CREATE TABLE table_59192 ("Location" CLOB, "Year" FLOAT, "Champion" CLOB, "Runner-up" CLOB, "Score" CLOB)

Who was the champion earlier than 1978 when the runner-up was Jimmy Connors?
SELECT "Champion" FROM table_59192 WHERE "Runner-up" = 'jimmy connors' AND "Year" < '1978'
SELECT "Champion" FROM "table_59192" WHERE "Runner-up" = 'jimmy connors' AND "Year" < '1978'