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Draft Three
April 22, 1992
REDSKINS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WASHINGTON REDSKINS
ROSE GARDEN
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
1992
6:00 P.M.
Secretary Brady. Secretary Kemp. Members of the Bush
family -- Marvin, Margaret, and Doro; our grandkids. Joe Gibbs.
Charlie Casserly. Players, coaches, official family, and friends
of the 1991-92 Washington Redskins -- welcome to the White House.
//
You can imagine how much I've looked forward to this event.
/ Today we honor a flagship franchise of the NFL since 1937. /
A team which this year earned the best mark in club history: 17
and 2. / We are proud to salute the 1992 Super Bowl champions.
//
I think, first of all, of Mark Rypien. Nearly 3,600 passing
yards in the regular season. / Two touchdowns and the MVP Award
in the Super Bowl. / ( (Someone A-1 mentioned to me that Mark was born
in Canada. It looks like the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement is
paying Often, off already. Mark threw )) to the beloved No. 81. / When the NFL
decided last month to scrap instant replay, I thought I heard a
big cheer go up. / Barbara said, "What was that?" / I said,
"I'm not sure, but it sounds like Art Monk. " // Art, instant
replay cost you one touchdown in the Super Bowl -- but not 60
2
others in a glorious career. All Washington is proud of a future
Hall of Famer. 11
This brings me to other members of the Super Bowl champions.
Perhaps the NFL's best offensive line, the Hogs -- allowing a
club-record low 9 sacks. / Next, with Art, members of the
1.
'Posse"
wide receivers Ricky Sanders and Gary Clark. We
salute, too running backs like Gerald Riggs and Earnest Byner. /
Chip Lohmiller: Cole Porter must have seen the future when he
wrote
-- "I get a kick out of you. " Plus, of course, another
future Hall of Famer, Joe Gibbs, now with three Super Bowl
victories -- second only to Chuck Noll. //
Yet, it's the "National Defense" that would make even the
Pentagon proud -- that great defense that still has Jim Kelly
ducking tacklers in his sleep. / Jim, it's nothing personal:
The Skins KOd opponents all year. Think of linemen like Fred
Stokes, Jumpy Geathers, and Tim Johnson. / or linebackers Andre
Collins and Wilbur Marshall -- 11 tackles against Buffalo. / Or
the secondary featuring A.J. Johnson and all-pro Darrell Green
Each showed why coach Richie Petibon said: "It's a case of the
whole being [even] better than the parts. " //
Go to Bethesda, or Anacostia. Travel to Alexandria or Falls
Church. / They' 11 talk about this team molded by Joe Gibbs and
Charley Casserly. They'll talk, too, about things other than the
won-loss record. Things like Mark Rypien's support for The
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Art Monk's and Earnest Byner's work
on behalf of the Food for Families program at Thanksgiving.
C. END
3
Darrel Green's Youth Foundation. Or the Joe Gibbs Youth for
Tomorrow Home. /
These things explain why the Skins have become a barometer
of whether Monday is good or bad for Washingtonians. / They're
also an economic barometer. / I was glad, for example, to learn
that whenever the Redkins have won the Super Bowl, the U.S.
economy has improved that year. // Other teams get covered in
the sports section. You get covered on Wall Street Week. //
Whether its Wall Street or Main Street -- America loves the
Redskins. / Now, let's get on to what's really important -- a
little food. Before we do, thank you for coming to the White
House, and let me close with four of the most beautiful words in
Washington's vocabulary: Hail to the Redskins. //
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For the 1991 1991 Season, MONK Scored:
SUPER BOWL XXVI
SPorts
by RICK TELANDER
2/92
HE WAIT SEEMED INTERMINA-
T
ble-maybe it was because of all
the time the out-of-towners
spent in the Minneapolis Sky-
way System (15 miles of clean,
elevated halls connected to cash
machines) searching for Kirby
Puckett or Prince or the store where
Prince buys his pants-but now, at last,
we have the answers to a number of
nettlesome questions.
1) If the Washington Redskins played
the Buffalo Bills in the Super Bowl 10
times, with two weeks to prepare, how
many times would the Skins win? Answer:
nine (10, if Bills defensive line coach
Chuck Dickerson were allowed to speak
before every game).
2) Does Washington quarterback Mark
Rypien have charisma? Answer: Yes, if
completing 18 passes in 33 attempts for
292 yards and two touchdowns and win-
ning one MVP award is your idea of
excitement.
3) What tool is used to sculpt ice? An-
swer: a chain saw.
4) Whom would you want standing be-
tween you and a riled-up band of crazed
assassins? Answer: the Hogs.
5) Who is Brad Edwards? Answer: a
spokesperson for the South Carolina
Wildlife Commission, who also happens
to be Washington's starting free safety. A
1990 free-agent pickup who supposedly
was the weak spot in the Skins' secondary,
Edwards had four tackles, five passes bro-
ken up, two interceptions that he ran back
for a total of 56 yards, and the respect of
every Bills receiver who wandered past
the line of scrimmage on Sunday.
6) What does Buffalo running back
Thurman Thomas put inside his helmet?
Answer: Well, O.K., we haven't gotten
that far yet.
The thrust here is that the Redskins are
a good team, a very good team-a damn
good team. They won the league champi-
onship by crushing Buffalo 37-24 in a
game that wasn't as close as the score sug-
gests. Maybe we should reflect on the sim-
WALTER IOOSS
ple fact of Washington's superiority-and
not only over the Bills-for just a mo-
ment. The Skins won 17 games this season
Rypien was firmly in the driver's seat for the
Skins, passing for 292 yards and two TDs.
and lost only twice. They whipped their
ers (Gary Clark, Art Monk and Ricky
haps, but disciplined and smart. "If the
NFC playoff foes, the Atlanta Falcons
Sanders) and the best coach (Joe Gibbs).
rest of Washington ran as efficiently as
and the Detroit Lions, by a combined
"If we'd scored before the half," said
this football team, there wouldn't be any
score of 65-17. They tied the New Or-
Bills center Kent Hull after the game, "we
deficit," said Skins center Jeff Bostic,
leans Saints for the best turnover ratio
could have won." No, they couldn't have.
while ripping tape off his knees after the
during the regular season with + 18, and
Washington led 17-0 at intermission, but
game and puffing on a big cigar.
then they went +13 through three post-
if the score had been 17-7 or 17-17, the
Washington did face one gut-check
season games. They have the premier of-
Redskins still would have sucked it up and
fensive line in the league (the aforemen-
won. They are a team of remarkable
Typical of Kelly's bumbling performance was
tioned Hogs), the best trio of wide receiv-
strength and determination. Boring, per-
this fumble upon being hit by Alvoid Mays.
WALTER 100SS JR.
KELLY
15
SUPER BOWL XXVI
moment, in the third quarter, shortly after
(six tackles, one sack, one fumble forced
Golden Valley, hard by a duck-crossing
Thomas-who had complained all week
and recovered), Jumpy Geathers (three
sign). If the Bills had a chance, this was it:
about the lack of media respect he re-
tackles, one sack) and Tim Johnson (five
Stop the Redskins on their next posses-
ceived and then missed the first two plays
tackles), not to mention being pounded
sion, snatch momentum, and maybe the
of the game because he couldn't find his
by blitzing linebackers Andre Collins and
memory of last year's one-point Super
helmet (box, page 22)-raced around left
Wilber Marshall (a game-high 11 tackles,
Bowl loss to the New York Giants would
end for a one-yard TD to make the score
one sack, a pass defensed and two fum-
vanish like spring snow.
24-10. Buffalo had been out of sync all
bles forced).
But up stepped Rypien, the big galoot
day; when quarterback Jim Kelly wasn't
Thomas had gained only nine yards in
who in the regular season passed for 3,564
missing receivers or having his passes
eight carries, but on his TD play he scam-
yards, finished second in the league's
dropped (at least two touchdown throws
pered untouched into the end zone be-
quarterback ratings to the San Francisco
clanged off his receivers' hands in the first
hind a block by fullback Carwell Gardner
33 minutes), he was getting clobbered by
that knocked Collins halfway to Prince's
Edwards missed the ball but got all of Reed,
Redskins defensive linemen Fred Stokes
mom's house (a tidy dwelling in suburban
who threw a tantrum when no flag was thrown.
BIEVER NHO
EDWAI
REED
Riddell
Mission Accomplished
BY PAUL ZIMMERMAN
SURE, MARK RYPIEN WAS THE MVP, AND THE WASHINGTON RED-
skins' offense rang up 417 yards, but it was their defense that
really did a number on the Buffalo Bills. First, it stopped Thur-
man Thomas, the little tailback who was No. 1 on Skins defen-
sive coach Richie Petitbon's agenda. Washington stymied
Thomas by hitting the gaps, bringing its linebackers up quickly
and filling his cutback lanes. "Run blitzes," Petitbon called it.
Not a bad way to start against the NFL's top rushing attack.
Then the defense went after Buffalo quarterback Jim Kelly.
"The films of him scare you," Redskins linebacker Matt Millen
said during the week. "When he gets in his rhythm, it's like a
feeding frenzy."
But Kelly never got in any kind of rhythm on Sunday. Wash-
ington got a big push from its front four, especially inside, and it
continually blitzed its outside linebackers, Andre Collins and
Wilber Marshall, in hopes of creating a numerical edge. "When
they blocked with five, we brought six," Marshall said after the
Skins' victory. "When they blocked with six, we brought seven.
We always outnumbered them by one."
Kelly normally would ruin this kind of scheme by stepping up
and throwing quick zips-hot reads, they're called, or sight ad-
justments-to Thomas, wideout Andre Reed or tight end Keith
McKeller. Against Washington, though, Kelly had no pocket to
step up into. The Skins destroyed it. So he was forced to operate
around the perimeter, backing off, bringing the ball down and
looking looking. And what he saw was a Redskins secondary
that showed an ever-changing spectrum of coverages: sometimes
a three-deep or a two-deep zone, sometimes a straight man-to-
man, sometimes a box-and-one, with cornerback Darrell Green
covering Reed all over the field while the rest of the defensive
backs played zone.
And each defensive back closed quickly on Kelly's receivers,
often knocking the ball loose from them, always making sure
they heard footsteps. Kelly needed all the help he could get, but
PETER READ MILLER
he got none from his receivers, who dropped nine passes.
McKeller and wideout Don Beebe each dropped a deep throw,
and Beebe dropped another one in the end zone. "[Beebe] was
A beleaguered Kelly never found his rhythm and then finally lost his bearings.
looking me right in the eye when the ball hit him [in the end
zone]," said Washington free safety Brad Edwards, who inter-
dle. "We saw pictures at halftime," Marshall said. "The middle
was wide open."
cepted two passes and broke up five more.
