Jason from Sparland, IL
Dec. 23, 1972: Any insight as to who Swearingen called?
Fred Swearingen called Art McNally, the NFL’s director of officials at that time. McNally was in the press box. The significance of Dec. 23, 1972, isn’t just about the “Immaculate Reception.” That was the one o’clock game. The four o’clock game was the Cowboys’ thrilling, fourth-quarter rally to beat the 49ers. It was a long Christmas weekend and in those days we didn’t have bowl games booked for every hour of the holidays season, nor did we have all of the entertainment possibilities we have today.