Super Bowl XXII

Super Bowl XXII was a tale of a great first quarter for Denver then a nightmare for the following three quarters. I remember watching this as a kid when John Elway jumped his team out to a 10-0 lead only to later fall apart and get crushed by the Redskins. I must say not being a Denver fan, being a young kid I pulled for Denver to win, because I respected Elway's talent and I felt he should have won a Super Bowl on this day after starting with a 10-0 advantage. The win was not to be it shows you how things change quickly especially in big games, this would bring tears to my eyes just like it did the city of Denver! When the 2nd quarter began the rout started Doug Williams came alive driving the Skins offense to 5 2nd quarter touchdowns, and Washington would benefit from one season wonder RB Timmy Smith who rushed for 204 yards. The final Washington 42 Denver 10, a sad day and one of the biggest blowout super bowls in history, I cried for John Elway.

Start with the auction of 2 of the 4 season tickets to be able to afford to go to the home games in the first place, then by the luck of a lottery gaining the right to purchase 2 tickets to the super bowl. What more could 2 kids (former) ever ask to have happen, heck with part time jobs and classes living in group homes all was right with the world. We had the tickets BUT the game was in San Diego....in the language of the times. We NEED a Miracle, in every way.

For every year we could remember we gathered to pile into one vehicle to save on the 5.00 parking fee. How we got to San Diego was a trail of fun and help from so many angles along the way.

Catching a train to get an affordable flight to switching up on destinations so as to get a shuttle bus hotel shuttle to the stop at Barney's Beanery and Venice Beach mixed with a stop at Beaver's house along the way......and then the GAME. As a Skin's Fan heaven was viewed for a moment.