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Super Bowl LVII kicks off in Arizona in less than a week. Did you know that in the ‘80s Philly almost hosted the event?
In 1984, Mayor W. Wilson Goode declared that the city was going to bid on Super Bowl XXI, scheduled for Jan. 25, 1987. The city’s proposal included free hotel rooms, chauffeured limousines, police escorts, personal aides, and $500,000 to spend on a party. The total cost would be about $6.4 million today.
No candidate was able to secure the necessary 21 votes from 28 team owners, but on the 13th ballot, the league waived that rule and Pasadena won by a majority. Philadelphia came in second. The NFL is secretive about its demands for aspiring host cities. But in 2018, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune posted the league’s 153-page bid document, which stated that the NFL should get 100% of the revenue from tickets, won’t be subject to any taxes, and must have exclusive use of up to 3,000 parking spaces.
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