Class 4 Research Project - Super Bowl
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Interesting Facts
- One of the characteristics of the Super Bowl is that they use Roman Numerals to identify each game.
- Super Bowl Sunday is considered a natinol holiday in the U.S.! [1]
- The Super Bowl is one of the biggest soporting events on Earth.[1]
- Super Bowl XLV was the most watched T.V. program by U.S. television audience for a single broadcast.
Vince Lombardi
Do you know who Vince Lombardi was? If not,I'll tell you some things about him. He was born and raised in New York City. His father was from Italy and his mother was of Italian decent. He studied for preisthood, but then he transfered and won the golden gloves! He later went to Fordham University and was a member of the seven blocks of granite. After graduating college he coached basketball (he didn't know how to play) and football at the high school level. He later coached the Packers and won Super Bowl I and II. After coaching the Packers he coached the Redskins until his death from liver cancer. [2]
Games
I
- Green Bay vs. Kansas City
- Date - January 15, 1967 [3]
- MVP - Bart Starr [3]
- Location - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA [1]
- Score - Green Bay 35, Kansas City 10 [3]
II
- Greenbay vs.Okland
- Date - January 14, 1968 [3]
- MVP - Bart Starr [3]
- Location - Miami Orange Bowl Miami Gardens, FL[1]
- Score - Green Bay 33, Okland 14 [3]
III
- N.Y. Jets vs. Baltimore
- Date - January 12, 1969 [3]
- MVP - Joe Namath [3]
- Location - Miami Orange Bowl Miami Gardens, FL [1]
- Score - N.Y. Jets 16, Baltimore 7 [3]
IV
- Kansas City vs. Minnesota
- Date - January 11, 1970 [3]
- MVP - Len Dawson [3]
- Location - Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA [1]
- Score - Kansas City 23, Minnesota 7 [3]
V
- Baltimore vs. Dallas
- Date - January 17, 1971 [3]
- MVP - Chuck Howley [3]
- Location - Miami Orange Bowl Miami Gardens, FL [1]
- Score - Baltimore 16, Dallas 13 [3]
VI
- Dallas vs. Miami
- Date - January 16, 1972 [3]
- MVP - Roger Staubach [3]
- Location - Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA [1]
- Score - Dallas 24, Miami 3 [3]
VII
- Miami vs. Washington
- Date - January 14, 1973 [3]
- MVP - Jake Scott [3]
- Location - Los Angles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA [1]
- Score - Miami 14, Washington 7 [3]
VIII
- Miami vs. Minnesota
- Date - January 13, 1974[3]
- MVP - Larry Csonka [3]
- Location - Rice Stadium Houston, TX [1]
- Score - Miami 24, Minnesota 7 [3]
IX
- Pittsburg vs. Minnesota
- Date - January 12, 1975[3]
- MVP - Franco Harris[3]
- Location - Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA [1]
- Score - Pittsburg 16, Minnesota 6 [3]
X
- Pittsburg vs. Dallas
- Date - January 18, 1976 [3]
- MVP - Lynn Swann[3]
- Location - Miami Orange Bowl Miami Gardens, FL [1]
- Score - Pittsburg 21, Dallas 17[3]
XI
- Okland vs. Minnesota
- Date - January 9, 1977[3]
- MVP - Fred Biletnikoff[3]
- Location - Rose Bowl Pasadena, California [1]
- Score - Okland 32, Minnesota 14 [3]
XII
- Dallas vs. Denver
- Date - January 15, 1978
- MVPs - Randy White + Harvy Martin
- Location -Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA [1]
- Score - Dallas 27, Denver 10
Future Sites
- 2012 - Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN [1]
- 2013 - Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA [1]
- 2014 - New Meadowlands Stadium East Rutherford, NJ [1]
Links
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 "Super Bowl." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 02 Feb. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl>.
- ↑ Kramer, Jerry. Lombardi: Winning Is the Only Thing. New York: Pocket, 1970. Print.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 "Super Bowl History. MVPs, Scores. Great Super Bowl Trivia." Party Planning Ideas. Party Planning Help. Web. 11 Dec. 2010. <http://new.party411.com/PlanYourParty/Holiday/SuperBowl/SuperBowlHistory/tabid/6229/List/0/Default.aspx>.
