Has anyone been to a Super Bowl?

chippewa · Post by **chippewa** » January 29, 2007 9:27 am

Other threads about the Super Bowl got me to wondering...any BNers ever attended a Super Bowl game? If so, how'd you get tickets...ticket lottery, season ticket holder, scalper, comps from business, etc? Who was your halftime "entertainment"?

I'm not a big NFL fan, but I think this would be one of those events that would be neat to attend....just to say I did it once. If you've got the $$ you can always get a ticket, but I think this (along with the Masters and NCAA b-ball finals) would be one of the tougher tickets to get at face value.

PHAW Webmistress · Post by **PHAW Webmistress** » January 29, 2007 9:29 am

Not me unfortunately

closest I've been is a playoff game when we won - THAT was pretty awesome

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » January 29, 2007 9:29 am

I entered the ticket lottery when the game was in Jacksonville 2 years ago. Dropping the envelope in the mailbox was as close as I got to the game.

txaggirl91 · Post by **txaggirl91** » January 29, 2007 9:34 am

not to the game but did all the pre bowl party/concerts when the super bowl was here in houston a few years ago.

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » January 29, 2007 9:36 am

One of the partners in my department went to the game the year it was in Houston.

BostonFins · Post by **BostonFins** » January 29, 2007 9:59 am

Went to the Super Bowl where the Patriots beat the Rams. My cousin was living in NO at the time, so lodging was free, and we got tickets on the street for less than face value two hours before game time (scalpers were practically giving them away day of game...didn't think it was going to be good!). Wound up having good seats, the Pats won, and U2 performed at halftime with the 9/11 tribute. All in all, it was a pretty damn good experience!

ejr · Post by **ejr** » January 29, 2007 10:48 am

I went in 1987 when the Giants and Broncos played in Pasadena. I have family there, and, after the Bears won the year before, I asked my uncle (who, at the time had connections for tickets) to get tickets in case it was the Bears. Went anyway. Lots of fun but nowhere near as crazy as it has become. Face value of our seats was $75!

SharkOnLand · Post by **SharkOnLand** » January 29, 2007 10:55 am

NOLA in 1997. Packers-Patriots.

My brother was diagnosed with leukemia months before his 18th birthday, so he was treated at Children's Hospital in Denver. We went to the Superbowl courtesy of Make-a-Wish foundation. It was an unforgettable experience.

Thankfully, he's been cancer free for about 8 years now.

Dr.Corona · Post by **Dr.Corona** » January 29, 2007 11:28 am

SharkOnLand wrote:NOLA in 1997. Packers-Patriots.

My brother was diagnosed with leukemia months before his 18th birthday, so he was treated at Children's Hospital in Denver. We went to the Superbowl courtesy of Make-a-Wish foundation. It was an unforgettable experience.

Thankfully, he's been cancer free for about 8 years now.

Awesome on BOTH accounts!!!

job41475 · Post by **job41475** » January 29, 2007 11:36 am

Been To Multiple World Series Games and Stanley Cup Finals but never Super Bowl. Some day!

longlinergirl · Post by **longlinergirl** » January 29, 2007 2:23 pm

SharkOnLand wrote:NOLA in 1997. Packers-Patriots.

My brother was diagnosed with leukemia months before his 18th birthday, so he was treated at Children's Hospital in Denver. We went to the Superbowl courtesy of Make-a-Wish foundation. It was an unforgettable experience.

Thankfully, he's been cancer free for about 8 years now.

Make a Wish sooooo rocks. They granted my brother's wish too! An awesome stereo system..and yeah for your bro!!!

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » January 29, 2007 2:29 pm

I've never been, but Matt's step-brother has, who is a season ticket holder for the Broncos. I think he just got lucky on the lottery, as his season tickets have been passed down through generations. He said it was nothing short of AMAZING. It was the Denver vs. Green Bay game which was one of the best football games every played, IMO.

Finsupinfla · Post by **Finsupinfla** » January 29, 2007 5:15 pm

I have been to one...

Super Bowl XXIX
San Francisco 49, San Diego 26

Joe Robbie Stadium
Miami, Florida
January 29, 1995

Lightning Bolt · Post by **Lightning Bolt** » January 29, 2007 5:30 pm

Finsupinfla wrote:I have been to one...

Super Bowl XXIX
San Francisco 49, San Diego 26

Joe Robbie Stadium
Miami, Florida
January 29, 1995

I almost went to that one in Miami

Glad I didn't...

The one I REALLY WANTED to attend was THIS ONE!!!

TommyBahama · Post by **TommyBahama** » January 29, 2007 5:31 pm

i've been to the NFL experience at the Chargers -49er's SuperBowl in Miami...some of the party's...we were at a Planet Hollywood in Coconut Grove the night before the game and a lot of the 49érs were eating dinner there......held tix in my hand from a Charger Fan it was at Sloppy Joes in Key West...2 days before the game!!...Thats about as close as i ever got

jonesbeach10 · Post by **jonesbeach10** » January 29, 2007 10:32 pm

longlinergirl wrote:
SharkOnLand wrote:NOLA in 1997. Packers-Patriots.

My brother was diagnosed with leukemia months before his 18th birthday, so he was treated at Children's Hospital in Denver. We went to the Superbowl courtesy of Make-a-Wish foundation. It was an unforgettable experience.

Thankfully, he's been cancer free for about 8 years now.
Make a Wish sooooo rocks. They granted my brother's wish too! An awesome stereo system..and yeah for your bro!!!

Just from hearing about these charities, I know that The Make-A-Wish Foundation and others like it (The Marty Lyons Foundation for any Jets fans out there) are some awesome charities.

Gypsy In The Palace · January 31, 2007 12:00 am

Never a Super Bowl but did make all 3 games of the 2004 Final Four in San Antonio.

Georgia Tech beat Oklahoma State on a last second shot. Uconn and Duke played an absolute classic that UConn won by one point.

UConn blew out Georgia Tech in the final.

An awesome experience!