The January 30th USA Today had an interesting comparison of 50 years ago and this year's Super Bowl. The first item is for 1947, the second for today.
CITY OF THE CARDINALS-- Chicago, Phoenix (Glendale, Az)
OWNER-- Violet Bidwell (widow of long-time owner Charles Bidwell), Bill Bidwell (son of Violet and Charles Bidwell)
RACIAL PROGRESS-- Jackie Robinson breaks the Major League Baseball color barrier, African-American Barack Obama elected president.
POPULATION OF PHOENIX-- Fewer than 100,000, About 1.5 million (5th largest in US)
AERONAUTICAL FEET-- Chuck Yaeger breaks the sound barrier, Space Shuttle Endeavor spends 16 days in space.
PRICE OF A REGULAR SEASON TICKET-- $3.60 (about $35 in today's dollars),$80 for 400-level between the 30-yard lines
TEAM LOGO-- passive cardinal perched on a football, angry cardinal wanting to beat you up
STADIUM-- Chicago's old Comiskey Park, built for baseball, Univ. of Phoenix stadium
More to Come. --Cooter
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