The Bills had no extraordinary catches, except Beebe's leap-
On that first play after the intermission, Collins fired through
ing one in the end zone late in the fourth quarter, and no break-
unblocked and went straight at Kelly. "I was saying, 'Hurry up,
Andre, hurry up," said the 274-pound Stokes. "I mean, how
away runs-none of the big plays that can turn a game when it's
slipping away. The NFL's No. 1 offense was simply annihilated.
long can I cover a running back?" Kelly tried to dump the ball off
Buffalo's eight first-half possessions ended with six punts and
to McKeller, but middle linebacker Kurt Gouveia intercepted
two interceptions. At intermission the Bills had gained 78 yards,
the pass and returned it 23 yards to the Buffalo two. One shot by
for an average of 2.3 yards per play, and they trailed 17-0.
short-yardage back Gerald Riggs, and Washington led 24-0.
Then on the first play of the second half, the curtain came
The Redskins lost their nickelback, A.J. Johnson (sprained
down on this lopsided bowl. "Larry Peccatiello, our linebacker
right knee), in the first half, then lost their coverage linebacker,
coach, came up with a new wrinkle during the pregame meal,"
Monte Coleman (groin pull), in the third quarter. Green also sat
Petitbon said. "He came over to me and said, 'How about if
out the third quarter with leg cramps. It didn't seem to matter
who was on the field.
we. I said, 'Let's not do it until the second half. I don't want
to confuse 'em.''
"I've said it all along-this is a really fine defense that's been
Peccatiello's idea called for Fred Stokes, the right end, to peel
constantly underrated," Petitbon said, "People just don't realize
off into coverage on Thomas, and for Collins to blitz up the mid-
how good we are. It's a case of the whole being better than the
individual parts."
17
PER BOWL XXVI
49ers' Steve Young and still received al-
most no respect. Last week Ryp had been
taken to task by various media analysts for
being colorless and immobile, for never
having won the Big One (of course, he
hadn't played in it, either) and for having
a bad haircut. But he put all that behind
him, and working Washington's newly
added no-huddle attack like, well, Jim
Kelly at his peak, he confidently marched
the Skins 79 yards to a touchdown. Dur-
ing the drive Rypien completed four of
seven passes, the last of which was a 30-
yarder that landed softly on the out-
stretched gloves of Clark as he sailed past
cornerback James Williams in the right
corner of the end zone.
The play was called scram TD, and it
made the Bills want to run and hide. For
Clark, who wound up with seven catches
MONK
for 114 yards, the play brought a wide
swing in his emotions. Juking his way past
Williams, who had attempted to jam him
near the line of scrimmage, Clark sprinted
hard and looked back over his right shoul-
der, up toward where a miniature blimp
was hovering. "At first I was scared be-
cause I knew I had to use my hands, be-
cause I couldn't get my chest up there,"
said Clark later. "Then, of course, elation
comes over you."
Because the Redskins were going to
47
win? No. "Because you get to keep the
football," said Clark.
For Rypien the drive was more sweet
vindication. Having been brought to his
knees by Skins management during a pre-
season holdout last summer, he had
signed a one-year deal worth $1.25 mil-
lion, about half a million less than he
wanted. "It took a lot of nerve," he said
last week of his willingness to risk his fu-
ture worth on this season's performance.
But now, as perhaps the most underpaid
free agent in the history of the game, he
could break the bank.
But there was a lot more going on here
than your basic salary drive. Rypien
showed once and for all that he could pro-
duce when it counted, that he wasn't sim-
ply a passenger in a big, fast car. Already
he had been severely tested physically. In
the second quarter he had been crushed
by Buffalo linebackers Cornelius Bennett
and Darryl Talley while throwing an in-
completion. Rypien lay on the ground,
Monk beat Kirby Jackson (47) in the end zone,
but he didn't get the best of instant replay,
which detected his toe landing on the line.
18
38
CLARK
The Day Instant Replay Ma Have Saved Itself
HAVING BEEN CURSED BY COACHES DURING THE SEASON AND
replay, said Gibbs. Everybody at home would see the fumble,
facing yet another threat of repeal by the owners instant replay
and we wouldn't be able to correct it. How would we justify hav-
was put to the test early in Super Bowl XXVI, and it came
through with a clutch performance With about SIX minutes left
ing thrown this thing out? We re going to be taking a really big
risk if we throw something out that insures us of making the right
in the first quarter of a scoreless game, a catch by Washington
call. In the end. I think, that what Il win out.
Redskins wideout Art Monk in the back of the end zone was
For instant replay to survive, three quarters of the league's 28
ruled a touchdown by the game officials. But Cal Lepore, the re-
teams must vote to retain if! and in each of the last two years, in
play official, saw on his monitor what the rest of the world saw on
stant replay basn had a vote to spare. Both times the count was
TV: The edge of Monk's right foot was on the thick white end
21-7. Anti-replay forces got a boost last Friday, when former
line-out of the end zone (above). Lepore nullified the TD,
Pittsburgh Steeler coach Chuck Noll, who as a member of the
marking only the second time that a callhad been reversed by in-
NFL's rules-making Competition Committee previously did not
stant replay in the Super Bowl.
voice his opinions publicly. stated that the use of renlav compro
PER BOWL XXVI
unable to breathe after taking the blow to
them to the potential of Jim Kelly Enter-
his ribs, then he climbed to his feet and
prises Inc.-"We've set the table for Jim
staggered to the huddle. "I called the play
to meet and greet corporate America," is
WALTER
like this," he said later, making his voice
how Roger Trevino, Kelly's vice-presi-
into a weak croak. "I couldn't call the sig-
dent in charge of marketing and develop-
nals, and we almost ran out of time."
ment, put it last week-Rypien shrugged
He did get the play off, however, throw-
with something like distaste. "If the com-
ing a breathless and painful 34-yard strike
panies come to me, fine," he said. "If they
to Clark. Two plays later, Gerald Riggs
don't, who gives a rat's ass? That's not
scored on a one-yard run, and Washing-
what I came here for." Hey, rodent con-
ton was ahead 17-0.
trol companies, you listening?
There should be no question about Ry-
Rypien only came to win. And the Red-
pien's toughness. The fact that he spent
skins only dominated from the moment
his first two years, 1986 and '87, with the
that Brad Daluiso, Buffalo's kickoff spe-
Redskins on injured reserve can be attrib-
cialist, got the game under way with his
uted more to roster manipulation than to
second kick. Talk about adrenaline rush-
rehabilitation. But Rypien was sidelined
es-Daluiso had booted his first kick out
in 1988 with a shoulder injury and again in
of the end zone before referee Jerry
'90 with a sprained left knee. Gibbs even
Markbreit gave him the go-ahead. "I was
admitted last week that when the season
standing on the goal line, waving at him to
started, he wondered whether his quar-
stop," said an incredulous Markbreit af-
terback could avoid injury and bring sta-
terward. "I couldn't blow my whistle, or
bility to the Washington offense in the
he'd think the game had started."
years to come. When Rypien sprained his
Harry Connick Jr. had delayed the start
right ankle slightly during practice last
long enough with a slo-mo, look-at-me
Thursday, the Skins for an instant feared
rendition of the national anthem-excuse
that he might not be ready by game time.
us, NFL, but why wasn't the wee purple
But by Saturday he wasn't limping or even
one himself, homeboy Prince, doing the
thinking about the injury. "Last year I got
honors rather than a guy from New Or-
my left ankle shot up before the 49er [di-
leans?-and it crossed one's mind that
visional playoff] game, and I couldn't feel
someday the Super Bowl might become a
anything," he said the day before the Su-
football-free program featuring enter-
per Bowl. "This is nothing."
tainers, new TV ads and fireworks. Ry-
Those who set his value as an endorser
pien finally did get the ball, though, and
at less than zero-"Rypien scores low in
on the Redskins' second possession he
charisma, is only average looking and has
took Washington straight up the field,
a lousy haircut," said an article in USA
throwing an apparent TD pass to Monk
Today last week, quoting a major advertis-
from two yards out. But the call was re-
ing agency's "scouting report"-might
versed upon further review (box, page 19),
want to check and see if a wholesome,
the first time a touchdown had been
easygoing 29-year-old man with a doting
wiped out in a Super Bowl by instant re-
wife and two small daughters might not
play, and the Skins blew the ensuing field
be able to sell.the public something. The
goal attempt when holder Jeff Rutledge
day before the game Rypien had stood on
fumbled the snap.
the second-floor balcony of the Radisson
No problem. As Rypien would say lat-
South Hotel, the Skins' headquarters, and
er, "We knew we could move the ball." In
looked down on the people swirling in the
the second quarter the Skins scored on a
lobby below. He waved and smiled. Many
34-yard field goal by Chip Lohmiller, a
of the folks were part of the crowd of 30
10-yard pass from Rypien to running back
or so relatives who had come from all over
Earnest Byner and Riggs's one-yard run.
to cheer Rypien on. "There's Auntie
Kelly, meanwhile, was getting hammered
Pat," said Rypien. "Drove 20 hours from
by a Washington defense that blitzed con-
Crowsnest Pass, where my dad was born,
stantly and overwhelmed Buffalo's offen-
150 miles south of Calgary." He waved at
sive line (box, page 17), making the Bills'
his little girls, Ambre, 3, and Angela, 1.
own no-huddle offense look like a panic
"I'm a family man," he continued. "I real-
attack. After the game, in which he threw
ly couldn't care less about the hype."
a Super Bowl-record 58 passes-of which
When told that Kelly had thrown a par-
ty on Thursday for various advertising
Beebe dropped two TD passes but raised his
and merchandising bigwigs to introduce
concentration to grab another at the end.
20
BEEBE
UPER BOWL XXVI
30 fell incomplete-and a Super Bowl
ing his own fumble at the Buffalo 14 late
play at the Washington 28. Reed threw
record-tying four interceptions, Kelly was
in the third quarter and a punt by Chris
his helmet down so hard in rage that both
dingy from his pounding. "I remember
Mohr that bounced backward and netted
ear pads flew out, and the resulting un-
some of the game, but not all of it," he
just 10 yards. Then there was wide receiv-
sportsmanlike-conduct penalty took the
said. "I guess I don't remember the parts I
er Andre Reed's temper tantrum just be-
Bills out of field goal range.
don't like."
fore the half, after the officials didn't call
All week long Buffalo had seemed like
There were lots of those parts, includ-
pass interference against Edwards on a
the Bickering Bills of old, with defensive
An MVP Season Whines Down
24-3 in the third quarter, Buffalo was rallying and had first-
and-goal at the Washington one-time for Thomas to dive
over the pile and into the end zone. But when he took the
WHAT A VIRTUOSO WEEK IT WAS FOR BUFFALO BILLS RUNNING
handoff from quarterback Jim Kelly, instead of leaping Jor-
back Thurman Thomas, pro football's MVC-most valuable
danesquely for the sure touchdown, Thomas leaned into the
crybaby. Thomas's seventh day in Minneapolis ended with
pile and gained nothing. That was hardly the right way to im-
him sitting in front of his locker at the Metrodome after hav-
press a nation you're hoping will respect you in the morning.
ing one of the worst games of his life, but he didn't appear up-
"I wasn't getting the ball enough" he said after the game.
set. He was singing a happy song to himself and reading the
"I work my butt off all week in practice, and then the game
comic that came with the bubble gum he'd just unwrapped.
comes and I don't touch the ball. The coaches know they have
The comic also hada fortune written across the bottom.
to get the ball to me if we re going to win the game."
