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Bv Tlf For a Brodie Tosses Winning TD Pass In Final Seconds way over Ken Willard then later-ailed to Vic Washington for eight and called his team's second timeout with 1:22 left The Niners got a break when Jeff Siemon rookie linebacker from Stanford tripped Ted Kwalick and was called for pass interference on the 18 Brodie lateralled to John Isenbarger whose soft pass to Schreibcr in the end zone was broken up at the last second by Paul Krause Schreibcr hit the middle for six and the Niners called for their last time out at 1:06 on the 20 Brodie pitched to Washington who plowed to a first down on the two Then after having a pass blocked by Jim Marshall and another fall incomplete with 30 seconds to go 01' Jawn rolled to his right and shot one to Witcher alone in the end zone Few people noticed Gossett's conversion See Page F5 Col 4 lif fLJm IwlLw 11121 By Marco Smolich Bee S'ports Editor SAN FRANCISCO John Brodie picking the opposition apart as only he can do when he's on his stick hit Dick Witcher on a two-yard touchdown pass with 25 seconds remaining yesterday afternoon to give the San Francisco 49ers a brilliant scome-i rom-behind 20-17 victory over Minnesota and their third straight NFC West championship 01' Jawn came off the Candlestick Park bench after missing eight straight games because of a severe ankle sprain and the fine job replacement Steve Spurrier was doing in the waning moments of the third period after Steve had thrown his third interception In the final period with the Niners clown 17-6 Brodie guided coach Dick Nolan's charges on 99- and 66-yard scoring drives to produce the fantastic finish No matter what Atlanta docs against Kansas City and Los Angeles against Detroit today the 49ers have clinched the NFC with an 8-5-1 record and will host Saturday's playoff opener against Dallas Had the Niners lost this one the Falcons 7-6-0 and the Rams 6-6-1 would have been very much alive The winning TD march started from the following a Mike Eischeid punt to the 19 and a 15-yard personal foul on Viking lineman John Ward who was ejected for slugging Brodie passed to Larry Schreibcr for nine jvith Brodie in Dick Nolan slopped using his fullbacks as play-carriers and used Schreibcr all flie Top Sports Stories Inside 49ers Lose Phillips F5 73 Littler Pro-Am F7 Today's NFL Games F8 Juvenile Stakes FI0 John Brodie gets a ride from jubilant fans following the 49ers' victory over Minnesota AP Photo Finish Season Undefeated iins Blank Colts 16-0 Dolpl tiiili Morrall's 5-yard gain on a scramble also enabled the Dolphins to break the NFL team rushing record of 2885 im Wm By Dave Anderson New York Times News Sei vice MIAMI With a 16-0 victory over the Baltimore Colts that displayed their variety of talents the Miami Dol- phins yesterday completed the first unbeaten and untied 14-game regular-season schedule in National Football League history Earl Morrall the '58-ycar-old quarterback who was obtained on $100 waivers during the offseason collaborated with Paul Warfield on a 14-yard touchdown pass play and Garo Ve-premian kicked field goals of 40 50 and 35 yards The Sacramento Bee SPORTS Page Fl Sunday December 17 1972 i oft 1 fir All-Sup Cal Grid Teams Are Picked ft 4 I I 1 'h -V- j-r Ski A Z- '7? i yards set by the Detroit Lions in 19o6 with the single-wing formation The Dolphins finished with 2951 yards for the season But in a drama that had the sellout crowd of 80010 shouting "Go Merc go" in the final minutes Eugene (Mercury) Morris was unable to join Larry Csonka as a 1000-yard runner The darting running back finished at 991 with 86 yards yesterday Twice in the closing minutes Morris limped off the field with a twisted ankle that was called "not serious" by Coach Don Shula "I had the opportunity but I kept slipping on that PolyTurf" Morris said "You didn't know where it was wet until you were in it" Now the Dolphins enter the American Conference playoffs As the Eastern Division champion they will oppose the Central Division runnerup either Pittsburgh or Cleveland here a week from today To add to their strength the Dolphins also will have Bob Griesc their all-NFL quarterback last season available for the playoffs leading to the Super Bowl game After having missed eight games with a severe ankle injury Griese replaced Morrall in the fourth quarter lie was at quarterback for Ihc Dolphins' last two series a total of 14 plays He completed two of his three passes for a lotal of 19 yards Passing Totals Shula declined to discuss his