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The thing about this catch is how clutch it was. If you watch the original broadcast, Curt Gowdy says to John Brodie, "Hey ex-quarterback, how d'ya like the play calling on that one?" Brodie: "I like the execution. A lotta people can call that play, there's only a handful who can get it done!"

I'm from Shreveport, played against Terry Bradshaw....what an Athlete...what...a good guy...we would say that QB from Woodlawn, can bet you by himself..I went to Fair Park..

Not that good an athlete? What a stupid comment. The man overcame an injury during the Vietnam War to make it to the NFL. If he's not that good of an athlete, whomever the announcer was, then that makes you a pi$$ poor commentator.

Rocky just gave a talk at Winchester VA's Apple Blossom Sports Luncheon today..May 4th 2024. He talked about this catch. I was like 12 when it happened and I remember it like it was yesterday. Apple Blossom always has a host of Steelers..last year it was Bradshaw..

Steelers had so many weapons in the 70s. Swan and Stallworth were the dynamic duo receiving, but they had stars at every position Offense and Defense. It was a magical time if you were a Steeler fan back in the 70s. I got to see all of it as I was a teenager then and what I didn’t see live at three Rivers stadium I saw on TV. I saw every game because there were no blackouts because the Steelers were sold out every game. (And it was real football being played in the NFL back then not watered down version we have today).

I wish I was "not that good of an athlete!" Geez!🤷🏼‍♂️😍 Go Rock

I was 12 when this SB happened. And I will never forget it. The Steelers was then my favorite team and is still today one of my most favorite. Then... the team was completely lined with amazing talent. But it wasn't just the incredible talent that made the Iron curtain so amazing. It was the heart of each player and the love of their team, and the game itself. Rocky will always be my fav hero of all time. What an incredible life, and story he has had.

If you hear Rocky speak about it, he leaped 18 feet into the air. Randy Grossman kind of corrected him and said it was more like six inches and noted that the SI photographer was looking up when he took the picture. Nevertheless, the Rock was all heart and effort. Great moment for a great man.

Stallworth just seemed like a good mild mannered man! Enjoyed your play!

Rocky almost false started in backfield 😀

I wasn't even a Steelers fan, and I loved Rocky Bleier.

I believe this was Curt Gowdy's final Super Bowl.

I remember this play, And screaming my head off ! ROCKY ! ROCKY !

I was 10 years old...my favorite then.and now...lambert...an animal

It's cool seeing these players now in these games. I used to deliver papers to few of them, I think 6 or 7, and grew up watching them and of course new how good they were and everything but never really looked at them like they were a big deal in the whole thing of things in football

Yinz guys remember that? The good old days. I was living in Cranberry Township back then.

Even back then they were saying the white guy isn’t a good athlete… embarrassing

The best

Sigh..."not that good an athlete." He was an NFL player. He was a GREAT athlete.

“Not much of an athlete” - there are other things that contribute to winning; Rocky was as tough as they come and a heart bigger than most. Oh yeah… and he had a 1000 yd rushing season.

How is Rocky Bleier not in the HOF?, commitment to service and country , a wounded veteran , four time SB champion , lead blocker for Franco, Hall Committee you have to do better.

Absolutely delicious play, as it happened just after the Hollywood Henderson obnoxiousness that fueled Steeler players to greater heights. Bradshaw said this week that the Cowboys started faking a blitz, and he called the perfect play before they could get back into position.

Rest In Power Franco

If Stallworth hadn’t had leg cramps this great SBXIII would have been a blowout

Dallas was lucky Stallworth left the game with leg cramps otherwise Steelers run away with this one

Look at Charlie Waters at the end … brilliant!!! That “Dummy” Bradshaw beat your ass again “Hick”!!!

I remember that. After that second down play, I remember saying, “Give Franco the ball.” I could tell he was riled up. Bradshaw did, and the rest is history. Probably would not happen today with OCs calling plays, unless the QB audibles.

What Bradshaw does not get enough credit for is the fact that he called the plays. Until 1983, I believe, Chuck Noll served as the offensive coordinator and he let Bradshaw call the plays. Landry didn't even let Staubach do that. It is one thing to have to execute, but to execute and call plays requires great skill. While Bradshaw may not have put up stats that other QBs of his era and beyond have put up, he played in 4 Super Bowls, called all the plays, and one every one of them (of course he didn't do it alone).

Curt gowdy ....that's all u need

Steelers caught a huge break here. On the previous play, I believe it was 3rd and 2 and Bradshaw threw an incomplete pass which should have brought up 4th down and a field goal attempt. Instead, the Steelers were called for illegal motion and got another play. The running play was more or less a concession they'd go for 3, but instead Harris was sprung for the touchdown. I'm a fan of neither team, but while I'll concede Charlie Waters was blocked by the referee on the play, I don't see that as significant because i think that happens in NFL games quite frequently. It gets magnified here because it was the Super Bowl. Although the Steelers were good those 6 years of the 1970's, they wouldn't translate in today's NFL. Jack Lambert said in an interview I saw that he couldn't play in the NFL today because his max weight was 218 pounds and that was as much weight as he could carry. Today's line backers weighing between 265 and 280 would blow the Steelers or any other team between 1960 and 1985 apart. If you get a kinky thrill out of dressing up as a woman and lock yourself in your bedroom to dress up in lingerie and steal panties off neighbors clotheslines, then please leave a comment below calling my analysis "stupid" and tell me I'm comparing apples to oranges. It would be nice if you'd publicly "out" yourself.

Sadly, Bleier is one of many Steelers who had to sell their Super Bowl rings because of financial difficulty. Mike Webster was another.

The Rock...he never breaks or gives up.

Why breadshaw never celebrated after touchdown? Just runs off field......👎🏾

I don't understand Merlin Olsen comment , not that great of an athlete, to play in the NFL , start in the NFL , ESPECIALLY after being seriously wounded in Vietnam , that's makes hime more then an athlete

Not that great an athlete...as he's playing 40 percent disabled from war wounds lol! Sometimes announcers are real dumbasses.

Today this would be ruled incomplete.

Man that was a game. I was a Steelers fan but Dallas was right there with them. The difference was they could not cover Swann and stallworth. They killed Dallas in just about every game…SB or regular season.

The greatest pro football dynasty ever assembled.

Super Bowl 45 what happened the steelers should have won that game

Bleier made two key plays in that game, this touchdown and the very last play of the game, where he retrieved Dallas' attempted onside kick.

Cowboys DBs looking like "That Mother F-er Swann, no one else in the world could make that catch"

Cowboys played well but the Steelers just had more talent

Swannie would have caught this if it was 8 feet higher

Swannie's block frees him.

He's Going To Throw, He Heath's It Swann, Touchdown!

What a play by Ray Pinney, OT versus Safety is only going to have one outcome!

When I watched this play, I did not think Rocky Blier was going to make that catch. I thought it was over his head. I did not think he had the athletic ability to make that catch, but it was a great play by him.

Cowboys just couldn't beat those Steelers!!! X and XIII

:23 Mike Webster - SAVAGE

Both feet were down. Easy call.