Game 13: Millard Fillmore vs. Super Bowl XIII

Millard Fillmore, right? No respect. Fillmore was never elected President. He snuck into office when Taylor passed away in 1850. Fillmore didn't even get his party's nomination when the next election did come around. He was the last Whig to be a President. As part of the Compromise of 1850 he signed the Fugitive Slave Act, which declared that all runaway slaves be brought back to their masters. We can do better.

Super Bowl 13 was not bad. Steelers QB Terry Bradshaw, the game's MVP, tossed some sweet passes to Lynn Swann and John Stallworth. Dallas almost made it close with two unanswered TDs in the fourth quarter to bring the score to 35-31. Unlike Fillmore, this game had its own goat: Dallas's Hall of Fame tight end Jackie Smith, who dropped a pass in the end zone in the third quarter, forcing the Cowboys to settle for a field goal instead of a TD, in a game the Boys lost by four points. Ouch! Smith retired before the next season and is believed to be the last Whig tight end in Cowboys history. This hard fought victory goes to the Super Bowl.

SCORE AFTER THIS MATCH: Presidents 9, Super Bowls 4.


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