1981 MEN'S FINAL

Hurdler Renaldo Nehemiah won the Superstars title by the slimest margin to date. Nehemiah edged Olympic champion speed skater Peter Mueller by just one point. Nehemiah took the lead after the penultimate event, the half mile run, by outsprinting Mueller to win in 2:08.29. Nehemiah also won the bowling with a Superstars one game record of 225. The title came down to the wire as Nehemiah was assessed with a penalty on the obstacle course. His time held up for fifth place despite the 5-second penalty. The one point for fifth place was the margin of victory over Mueller. Mueller would have won the tiebreak having beaten Nehimiah 3-1 in common events.
Edwin Moses, another world class hurdler and 1976 Olympic champion, finished third with wins in the 100 yard dash and the obstacle course. Moses scared the obstacle course record with a time of 22.84. Russ Francis of the New England Patriots finished fourth, but was cost a potential victory when his oar snapped while leading the rowing final. Had Francis held on to win the rowing, he would have won the title by 1/2 point.

February 22, 1981 - live

Key Biscayne, Florida

Announcers: Frank Gifford, Don Meredith, Reggie Jackson, Lynn Swann.

PLC. NAME, SPORT	TEN	SWIM	WL	BOWL	ROW	GOLF	BIKE	100	1/2	OC	TOTAL	MONEY
1. Renaldo Nehemiah, 110 Hurdles	3	-	2	10	-	0	7	-	10	1	33	$34,900
2. Peter Mueller, Speed Skating	-	0	-	-	0	10	10	1	7	4	32	$24,600
3. Edwin Moses, 400 Hurdles	1	0	-	7	-	0	0	10	-	10	28	$18,400
4. Russ Francis, Football	0	10	5 1/2	-	4	4	-	2	-	2	27 1/2	$8,250
5. Mike Schmidt, Baseball	7	7	0	4	0	7	-	0	-	-	25	$7,500
6. Rick Barry, Basketball	10	4	-	2	7	0	0	-	-	-	23	$6,900
6. Billy Sims, Football	0	-	10	0	-	0	2	4	-	7	23	$6,900
8. Jim Kiick, Football	0	1	0	1	10	2	1	-	-	-	15	$4,500
9. Ted Hendricks, Football	3		5 1/2			1	0	-	-	0	9 1/2	$2,850
10. Wilbert Montgomery, Football			1					7	1	scr	9	$2,700
11. Vince Ferragamo, Football			-		2		4	scr	2	-	8	$2,400
12. Dave Cowens, Basketball		2	-		1		-	0	4	0	7	$2,100

INDIVIDUAL EVENT RESULTS

TENNIS

1. Rick Barry	10
2. Mike Schmidt	7
3. Ted Hendricks	3
3. Renaldo Nehemiah	3
5. Edwin Moses	1
Barry d. Schmidt	6-1

SWIMMING (50 yards)

1. Russ Francis	24.25
2. Mike Schmidt	25.0e
3. Rick Barry	25.5e
4. Dave Cowens	27.6e
5. Jim Kiick	30.1e

WEIGHT LIFTING

1. Billy Sims	290
2. Russ Francis	280
2. Ted Hendricks	280
4. Renaldo Nehemiah	260
5. Wilbert Montgomery	250
6. Mike Schmidt	240
7. Jim Kiick	210

BOWLING

1. Renaldo Nehemiah	225
2. Edwin Moses
3. Mike Schmidt
4. Rick Barry
5. Jim Kiick

ROWING (100 yards)

1. Jim Kiick	N/A	38.07
2. Rick Barry	N/A	38.7e
3. Russ Francis	N/A
4. Vince Ferragamo	N/A
5. Dave Cowens	N/A

GOLF - closest to the pin

1. Peter Mueller	27' 5'
2. Mike Schmidt	N/A
3. Russ Francis	N/A
4. Jim Kiick	N/A
5. Ted Hendricks	N/A

BIKE RACE(quarter mile) - qualifying

1. Peter Mueller	38.??r
2. Renaldo Nehemiah	N/A
3. Billy Sims	N/A
4. Jim Kiick	N/A
5. Vince Ferragamo	N/A

BIKE RACE-final (Mile)

1. Peter Mueller	N/A
2. Renaldo Nehemiah	N/A
3. Vince Ferragamo	N/A
4. Billy Sims	N/A
5. Jim Kiick	N/A

100 YARD DASH-heat 1

1. Wilbert Montgomery	10.39
2. Billy Sims	11.2e
3. Mike Schmidt	11.7e

100 YARD DASH-heat 2

1. Edwin Moses	10.07
2. Russ Francis	10.9e
3. Peter Mueller	11.2e
4. Dave Cowens	11.3e

100 YARD DASH-final

1. Edwin Moses	9.81
2. Wilbert Montgomery	10.1e
3. Billy Sims	10.6e
4. Russ Francis	11.1e
5. Peter Mueller	11.2e

HALF MILE RUN

1. Renaldo Nehemiah	2:08.29
2. Peter Mueller	2:08.6e
3. Dave Cowens	2:26.3e
4. Vince Ferragamo	2:28.5e
5. Wilbert Montgomery	2:39.8e

OBSTACLE COURSE

1. Edwin Moses	22.87		22.84
2. Billy Sims	24.13		N/A
3. Peter Mueller	24.81
4. Russ Francis	25.36
5. Renaldo Nehemiah	25.27	+TR = 30.27
6. Dave Cowens	N/A
7. Ted Hendricks	N/A

e = estimated time

r = Superstars record

N/A = result not available

dnf = did not finish

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