Super Bowl Sunday is somewhere on my top 20 list of great things about America. It's a virtual holiday that brings people together to watch the nation's favorite sport and all those wacky million dollar commercials. Tomorrow the favored Colts and the underdog Saints will duke it out in the 44th edition. It should be an exciting game.
I have many great memories of this game. I can remember at least one thing about the last 30 games. My first memory was Super Bowl XIV (14) when the Steelers beat the Rams. I remember my dad and all the other men watching the game being pumped to see the Steelers' defense. And of course the classic Bradshaw to Stallworth pass that put the Steelers up for good in the 4th quarter.
Some interesting facts about that game and tomorrow's game:
Halftime show - 1980 Up With People presented "A Salute to the Big Band Era"
2010 The Who (so old they were already almost retired 30 years ago)
National anthem - 1980 Cheryl Ladd (my older brothers had a Cheryl Ladd bikini poster next to a Loni Anderson poster and I spent a lot of time looking at them both. Couldn't do it at home now...I guess my parents were more laid back than my wife).2010 - Carrie Underwood
30 second commercial - 1980 $222k 2010 $3 million.
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