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. 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 |
1`00 |
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 |
x |
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. |
1:14.5 |
2. Bob Seagren |
1:15.1 |
3. Dick Anderson |
N/A |
4. Stan Smith |
N/A |
5. John Havlicek |
N/A |
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 |
9. Franco Harris |
51.1 |
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