You know what your fortune is?" fullback Carwell Gard-
Then he made his complaint retroactive by 52 weeks, say-
ner said, looking on
ing, "I don't feel I got the ball enough last year, either." He
"Huh?" Thomas said.
touched it 20 times and gained 190 yards in Buffalo's 20-19
"You'r going to lose the Super Bowl today!" Gardner
Super Bowl XXV loss to the New York Giants.
said.
Thomas was snubbed to some extent on Sunday, but the
They both yukked it up over that one. It was almost as fun-
Bills had fallen behind 17-0 midway through the second.
ny as what Thomas had said, three days earlier during an in
quarter, and they called 25 straight pass plays soon thereafter
terview session at Buffalo's hotel-that he was unloved, un-
in an attempt to get back into the game. Of course, he would
respected and also the "Michael Jordan of the Bills. On
have gotten one or two more carries had he not lost his hel-
Sunday, Thomas looked more like the Greg Kite of the Bills.
met. "I couldn't find it," he said. "Somebody moved it.
He lost his helmet-lost his helmet in the Super Bowl!-as
Thomas's incessant whining earlier in the week was equally
the game began and had to miss the Bills' first two offensive
insufferable: He was the only player on either team who
plays. He wound up with 10 rushes for 13 yards and four re-
didn't show for Wednesday's interview sessions. The Buffalo
ceptions for 27 yards. Then he complained about how little
p.r. office later claimed that Thomas had misunderstood the
he had been used in the game. Then he complained about
schedule. When he did show up for Thursday's interviews, he
how little he had been used in last year's Super Bowl.
indicated that he had been upset the day before because of-
Here's a perfect illustration of his play on Sunday. Trailing
fensive coordinator Ted Marchibroda had referred to Kelly
as "the Bills' Michael Jordan." You see, Thomas had been
Thomas didn't display his customary spring on this lackluster TD effort.
called "the Bills' Michael Jordan" all season, and now, all of a
sudden, Buffalo had two Michael Jordans.
Next he moaned about being lumped with Barry Sanders
WITH OVER
of the Detroit Lions and Emmitt Smith of the Dallas, Cow-
boys in the category of the NFL's best backs. "I have the title
of being the best all-around running back in the NFL," said
Thomas, who has led the league in combined rushing and re-
5
ceiving yardage the past three seasons. "So that's a title I'll
just have to live with. Finally he complained about the lack
of respect he gets from the media, which was odd, consider-
ing that they had just voted him the league's MVP for 1991.
You have to understand Thurman," said Bills tackle Will
Wolford when he was informed of Thomas's remarks. "If you
ATHERS
didn't know him, you'd think he was an idiot.- We've known
him two or three years now, and we know he's an idiot."
The shame of it all is that Thomas is a wonderful player,
one of the league's most brilliant performers, on a team load-
ed with star-caliber players. Unfortunately, he has emerged
as a shining example of why the Bills can't get it together in
the Big One.
While: the Bills are losing Super Bowls at a rapid clip,
Thomas is losing credibility even faster.
-P.K.
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As the Super Bowl MVP, the high-flying Rypien
now has a bargaining chip come contract time.
end Bruce Smith saying that the racist
hate mail he had received this season
might drive him out of Buffalo, Thomas
claiming he was unappreciated and Kelly
worrying that some of his teammates
might be jealous because he got a Christ-
mas card from Bills owner Ralph Wilson,
and maybe they didn't. Then came Dick-
erson's ill-timed assessment of the Hogs:
Tackle Joe Jacoby was a "Neanderthal"
who "slobbers a lot"; tackle Jim Lachey
was a "ballerina in a 310-pound body";
and center Bostic was "ugly like the rest
of them." The night before the game
Gibbs showed the Skins a videotape of
Dickerson making the remarks, in case
anybody needed further motivation.
But Washington was in able hands with
Rypien at the wheel. The Skins' no-hud-
dle attack kept the Bills off balance and
wore down the Buffalo defense. Actually,
the use of the no-huddle by both teams
wore down everybody, and by the end
most players were exhausted and dehy-
drated. Green spent most of the third
quarter in the locker room with leg
cramps, and before he came back the Bills
scored on a 21-yard field goal by Scott
Norwood and Thomas's short run to pull
within 24-10. But then Rypien connected
with Clark on the 30-yard TD pass, and
Lohmiller kicked a 25-yard field goal to
run the score to 34-10. Kelly threw a two-
yard TD pass to tight end Pete Metzelaars
and a four-yard strike to wideout Don
Beebe late in the fourth quarter, but those
scores were just for the stat sheet.
Washington ran up 417 yards to Buffa-
lo's 283. The Bills finished with only 43
yards rushing. "I know we're going to be
ranked with the Minnesotas and Denvers
[both 0-4 in the Super Bowl] now," said
Talley. "It hurts."
Out on the empty field, two hours after
the game, Annette Rypien watched
proudly as a TV sportscaster interviewed
her husband. With one eye on Ambre,
who was eager to jump on Daddy's lap,
she smiled and said, "You talk about hit-
ting the jackpot-Super Bowl win, MVP,
new contract?" She smiled more.
"He deserves it," she said after a time.
"He deserves the cheers. I don't think
'nice' describes him. 'Nice' is just putting
on a face. He's sincere-a real person."
That he is. And a real quarterback, to
DAMIAN STROHMEYER
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Gary,
Here are the names for the President to recognize:
Head Coach Joe Gibbs (Gibbs has now won three Super Bowls,
second only to the four won by
Pittsburgh's Chuck Noll)
General Manager Charley Casserly
Quarterback Mark Rypien, the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player
He could also mention the outstanding offensive line, known as
"the Hogs," who allowed a club record low of nine sacks;
the "National Defense," which allowed the second fewest
points in the NFL last season, and the team's outstanding trio
of wide receivers, known as "the Posse."
Although team owner Jack Kent Cooke will not be able to attend, it
would be appropriate if Mr. Bush could mention Mr. Cooke.
Please call with any questions.
Best regards,
Charlie
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Here are some points of emphasis:
*This team recorded the best record in club history, 17 wins and
only two losses (by a total of five points).
*The franchise is one of the original teams in the NFL and has played
a unifying role in the Washington metropolitan area since 1937.
*The role of the players and coaches in the community.
For example:
1. The Joe Gibbs Youth For Tomorrow Home
2. The Darrell Green Youth Foundation
3. The Mark Rypien Golf Tournament,
benefitting for TheCystic Fibrosis
foundation.
Gary, you might also check this one out:
Each time the Redskins have won a previous Super Bowl, it has
been a sign of a good economic year.
The Redskins won in the 1983 Super Bowl and the 1988 Super
Bowls and each year reflected an economic upturn.
Maybe the Super Bowl win in 1992 could mean the same.
That's one I'll leave up to your judgement.
I'll talk to you in the morning.
Best regards.
Charlie
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GARY GERShOL) - Research: X7750
Here are some points of emphasis:
*This team recorded the best record in club history, 17 wins and
only two losses (by a total of five points).
*The franchise is one of the original teams in the NFL and has played
a unifying role in the Washington metropolitan area since 1937.
*The role of the players and coaches in the community.
For example:
1. The Joe Gibbs Youth For Tomorrow Home
2. The Darrell Green Youth Foundation
3. The Mark Rypien Golf Tournament,
benefitting for TheCystic Fibrosis
foundation.
Gary, you might also check this one out:
Each time the Redskins have won a previous Super Bowl, it has
been a sign of a good economic year.
The Redskins won in the 1983 Super Bowl and the 1988 Super
Bowls and each year reflected an economic upturn.
Maybe the Super Bowl win in 1992 could mean the same.
That's one I'll leave up to your judgement.
I'll talk to you in the morning.
as Bconomic in Grouth measured both was 1903 positive 1988 by and constant dollar
Best regards.
Charlie
GDP.
J.D. special to
The Chairma
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Gary,
GARY Research: X7750
Here are some points of emphasis:
*This team recorded the best record in club history, 17 wins and
only two losses (by a total of Five points).
*The franchise is one of the original teams in the NFL and has played
a unifying role in the Washington metropolitan area since 1937.
*The role of the players and coaches in the community.
For example:
1. The Joe Gibbs Youth For Tomorrow Home
2. The Darrell Green Youth Foundation
3. The Mark Rypien Golf Tournament,
benefitting for TheCystic Fibrosis
foundation.
Gary, you might also check this one out:
Each time the Redskins have won a previous Super Bowl, it has
been a sign of a good economic year.
The Redskins won in the 1983 Super Bowl and the 1988 Super
Bowls and each year reflected an economic upturn.
Maybe the Super Bowl win in 1992 could mean the same.
That's one I'll leave up to your judgement.
I'll talk to you in the morning.
Bconomic was positive 1988
as in Growth measured both 1903 by ad constant dollar
Best regards.
Charlie
GDP.
-J.D. special to
The Chairma
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Dear Mr. Mann:
In the rush to prepare the President's remarks for last
night's Redskins event, you were inexplicably left out. On
behalf of my staff and myself, I apologize that a player of your
calibre was overlooked, and I am very sorry for this unfortunate
error.
Sincerely yours,
David Demarest, Jr.
Assistant to the President for
Communications
can.
