The Super Bowl’s Greatest Gate-Crasher Reveals His Trick

During Super Bowl 1978, Dallas Cowboys fan Dion Rich wanted to get a picture with coach Tom Landry. So he did. And not just any photo.
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Ingrid Longauerová
2/8/2016
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2/8/2016

During the 1978 Super Bowl, Dion Rich, your everyday Dallas Cowboys fan from San Diego, wanted to get a picture with their coach, Tom Landry. So he did. And not just any photo. This one made headlines all over the world. Dion Rich was carrying Tom Landry on his shoulder after the Cowboys’ famous victory. Watch how he made it in the animated video above.

(L) Dion Rich with Dallas Cowboys head coach Tom Landry on his shoulder after the Cowboys defeated the Denver Broncos 27-10 in Super Bowl XII, Jan. 15, 1978, in New Orleans. (AP Photo)
(L) Dion Rich with Dallas Cowboys head coach Tom Landry on his shoulder after the Cowboys defeated the Denver Broncos 27-10 in Super Bowl XII, Jan. 15, 1978, in New Orleans. (AP Photo)

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Ingrid Longauerová
Ingrid Longauerová
Author (journalist/graphic designer)
Ingrid Longauerová is a long time employee at the Epoch Media Group. She started working with The Epoch Times as a freelance journalist in 2007 before coming to New York and work in the Web Production department. She is currently a senior graphic designer for the Elite Magazine, a premier luxury lifestyle magazine for affluent Chinese in America produced by the EMG.
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