After a very boring week off, the Super Bowl is upon us! To celebrate I decided to share some great facts featured in the January 30, 2006 issue of Sports Illustrated Vol. 104, No. 4 (all rights reserved...please don't sue me). So break out the bean dip and fritos and get comfy...its Super Bowl time baby!
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Biggest Gaffe: In SuperBowl XXVII (1993), Dallas DT Leon Lett recovered a fumble and was preening as he rumbled toward paydirt when Buffalo's Don Beebe came up from behind and forced Lett to fumble.
Biggest Stage: The first big act to preform at halftime was Carol Channing at Super Bowl IV (1970). (Robert's Side Note - Be greatful there were no wardrobe malfunctions that day!)
Biggest Ratings: Super Bowl XVI (1982), in which the 49ers beat the Bengals, is the highest rated sporting event ever. It got 49.1 rating and a 73% share.
Biggest Incentive: Each Patriot earned $68,000 after winning the last two Super Bowls. Green Bay players got 15 Gs each after winning the first two Super Bowls in '67 and '68, and winners this year get $73,000 a man.
Biggest Bragging Rights: Joe Montana is the only player to be named Super Bowl MVP three times, for XVI (1982), XIX (1985) and XXIV (1990).
Biggest Way to Improve Your Chances of Being Super Bowl MVP: Play QB. 20 of the 40 MVP's have been quaterbacks.
Biggest Grocery Bill: Fans spend more than $50 million on food Super Bowl weekend. And estimated 8 million pounds of guacamole and 14,500 tons of chips are consumed.
Biggest Margin of Victory: The average margin of victory in the Super Bowl has been 15 points...but three of the last four have been decided by just a field goal.
Biggest Prize: Tiffany & Co. makes the $25,000 Lombardi Trophy that goes to the winning team.
Biggest Idea: Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt coined the term Super Bowl....Hunt came up with the idea while watching his daughter play with a bouncy Super Ball. Among the names discarded was "The Final Game".
Biggest Margin of Victory: In Super Bowl XXIV (1990), the 49ers beat the Broncos 55-10.
Biggest Bargin: Tickets for the first Super Bowl could be had for $10. On www.stubhub.com on Jan. 17, the cheapest ticket for this year's game was $2,199.
Biggest Bargin 2: For Super Bowl I (1967), advertisers got a 30-second sot for $42,000. This year it's 2.5 million for a 30, so $42,000 would get them about half a second of air time.
Biggest Wild Card: The Oakland Raiders became the first wild card team to win the Super Bowl when they beat the Eagles in Super Bowl XV (1981).
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Quick Hits:
Where - Ford Field, Detriot (capacity 64,355)
When - Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006
Kickoff - 6:22 p.m. ET
Network - ABC
Who - Pittsburg Steelers(14-5) vs. Seattle Seahawks (15-3)
Play-By-Play: Al Michaels
Color Commentary: John Madden
Pregame Host: Chris Berman
Expected Viewers: 130 million
Expected Media Members: 3,000
Pregame Entertainment: Stevie Wonder
Halftime Show: Rolling Stones
Future Super Bowl Sites:
Super Bowl XLI - Dolphins Stadium, Miami
Super Bowl XLII - Glendale, Arizona (under construction)
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And there you have my friends. You now have tons of useless information to amaze you Super Bowl buddies with! Enjoy the game and be sure to vote on my side panel!
3 comments:
Enjoyed those little known facts. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to watching the game in HI DEF...why don't y'll mosey on over and watch it with us.
Can you still use the word 'mosey' when its over 1000 miles away? I think it would then become 'journey' :)
me head is swirling with facts! How long did it take to research all that? I can't even remember who played in last years super bowl, much less any thing else!!
MOM
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