In the rush to prepare the President's remarks for last
night's event, you were inexplicably left out
How it's
possible a player of your calibre was overlooked, I can't say
I am very sorry for the oversight -- and I remain a Redskins
fan,
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Don Warren, TE (4)
'80 Art Monk, WR (1)
Jeff Bostic, C
'81 Russ Grimm, G (3)
Joe Jacoby, T
nse
'83 Darrell Green, CB (1)
Charles Mann, DE (3)
'85 Raleigh McKenzie, C (11)
Gary Clark, WR
'86 Mark Rypien, QB (6)
Ricky Sanders, WR
Alvin Walton, SS (3)
(New England)
Ravin Caldwell, LB (5)
Kurt Gouveia, LB (8)
'87 Ed Simmons, T (6B)
27
'88 Chip Lohmiller, K (2)
Wilber Marshall, LB
Jim Lachey, T
Stan Humphries, QB (6)
(Los Angeles Raiders)
'89 Anthony Johnson, CB (6)
Stephen Hobbs, WR
Earnest Byner, RB
Mark Schlereth, G (10)
Martin Mayhew, CB
(Cleveland)
Fred Stokes, DE
Gerald Riggs, RB
(Minnesota)
'90 Andre Collins, LB (2)
Mark Adickes, G
Eric Williams, DT
Brian Mitchell, RB (5)
John Brandes, TE
(Detroit)
Brad Edwards, FS
Tim Johnson, DT
James Geathers, DT
(Pittsburgh)
Kelly Goodburn, P
Sidney Johnson, CB
Alvoid Mays, CB
Ron Middleton, TE
Jeff Rutledge, QB
'91 Ricky Ervins, RB (3)
Jason Buck, DE
26
Bobby Wilson, DT (1)
Danny Copeland, SS
James Jenkins, TE
Matt Millen, LB
Terry Orr, TE
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BILLS ROSTER
REDSKINS ROSTER
No. Player
P Ht. Wt. Exp.
No. Player
P Ht. Wt. Exp.
5 Brad Daluiso
K
6-2
208
R
2 Kelly Goodburn
P
6-2
202
5
7 Gale Gilbert
QB
6-3
210
5
8 Chip Lohmiller
K 6-3 213 4
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9 Chris Mohr
P
6-5
215
2
10 Jeff Rutledge
QB 6-1 195 13
11 Scott Norwood
K
6-0
207
7
11 Mark Rypien
QB 6-4 234 5
12 Jim Kelly
QB 6-3 218
6
16 Stan Humphries
QB
6-2
223
3
14 Frank Reich
QB
6-4
210
7
20 Alvoid Mays
CB 5-9 180 2
20 Henry Jones
CB
6-0
197
R
21 Earnest Byner
RB 5-10 215 8
21 Brian Taylor
CB 5-10 195
3
26 Danny Copeland
FS 6-2 210 3
23 Kenneth Davis
RB
5-10
209
6
27 Brad Edwards
FS 6-2 196 4
Today
27 Clifford Hicks
CB 5-10 188
5
28 Darrell Green
CB 5-8 170 9
ODAY
31 James Williams
CB 5-10 172
2
30 Brian Mitchell
RB 5-10 195 2
34 Thurman Thomas
RB 5-10 198
4
32 Ricky Ervins
RB
5-7
200
R
35 Carwell Gardner
FB 6-2 235
2
35 Martin Mayhew
CB 5-8 172 3
37 Nate Odomes
CB 5-10 188
5
37 Gerald Riggs
RB 6-1 232 10
38 Mark Kelso
FS 5-11 185
6
40 Alvin Walton
SS 6-0 180 6
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46 Leonard Smith
SS 5-11 202
9
45 Sidney Johnson
CB 5-9 175 3
Rate
47 Kirby Jackson
CB 5-10 180
5
47 Anthony Johnson
CB 5-8 170 3
97.6
50 Ray Bentley
LB
6-2
235
6
50 Ravin Caldwell
LB
6-3
240
5
51 Jim Ritcher
G 6-3 273 12
51 Monte Coleman
LB 6-2 230 13
107.2
53 Marvcus Patton
LB
6-2
225
2
53 Jeff Bostic
C 6-2 260 12
99.0
54 Cartton Bailey
LB
6-2
245
4
54 Kurt Gouveia
LB 6-1 227 5
66.6
56 Darryl Talley
LB
6-4
235
9
55 Andre Collins
LB 6-1 230 2
58 Shane Conlan
LB
6-3
235
5
57 Matt Millen
LB 6-2 245 12
TD
59 Mitch Frerotte
G
6-3
285
3
58 Wilber Marshall
LB 6-1 230 8
7
63 Adam Lingner
C
6-4
263
9
60 Fred Stokes
DE 6-3 262 5
4
64 Mike Brennan
OL
6-5
282
2
61 Mark Adickes
G 6-4 275 6
4
67 Kent Hull
C
6-5
275
6
63 Raleigh McKenzie
C-G 6-2 270 7
0
69 Will Wolford
T
6-5
290
6
66 Joe Jacoby
T 6-7 310 11
1
73 Mike Lodish
NT
6-3
260
2
68 Russ Grimm
G 6-3 275 11
starters
74 Glenn Parker
G-T 6-5 301
2
69 Mark Schlereth
G 6-3 285 3
16
20
75 Howard Ballard
T
6-6
315
4
71 Charles Mann
DE 6-6 270 9
78 Bruce Smith
DE
6-4
275
7
75 Eric Williams
DT 6-4 286 8
Pts
79 Joe Staysnik
T
6-5
295
1
76 Ed Simmons
T 6-5 300 5
72
80 James Lofton
WR 6-3 190 14
78 Tim Johnson
DT 6-3 261 5
60
82 Don Beebe
WR 5-11 183
3
79 Jim Lachey
T 6-6 290 7
48
83 Andre Reed
WR 6-2 190
7
81 Art Monk
WR 6-3 209 12
36
84 Keith McKeller
TE
6-4
245
4
82 John Brandes
TE 6-2 251 5
30
85 AI Edwards
WR
5-6
168
2
83 Ricky Sanders
WR 5-11 180 6
24
87 Butch Rolle
TE
6-3
245
6
84 Gary Clark
WR 5-9 173 7
18
88 Pete Metzelaars
TE
6-7
250
10
85 Don Warren
TE 6-4 242 13
12
89 Steve Tasker
WR
5-9
185
7
86 Stephen Hobbs
WR 5-11 195
2
12
90 Phil Hansen
DE
6-5
271
R
87 Ron Middleton
TE 6-2 255 6
12
91 Jeff Wright
NT
6-3
270
4
88 James Jenkins
TE 6-2 234 R
458
94 Mark Pike
DE
6-4
272
5
89 Terry Orr
TE 6-3 227 5
318
96 Leon Seals
DE
6-5
267
5
94 Bobby Wilson
DT 6-2 276 R
isen
97 Cornelius Bennett
LB
6-2
238
5
97 James Geathers
DE 6-7 290 7
son
99 Hal Garner
LB
6-4
238
5
99 Jason Buck
DE
6-4
265
5
246
Pts
INJURY REPORT: Buffalo - Tackle Glenn Parker (knee) and S
110
Leonard Smith (knee) are questionable; Washington - Linebacker Rav-
110
114
in Caldwell (ribs), wide receiver Gary Clark (back) and defensive tackle
en 4,
Bobby Wilson (ankle) are probable.
d1,
ER-
SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME: If the game is tied after regula-
1-0,
pp.
tion, it will continue in sudden-death overtime. The team scoring first
Ds,
wins. At the end of regulation, the referee will toss a coin at center field.
sen
lley
The captain of AFC Bills will call the toss. Following a three-minute inter-
mission after the end of regulation, play will continue by 15-minute peri-
ods with a two-minute intermission between each such overtime with
Avg
no halftime intermission. The teams will change goals between each
36.1
33.4
period, there will be a two-minute warning at the end of each period.
Redskins Defeat Bills and Lay Claim to Third Super Bowl Title
Meanwhile, absolute frustration
skins in position for their first touch-
Movement demonstrators, who object
under the big top. But there was no
dence-but a quiet one compared
REDSKINS, From A1
undid the Bills. Thomas could not find
down drive, a swift 51 yards in five
to the Redskins' nickname and want it
room for a coat check.
with Buffalo % fans wearing plastic
passes for 292 yards, with Clark mak-
his helmet, which was under the team
plays with Byner getting the score.
changed, marched through downtown
After bundling up against the cold
"hard hats."
ing seven catches for 114 yards and
bench, the first two plays of the
Down 10-0, a frustrated Kelly put up
Minrieapolis and picketed the dome.
to take a few steps from their limos or
Bill Engelman of Washington, who
Art Monk seven more for 113 yards.
game. Earlier this week, Thomas lik-
a long, lazy pass that was intercepted
They carried such signs as "I'm Not A
chartered buses into the dome, peo-
wore an Indian headdress and an Art
Ricky Ervins rushed for 72 yards and
ened himself to Michael Jordan, but
easily by Green, setting off an almost
Mascot," "This Ain't No Game,
ple enjoyed the announced indoor
Monk jersey, said he has a good.
Jordan has always had his Air Jordan
duplicate scoring drive of 55 yards in
Change Your Name" and "D.C. Rac-
temperature of 73 degrees, all of
friend working for the Navajo cause
Earnest Byner 49 to go with 24 re-
ceiving yards plus the game's first
sneakers when needed.
five plays.
ism."
which left people sitting on or holding
but that, "To me, I'm supporting my
touchdown. Chip johmiller kicked
"We made a lot of mistakes," said
From the beginning the Redskins
"Braves on the warpath
sang
massive amounts of winter clothing.
team-a team that's been in Wash-
three field goals. Wilber Marshall,
Thomas.
moved with ease. On its second pos-
a Washington fan in his Redskins wool
The Donald and Marla sat in the
ington a long, long time."
Brad Edwards, Kurt Gouveia, Fred
Kelly tied a Super Bowl record
session, Washington marched 87
cap inside the dome, oblivious to the
stands to the amazement of ticket-
The Redskins responded with
Stokes and Darrell Green led a de-
with four interceptions. Behind and
yards in the first quarter in a, text-
demonstration.
holders nearby. Marla held her fur.
waves to their fans as they took the
fense that overwhelmed Buffalo's her-
desperate, he was forced to throw a
book drive.
So were others, who used the final
Most other rich and famous occu-
field, as well as a thumbs up for
alded quarterback, Jim Kelly, and run-
Super Bowl record 58 times, while
But the Redskins came up empty
hours before kickoff to keep partying.
pied skyboxes. But there were those
Mike Utley, the Detroit Lion who
ning back Thurman Thomas.
