I arrived at Stanford in 1980, so I missed the Schonert-Elway competition. Of course I remember Elway's rocket arm, but I was really amazed by his ability to extend plays, often in very circuitous, creative ways.
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)