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National. I coot 11 League
City o1 /'iic mi 'ri Orawje Bowl Stadl,umm
Sunday, L thttary IS, 1976
American rootball Conference Champion Pittsburgh St tilers
vs.
National Football conf r'ren C"ha.npion t) i11ao Cowboy
Tickets: $20. (all :.t'a --.now: available locally)
Ticket distribution: 2,000)-nelph n eeason ticket holders
13,000-PittsburgheSteelera
1 s, 000-Dallas Cowboys
lb, ].00e0ther 23 NFL teams (700 oath)
1, 910-National. Football League
Orange Bowl capacity- 80. 010
What does the Super Bowl mean to mined.?
It wi41 generate an estimated $30.40 million in business within the
Greater MLaiai area.
It provides priceless "advertising- for I•ii.7mi through:
1. Countless thousand:1 of iltami datelines in stories by newspapers
and magazines, both before end. after the dame, all across the
world.
2. Direct viewing by an ostiri:' tcd 75 rniilton pnrE orts of pregame
and game coverage on the Columbia Broadcasting System's national
television network (locally over UTVJ, Channel 4) within the
continental U.S. alone, and to other millions by the Armed
Forces television network throughout the world, and by commer-
cial TV in Alas%a, Hawaii. Puerto Rico, Mexico. Canada,
Australia, Japan and London.
3. Listeners of the game numbering in the millions across the C3S
Radio network on so-ne 2G0 corltincntal stations, en well ••
cc:'ui tless other lietenere throughout the world on eh tr. cqd
work.
in the icurt`t time the (up«*r Bowl has been played in tiie.;n4.'n Orange
eve' Stedi;,;`:--tie a than at enf other location. The other gamete
t964---.;uper Bowl II -- Green nay Packcsrr3, 33 (NFL Champ)
Oakland Raiders, 14
(Thie wasp the Packers' second consarutive'vickory--a feat
cquellud only by the Miami Dolphins in 1973-74. The Pack
defeated the i:ansae City Chiefs. 35-10, the year before nt:
the cos Angelus Coliseum. This Waa oakland'u only appearance,
in a :Asper !Jowl, but tw' izavf* h=Art in all Con erFartct, playoff e
since, except in 1971.)
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1969.. -Super bowl TIT -- New York ► ets, lri (AFL Champ)
Baitimnro Colts, 7
(This was the A.',erican Football League's Unit victory in
the championship series, anti fulfilled a pregame "promise"
by Jot quarterback Joe ►+am.,th that his team( would win Out
it was the last appearance for the Jots cince) . Baltimore
represented the old National Football League in this game,
before being transfers e0 to the American Conforenco the
season following this con t, st (in 1970) . The Colts returned
two years later t sE:e othcr '.lams. Super Bowl below) , t-o win.)
1971---super Bowl V -- Baltimore colts, 16 (AFC Champ)
Dallas Cow:Joys, 13
(This was Baltimore's second Super Bowl appearance, which
they won on a hotly -disputed pass play. and Dallas' first
Super Bawl. Baltimore has not regained a Super Bowl berth
since. Dallas returned thc following year to defeat Miami
in the Dolphins' first api ' 'ere, 24-3 in i'rw Orleans.)
1976---Super Bowl X Dallas ?? CTPC Champ)
Pitts veyh ::teelrrs, ?? (AFC
Kickoffs 2 p.m.
TV Coverage begins at 12:30 p.m.
(This is Dallas' third Sur x Bowl appearance, joining only
two other tear::s which ho, •. , 1,pcar od three tit;tes : Iif:-tmt and
Minnesota. Dallas also h,comes the only tcan ever to play
two Super Bowl games in ►;i t.. Pitt^burgh has the opportunity
to win its second cols a: •.�c sups mewl, joining Green Day
and Miami in that category.)
National Football League Press IIcadru'rters.
Kofovcr. hotel
Miami Beach
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Pittsburgh Stealers:
Headquarters: Miami Xpal.e6. inn t Country Club, t• t of
Practices Discayr:c College, Mliami.
Dallas Cowboys:
Headquarters: Galt Ocean Ili Le, Fort Laud raatc
Practice: Yankee Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
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