dismisses Vince Ferragamo as a "good dude" but inadequate to the task of winning a Super Bowl; George Allen and John Madden analyze the two teams; Irv Cross talks with Steelers' chairman Art Rooney, Sr; Musburger interviews Ram defensive end Jack Youngblood; in Pittsburgh, Tim Ryan talks with Pittsburgh Pirates John Candelaria and Phil Garner; quarterbacks Terry Bradshaw and Vince Ferragamo preview the contest; oddsmaker Jimmy "the Greek" assesses the matchups; Irv Cross chats with NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle; Andy Rooney grouses about the seating and concessions at the Rose Bowl; Lindsey Nelson solicits predictions from armed forces personnel in Stuttgart, West Germany; Steeler players discuss their assignments; Allen and Madden discuss game strategy; a taped look at the city of Pittsburgh; NFL official Jim Tunney offers his thoughts; coaches Chuck Noll and Ray Malavasi preview the contest; Brent Musburger and oddsmaker Jimmy "the Greek" predict the game's winner; and Jack Whitaker offers final thoughts. Includes commercials and a "CBS News Newsbreak" with Ed Bradley. (Continues on T81:0092)
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: January 20, 1980 Sunday 4:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:22:21
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T81:0090
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; Football; Super Bowl XIV; African-American Collection - Sports
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV, 1980
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - 7 Up
- TV - Commercials - Allstate insurance
- TV - Commercials - B.F. Goodrich
- TV - Commercials - Bell Yellow Pages
- TV - Commercials - Bell credit card
- TV - Commercials - Black & Decker Workmate
- TV - Commercials - Connecticut General
- TV - Commercials - Crum and Forster
- TV - Commercials - Dean Witter
- TV - Commercials - Exxon
- TV - Commercials - Haggar
- TV - Commercials - Irving Trust
- TV - Commercials - J C Penney batteries
- TV - Commercials - Jovan Musk Oil
- TV - Commercials - Midas mufflers
- TV - Commercials - National Airlines
- TV - Commercials - Northwestern Mutual Life
- TV - Commercials - Polaroid
- TV - Commercials - Ponderosa
- TV - Commercials - RCA Selectavision
- TV - Commercials - Ryder truck rental
- TV - Commercials - Sanyo car stereos
- TV - Commercials - Smith Barney
- TV - Commercials - Spalding shoes
- TV - Commercials - Sunoco gasoline
- TV - Commercials - True Value hardware stores
- TV - Commercials - U.S. Armed Forces
- TV - Commercials - United Airlines
- TV - Commercials - Wang
- TV - Commercials - Xerox
- TV - Promos - "CBS Sports Spectacular"
- TV - Promos - "Once Upon a Family"
- TV - Promos - "People's Choice Awards"
- TV - Promos - "The Mike Douglas Show"
- TV - Promos - "WKRP in Cincinnati"
CREDITS
- Michael Pearl … Producer
- Ted Shaker … Associate Producer
- Robert Fishman … Director
- Brent Musburger … Sports Commentator
- Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder … Sports Commentator
- John Madden … Sports Commentator
- Jack Whitaker … Sports Commentator
- Irv Cross … Sports Commentator
- Jayne Kennedy … Sports Commentator
- Paul Hornung … Sports Commentator
- Lindsey Nelson … Sports Commentator
- Curt Gowdy … Sports Commentator
- Pat Summerall … Sports Commentator
- Hank Stram … Sports Commentator
- Tim Ryan … Sports Commentator
- Andy Rooney … Commentator
- Ed Bradley … Anchor, For "CBS Newsbreak"
- Rocky Bleier
- Terry Bradshaw
- John Y. Brown
- John Candelaria
- Vince Ferragamo
- Phil Garner
- Phyllis George
- Joe Greene
- Franco Harris
- Ray Malavasi
- Joe Namath
- Chuck Noll
- Carroll O'Connor
- Art Rooney
- Pete Rozelle
- Willie "Pops" Stargell
- Jim Tunney
- Jack Youngblood
- Los Angeles Rams (football team)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (football team)