The Superstars 1974 Men's Final from Rotonda West, Florida (Season 2, Episode 5)
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1974 Men's Final from Rotonda West, Florida (Season 2, Episode 5)

TV Episode | Sport

The second Superstars final was won by a complete unknown. Soccer player Kyle Rote, Jr. ran away with the competition from the beginning to capture the first of his three Superstars titles. Finals qualifiers Reggie Jackson and Yvan ...See moreThe second Superstars final was won by a complete unknown. Soccer player Kyle Rote, Jr. ran away with the competition from the beginning to capture the first of his three Superstars titles. Finals qualifiers Reggie Jackson and Yvan Cournoyer could not participate in the final. Jackson was involved in salary arbitration with the Oakland Athletics, and Cournoyer was injured in the midst of the N.H.L. season. They were replaced by fourth place finishers Stan Smith and Brian Oldfield. Controversy arose before the event began as Bob Seagren was permitted to enter the 100 yard dash for the first time. Rote, Simpson and Rose each expressed their displeasure with the decision. Oldfield was hampered by a knee injury which took him out of the 100 yard dash. The turning point in the competition came in the first round of the first event, tennis. Rote was drawn against O.J. Simpson as the luck of the draw would have it. Rote and Simpson were probably the two best players in the event and Simpson led 4-2 early. Rote changed his strategy and won the next four games to capture the match, 6-4. Rote would go on to capture the ten points for the event win and Simpson scored no points. Rote took a commanding lead by edging Seagren in the swimming after finishing second in the golf. Rote set a record in bowling and wrapped title up with a second place in the bike race. Seagren faced off against Dick Anderson for second place in the obstacle course final and soundly defeated Anderson. The weather in Florida was notably cold with most of the competitors clothed in sweat suits and jackets throughout. There was a frightening moment in the bike race as Jim McMillian, trailing Dick Anderson, locked wheels with Anderson and tumbled to the track. McMillian was uninjured, but the spokes in Anderson's back wheel were damaged and he had to abandon the race. Franco Harris won the inaugural Simon Sez competition, but received no points. See less

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Keith Jackson Self - Announcer / Co-Host Self - Announcer / Co-Host See fewer	The Fortune Cookie (1966)
Howard Cosell Self - Announcer / Co-Host Self - Announcer / Co-Host See fewer	Bananas (1971)
Kyle Rote Jr. Self - soccer player Self - soccer player See fewer	Big-Time Soccer: The Remarkable Rise & Fall of the NASL (2021)
Bob Seagren Self - Olympic pole vaulter Self - Olympic pole vaulter See fewer	Wonder Woman (1975)
Dick Anderson Self - football player Self - football player See fewer	The NFL on CBS (1956)
O.J. Simpson Self - football player Self - football player See fewer	Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
Stan Smith Self - tennis player Self - tennis player See fewer	TennisWorthy (2023)
Franco Harris Self - football player Self - football player See fewer	Monsters (1988)
Ard Schenk Self - speed skater Self - speed skater See fewer	The Superstars (1973)
Jim McMillian Self - basketball player Self - basketball player See fewer	The Superstars (1973)
Pete Rose Self - baseball player Self - baseball player See fewer	Babe Ruth (1991)
Brian Oldfield Self - shot putter Self - shot putter See fewer	They Call Me Macho Woman! (1989)
John Havlicek Self - basketball player Self - basketball player See fewer	The Final Game (1967)
Karl Schranz Self - alpine skiier Self - alpine skiier See fewer	Tohuwabohu (1990)