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1- Super Bowl Sunday is the second biggest eating day of the year, right after Thanksgiving Day.
2- Each team gets 108 Super Bowl footballs, each hand-crafted at the Wilson Football Factory in Ada, Ohio.
3- The average price for the first Super Bowl tickets was $6, and the game was not a sellout. The average price for this year's game is reportedly $9,800, 70% more expensive than the previous year.
4- The first two Super Bowls were actually titled "AFL-NFL World Championship Game."
5- The Lombardi Trophy, given to each Super Bowl-winning franchise, is named after the NFL icon Vince Lombardi. It stands 22 inches tall and weighs 7 pounds. It is crafted of sterling silver by Tiffany & Co. and takes approximately four months to make, at a cost of $50,000.
6- In Super Bowl III, a 30-second TV spot for a commercial cost $30,000. The cost for the same commercial for this year's Super Bowl will be an estimated $7 million.
By Roger King1- Super Bowl Sunday is the second biggest eating day of the year, right after Thanksgiving Day.
2- Each team gets 108 Super Bowl footballs, each hand-crafted at the Wilson Football Factory in Ada, Ohio.
3- The average price for the first Super Bowl tickets was $6, and the game was not a sellout. The average price for this year's game is reportedly $9,800, 70% more expensive than the previous year.
4- The first two Super Bowls were actually titled "AFL-NFL World Championship Game."
5- The Lombardi Trophy, given to each Super Bowl-winning franchise, is named after the NFL icon Vince Lombardi. It stands 22 inches tall and weighs 7 pounds. It is crafted of sterling silver by Tiffany & Co. and takes approximately four months to make, at a cost of $50,000.
6- In Super Bowl III, a 30-second TV spot for a commercial cost $30,000. The cost for the same commercial for this year's Super Bowl will be an estimated $7 million.