Hard to believe the Super Bowl will be played on a cold February day in New York City at the end of this season. I hope it snows, a lot.
Here is a list of every Super Bowl host city since 1967.
The first time the NFL broke the warm weather, big city standard for the Super Bowl was at the Silverdome in 1982. Pontiac, Michigan was the host city.
Ten years later, the NFL went north again when Minneapolis, Minnesota hosted the Super Bowl in 1992. Let's not talk about the game, just the location please.
13 years later, the Super Bowl was played in Jacksonville, Florida in 2005.
In 2006, Detroit hosted Super Bowl XL.
In 2012, Indianapolis, IN hosted Super Bowl 46.
If Pontiac, Minneapolis, Jacksonville, Detroit, Indianapolis, and New York City (no dome) can host the Super Bowl - why not Orchard Park, NY?
Western New York has the economic infrastructure to host the game. Think Niagara Falls in the north, Buffalo in the middle, and Ellicotville in the south. Toronto is an added bonus for tourists. Many fans and media could fly in to TO, and then drive over the Peace Bridge.
Over 12 million tourists visit Niagara Falls every year, or about 1 million tourists per month.
America's, "Twenty Minute City," can handle the Super Bowl.
So how does the process of selecting the host city work? Does a city have to make a bid first before being considered by the NFL big wigs?
Why not put in a bid? The entire region would benefit. Every hotel and motel would be sold out. Every business in town would benefit.
Here is a list of every Super Bowl host city since 1967.
The first time the NFL broke the warm weather, big city standard for the Super Bowl was at the Silverdome in 1982. Pontiac, Michigan was the host city.
Ten years later, the NFL went north again when Minneapolis, Minnesota hosted the Super Bowl in 1992. Let's not talk about the game, just the location please.
13 years later, the Super Bowl was played in Jacksonville, Florida in 2005.
In 2006, Detroit hosted Super Bowl XL.
In 2012, Indianapolis, IN hosted Super Bowl 46.
If Pontiac, Minneapolis, Jacksonville, Detroit, Indianapolis, and New York City (no dome) can host the Super Bowl - why not Orchard Park, NY?
Western New York has the economic infrastructure to host the game. Think Niagara Falls in the north, Buffalo in the middle, and Ellicotville in the south. Toronto is an added bonus for tourists. Many fans and media could fly in to TO, and then drive over the Peace Bridge.
Over 12 million tourists visit Niagara Falls every year, or about 1 million tourists per month.
America's, "Twenty Minute City," can handle the Super Bowl.
So how does the process of selecting the host city work? Does a city have to make a bid first before being considered by the NFL big wigs?
Why not put in a bid? The entire region would benefit. Every hotel and motel would be sold out. Every business in town would benefit.
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