1975 MEN'S FINAL
O.J. Simpson won the title by defeating the two former champions, Bob Seagren and Kyle Rote, Jr. The key to his win was a victory in bowling and a second place in rowing. Simpson said "Bowling and rowing were the key. I didn't expect to win those events. I'd hate to put it on the line with bowling again." Seeing that his previous best in three Superstars events was a 121 in bowling, his 185 winning score came as quite a surprise. Seagren lost his chance to win when he fell in the bike race.
Rotonda West, Florida
Competition Dates: February 17 & 18, 1975
Air Date: February, 1975.
Announcer: Keith Jackson.
| PLC. NAME, SPORT |
WL |
SWIM |
ROW |
TEN |
BOWL |
100 |
HALF |
BIKE |
BBH |
OC |
TOTAL |
MONEY |
| 1. O.J. Simpson, Football |
5 1/2 |
x |
7 |
7 |
10 |
10 |
x |
x |
4 |
4 |
47 1/2 |
$39,250 |
| 2. Bob Seagren, Pole Vault |
x |
7 |
10 |
x |
x |
2 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
40 |
$27,000 |
| 3. Kyle Rote, Jr., Soccer |
x |
10 |
x |
10 |
2 |
x |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
31 |
$19,300 |
| 4. Franco Harris, Football |
10 |
x |
x |
4 |
1 |
1 |
x |
0 |
10 |
2 |
28 |
$8,400 |
| 5. Lawrence McCutcheon, Football |
2 |
x |
x |
0 |
0 |
4 |
x |
0 |
7 |
7 |
20 |
$6,000 |
| 6. Ard Schenk, Speed Skating |
x |
x |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
x |
0 |
18 |
$5,400 |
| 7. Steve Smith, Pole Vault |
1 |
2 |
x |
x |
0 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
x |
0 |
14 |
$4,200 |
| 8. Phil Villapiano, Football |
5 1/2 |
4 |
4 |
x |
0 |
x |
0 |
x |
0 |
0 |
13 1/2 |
$4,050 |
| 9. Hugo Nindl, Alpine Skiing |
x |
x |
2 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
11 |
$3,300 |
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| 10. Marty Riessen, Tennis |
x |
x |
0 |
x |
7 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
$2,700 |
| 11. Lou Brock, Baseball |
0 |
x |
x |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
x |
0 |
4 |
$1,200 |
| 12. John Havlicek, Basketball |
x |
0 |
x |
x |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
$600 |
| 13. Jack Ham, Football |
x |
x |
x |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$300 |
| 13. Mike Hargrove, Baseball |
0 |
1 |
x |
0 |
0 |
x |
1 |
$300 |
INDIVIDUAL EVENT RESULTS
WEIGHT LIFTING
| 1. Franco Harris |
270 |
| 2. O.J. Simpson |
260 |
| 2. Phil Villapiano |
260 |
| 4. Lawrence McCutcheon |
240 |
| 5. Steve Smith |
230 |
| 6. Mike Hargrove |
220 |
| 7. Lou Brock |
160 |
SWIMMING (100 Meters)
| 1. Kyle Rote, Jr. |
1:08.03 r |
| 2. Bob Seagren |
1:09.53 |
| 3. Phil Villapiano |
1:13.32 |
| 4. Steve Smith |
1:16.49 |
| 5. Mike Hargrove |
1:22.84 |
| 6. John Havlicek |
1:29.95 |
ROWING (100 yards)
| 1. Bob Seagren |
59.4 |
N/A |
| 2. O.J. Simpson | N/A |
N/A |
| 3. Phil Villapiano | N/A |
|
| 4. Hugo Nindl | N/A |
|
| 5. Ard Schenk | N/A |
TENNIS
| 1. Kyle Rote, Jr. |
10 |
| 2. O.J. Simpson |
7 |
| 3. Franco Harris |
4 |
| 4. Hugo Nindl |
2 |
| 5. Jack Ham |
1 |
| Mike Hargrove |
0 |
| Ard Schenk |
0 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon |
0 |
| Lou Brock |
0 |
| Rote d. Simpson | 6-4 |
BOWLING
| 1. O.J. Simpson |
185 |
| 2. Marty Riessen |
169 |
| 3. Lou Brock |
161 |
| 4. Kyle Rote, Jr. |
160 |
| 5. Franco Harris |
150 |
| 6. Hugo Nindl |
143 |
| 7. Lawrence McCutcheon |
141 |
| 8. Phil Villapiano |
129 |
| 9. Mike Hargrove |
128 |
| 10. Jack Ham |
118 |
| 11. John Havlicek |
114 |
| 12. Ard Schenk |
111 |
| 13. Steve Smith |
101 |
100 YARD DASH-final
| 1. O.J. Simpson |
9.69 |
| 2. Steve Smith |
9.71 |
| 3. Lawrence McCutcheon |
10.08 |
| 4. Bob Seagren |
10.16 |
| 5. Franco Harris |
10.28 |
HALF MILE RUN
| 1. Bob Seagren |
2:20.09 |
| 2. Ard Schenk |
2:20.48 |
| 3. Steve Smith |
2:20.89 |
| 4. Kyle Rote, Jr. |
2:20.90 |
| 5. John Havlicek |
2:21.03 |
BIKE RACE-final (Mile)
| 1. Ard Schenk |
2:32.64 |
| 2. Hugo Nindl |
2:34.77 |
| 3. Kyle Rote, Jr. |
2:36.40 |
| 4. Marty Riessen |
2:37.68 |
| 5. Bob Seagren |
dnf |
BASEBALL HIT
| 1. Franco Harris |
18 r |
| 2. Lawrence McCutcheon |
16 |
| 3. O.J. Simpson |
15 |
| 4. Kyle Rote, Jr. |
14 |
| 5. John Havlicek |
11 |
OBSTACLE COURSE
| 1. Bob Seagren |
23.24 |
N/A |
| 2. Lawrence McCutcheon |
24.38 |
N/A |
| 3. O.J. Simpson |
25.41 |
|
| 4. Franco Harris |
25.57 |
|
| 5. Kyle Rote, Jr. |
27.08 |
e = estimated time
r = Superstars record
N/A = result not available
dnf - did not finish
nm - no mark