All Topics  
Super Bowl XLV

 

 
   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link
 

 

Super Bowl XLV
 
 
  Topics Super Bowl XLV Topic Home

Super Bowl XLV will be the 45th annual edition of the Super Bowl
Super Bowl

In professional American football, the Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League . The game and its ancillary festivities constitute Super Bowl Sunday....
 in American football
American football

American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....
, and the 41st annual championship game of the modern-era National Football League
National Football League

The National Football League is the Major North American professional sports leagues American football Sports league in the United States. It is an unincorporated 501#501.28c.29.286.29 association controlled by its members....
 (NFL). A final date has not been officially set by the league yet. The venue will be the Dallas Cowboys New Stadium in Arlington, Texas
Arlington, Texas

Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, Texas within the Dallas?Fort Worth Metroplex. According to a U.S Census Bureau release, as of July 1, 2007 Arlington has an estimated population of 371,038....
. This will be the first time that the Super Bowl will be held in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex

The Dallas, Texas?Fort Worth, Texas?Arlington, Texas metropolitan area, a title designated by the U.S. Census as of 2003, encompasses 12 counties within the U.S....
 area and the third time it will be held in Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
 (Houston was the host city to Super Bowl
Super Bowl

In professional American football, the Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League . The game and its ancillary festivities constitute Super Bowl Sunday....
s VIII
Super Bowl VIII

Super Bowl VIII was an American football game played on January 13, 1974 at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas to decide the National Football League champion following the 1973 NFL season....
 and XXXVIII
Super Bowl XXXVIII

Super Bowl XXXVIII was an American football game played on February 1, 2004 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas to decide the National Football League champion following the 2003 NFL season....
).

In the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, the game will be televised nationally by FOX
Fox Broadcasting Company

The Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox and stylized as FOX, is an United States television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation....
.






Discussion
Ask a question about 'Super Bowl XLV'
Start a new discussion about 'Super Bowl XLV'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


Super Bowl XLV will be the 45th annual edition of the Super Bowl
Super Bowl

In professional American football, the Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League . The game and its ancillary festivities constitute Super Bowl Sunday....
 in American football
American football

American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....
, and the 41st annual championship game of the modern-era National Football League
National Football League

The National Football League is the Major North American professional sports leagues American football Sports league in the United States. It is an unincorporated 501#501.28c.29.286.29 association controlled by its members....
 (NFL). A final date has not been officially set by the league yet. The venue will be the Dallas Cowboys New Stadium in Arlington, Texas
Arlington, Texas

Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, Texas within the Dallas?Fort Worth Metroplex. According to a U.S Census Bureau release, as of July 1, 2007 Arlington has an estimated population of 371,038....
. This will be the first time that the Super Bowl will be held in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex

The Dallas, Texas?Fort Worth, Texas?Arlington, Texas metropolitan area, a title designated by the U.S. Census as of 2003, encompasses 12 counties within the U.S....
 area and the third time it will be held in Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
 (Houston was the host city to Super Bowl
Super Bowl

In professional American football, the Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League . The game and its ancillary festivities constitute Super Bowl Sunday....
s VIII
Super Bowl VIII

Super Bowl VIII was an American football game played on January 13, 1974 at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas to decide the National Football League champion following the 1973 NFL season....
 and XXXVIII
Super Bowl XXXVIII

Super Bowl XXXVIII was an American football game played on February 1, 2004 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas to decide the National Football League champion following the 2003 NFL season....
).

In the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, the game will be televised nationally by FOX
Fox Broadcasting Company

The Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox and stylized as FOX, is an United States television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation....
. In Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
, the game will be televised nationally by CTV
CTV television network

CTV is a Canadian English language television network. It is Canada's largest privately owned network, the main television asset of CTVglobemedia, one of the country's largest media conglomerates....
.