Thomas was able to get only 10 car-
when replay officials ordered the first
When it didn't seem possible to party
good, hearty, week-in, week-out die-
was paralyzed during a regular sea-
Rypien couldn't have been more
ries for 13 yards.
touchdown reversal in Super Bowl
any more, Bills' backers and Red-
hards who would have trekked to An-
son game.
correct when he said, "It was a team
"It hurts, without a doubt it hurts,"
history. Monk, playing the finest Su-
skins' rooters thundered about the
chorage by dog sled for this. The in-
But by early in the third period
victory."
said Bills deffensive end Bruce Smith.
per Bowl of his distinguished career,
city this morning asking, "Where's
side of the dome may be loud for
there seemed precious few Bills' fans
Kelly gave the Redskins credit
Levy concurred: "The feeling," he
had his left foot on the backline of the
the party?"
baseball, but it would be hard to du-
as the Redskins had struck dramat-
"where credit is due. I remember
said, "is very bitter."
end zone on a third-down pass from
It was a question with many an-
plicate a spontaneous pregame "Let's
ically and decisively for 24 points and
some of the game but not all of it. The
"Hail to the Redskins" echoed
Rypien. On the ensuing field goal at-
swers. If the Super Bowl had become
Go Buffalo" chant that erupted along
"Fight for old D.C." echoed through-
part I remember I don't like."
through the dome as so much went
tempt, the usually sure-handed Jeff
a holiday across America, the celebra-
the narrow concourse.
out, making the dome sound like
It's become a familiar feeling in
wrong for the Bills and the Redskins
Rutledge fumbled the snap.
tions were most intense in the Twin
Irma Fox and Loretta Horn, both
RFK Stadium. It would be the song
Washington, the Redskins having de-
proved too determined, too big, too
Throughout the day attention fo-
Cities.
from Vienna, Va., walked proudly and
echoing through the streets of the
feated Miami, 27-17, in Super Bowl
efficient.
cused on the Redskins, even before
The Metrodome, the smallest Su-
fearlessly among Bills' fans. Each
Twin Cities long into the night, as
XVII and Denver, 42-10, in Super
Buffalo backfires ignited the Red-
the kickoff.
per Bowl stadium, filled up early for
wore a Redskins' feather in her hair.
Washington's fans hailed a long and
Bowl XXII.
skins. A 23-yard punt put the Red-
About 2,000 American Indian
pregame festivities-a cozy 63,130
Redskins fans brimmed with confi-
glorious season.
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Second-Quarter Blitz
Knocks Out Buffalo
By William Gildea
Washington Post Staff Writer
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 26-Artificial turf or grass,
indoors or outdoors, no huddle or huddle, the Washing-
ton Redskins proved conclusively this evening that they
are the champions of football no matter how it's played.
Similar to their Super Bowl victory four years ago,
the Redskins used a second-quarter blitz to take control,
this time scoring 17 consecutive points in a span of 5
minutes 45 seconds to breeze past the supposedly faster
Buffalo Bills, 37-24, to capture Super. Bowl XXVI at the
Metrodome.
Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke, in accepting the
Vincent T. Lombardi Trophy for the third time in 10
years, hailed Gibbs, everyone associated with the team
and "the best bloody fans on the face of the earth." As
his record of achievement soared still higher with a third
National Football League title, Gibbs said quietly, "I feel
humble. The Lord's blessed me with a great situation.
The players have really responded."
Quarterback Mark Rypien, the game's most valu-
able player, sealed the victory with his second touch-
down pass, a 30-yarder to wide receiver Gary Clark in
the third period after the Bills had cut the lead to 24-
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10. Just as he did when he made a game-clinching
scoring catch against Detroit in the National Football
Conference title game, Clark ignited a celebration of
Redskins' fans here. Up went a sign that read, "Hail,
Yes!"
"I have no thoughts about stepping away from this,"
said Gibbs, ending any faint speculation he might re-
tire after this, his 11th season. A disappointed Buffalo
coach, Marv Levy, admitted after the Bills' second
straight Super Bowl defeat, "Their team's better.
They showed it."
The Redskins showed it with an onslaught that has
typified their 17-2 season. Rypien completed 18 of 33
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Spring.
that didn't dim their enthusiasm,
"This is the Redskins' game. This
is the Redskins' year," added Mike
they said, as they showed up at the
Metrodome as much as six hours
Gillman, of Bethesda. "All the
It Was Party Time 1/27/92
bounces are going our way."
before Harry Connick Jr. opened
Even D.C. Mayor Sharon Pratt
the gala with the National Anthem
while a stadium attendant in Section
Kelly felt confident enough to go on
209 swooned.
record at halftime. "We'll definitely
win it," she said. "The defense has
Al and Adrienne Goldstein, of
Redskins Fans Were High on the Hogs
been magnificent. The whole team
Silver Spring, "didn't want to miss
has kept its poise. Everybody's
the excitement," so they arrived at
As Super Showdown Brought a Victory
been superb."
10:30 in plenty of time for Al to buy
It wasn't Robert F. Kennedy
50 pennants to take home to
made a spur-of-the-moment de-
Memorial Stadium, but Redskins
friends. (The Goldsteins are true
By Marylou Tousignant
cision.
fans made themselves right at
Redskins fans. When Adrienne was
and Stephen Buckley
Sue and Eddie Reid, of Southeast
home under the bubble-top next to
in labor with their child, Al left her.
Washington Post Staff Writers
Washington, went out for a burger
the frozen Mississippi River. They
to catch the Redskins-Cowboys
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 26-At
shook their burgundy-and-gold
game. He did call in every quarter,
Saturday afternoon and never went
long last, Super Sunday.
pompons, waved their foam No. 1
though.)
home again.
They started The Show with fire-
"Let's go. Let's see if we can
fingers and hooted themselves
A first-aid nurse said she was.
works tonight, and for the Wash-
make it," Eddie, a D.C. firefighter,
hoarse.
handing out aspirin "by the handful,"
ington Redskins and their fans, the
After each good play, they leaped
blaming the thunderous cheering:
said to his wife.
sparks never stopped.
They drove all night with just the
to their feet, screaming wildly and
inside the cavernous Dome and the
It was one long party under the
clothes on their backs. No hats, no
high-fiving one another.
stifling heat in the surrounding con-
Dome.
"People think RFK is noisy, but
course, where fans were peeling off
gloves, no heavy coats. And no tick-
"I knew it was over in the first
this is unbelievable. It's messing up
parkas faster than Darrell Green
ets.
M Street.
quarter. We shut them right
After a minor car breakdown in
my equilibrium," said Dottie
streaking downfield.
down," said Carlos Collazo, a Red-
Pittsburgh, they got here this af-
Daughtry, of Annandale.
An early third-quarter intercep-
skins fan from Bridgeport, Conn.,
ternoon and easily found two tickets
:ber One."
The crowd of 64,000-plus was a
tion and touchdown that ran the
after Washington waxed the Buf-
for $200 apiece.
sea of Zubaz striped pants and
score to 24-zip seemed to shake the
falo Bills, 37-24.
team-logo shirts, almost as if they
bravado out of the Bills fans and
Outside the stadium, scalpers
"The Redskins played awesome.
were asking as much as $700 a tick-
were required for entry to the
embolden their Redskins counter-
They were in control the whole
et, but settling for half that.
game.
parts, who ran around the con-
way," said Rich Scalco, of Olney.
It was impossible to be over-
course yelling "Yes! Yes!"
Kathleen Lucian and Debbie An-
"We're going to go find a hotel and
zelone, Beltsville neighbors, met a
dressed: There were Bills fans in.
For Bills supporters, both at
party all night long."
red-and-blue bow ties and Red-
home and in the Dome, it was a
Undaunted by the biting cold out-
skins fans in formal tails and head-
good time to go for a beer.
etro
side Hubert H. Humphrey Metro-
dress.
Some couples had divided loyal-
"This is the
Union
dome, the deafening roar inside,
Station
Face paint was optional, and very
ties. "We haven't started beating on
and the appearance of being out-
popular.
each other yet, so that's a good
numbered by Bills supporters by at
Redskins' game.
"I told all my friends to look for
sign," said Daughtry, a Redskins fan
least 2 to 1, Redskins fans brimmed
This is the
me on TV. I didn't realize that half
in attendance with her boyfriend;
with confidence from the opening
the stadium would be dressed the
Mike Zeman, a Bills rooter from
coin toss.
Redskins' year. All
same way," said John Carter, of
Springfield.
"That's the last thing you'll win
Hyattsville.
"But I still won't let her sing 'Hail
tonight," yelled a Buffalo fan from
the bounces are
With the temperature in the
to the Redskins,' Zeman said.
the upper deck.
twenties outside, George Nash Sr.,
With 11 minutes to go in the
Wrong.
going our way.'
1ST ST.
of Silver Spring, showed up in a
game and the score 37-10, the
With the Redskins ahead 17-0 at
Redskins T-shirt, shorts and noth-
handwriting was on the wall and
the half, Washington fans already
Bethesda resident Mike Gillman
ing more. "It's not cold," insisted
all that remained was to enjoy the
were looking ahead to the cham-
Nash, a former butcher who other
waning moments.
man in a trenchcoat who flashed
pagne on ice back at the hotel.
fans suggested may have spent a
The Bills, losers now of two con-
two tickets and asked $700. They
"This is a joke. We're playing
little too much time in the meat
secutive Super Bowls, headed for
power football, pure power foot-
gave him $600.
Many at the game said they were
Capitol
M
locker.
the shower, while the Redskins and
South
metro
Some fans had been planning
their fans headed out for a night on
SHINGTON POST,
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trip
for
months.
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Home Team Spirit Turns to Dancing in the Streets
Other chants resounded through the streets: "I'm going
conclusion. Maybe that's why it seemed a little under-
By Sue Anne Pressley and Marcia Slacum Greene
to Disney World" and "Hang the Buffalo meat!"
stated, at least at first. Most fans had been anticipat-
Washington Post Staff Writers
Fernandez, 25, stood on that busy corner at Wis-
ing the outcome for months, since the fall when the
It happened exactly as everyone knew it would—
consin and M, waving a Redskins banner and vowing
Redskins were assembling their remarkable 14-2 reg-
the Washington Redskins demolished the Buffalo
to ignore the 32 degrees-and-falling cold for the next
ular season record. It didn't help that the Super Bowl
Bills, 37-24. It was never even a scare. Afterward,
three hours as his tribute to the team. "We got to cel-
game lacked a certain competitive drama.
Franklin Hernandez and other fans did what was ex-
ebrate," he said. Joe Korbel, 12, hobbled up on
"To tell you the truth, I wanted to see a closer
pected of them at that moment: They went out into
crutches to stay "until they make us go home."
game," said James Snow, 29, of Northeast Washing-
the freezing streets of Georgetown.
But Kerry White, exhausted after yelling for three
ton, who was behind the Redskins all the way but
Fans from restaurants and bars poured into the
hours in a Georgetown bar, said she was going
would have appreciated a more tension-filled contest.
streets, police officers stood at attention, and men
straight to bed. "The first Metro bus is mine," she
"This is a blowout."
climbed lampposts on Wisconsin Avenue and M Street
said.
A police official estimated that at the peak of the
NW to chant to the crowds below, "We're Number 1!"
As joyous celebrations go, this one was a foregone
See WASHINGTON, A8, Col. 1
Claudia Schmidt, a 19-year-old
AO MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1.992
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who moved here from Germany a
year ago, stood on the corner in dis-
belief. "This is like the World Cup,"
Jubilant
she said. "I've never seen anything
like it."
