SUSO

Average Joe? No.

The Super Bowl is back, but what was the greatest ever Greatest Show on Earth?

The fly boys from Arizona take on the big hitting grafters from Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XLIII. It can't be argued, Cardinals v Steelers is the hottest ticket in town this weekend, even if on this side of the pond the Super Bowl feels as much a voyeuristic peep show into America’s gross, over-hyped indulgences as it does a sporting event.

But there is a game to be played, lest we forget. The world watches and the pressure is immense. The opportunity exists for a team, or even just one man, to stand up and be counted. The greatest all-american Super Bowl hero of them all has to be Joe Montana.

In their first Super Bowl in four years, his 1989 San Francisco 49ers had scored just one touchdown and trailed the Cincinnati Bengals 16-13. Eventually they took possession deep in their own territory with just over 3 minutes left on the clock. With a hyperventilating Montana calling the plays, the 49ers marched down to within 10 yards of glory. John Taylor, a wide receiver, broke loose deep in the end zone. Montana fired, and pulled off the latest game-winning touchdown in Super Bowl history...

 

 

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By on 30/1/09