Host selection process

Three NFL cities presented bids for the game:
  • On January 31, 2007, the city of Indianapolis
    Indianapolis, Indiana

    Indianapolis is the Capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. The United States Census estimated the city's population, Indianapolis , Indiana the Unigov, at 795,458 in 2006....
    , led by Colts
    Indianapolis Colts

    The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The team is part of the American Football Conference South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
     owner Jim Irsay
    Jim Irsay

    James Irsay is the owner of the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was born June 13, 1959 in Lincolnwood, Illinois to a Jewish father and a Poland mother and later attended high school at Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb just north of Chicago, Illinois....
     and Indianapolis mayor Bart Peterson
    Bart Peterson

    Barton "Bart" R. Peterson is the former mayor of the United States city of Indianapolis, Indiana. A Democratic Party first elected in 1999, he was defeated in 2007 in a bid for a third term in what was widely viewed as a huge upset....
    , officially announced details about their intentions to bid for Super Bowl XLV. Indianapolis would have hosted the game at Lucas Oil Stadium
    Lucas Oil Stadium

    Lucas Oil Stadium is a retractable roof stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The stadium celebrated its grand opening on August 14, 2008 and its ribbon-cutting ceremony August 16, 2008....
    , which opened in the late summer of 2008.


  • On February 21, 2007, the Glendale
    Glendale, Arizona

    Glendale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, Arizona, United States, located about nine miles northwest from Downtown Phoenix. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 246,531....
     City Council came to a consensus to prepare a bid to host Super Bowl XLV, even though the city and University of Phoenix Stadium
    University of Phoenix Stadium

    University of Phoenix Stadium is a multipurpose American football stadium located in Glendale, Arizona. It is the home of the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League and the annual Fiesta Bowl....
     already was scheduled to host 2008's Super Bowl XLII
    Super Bowl XLII

    Super Bowl XLII was an American football game which featured the National Football Conference champion New York Giants and the American Football Conference champion New England Patriots to decide the National Football League champion for the 2007 NFL season....
    .


  • On January 25, 2007, Super Bowl VI
    Super Bowl VI

    Super Bowl VI was an American football game played on January 16, 1972, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League champion following the 1971 NFL season....
     MVP
    Super Bowl MVP

    File:Eli Manning Giants QB.jpgThe Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award, or Super Bowl MVP, is an award presented annually to the most valuable player of the Super Bowl, the National Football League's championship game....
     Roger Staubach
    Roger Staubach

    Roger Thomas Staubach, also known as Roger the Dodger, Captain Comeback, and Captain America, is a businessman, Heisman Trophy winner and legendary Hall of Fame quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys from 1969 until 1979....
     was named chairman of the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Bid Committee, heading the Metroplex's bid effort. On February 13 2007, Mayor Robert Cluck
    Robert Cluck

    Robert Cluck is the current mayor of Arlington, Texas. A Obstetrics and gynaecology by trade, Cluck was first elected in 2003 after serving on the city council for two terms....
     and the Arlington
    Arlington, Texas

    Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, Texas within the Dallas?Fort Worth Metroplex. According to a U.S Census Bureau release, as of July 1, 2007 Arlington has an estimated population of 371,038....
     city council passed a resolution supporting the North Texas bid committee.On March 28 2007, Mayor Laura Miller
    Laura Miller

    Laura Miller served as mayor of Dallas, Texas, Texas from 2002 through 2007. She did not run for re-election in the 2007 mayoral race. She was the second woman and the first Judaism to serve as mayor of Dallas....
     and the rest of Dallas
    Dallas, Texas

    Dallas is the third largest city in the state of Texas and the List of United States cities by population in the United States.The city, with a population of over 1.3 million, is the main economic center of the 12-county Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex which contains 6.1 million people, and is the fourth-largest United States metropolitan area...
     city council passed a resolution agreeing to back the committee's efforts.


NFL owners
List of NFL franchise owners

The following is a list of current National Football League franchise owners.? Majority owner, rather than outright owner.?? The four children of Lamar Hunt split ownership of the Chiefs franchise into 25% shareholdings....
 voted to select the North Texas
North Texas

North Texas is a distinct cultural and geographic area forming the central-northeastern section of the United States U.S. state of Texas. North Texas is generally considered to include the area south of Oklahoma, east of Abilene, Texas, and north of Waco, Texas....
 site on May 22 2007.

External links