Remember as a teenager watching first Super Bowl (not called the Super Bowl) on a 13" black & white TV and thought it was great although back then & now being a Patriots fan it seemed like an eternity before we got there only to be trounced. But now well history will write that
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Joe Foss, a WWII marine hero, was the incumbent Governor of South Dakota in 1958 when he challenged freshman congressman George McGovern and lost 53%-47%.pic.twitter.com/nYheve5A0L
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If the NFL had agreed immediately, their 1964 champion Cleveland Browns would have played in the inaugural Super Bowl. Instead, 53 years later, no Super Bowl for the
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In 1990, a homeless man looked me n the eye and said, "u aught to do a story about me" I asked him why? "Because I've played in 3
#SuperBowl s" Here's the entire story, 28 years in the making. http://bit.ly/2GIpDjr pic.twitter.com/fJK4m5pNil TY@TedJacksonPhoto#MeetThePress
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Two weeks after returning from the first voyage to the moon, the Apollo 8 astronauts -- Jim Lovell, Frank Borman & Bill Anders -- led the Pledge of Allegiance at Super Bowl III. (Sadly, no proofreaders on hand at NBC that day, Jan 12, 1969.)pic.twitter.com/Dk1Un3KzC9
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If only the first game had taken place after that ‘64 season; the
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I love the Cleveland Browns reference. Many of us still remember them as winners and await it happening again soon.
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I had no idea that Marine legend Joe Foss was part of football history. My dad was in the US Navy in the Pacific and said Mr. Foss was a hell of a pilot.
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You are the king of the archive!
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Joe Foss was one of South Dakota's greatest sons. Medal of Honor winner and Governor of the Rushmore State.
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Guess it just never worked out as they had hoped. Can't blame him for trying.
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Interesting that he pointedly refers to "league divisional playoffs" and refuses to call them "championships".
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I thought the Browns won the championship in 1964 prior to the Super Bowl.
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Awesome piece of history.
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Interesting letter, but who would be thinking about this some two weeks or so after we lost JFK ? As it turned out, "matchup" did not take place until a few years later.
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A world series of football? Sounds amazing! Too bad it's just one game!
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Joe Foss deserves a little credit!!
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