For the tug of war, the Royals had 8 players, weighing a total of 1,482 pounds (George Brett, Fred Patek, Hal McRae, Tom Poquette, Amos Otis, Frank White, Dennis Leonard, Darrell Porter). The team captain was Paul Splittorff.
The Cowboys had 7 players in the tug of war, weighing a total of 1,500 pounds (Randy White, Charlie Waters, Cliff Harris, Robert Newhouse, Ralph Neely, Drew Pearson, Harvey Martin). The team captain was Roger Staubach.
The month before, Randy White and Harvey Martin were co-MVPs in the Cowboys win over Denver in Super Bowl XII.
Keith Jackson was the announcer and O.J. Simpson was the reporter in the trenches.
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