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The wealthy owner of the Baltimore Colts seemed pleased at a post-game "victory party," and the earnest Colts player Bubba Smith was so dismayed by the unusual celebrating after losing that Smith was even asked to leave the party.
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"Willie Richardson, an All-Pro receiver for the Baltimore Colts and their leading pass-catcher in Super Bowl III ... caught six passes for 58 yards in the game, while receiver Jimmy Orr and tight end John Mackey had only three receptions apiece, along with modest reception yardage."<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/12/sports/football/willie-richardson-baltimore-colts-all-pro-receiver-dies-at-76.html</ref>  Richardson, who was black and the son of a [[Baptist]] preacher, is unlikely to have been part of any scheme by Morrall to intentionally lose the game.
 
"Willie Richardson, an All-Pro receiver for the Baltimore Colts and their leading pass-catcher in Super Bowl III ... caught six passes for 58 yards in the game, while receiver Jimmy Orr and tight end John Mackey had only three receptions apiece, along with modest reception yardage."<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/12/sports/football/willie-richardson-baltimore-colts-all-pro-receiver-dies-at-76.html</ref>  Richardson, who was black and the son of a [[Baptist]] preacher, is unlikely to have been part of any scheme by Morrall to intentionally lose the game.
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The wealthy owner of the Baltimore Colts seemed pleased at a post-game "victory party," and the earnest Colts player Bubba Smith was so dismayed by the unusual celebrating after losing that Smith was even asked to leave the party.
    
The play-by-play of the game is posted online by ''[[USA Today]]''.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110211184638/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/nfl/super/superbowl-iii-plays.htm</ref>
 
The play-by-play of the game is posted online by ''[[USA Today]]''.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110211184638/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/nfl/super/superbowl-iii-plays.htm</ref>
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