At kickoff time, it had seemed a
Fans Spill
lonely night in Washington and its
suburbs-the streets deserted, the
restaurants virtually empty-but it
Into Streets
was never silent. At Champions, fans
cheered for the Washington Redskins
until they were hoarse. At the city's
celebration for 2,000 at the Old Post
WASHINGTON, From A1
Office Pavilion, fans watched the
game on an 18-by-22-foot television
celebration, from 11 p.m. to mid-
screen, traded nasty remarks about
night, the crowd grew to 30,000,
the Buffalo Bills, and sang "Hail to
far fewer than the quarter-million
the Redskins" at the top of their
revelers who turned out after the
lungs during the game's final mo-
Redskins' 1987 Super Bowl victory.
ments. At an office party in Arling-
By midnight, police in riot gear
ton, workers who have spent the sea-
lined Wisconsin Avenue and at least
son together as "Monday morning
six police wagons were stationed at
quarterbacks" felt the need to watch
Wisconsin and M Street as the
as a team.
crowd began to disperse. M Street
On this night, Washington was
traffic was blocked at 28th Street
transfixed by the television set. It
and the Key Bridge.
was the greatest showing of solidar-
The crowd was jubilant, but
ity-and the biggest party-of the
peaceful-police reported making
year.
about a half-dozen arrests for dis-
"We've been saying that the Su-
orderly conduct.
Fans fill Georgetown stree
per Bowl is better than New Year's
Earlier, police had towed cars
Eve," said Glen Freyer, a Justice
Among last
from M Street and Wisconsin Av-
Department lawyer from Takoma
enue in the area's center, then
Park, who had made a last-minute
closed the intersection as the crowd
dash into a Northwest Washington
grew.
supermarket for a rather odd party
The string of cars coming south
assortment of Orangina, cold beer
Laf:
on Wisconsin meant that people
and Frosted Mini-Wheats. "You
Sc
were driving into Georgetown to
don't have to have a date or be with
party.
your family: You just hang out and
Some fans sat on the back of pick-
get behind the Redskins."
17TH ST.
up trucks or stood up on convert-
At the Old Post Office, everybody
ibles and waved to the crowd. The
seemed to be dressed in appropri-
honking, screaming and chanting
ate garb for the occasion-bur-
produced a continuous roar.
gundy and gold. And everyone had
Police kept the crowds from
ready a Buffalo insult.
blocking streets, so people spread
"Buffalo meat! Buffalo meat!
E.
out from the intersection of Wiscon-
We're going to have some tonight,
sin and M in all directions, running
yessir," said Wayne Berry, 31, a
between cars stopped for red lights.
truck driver from Largo, as he
Steve Haynes, a Redskins fan for
pumped his fist in the air.
20 years, drove in from Dover,
Already, some fans were antic-
Del., to watch the excitement.
Washi.
ipating a sad time. Post-football sea-
Monur
"This is all mind-boggling," Haynes
son letdown, Redskins withdrawal,
said. "I'm only 100 miles away and I
the after-the-Super Bowl syndrome.
would be a fool not to drive in to
"I'm going to be very depressed,"
celebrate. This is an experience you
said season ticket holder Michael
only have a couple of times in your
Eisenberg. of Potomac.
Tidul
Staff writers Ruben Castaneda,
Basin
Stephanie Griffith and Erin
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REDSKINS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WASHINGTON REDSKINS
ROSE GARDEN
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1992
6:00 P.M.
Secretary Brady. Secretary Kemp. Members of the Bush
family -- Marvin, Margaret, and Doro; our grandkids. Joe Gibbs.
Charlie Casserly. Players, coaches, official family, and friends
of the 1991-92 Washington Redskins -- welcome to the White House.
//
You can imagine how much I've looked forward to this event.
/ Today we honor a flagship franchise of the NFL since 1937. /
A team which this year earned the best mark in club history: 17
and 2. / We are proud to salute the 1992 Super Bowl champions.
11
I think, first of all, of Mark Rypien. Nearly 3,600 passing
yards in the regular season. / Two touchdowns and the MVP Award
in the Super Bowl. / (Someone mentioned to me that Mark was born
in Canada. It looks like the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement is
paying off already.) ) //
Often, Mark threw to the beloved No. 81. / When the NFL
decided last month to scrap instant replay, I thought I heard a
big cheer go up. / Barbara said, "What was that?" / I said,
"I'm not sure, but it sounds like Art Monk." // Art, instant
replay cost you one touchdown in the Super Bowl -- but not 60
3
Darrel Green's Youth Foundation. or the Joe Gibbs Youth for
Tomorrow Home. /
These things explain why the Skins have become a barometer
of whether Monday is good or bad for Washingtonians. / They're
also an economic barometer. / I was glad, for example, to learn
that whenever the Redkins have won the Super Bowl, the U.S.
economy has improved that year. // Other teams get covered in
the sports section. You get covered on Wall Street Week. //
Whether its Wall Street or Main Street -- America loves the
Redskins. / Now, let's get on to what's really important -- a
little food. Before we do, thank you for coming to the White
House, and let me close with four of the most beautiful words in
Washington's vocabulary: Hail to the Redskins. //
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others in a glorious career. All Washington is proud of a future
Hall of Famer. 11
This brings me to other members of the Super Bowl champions.
Perhaps the NFL's best offensive line, the Hogs -- allowing a
club-record low 9 sacks. / Next, with Art, members of the
"Posse" -- wide receivers Ricky Sanders and Gary Clark. We
salute, too, running backs like Gerald Riggs and Earnest Byner. /
Chip Lohmiller: Cole Porter must have seen the future when he
wrote -- "I get a kick out of you. " / Plus, of course, another
future Hall of Famer, Joe Gibbs, now with three Super Bowl
Mille
Tiedfor
the
2nd
Most
super
Bowl
victories
Asecond only to Chuck Noll. //
with
Billwalsh
McCalb
Yet, it's the "National Defense" that would make even the
Pentagon proud -- that great defense that still has Jim Kelly
MediA ducking tacklers in his sleep. / Jim, it's nothing personal:
The Skins KOd opponents all year. Think of linemen like Fred
relations Stokes, Jumpy Geathers, and Tim Johnson. / Or linebackers Andre
neasuring
Collins and Wilbur Marshall -- 11 tackles against Buffalo. / Or
the secondary featuring A.J. Johnson and all-pro Darrell Green.
Each showed why coach Richie Petibon said: "It's a case of the
whole being [even] better than the parts. //
Go to Bethesda, or Anacostia. Travel to Alexandria or Falls
Church. / They 11 talk about this team molded by Joe Gibbs and
Charley Casserly. They'll talk, too, about things other than the
won-loss record. Things like Mark Rypien's support for The
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Art Monk's and Earnest Byner's work
on behalf of the Food for Families program at Thanksgiving.
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Wednesday, April 22, 1992 5:30 PM
THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. BUSH
Mr. Alexander Aaron
Mr. Cooke's Stepson
Mr. Mark Adickes
Mr. & Mrs. Edward G. Allen (Joan)
Administrative Staff, The Washington Redskins
Mr. John Autry
Administrative Staff, The Washington Redskins
Mr. Chuck Banker
Administrative Staff, The Washington Redskins
Ms. Susan Barton
Administrative Staff, The Washington Redskins
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Bastin (Carrie)
Administrative Staff, The Washington Redskins
Mr. Gene Bates
Administrative Staff, The Washington Redskins
Mr. Al Bellamy
Administrative Staff, The Washington Redskins
Ms. Lauri Ann Swift
Mrs. Geraldine Borden & Mr. Clif Borden
Administrative Staff, The Washington Redskins
Hon. Nicholas Brady
Secretary of the Treasury, Department of the Treasury
Hon. & Mrs. Phillip D. Brady (Kathleen)
Assistant to the President & Staff Secretary
Mr. & Mrs. John Brandes (Linda)
Mr. Don Breaux
Coaching Staff, The Washington Redskins
Mr. Ray Brown
Ms. Ashley Quigless
Mr. & Mrs. Jay Brunetti (Linda)
Administrative Staff, The Washington Redskins
Mr. Steven B. Buckhantz
Vienna, VA
Ms. Natalie Kay Buford
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin P. Bush (Margaret)
John Stewart Darrell & Co.
Miss Marshall Bush
Master Walker Bush
Mr. & Mrs. Earnest Byner (Tina)
Hon. & Mrs. Nicholas E. Calio (Lydia)
Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs
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Mr. Charley Casserly
Mr. Gary Clark
Mr. & Mrs. Monte Coleman (Yvette)
Mr. Andre Collins
Ms. Beverley Lewis
Mr. & Mrs. Cary Conklin (Demetra)
Mr. & Mrs. Danny Copeland (JoAnne)
Mr. & Mrs. Irv Cross (Liz)
Mr. Scott Cunningham
Administrative Staff, The Washington Redskins
Hon. Richard G. Darman
Director, Office of Management & Budget
Mr. William "Willy" Darman
Mr. Jonathan Darman
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Dayton (Lynne)
Administrative Staff, Washington Redskins
Mr. & Mrs. Bobby DePaul (Lisa)
Coaching Staff, The Washington Redskins
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Desautels (Deborah)
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Dillon (Carolyn)
Administrative Staff, Washington Redskins
Mr. & Mrs. Rod Dowhower (Nancy)
Coaching Staff, The Washington Redskins
Mrs. Joan Edwards & Mr. Lloyd T. Edwards
Secretary to Gov. Thompson, President's Intelligence Oversight
Board
Mr. & Mrs. Brad Edwards (Susan)
Mr. Mohammed Elewonibi
Mr. Drew Ishii
Mr. & Mrs. David Faye (Pat)
Washington Times
Hon. Max Marlin Fitzwater
Assistant to the President & Press Secretary
Ms. Barbara Frye
Administrative Staff, Washington Redskins
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Gibbs (Patricia - "Pat")
Coach, The Washington Redskins
Mr. & Mrs. Victor Gold (Dale)
Falls Church, VA
Mr. Rodrigo Gomez-Garcia
Mr. Cooke's Stepson
Mr. & Mrs. Kelly Goodburn (Sara)
Mr. & Mrs. Darrell Green (Jewell)
Vienna, VA
Mr. & Mrs. Russ Grimm (Karen)
Coaching Staff, The Washington Redskins
Mr. Michael Hagen
Administrative Staff, Washington Redskins
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Mr. & Mrs. Jim Hanifan (Mariana)
Coaching Staff, The Washington Redskins
Ms. Phyllis Hayes
Administrative Staff, The Washington Redskins
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Hertzog (Sharon)
Sports Commentator, Channel 7 - TV
Mr. & Mrs. Terry Hoage (Jennifer)
Dr. & Mrs. Charles Jackson (Mary)
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Jacoby (Irene)
Mr. & Mrs. John Jenkins (Donna)
Administrative Staff, The Washington Redskins
Mr. Chip Jenkins
Mr. Anthony Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Johnson (Cynethia)
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Justice (Marty)
Washington Post Reporter
Mr. Mel Kaufman
Administrative Staff, Washington Redskins
Hon. & Mrs. Jack F. Kemp (Joanne)
Secretary of Housing & Urban Development, Department of Housing &
Urban Development
Mrs. Dorothy Bush LeBlond
Bethesda, MD
Master Samuel LeBlond
Miss Nancy "Ellie" LeBlond
Mr. Robert P. Koch
Mr. A. John Luessenhop, Jr.
