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John Stallworth Is
Record Receiver
In 1980, Pittsburgh Steelers John Stallworth is one of the Pittsburgh
Stallworth had an iconic moment receivers who made all that happen.
in Super Bowl XIV. He was running He scored the Steelers first two
a deep pass route. He looked touchdowns in the game. He caught
back over his shoulder for a pass three passes for 115 yards.
thrown by Steelers quarterback
The next year he caught three
Terry Bradshaw. Stallworth caught
passes for 121 yards. And he scored
it over the arms of Rams defender
one touchdown in Super Bowl XIV.
Rod Perry. He kept running with the
Stallworth set a Super Bowl record 14
ball. It turned into a touchdown play
in Super Bowl XIV. He averaged 40.3
covering 73 yards. It was just one of Number of seasons John
yards per catch. And won his fourth
the scoring plays for the Steelers. Stallworth played for the
Super Bowl ring in Super Bowl XIV.
They defeated the Rams by a score Pittsburgh Steelers, from
He also set a Super Bowl record by
of 31-19. 1974 through 1987.
averaging 24.4 yards per catch in
Bradshaw won the Super Bowl MVP four Super Bowl games. • Stallworth averaged more
award for the second year in a row. than forty yards per catch
in Super Bowl XIV.
He passed for two touchdowns • Stallworth set a Super
and 309 yards. He also was MVP Bowl record in average
of Super Bowl XIII in 1979. The yards per catch. He set
Steelers defeated the Cowboys in records for a single Super
that game. Bowl game and Super
Bowl career.
• He caught two
touchdown passes in
Super Bowl XIII, one
touchdown pass in
12 Super Bowl XIV. 13