quarterback plans for the playoff opener But it would be a surprise if Morrall did not start next week's game By completing seven of 15 passes for 110 yards his totals were 8:1 of 150 for 1-ii62 yards and 11 touchdowns "We're delighted to have accomplished what no other NFL team has done" Shula said "But now we've got to make it 17-0 for it to mean something" Simla was alluding to the three post-season victories necessary lo emerge as Super Bowl champions Last season the Dolphins lost to the Dallas Cowboys 24-I3 in the Super Bowl game Shula also was the coach of the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III when the New York Jets registered their historic upset In the 52 seasons of the NFL there have been only two other unbeaten teams The 4 Chicago Bears had a 1 'i-O record and the 1942 Bears had an 11-0 record Both of the Bear teams lost the NFL title game In 1948 the Cleveland Browns of the All-America Conference produced a 14-0 regular-season record and won their league's championship game the only pro team to sweep all its games But the NFL historians do not recognize achivements in the AAC which folded after four seasons with the Browns joining the NFL As for the Colls their young quarterback Marty Domrcs completed 11 of 2 '1 passes for 128 yards and ran for '12 yards but he was unable to gen-crate a touchdown Jim O'Brien missed a 20-yard field goal attempt in the first quarter that preserved the Dolphins' i-0 lead The most dramatic development for the Colts was the brief appearance of Johnny Unitas their 39-year-old quarterback in his final game in a Colt tcrback in his final game in a Colt uniform Unitas appeared in Ihc second Sec Page F5 Col 1 '1 4 Kcllv O'Ncil Bruce Daigli A ricjcclpfl poh I'iyanl of (Im Minnesota quarterback John Brodie itcher Iiold- TmG CdtCP Of Vikings No 20 walks awav amidst this ing ball was greeted first by Gene A hapny scene after Dick Wilchcr's game Washington No 18 anrl Ien Kohde No A LlfetimG anfl t'llcclinching TI) pass from 76- IPI I'hoto i 1 3000 Years Old Oarsmen Will Vie In Ancient Race LUXOR Egypt (AP) This ancient city of the pharaohs was decorated with posters Saturday to welcome rowing teams from the universities of Harvard Yale Oxford and Cambridge as they prepared to participate in a competition dating back more than 3000 years The teams here as guests of the Egyptian Government compete Sun day over a two-kilometer downstream course between the teams of Karnak and Luor Two Egyptian University teams also will race Competitors will line up Sunday in the yard of the ancient temples their oars lifted upwards at the entrance to the shrine to listen to speeches by their hosts They will then parade through the Gardner temple under the shadow of towering pillars until they reach the river and begin the race It will be the second time four western teams have taken part in the race and the third consecutive year for the two British teams Last year Harvard won by 25 boat lengths ahead of Oxford which placed second Harvard won a rematch on the Nile near the Cairo suburb of Maadi four boat lengths ahead of Oxford who again took the second place This year's rematch is scheduled for Dec 21 on a Nile course linking Cairo's suburbs of Dokki and Zamalck The four teams spent two hours training Saturday They were then escorted to the Valley of Kings burial ground of the Pharaonie kings and queens on the west bank of the Nile This evening they attended a traditional belly dance show Randy Cantrell The 1972 lartc and small school All-Superior California football team as elected by The Bee KFBK and KOVH is represented by I he-top 44 players from Rio Vista to the Oregon border The largo school squad is headed by Bruce Daigh of Rio Americano and Kelly O'Neil of Christian Brothers Daigh a swift-running halfback was selected the back Radio-TV Sports Schedule of the year while O'Neil a defensive end was picked as lineman of the year Randy Cantrell who averaged more than 12 completions a game as quarterback at Happy Camp was chosen the small school back of the year while lineman of the year honors go to two-way tackle Gary Gardner of Colusa The complete teams are on Pages 2 and '3 TODAY Radio Oiklind Raiders vi Chicago Bents KPOP (1110) nd KPIP-FM (M5) Tclovljion 9:30 Groon Bay Packers vi New Orlomii iainlj 10 10 Atlanta I akonj Kansai Cilv Cluolv ollonp Foothill Bowl Pravlfw 13 I Sporli Ihcalcr Iron Man 3 1 Detroit Llon vs Los Anoolos Rams 10 15 5:30 The Champions 3 3 Snorts Artion Profile 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