1974 MEN'S FINAL

The second Superstars final was won by a complete unknown. Soccer player Kyle Rote, Jr. ran away with the competition from the beginning to capture the first of his three Superstars titles. Finals qualifiers Reggie Jackson and Yvan Cournoyer could not participate in the final. Jackson was involved in salary arbitration with the Oakland Athletics, and Cournoyer was injured in the midst of the N.H.L. season. They were replaced by fourth place finishers Stan Smith and Brian Oldfield. Controversy arose before the event began as Bob Seagren was permitted to enter the 100 yard dash for the first time. Rote, Simpson and Rose each expressed their displeasure with the decision. Oldfield was hampered by a knee injury which took him out of the 100 yard dash. The turning point in the competition came in the first round of the first event, tennis. Rote was drawn against O.J. Simpson as the luck of the draw would have it. Rote and Simpson were probably the two best players in the event and Simpson led 4-2 early. Rote changed his strategy and won the next four games to capture the match, 6-4. Rote would go on to capture the ten points for the event win and Simpson scored no points. Had the roles been reversed, Rote would have tied Simpson for third place and Seagren would have won the competition. Rote took a commanding lead by edging Seagren in the swimming after finishing second in the golf. Rote set a record in bowling and wrapped title up with a second place in the bike race. Seagren faced off against Dick Anderson for second place in the obstacle course final and soundly defeated Anderson. The weather in Florida was notably cold with most of the competitors clothed in sweat suits and jackets throughout. There was a frightening moment in the bike race as Jim McMillian, trailing Dick Anderson, locked wheels with Anderson and tumbled to the track. McMillian was uninjured, but the spokes in Anderson's back wheel were damaged and he had to abandon the race. Franco Harris won the inaugural Simon Sez competition, but received no points.

Rotonda West, Florida

Competition Dates: February 25-26, 1974

Air Date: February, 1974

Announcer: Keith Jackson and Howard Cosell.

PLC. NAME, SPORT

TEN

GOLF

SWIM

WL

BOWL

100

HALF

BIKE

BBH

OC

TOTAL

MONEY

1. Kyle Rote, Jr., Soccer

10

7

10

x

10

x

0

7

0

x

44

$38,200

2. Bob Seagren, Pole Vault

0

x

7

4

x

7

10

x

0

10

38

$26,400

3. Dick Anderson, Football

x

10

4

x

x

4

7

2

3

7

37

$21,100

4. O.J. Simpson, Football

0

x

x

7

0

10

wd

x

3

4

24

$7,200

4. Stan Smith, Tennis

x

4

2

x

4

x

0

4

10

0

24

$7,200

6. Franco Harris, Football

0

0

x

10

0

2

x

x

7

0

19

$5,700

7. Ard Schenk, Speed Skating

x

x

x

0

2

1

4

10

0

1

18

$5,400

8. Jim McMillian, Basketball

7

x

x

1

0

x

1

1

0

wd

10

$3,000

8. Pete Rose, Baseball

4

2

x

2

0

0

x

0

0

2

10

$3,000

10. Brian Oldfield, Shot Put

x

0

0

x

7

wd

x

0

x

0

7

$2,100

11. John Havlicek, Basketball

2

1

1

x

0

0

0

x

1

x

5

$1,500

12. Karl Schranz, Alpine Skiing

1

x

x

0

1

x

2

0

x

0

4

$1,200

INDIVIDUAL EVENT RESULTS

100 YARD DASH - heat 1
1. O.J. Simpson

10.67

2. Bob Seagren

10.81

3. Franco Harris

10.84

4. Brian Oldfield

dns

100 YARD DASH - heat 2
1. Dick Anderson

11.37

2. Ard Schenk

11.38

3. Pete Rose

11.73

4. John Havlicek

N/A

TENNIS
1. Kyle Rote, Jr.

10

2. Jim McMillian

7

3. Pete Rose

4

4. John Havlicek

2

5. Karl Schranz

1

6. Franco Harris

0

6. O.J. Simpson

0

8. Bob Seagren

0

Rote def. Simpson

6-4

McMillian def. Seagren

6-3

Rose def. Schranz

7-6

Havlicek def. Harris

6-4

McMillian def. Rose

7-6

Rote def. Havlicek

6-3

Rote def. McMillian

6-4

GOLF - 9 holes
1. Dick Anderson

40 =r

2. Kyle Rote, Jr.

43

3. Stan Smith

53

4. Pete Rose

61

5. John Havlicek

64

6. Franco Harris

68

7. Brian Oldfield

74

SWIMMING - 100 Meters
1. Kyle Rote, Jr.

1:14.50

2. Bob Seagren

1:15.14

3. Dick Anderson

1:23.49

4. Stan Smith

1:29.17

5. John Havlicek

1:36.10

6. Brian Oldfield

dnf

WEIGHT LIFTING
1. Franco Harris

265

2. O.J. Simpson

260

3. Bob Seagren

220

4. Pete Rose

210

5. Jim McMillian

190

6. Ard Schenk

170

6. Karl Schranz

170

BOWLING
1. Kyle Rote, Jr.

214 r

2. Brian Oldfield

163

3. Stan Smith

161

4. Ard Schenk

156

5. Karl Schranz

155

6. Jim McMillian

144

7. John Havlicek

141

7. Pete Rose

141

9. Franco Harris

138

10. O.J. Simpson

110

100 YARD DASH
1. O.J. Simpson

10.47

2. Bob Seagren

10.82

3. Dick Anderson

10.98

4. Franco Harris

11.0

5. Ard Schenk

11.1

HALF MILE RUN
1. Bob Seagren

2:11.53 r

2. Dick Anderson

2:14.2

3. Ard Schenk

2:15.1

4. Karl Schranz

2:16.0

5. Jim McMillian

2:16.5

6. John Havlicek

N/A

7. Kyle Rote, Jr.

N/A

8. Stan Smith

N/A

9. O.J. Simpson

dns

BIKE RACE (half mile) - heat 1
1. Ard Schenk

N/A

2. Dick Anderson

N/A

3. Karl Schranz

N/A

4. Brian Oldfield

N/A

BIKE RACE (half mile) - heat 2
1. Kyle Rote, Jr.

N/A

2. Stan Smith

N/A

3. Jim McMillian

N/A

4. Pete Rose

N/A

BIKE RACE - one mile
1. Ard Schenk

2:49.2

2. Kyle Rote, Jr.

2:50.7

3. Stan Smith

2:58.6

4. Dick Anderson

dnf

5. Jim McMillian

dnf

OBSTACLE COURSE - qualifying
1. Bob Seagren

23.20 r

2. Dick Anderson

24.99

3. O.J. Simpson

25.36

4. Pete Rose

27.35

5. Ard Schenk

28.48

6. Stan Smith

29.55

7. Brian Oldfield

31.2

8. Karl Schranz

36.25
HB

9. Franco Harris

51.1
TR/WH/HB

BASEBALL HIT
1. Stan Smith

11

2. Franco Harris

9

3. Dick Anderson

7

3. O.J. Simpson

7

5. John Havlicek

6

6. Jim McMillian

5

7. Brian Oldfield

4

7. Bob Seagren

4

9. Ard Schenk

3

10. Kyle Rote, Jr.

1

OBSTACLE COURSE - final
1. Bob Seagren

23.3

2. Dick Anderson

24.8

e = estimated time

r = Superstars record

N/A = result not available

dnf - did not finish

nm - no mark

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