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Morrall was probably also the placeholder (spotter) for the two field goals of 27 and 48 yards missed by the Colts' kicker, Lou Michaels, who said afterward, “I am disgusted with myself.”<ref name="NYT">https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/22/sports/football/lou-michaels-who-lost-69-super-bowl-dies-at-80.html</ref> "The sting of losing the big game never left him, Michaels told ''The Baltimore Sun'' in 2010."<ref name="NYT"/> Michaels' brother was an assistant coach for the Jets in this Super Bowl.
 
Morrall was probably also the placeholder (spotter) for the two field goals of 27 and 48 yards missed by the Colts' kicker, Lou Michaels, who said afterward, “I am disgusted with myself.”<ref name="NYT">https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/22/sports/football/lou-michaels-who-lost-69-super-bowl-dies-at-80.html</ref> "The sting of losing the big game never left him, Michaels told ''The Baltimore Sun'' in 2010."<ref name="NYT"/> Michaels' brother was an assistant coach for the Jets in this Super Bowl.
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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 lose the game intentionally.
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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 lose the game intentionally.
    
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 celebration after losing that Smith was even asked to leave the party.
 
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 celebration after losing that Smith was even asked to leave the party.
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