Worcester State University - Oak Leaf Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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- Strike Honor ° ' ” ' ilme n Play tls A 24-day stnke by the NFL players ended in mid-October when the union capitulated and went to court instead of trying to tight the club owners at the bargaining table. When Play did resume, The Washington Redskins and Quarterback Doug Williams defeated the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXII 42-10 The Redskins scored a record 35 points in the second quarter. Larry Bird (above) fires for two of his 34 Game Seven points over Atlanta’s Dominique Wilkins, who soared for 47. Bird and the Celtics were knocked out of the playoff hunt, however, by the Detroit Pistons, who defeated them 4-2 in the Eastern Conference Finals, The Boston Bruins, with the help of Olympic Rookie sen- sations Bob Joyce (right, scoring against the New Jersey De- vils Sean Burke) and Bob Janney, along with all-star years from Ray Bourque, Cam Neeley and Reggie Lemelin, de- feated the Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, and New Jersey Devils, before falling to the Edmonton Oilers in a bizarre playoff season. 24

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In an effort to keep the Persian Gulf open to navi- gation, the United States began in July to escort vessels (above), to protect them from Iran. In Sep- tember the U.S. Navy blew up an Iranian ship that was caught laying mines in the Gulf. Several mines were confiscated. The Golden Gate Bridge in San Fran- cisco (shown here at right), celebrated its 50th birth- day. About 250,000 people jammed onto the bridge for and anniversary walk across the span. Another 50,000 packed the bridge approaches but were denied access because the engineers feared the span could not support the weight. 26