The Super Bowl is an event that has redefined American sports. For the past half century, the game has evolved from its humble beginnings to become the single greatest sporting event of the calendar year. It is an event which has created legends and memories which will last forever. When Super Bowl Sunday arrives, the nation stops to watch. Even non-football fans are captivated by the event. The Super Bowl is the greatest reality TV ever created.Every Super Bowl has its own story and the legends of the Super Bowl have given us an inside look at America's biggest game. These are the real stories of the game from the people who participated. From Len Dawson's conversation with the president to Jim O'Brien's game-winning kick and Randy White's post-game duet with Willie Nelson, the tales of the Super Bowl are told like never before. Get an inside look at what happened in both the sanctity of the locker room and the atmosphere before, during and after the Super Bowl. It is a unique perspective featuring fascinating stories, with many being told for the first time with 50 years of unforgettable memories.
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978-1-4766-7057-7 (9781476670577)
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Ed Benkin works as a sports broadcaster at KYW Radio and WIP Radio in Philadelphia and has written about sports for numerous publications in the area. He spends much of his time covering the Philadelphia Eagles and the NFL.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments deletevi
Foreword by Mike Curtis
Preface
The First 50 Super Bowls
I-Plenty of Seats Available
II-The Last 30 for the Old Man
III-The Game That Changed the Game
IV-The AFL Gets Even
V-O'Brien Kicks the Cowboys
VI-This Year's Champions
VII-Perfection
VIII-Miami Mastery
IX-Birth of a Steel Dynasty
X-Swann Soars for the Steelers
XI-The Raiders Reign Supreme
XII-Devastation by Doomsday
XIII-Battle of the Best
XIV-Stallworth Saves the Steelers
XV-Raiders Play the Wild Card
XVI-The 49ers Come Out of the Cold
XVII-Stinging the Killer Bees
XVIII-The Rout of the Redskins
XIX-Joe Cool Beats Dan the Man
XX-The Bears Shuffle to Greatness
XXI-A Giant Performance
XXII-Ambushed
XXIII-A Drive for the Ages
XXIV-Phenomenal 49ers
XXV-A Star-Spangled Super Bowl
XXVI-Capital Punishment
XXVII-The New Kids on the Block
XXVIII-Jimmy's Last Roundup
XXIX-Nobody's Backup
XXX-A Soap Opera with a Happy Ending
XXXI-The Lombardi Comes Home
XXXII-The Broncos Break Through
XXXIII-Going Out on Top
XXXIV-The Rams by a Yard
XXXV-Purple Reign
XXXVI-The Patriot Way
XXXVII-Gruden Gets the Last Laugh
XXXVIII-Last Team with the Ball Wins
XXXIX-Three Out of Four
XL-Finally One for the Thumb
XLI-Colts Wash Away Bears
XLII-A Giant Upset
XLIII-One for the Other Thumb
XLIV-The Saints and the City
XLV-Mr. Rodgers' Neighborhood
XLVI-New York, New York
XLVII-Lights Out Performance
XLVIII-The Seahawks Freeze the Broncos
XLIX-The Butler Did It
50-Defense Wins Championships
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