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The World Bowl, also known as World Bowl 1, was the American football championship game of the short-lived World Football League. The Birmingham Americans defeated the Florida Blazers 22–21 on Thursday, December 5, 1974〔〔 at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.〔 George Mira, quarterback for Birmingham was named the game's Most Valuable Player (MVP). It was televised on TVS Television Network. Original plans for the World Bowl had the 1974 championship scheduled for November 29, the day after Thanksgiving 1974 at the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida. However, the WFL decided to expand its playoff field from four to six games, pushing the championship back a week; furthermore, the host Jacksonville Sharks folded during the season, leading to the league moving the game to the home stadium of the higher seeded playoff team (in this case, Birmingham). A cash prize of $10,000 was brought onto Legion Field for the league's season MVP award, which was split between three players. However, after the ceremonies, the locker room of the champion Americans was raided and all team assets, including uniforms, were seized to collect on the team's debts. ==Scoring summary== In the WFL, a touchdown was worth 7 points and teams could run or pass but not kick for an extra point called an "Action Point". *First Quarter * *No scoring *Second Quarter * *Birmingham- Profit 1-yard run (pass failed) 0-7 * *Birmingham- Cantrelle 4-yard run (Reed run) 0-15 *Third Quarter * *Birmingham- Brown 26-yard pass from Mira (pass failed) 0-22 *Fourth Quarter * *Florida- Reamon 39-yard pass from Davis (pass failed) 7-22 * *Florida- Latta 40-yard pass from Davis (run failed) 14-22 * *Florida- Foster 76-yard punt return (run failed) 21-22 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「World Bowl (WFL)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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