Mr. Tony Lyman
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Mack (Kathleen)
Administrative Staff, The Washington Redskins
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Mann (Tyrena)
Mr. Wilber Marshall
Mr. Martin Mayhew
Ms. Sabrina Coleman
Mr. Alvoid Mays
Ms. Tanjie Mays
Hon. Timothy J. McBride
Assistant to the President for Management and Administration
Mr. & Mrs. Michael McCall (Beth)
Administrative Staff, The Washington Redskins
Mr. Miller McCalmon
Administrative Staff
Mr. & Mrs. Raleigh McKenzie (Martha)
Mr. Hugh McPhillips
Administrative Staff, The Washington Redskins
Mr. & Mrs. George Michael (Patricia)
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DATE:
4/22/92
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 -- 6:00 p.m.
SUBJECT:
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HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
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PORTER
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CALIO
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RESPONSE:
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and Staff Secretary
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April 21, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST D7
FROM:
CURT SMITH is
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED REMARKS FOR WASHINGTON REDSKINS
I. SUMMARY
On Wednesday, April 22, you will give brief remarks to
approximately 170 guests in the Rose Garden honoring the Super
Bowl Champion Washington Redskins. You will then attend a
barbecue for the Redskins on the South Lawn.
II. DISCUSSION
Your remarks (6 minutes / cards) salute the 1992 Super Bowl
champions -- and acknowledge Joe Gibbs, General Manager Charley
Casserly, and Quarterback Mark Rypien, the Super Bowl's Most
Valuable Player. You also mention "the Hogs, the "National
Defense," and the team's outstanding trio of wide receivers,
known as "the Posse." You will also acknowledge Jack Kent Cooke.
In addition, you may want to relate any anecdotes that Coach
Gibbs has already shared with you.
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Draft Three
April 22, 1992
REDSKINS
Saum
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WASHINGTON REDSKINS
ROSE GARDEN
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1992
6:00 P.M.
Joe Gibbs, Charlie Casserly, players, coaches, and official
family of the 1991-92 Washington Redskins -- welcome to the White
House. It's a pleasure to host football's answer to Murderers
Row.
]
((When I was first told I'd be talking with the Hogs today,
I was afraid it was with some of the biggest spenders in
Congress. )) //
You can imagine my joy when I learned your true identity. /
A flagship franchise of the NFL since 1937. / A team which this
year earned the best mark in club history: 17 and 2. / Today we
salute the 1992 Super Bowl champions. //
( (First, let me say how I admire your talent. I've played a
lot of sports, but football is one I wasn't too good at. I once
suffered a pulled hamstring -- and that was just in the coin
toss. / Actually, I did receive a football letter in college.
It said: "Turn in your equipment as soon as possible. ") ) //
That problem didn't trouble the '92 Redskins. I think of
Mark Rypien. Nearly 3,600 passing yards in the regular season. /
Two touchdowns and the MVP Award in the Super Bowl. / ((Someone
2
mentioned to me that Mark was born in Canada. It looks like the
U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement is paying off already. " //
Often, Mark threw to No. 81. / When the NFL decided last
month to scrap instant replay, I thought I heard a big cheer go
up. / Barbara said, "What was that?" / I said, "I'm not sure,
but it sounds like Art Monk. " / Instant replay cost Art one
touchdown in the Super Bowl -- but not 60 others in a glorious
career. Art couldn't be with us today -- but his memories are.
All Washington is proud of a future Hall of Famer. //
This brings me to the other members of the Super Bowl
champions. Perhaps the NFL's best offensive line, the Hogs
allowing a club-record low 9 sacks. / Next, with Art, members of
the "Posse" -- wide receivers Ricky Sanders and Gary Clark. We
salute, too, running backs like Gerald Riggs and Earnest Byner. /
Chip Lohmiller: Cole Porter must have seen the future when he
wrote -- "I get a kick out of you. / Plus, of course, another
future Hall of Famer, Joe Gibbs, now with three Super Bowl
victories -- second only to Chuck Noll. //
Yet, it's the "National Defense" that would make even the
Pentagon proud -- that great defense that still has Jim Kelly
ducking tacklers in his sleep. / Jim, it's nothing personal:
The Skins KOd opponents all year. Think of linemen like Fred
Stokes, Jumpy Geathers, and Tim Johnson. / or linebackers Andre
Collins and Wilbur Marshall -- 11 tackles against Buffalo. / or
the secondary featuring A.J. Johnson and all-pro Darrell Green.
3
coohe
Each showed why coach Richie Petibon said: "It's a case of the
whole being [even] better than the parts." 11
Go to Bethesda, or Anacostia. Travel to Alexandria or Falls
Church. / They'll talk about this team molded by Jack Kent, Joe billy
and Charley Casserly. They'll talk, too, about things other than
the won-loss record. Things like Mark Rypien's support for The
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Art Monk's and Earnest Byner's work
on behalf of the Food for Families program at Thanksgiving.
Darrel Green's Youth Foundation. or the Joe Gibbs Youth for
Tomorrow Home. /
These things explain why the Skins have become a barometer
of whether Monday is good or bad for Washingtonians. / They're
also an economic barometer. / I was glad, for example, to learn
that whenever the Redkins have won the Super Bowl, the U.S.
economy has improved that year. // Other teams get covered in
the sports section. You get covered on Wall Street Week. //
Whether its Wall Street or Main Street -- America loves the
Redskins. /
Well, maybe there are a few holdouts in Dallas and
Buffalo.
/
Now, let's get on to what's really important -- a
true Tex/Mex barbecue. Before we do, thank you for coming to the
White House, and let me close with four of the most beautiful
words in Washington's vocabulary: Hail to the Redskins. //
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REDSKINS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WASHINGTON REDSKINS
ROSE GARDEN
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1992
6:00 P.M.
Joe Gibbs, Charlie Casserly, players, coaches, and official
family of the 1991-92 Washington Redskins -- welcome to the White
House. It's a pleasure to host football's answer to Murderers
Row. //
((When I was first told I'd be talking with the Hogs today,
I was afraid it was with some of the biggest spenders in
Congress. )) //
You can imagine my joy when I learned your true identity. /
A flagship franchise of the NFL since 1937. / A team which this
year earned the best mark in club history: 17 and 2. / Today we
salute the 1992 Super Bowl champions. //
((First, let me say how I admire your talent. I've played a
lot of sports, but football is one I wasn't too good at. I once
suffered a pulled hamstring -- and that was just in the coin
toss. / Actually, I did receive a football letter in college.
It said: "Turn in your equipment as soon as possible. ")) //
That problem didn't trouble the '92 Redskins. I think of
Mark Rypien. Nearly 3,600 passing yards in the regular season. /
Two touchdowns and the MVP Award in the Super Bowl. / ((Someone
2
mentioned to me that Mark was born in Canada. It looks like the
U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement is paying off already. )) //
Often, Mark threw to No. 81. / When the NFL decided last
month to scrap instant replay, I thought I heard a big cheer go
up. / Barbara said, "What was that?" / I said, "I'm not sure,
but it sounds like Art Monk. " / Instant replay cost Art one
touchdown in the Super Bowl -- but not 60 others in a glorious
career. Art couldn't be with us today -- but his memories are.
All Washington is proud of a future Hall of Famer. //
This brings me to the other members of the Super Bowl
champions. Perhaps the NFL's best offensive line, the Hogs --
allowing a club-record low 9 sacks. / Next, with Art, members of
the "Posse" -- wide receivers Ricky Sanders and Gary Clark. We
salute, too, running backs like Gerald Riggs and Earnest Byner. /
Chip Lohmiller: Cole Porter must have seen the future when he
wrote -- "I get a kick out of you. / Plus, of course, another
future Hall of Famer, Joe Gibbs, now with three Super Bowl
victories -- second only to Chuck Noll. //
Yet, it's the "National Defense" that would make even the
Pentagon proud -- that great defense that still has Jim Kelly
ducking tacklers in his sleep. / Jim, it's nothing personal:
The Skins KOd opponents all year. Think of linemen like Fred
Stokes, Jumpy Geathers, and Tim Johnson. / or linebackers Andre
Collins and Wilbur Marshall -- 11 tackles against Buffalo. / Or
the secondary featuring A.J. Johnson and all-pro Darrell Green.
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Each showed why coach Richie Petibon said: "It's a case of the
whole being [even] better than the parts. " //
Go to Bethesda, or Anacostia. Travel to Alexandria or Falls
Church. / They'll talk about this team molded by Jack Kent, Joe,
and Charley Casserly. They'll talk, too, about things other than
the won-loss record. Things like Mark Rypien's support for The
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Art Monk's and Earnest Byner's work
on behalf of the Food for Families program at Thanksgiving.
Darrel Green's Youth Foundation. Or the Joe Gibbs Youth for
Tomorrow Home. /
These things explain why the Skins have become a barometer
of whether Monday is good or bad for Washingtonians. / They're
also an economic barometer. / I was glad, for example, to learn
that whenever the Redkins have won the Super Bowl, the U.S.
economy has improved that year. // Other teams get covered in
the sports section. You get covered on Wall Street Week. //
Whether its Wall Street or Main Street -- America loves the
Redskins. / Well, maybe there are a few holdouts in Dallas and
Buffalo. / Now, let's get on to what's really important -- a
true Tex/Mex barbecue. Before we do, thank you for coming to the
White House, and let me close with four of the most beautiful
words in Washington's vocabulary: Hail to the Redskins. //
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defensive coach Richie Petibon said: "It's a case of the whole
being [even] better than the parts." //
It's no wonder the Redskins have become the hub around which
D.C.'s spokes revolve. I heard a story about a tourist who
stopped a ocal on the street and said, "How do I go the place
that's the most difficult to get inside?" // The local said,
"You mean the White House?" / The tourist said, "No, Jack Kent
Cooke's box." //
Yet it's not just the high and mighty who love the Skins.
