1974 MEN'S PRELIMINARY 3
The third preliminary round was dominated by an unknown athlete, soccer player Kyle Rote, Jr. Rote suffered what would be a rare Superstars tennis loss to Jim Palmer of the Baltimore Orioles, but would rebound with wins in bowling and baseball hitting. Rote built a 14 point lead after six events and held on to win by 15 following another victory in the bike race. Reggie Jackson won the weight lifting, 100 yard dash and obstacle course to take second place. The obstacle course final came down between baseball M.V.P.'s Jackson and Pete Rose and ended with Jackson edging Rose as both athletes dove over the finish line. Jackson qualified for the final, but was settling his contract with the Oakland A's and was unavailable. Jackson was replaced by Stan Smith.
Rotonda West, Florida
Competition Dates: January 28 & 29, 1974.
Air Date: February, 1974.
Announcer: Keith Jackson.
| PLC. NAME, SPORT |
TEN |
SWIM |
GOLF |
BOWL |
WL |
BBH |
100 |
HALF |
BIKE |
OC |
TOTAL |
MONEY |
| 1. Kyle Rote, Jr., Soccer |
7 |
10 |
x |
7 |
x |
10 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
x |
52 |
$15,200 |
| 2. Reggie Jackson, Baseball |
1 |
x |
1 |
4 |
10 |
x |
10 |
x |
1 |
10 |
37 |
$8,700 |
| 3. Pete Rose, Baseball |
3 |
0 |
x |
10 |
x |
x |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
27 |
$5,200 |
| 4. Stan Smith, Tennis |
x |
1 |
0 |
0 |
x |
7 |
x |
7 |
7 |
4 |
26 |
$2,600 |
| 5. Dan Gable, Wrestling |
7 |
7 |
10 |
24 |
$2,400 |
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| 6. Jim Palmer, Baseball |
10 |
7 |
3 |
x |
1 |
2 |
|
23 |
$2,300 |
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| 7. Rod Laver, Tennis |
x |
0 |
10 |
1 1/2 |
x |
1 |
1 |
x |
4 |
2 |
19 1/2 |
$1,950 |
| 8. Arthur Ashe, Tennis |
x |
x |
3 |
1 1/2 |
x |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 1/2 |
$1,050 |
| 9. Brooks Robinson, Baseball |
3 |
3 |
3 |
x |
9 |
$1,000 |
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| 10. Tug McGraw, Baseball |
4 |
|
x |
2 |
1 |
7 |
$1,000 |
|||||
| 11. Larry Mahan, Rodeo |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
$1,000 |
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| 12. Jean-Claude Killy, Alpine Skiing |
2 |
2 |
$1,000 |
INDIVIDUAL EVENT RESULTS
TENNIS
| 1. Jim Palmer |
10 |
| 2. Kyle Rote, Jr. |
7 |
| 3. Brooks Robinson |
3 |
| 3. Pete Rose |
3 |
| 5. Reggie Jackson |
1 |
SWIMMING - 100 Meters
| 1. Kyle Rote, Jr. |
1:11.69 r |
| 2. Dan Gable |
1:13.36 |
| 3. Tug McGraw |
1:16.0 |
| 4. Jean-Claude Killy |
1:22.18 |
| 5. Stan Smith |
1:22.38 |
GOLF - 9 holes
| 1. Rod Laver |
40 r |
| 2. Jim Palmer |
44 |
| 3. Arthur Ashe |
47 |
| 3. Brooks Robinson |
47 |
| 5. Reggie Jackson |
48 |
BOWLING
| 1. Pete Rose |
185 |
| 2. Kyle Rote, Jr. |
173 |
| 3. Reggie Jackson |
170 |
| 4. Arthur Ashe |
168 |
| 4. Rod Laver |
168 |
WEIGHT LIFTING
| 1. Reggie Jackson |
200 |
| 2. Dan Gable |
190 |
| 3. Jim Palmer |
160 |
| 3. Brooks Robinson |
160 |
| 5. Larry Mahan |
140 |
BASEBALL HIT
| 1. Kyle Rote, Jr. |
14 r |
| 2. Stan Smith |
11 |
| 3. Arthur Ashe |
10 |
| 4. Larry Mahan |
7 |
| 5. Rod Laver |
5 |
100 YARD DASH
| 1. Reggie Jackson |
10.94 |
| 2. Pete Rose |
11.19 |
| 3. Kyle Rote, Jr. |
11.48 |
| 4. Rod Laver |
11.75 |
| 5. Arthur Ashe |
12.37 |
HALF MILE RUN
| 1. Dan Gable |
2:16.0 |
| 2. Stan Smith |
2:19.0 |
| 3. Kyle Rote, Jr. |
2:22.0 |
| 4. Tug McGraw |
2:24.6 |
| 5. Jim Palmer |
2:24.8 |
| Pete Rose |
N/A |
BIKE RACE - one mile
| 1. Kyle Rote, Jr. |
2:36.93 |
| 2. Stan Smith |
2:38.88 |
| 3. Rod Laver |
2:41.45 |
| 4. Jim Palmer |
2:41.66 |
| 5. Reggie Jackson |
3:30.00 |
OBSTACLE COURSE
| 1. Reggie Jackson |
27.70 |
| 2. Pete Rose |
32.65 |
| 3. Stan Smith |
34.24 |
| 4. Rod Laver |
37.58 |
| 5. Tug McGraw |
40.87 |
e = estimated time
r = Superstars record
N/A = result not available
dnf - did not finish
nm - no mark