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Morrall was probably also the place-holder (spotter) for the two fields goals of 27 and 48 yards missed by the Colts' kicker Lou Michaels, who said afterwards, “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"/>

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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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"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 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> Willie

== See also ==

*[[gambling]]

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