Go to Bethesda, or Annacostia. Travel to Alexandria or Falls
Church. / They'll talk about things other than mere wins and
losses. Things like the Mark Rypien Golf Tournament benefiting
TheCystic Fibrosis Tournament. The Darrel Green Youth
Foundation. or the Joe Gibbs Youth for Tomorrow Home. //
In Washington, the Skins have become a barometer: Every
Monday morning, how they do affects whether people frown or
smile. / They're also an economic barometer. / I was glad, for
example, to learn that whenever the Redkins have won the Super
Bowl, the U.S. economy has improved that year. // Other teams
get covered in the sports section. You get covered on Wall
Street Week. //
Whether its Wall Street or Main Street -- America loves the
Redskins. / Well, maybe there are a few holdouts in Dallas and
Buffalo. // So let's end the remarks, and get on to the
important venue -- in honor of those Houston Oilers, a true
Tex/Mex barbecue. / Thank you for coming to the White House, God
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bless America, and let me close with four of the most beautiful
words in Washington's vocabulary: Hail to the Redskins. //
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Draft One
April 21, 1992
REDSKINS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WASHINGTON REDSKINS
ROSE GARDEN
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1992
6:00 P.M.
9almg all and
Jack Kent Cooke, Coach Gibbs, players, coaches, and official
coaches Fars/ of the 1991-92 Washington Redskins. It's a pleasure to
welcome to the White House football's answer to Murderers Row. //
On behalf of every American -- well, excepting those from Buffalo
-- I'm delighted to say: Hail to the Redskins. //
( (When I was first told I'be spending some time today with
the Hogs, I was afraid it was some of the biggest spenders in
Congress. )) //
You can imagine my relief when I learned your identity. /
sikes se que,
An original team of the NFL. / A team forming Washington heart
since 1937. / A club which this year earned the best mark in
franchise history: 17 and 2. / Yes, the 1992 Super Bowl
champions. //
( (First, let me say how I admire your talent. I've played a
lot of sports, but football is one I wasn't too good at. I once
suffered a pulled hamstring -- and that was just in the coin
toss. / Actually, I did receive a football letter in college.
It said: "Turn in your equipment as soon as possible. )) //
That problem didn't trouble the '92 Redskins. I think of
Mark Rypien. Nearly 3,600 passing yards in the regular season. /
Two touchdowns and the MVP Award in the Super Bowl. / At his
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best when it mattered most. ((Someone mentioned to me that Mark
was born in Canada. It looks like the Free Trade Agreement is
paying off already. ))
//
Often, Mark threw to the beloved No. 81. / When the NFL
decided last month to scrap instant replay, I thought I heard a
big cheer go up. / Barbara said, "What was that?" / I said,
"I'm not sure, but it sounds like Art Monk. " // Art, instant
replay cost you one TD -- but not others in a glorious career.
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We salute a true future Hall of Famer. //
This brings me to the other members of the Super Bowl
champions. Perhaps the NFL's best offensive line\ -- Hogs, where
are you? // With Art, two of its two best receivers -- RIcky
upose
Sanders and Gary Clark -- in the Super Bowl alone, 114 yards. /
running backs like Gerald Riggs and Earnest Byners. / Chip
Lohmiller -- of whom Washington says what Cole Porter did: "I
get a kick out of you." / Plus, of course, another future Hall
of Famer, Joe Gibbs. / ((Joe's success shows what can happen
someone someone in this city comes up with a great plan that
doesn't have to make its way through the Democratic leadership. ))
Yet it's defense that has Jim Kelly still ducking tacklers
in his sleep. / The Redskins' great defense turned Buffalo's no-
huddle offense into a no-hope offense. // Nothing personal:
They KOd opponents all year. Think of linemen like Frank Stokes,
Monte Coleman, Jumpy Geathers, and Tim Johnson. / Or linebackers
Andre Collins and Wilbur Marshall -- 11 tackles against Buffalo.
/ Or backs A.J. Johnson and Darrell Green. Each showed why
'92-04-20 21:38 DOUG GAMBLE
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DOUG GAMBLE
424- 36th Place
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
April 21/92
(310) 546-6409
TO: CHRISTINA MARTIN
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WASHINGTON REDSKINS (Curt Smith)
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THE REDSKINS HERE. WHEN I WAS FIRST TOLD I'D BE SPENDING
SOME TIME TODAY WITH THE "HOGS," I WAS AFRAID IT WAS SOME OF THE BIGGEST
SPENDERS IN CONGRESS.
I "VE PLAYED A LOT OF SPORTS, BUT FOOTBALL IS ONE I WASN'T MUCH GOOD AT. I
ONCE SUFFERED A PULLED HAMSTRING -- AND THAT WAS JUST PARTICIPATING IN THE
COIN TOSS.
ACTUALLY, I RECEIVED A FOOTBALL LETTER IN COLLEGE. IT SAID "TURN IN YOUR
EQUIPMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE."
WHEN THE NFL DECIDED LAST MONTH TO SCRAP INSTANT REPLAY, I THOUGHT I HEARD A
BIG CHEER GO UP. BARBARA SAID "WHAT WAS THAT?" I SAID "I'M NOT SURE, BUT IT
SOUNDED LIKE ART MONK."
(Monk became first player in a Super Bowl to have a touchdown taken away because
of instant replay.)
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DOUG GAMBLE
TO: CHRISTINA MARTIN - sh REDSKINS (CONT'D)
SOMEONE MENTIONED TO ME THAT MARK RYPIEN WAS BORN IN CANADA. IT LOOKS LIKE
THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IS PAYING OFF ALREADY.
i HEARD ABOUT A TOURIST WHO STOPPED A LOCAL ON THE STREET AND SAID "HOW DO
I GO TO THE PLACE IN WASHINGTON THAT'S THE MOST DIFFICULT TO GET I INSIDE?"
THE LOCAL SAID "YOU MEAN THE WHITE HOUSE?" AND THE TOURIST SAID "NO, JACK
KENT COOKE'S BOX."
THE SUCCESS OF JOE GIBBS SHOWS WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN SOMEONE IN THIS CITY
COMES USE UP WITH A GREAT PLAN THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO MAKE ITS WAY THROUGH
CONGRESS.
THE REDSKINS' GREAT DEFENSE TURNED BUFFALO'S VAUNTED "NO-HUDDLE" OFFENSE
INTO A NO-HOPE OFFENSE.
I WAS GLAD TO LEARN THAT WHENEVER THE REDSKINS HAVE WON THE SUPER BOWL, THE
U.S. ECONOMY IMPROVES THAT SAME YEAR. OTHER TEAMS GET COVERED ON THE SPORTS,
YOU GET COVERED ON "WALL STREET WEEK."
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
April 22, 1992
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
TO THE 1992 SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS, WASHINGTON REDSKINS
The Rose Garden
6:02 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Please be seated. And welcome to the
Rose Garden. May I first salute, of course, Joe Gibbs and Charlie
Casserly, and the players, the coaches, the official family, and the
friends of the Redskins. Welcome to the White House at last. We're
delighted to have you here.
And you can imagine how much I've looked forward to the
event. Today we honor the flagship franchise of the NFL since 1937.
A team which, this year, earned the best mark in club history: 17
and 2. We're proud to salute the 1992 Super Bowl Champions.
I think, first of all, of Mark Rypien -- nearly 3,600
passing yards in the regular season; two touchdowns; the MVP Award in
the Super Bowl. Someone mentioned to me that Mark was born in
Canada. It looks like the U.S. -Canada free trade agreement is paying
off already, at least from our standpoint. (Laughter.)
And often Mark threw to the beloved Number 81. And when
the NFL decided last month to scrap instant replay, I thought I heard
a big cheer go up. Barbara said, "What was that?" I said, "I'm not
sure. Sounds like Art Monk." An instant replay cost him one
touchdown in the Super Bowl, but not 60 others. And a glorious
career, and all Washington is proud of a future Hall-of-Famer.
Now, this brings me to the other members of the Super
Bowl Champions. Perhaps the NFL's best offensive line -- the Hogs --
allowing a club record low, nine sacks. Next, with Art, members of
the Posse -- wide receivers Ricky Sanders and Gary Clark. We salute,
too, running backs like Gerald Riggs and Earnest Byner. Chip
Lohmiller -- Cole Porter must have seen the future when he wrote "I
get a kick out of you." (Laughter.)
And plus, of course, another future Hall-of-Famer, Joe
Gibbs -- now with three Super Bowl victories, second only to Chuck
Noll. (Applause.) Let's hear it for the coach. (Applause.)
And yet, it's the "national defense" that would make
even the Pentagon proud. That great defense that still has Jim Kelly
ducking tacklers in his sleep. Jim, nothing personal, the Skins KO'd
opponents all year. Think of linemen like Fred Stokes and Jumpy
Geathers, Tim Johnson. or linebackers Andre Collins and Wilbur
Marshall -- 11 tackles against Buffalo. or the secondary, featuring
A.J. Johnson and all-pro speed demon, Darrell Green.
And each showed why Coach Richie Petibon said, "It's a
case of the whole being even better than the parts."
Go to Bethesda or Anacostia, travel to Alexandria or
Falls Church, and they'll talk about this team molded by Joe and
Charlie. They talk, too, about things other than the won and lost
record, impressive, though, that is. Things like Mark's support for
the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation; Art Monk's and Earnest Byner's work
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on behalf of the Food For Families Program at Thanksgiving; Darrell
Green's Youth Foundation; or the Joe Gibbs Youth For Tomorrow Home.
These things explain a lot. They explain why the Skins
have become a barometer of whether Monday is good or bad for
Washingtonians. And they're also an economic barometer. And I was
glad, for example, to learn that whenever the Redskins have won the
Super Bowl, the U.S. economy has improved that year. (Laughter.)
Other teams get covered in the sports section; this
crowd gets covered in The Wall Street Week. Whether it's Wall Street
or Main Street, though, America loves the Redskins.
And so I just want to welcome you all here. We're proud
to have you here -- your friends, your wives, dates, and whoever
else. And so now let's get on to what's important -- a little chow.
But let me tell you that we've got a triathlon event out here. We
have the horse shoe pit rigged up, and if I might spell out the
ground rules here -- women and men welcome. Just the players and
their dates and friends, however, because we've got a time thing.
And he who gets -- or she -- who gets the most ringers out of 10
tosses wins a fantastic prize.
On the putting green, he or she who gets the lowest
nine-hole score wins yet another fantastic prize. And then we move
to the third event -- you can do this in any order you want, but try
to do it before dinner -- and the last one is the basketball, 10
shots from the foul line another fantastic prize. So you don't
have to go and this isn't mandatory, but I want to stand around and
laugh. (Laughter.)
Thank you very much. (Applause.)
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6:08 P.M. EDT