Section B Page 3January Edition
January Edition Section B Page 4Miami Gardens will host this year’sSuper Bowl. The NFL is always fullof surprises and memorable moments.The big finale, the SuperBowl, is the most-watched gamein any sport in the USA. There aremore than 100 million viewers inperson and behind the TV screens,all of them eager to watch the mostanticipated annual game. With thatbeing said, here are some cool andinteresting facts about the SuperBowls.According to the U.S. Departmentof Agriculture, Super Bowl Sundayis America’s “second-largest foodconsumption day.” (Only ThanksgivingDay beats it.)The Vince Lombardi Trophies—anew one of which is handed outevery year—are made by Tiffany &Co. out of sterling silver.Fun Super Bowl FactoidsA persistent rumor says that sewagesystems in major cities occasionallyfail during Super Bowlhalftimes, because a large volumeof people supposedly all flush theirtoilets simultaneously.Peyton Manning is the only startingquarterback to win a SuperBowl with two different teams: theIndianapolis Colts in 2007 and theDenver Broncos in 2016.Phil Simms was paid $75,000to shout “I’m going to DisneyWorld” on the field moments afterhis Giants won Super Bowl XXI.Which team has lost the mostgames? That would be a tie betweenthe Denver Broncos andthe New England Patriots, who’veeach dropped five Super Bowlmatchups.The priciest tickets to Super BowlI, which was played on January 15,1967, cost $12. Adjusted for inflation,that’s the equivalent of about$89 today. Be prepared to shellout at least $2800 per ticket thisyear.In 1980, the Pittsburgh Steelerswere the first Super Bowl-winningteam to visit the White House.When Jacksonville, Florida, hostedSuper Bowl XXXIX in 2005, the citydidn’t have enough hotel roomsto meet the NFL’s requirements.So in their bid to serve as the BigGame’s host, they had to recruitfive docked cruise ships as “floatinghotels” for the event.The Super Bowl I halftime showconsisted of two marching bands,acclaimed trumpeter Al Hirt, twomen in jet packs, and 300 pigeons.Bands are not paid to playin the halfime show. “The N.F.L.does not pay an appearance fee,though it does cover all of the expensesfor the band and its oftenample entourage of several dozenstagehands, family and friends.”In 1983, 105.97 million peopletuned in to the final episodeof M*A*S*H, making it the mostwatchedTV broadcast in Americanhistory. It took more than a quarter-century,but in February 2010,Super Bowl XLIV finally broke thatrecord when 106.5 million peoplewatched the game. Clevelandis the only current NFL citythat has neither hosted a SuperBowl nor seen its own team, theBrowns, make an appearance inone.As Don Shula was being carriedoff the field after the Dolphins’Super Bowl win in 1973, a fanreached up to shake his hand—and stole his watch.By: Millie Jameson SLN Reporter910-295-5555