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Washington Redskins win Super Bowl XVII...
Washington Redskins win Super Bowl XVII...
Item # 716844
January 31, 1983
USA TODAY, January 31, 1983
* Washington Redskins very 1st Super Bowl championship
* Joe Theismann - John Riggins - Coach Joe Gibbs
* NFL - National Football League
The front page has a five column headline: "Super Skins capture USA" with three related photos, one showing MVP John Riggins. (see images)
The front page of the sports section has a five column headline: "Riggins skins Miami 27-17" with another photo of Riggins, running the ball here. Much more on the inside pages of thi section. Loads of text with more photos and diagrams. First report coverage on the Washington redskins winning their very 1st super bowl.
Complete with all sections (40 pages), great condition.
background: The Washington Redskins faced the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl XVII, played on January 30, 1983, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The Redskins, led by head coach Joe Gibbs and running back John Riggins, defeated the Dolphins 27–17 to win their first Super Bowl title. Riggins was named Super Bowl MVP after rushing for 166 yards and a key 43-yard touchdown on 4th-and-1 that gave Washington the lead in the fourth quarter. The win capped off a strong postseason run and marked the Redskins’ emergence as an NFL powerhouse in the 1980s.
Category: The 20th Century
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