Who would say that a city as big as The Angelswhich has two of the most important sports franchises in U.S What Dodgers Y Lakershas practically no winning history in the NFL. So empty is his past in professional football that of all the teams that have been based in LA there is only one title of Super Bowlthe one of the Raiders in the very distant 1984.
To this poor track record let us add that, for years, the NFL “forgot” about The Angels and not only in franchises (Rams y Chargers returned to that city in 2016 after being from St. Louis y San Diegorespectively), they also ignored them as the seat of the Super Bowl.
It took 29 years for this city to experience the most important sporting event in the country, although for its “bad luck” does it with some Cincinnati Bengals which are one of the least popular teams and with their Rams, who in reality are seen as “closer” due to the lack of roots. Although that will surely fly out the window on the kickoff.
The last Super Bowl in Los Angeles and an unforgettable show
Let’s travel back in time to 1993 Rose Bowl de Pasadena. On January 31 of that year, the Buffalo Bills -who would go down in history as the eternal losers when they fell in four consecutive editions of the Great Sunday- against the Dallas Cowboys. Yes, when the Texans had a great team with Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith y Michael Irvin They did win titles.
That was the last time that the so-called great metropolitan area of The Angels was the seat of Super Bowlwith a memorable beating from the Cowboys 52-17 at Bills. Dallas was a steamroller and that Aikman He used contact lenses in the wrong way during the first half of the game, an anecdote told by the former quarterback himself to say that “the beating could have been greater.”
January 31, 1993, exactly 29 years ago, Michael Jackson offered what is considered by many to be the best show in Super Bowl history. pic.twitter.com/yQqGAZyFRy
– Sergio Ontiveros (@Sergio197093401) February 2, 2022
That would be the first title of the three that Cowboys would achieve in four years, but what marked that Super Bowl was the unforgettable halftime show of Michael Jacksonwho finally gave his arm to twist (in exchange for many millions of dollars) after repeatedly rejecting the offers of the NFL to show up.
In every corner of the stadium, above the screens, various “I’s” emerged from the King of Pop. The motionless figure of him on stage receiving the ovation of almost 100 thousand fans in the Rose Bowl It is an image that endures to this day. As soon as the first chord sounded, the United States and the world witnessed something historic because the brief concert of Michael Jackson it had a larger television audience than the party itself.
The ’90s began with ratings success by New Kids on the Block (1991) and Gloria Estefan (1992).
Michael Jackson at the Super Bowl halftime was followed live by more than 133.4 million viewers in the US alone.pic.twitter.com/Hmg72eUSnG
– Jair Serrano (@JaySerrano5) February 9, 2022
Since then the halftime show has never been the same again. Top artists like Paul McCartney, Prince, The Rolling Stones y U2 They have found an ally in the NFL to leave epic moments without having to wear a helmet. That’s what they’ll try to do Eminem, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dpogg, Mary J Blige y Kendrick Lamar this 2022, those in charge of astonishing the world in the return of the Super Bowl to Los Angeles after 29 years in oblivion.
