1977 SUPERTEAMS FINAL
Honolulu, Hawaii
Commentators: Keith Jackson, Reggie Jackson & Bruce Jenner.
The Vikings, who lost their fourth Super Bowl just about a month earlier, lost their second Superteams final. The Reds had swept the Yankees in the preliminary and the Vikings downed the Raiders 6-1, so they both came into the finals on a high. In a very close bike race, Tony Perez and Johnny Bench just held off the hard charging tandem of Paul Krause and Ahmad Rashad to capture the first event. The Reds then won the next two events, before losing their usually weak swimming relay. The Reds clinched things with a 15-9 volleyball win. Ken Griffey recorded the second fastest ever obstacle course time at 21.95.
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1. CINCINNATI REDS - $8,500 |
2. MINNESOTA VIKINGS - $4,100 |
| Johnny Bench | Carl Eller |
| Dave Concepcion | Chuck Foreman |
| Rawly Eastwick | Wally Hilgenberg |
| Doug Flynn | Paul Krause |
| George Foster | Alan Page |
| Cesar Geronimo | Ahmad Rashad |
| Ken Griffey | Jeff Siemon |
| Joe Morgan | Ed White |
| Tony Perez | Sammy White |
| Pat Zachary | Ron Yary |
INDIVIDUAL EVENT RESULTS
TANDEM BIKE RELAY
| 1. Cincinnati Reds | Morgan & Flynn / Eastwick & Zachary / Concepcion & Geronimo / Bench & Perez |
2:48.72 |
| 2. Minnesota Vikings | Foreman & S. White / Siemon & Hilgenberg / Yary & E. White / Krause & Rashad |
2:48.77 |
RUNNING RELAY
| 1. Cincinnati Reds | Morgan / Concepcion / Flynn / Geronimo / Griffey / Foster |
2:35.67 |
| 2. Minnesota Vikings | Hilgenberg / Eller / Page / Rashad / Foreman / S. White |
2:49.79 |
OBSTACLE COURSE
| 1. Cincinnati Reds |
2:40.79 |
| 2. Minnesota Vikings |
2:43.51 |
| CINCINNATI REDS |
TIME |
PENALTIES |
FINAL TIME |
MINNESOTA VIKINGS |
TIME |
PENALTIES |
FINAL TIME |
| Pat Zachary |
30.15 |
BR + WH |
34.15 |
Carl Eller |
28.83 |
28.83 |
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| Doug Flynn |
27.37 |
|
27.37 |
Paul Krause |
27.64 |
27.64 |
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| Cesar Geronimo |
25.81 |
|
25.81 |
Jeff Siemon |
27.98 |
|
27.98 |
| George Foster |
26.20 |
|
26.20 |
Chuck Foreman |
24.81 |
HB |
26.81 |
| Ken Griffey |
21.95 |
21.95 |
Sammy White |
24.15 |
TR |
26.15 |
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| Joe Morgan |
25.31 |
|
25.31 |
Ahmad Rashad |
26.08 |
26.08 |
SWIMMING RELAY
| 1. Minnesota Vikings | Krause / Foreman / Hilgenberg / Siemon / Rashad |
1:59.78 |
| 2. Cincinnati Reds | Morgan / Geronimo / Concepcion / Flynn / Eastwick |
2:26.50 |
VOLLEYBALL
| 1. Cincinnati Reds |
15 |
| 2. Minnesota Vikings |
9 |
WAR CANOE RACE
| 1. Minnesota Vikings |
3:55.91 |
| 2. Cincinnati Reds |
4:01.81 |
TUG OF WAR
| 1. Minnesota Vikings |
10 min. |
| 2. Cincinnati Reds |