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CBS SPORTS RETURNS TO MIAMI FOR THIRD TIME FOR SUPER BOWL
For the 16th time in its 47-year history of broadcasting the National Football League, the CBS Television Network will broadcast the Super Bowl.
This year will mark the ninth time Miami hosts the Super Bowl and the third time that CBS Sports will broadcast the game from South Florida. CBS Sports' Jim Nantz and Phil Simms will call the action, marking the first time in his illustrious broadcasting career that Nantz will call play-by-play for the Super Bowl. Nantz hosted the Network's Super Bowl pre-game show, THE SUPER BOWL TODAY, in 2001 and 2004. Simms will provide analysis for his fifth Super Bowl, the third for CBS Sports. On January 14, 1968, CBS Sports broadcast Super Bowl II from the Orange Bowl Stadium as Green Bay quarterback Bart Starr led his Packers to a 33-14 win over the Oakland Raiders. Ray Scott handled the play-by-play duties, while Pat Summerall and Jack Kemp were the analysts for CBS Sports. At the end of the game, Green Bay coach Vince Lombardi was carried off the field on the shoulders of his victorious players creating one of the most memorable images of early Super Bowl history.
CBS Sports also broadcast Super Bowl X from the Orange Bowl Stadium in Miami on January 18, 1976. Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Lynn Swann caught four passes for a Super Bowl-record 161 yards to lead the Steelers to a repeat Super Bowl victory over the Dallas Cowboys, 21-17. Swann was voted the game's Most Valuable Player becoming the first wide receiver ever to win the Super Bowl MVP award. Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier called the game for CBS Sports.
Quick Facts -- Super Bowl II and Super Bowl X
Super Bowl II
National Anthem: Grambling State University Band Halftime show: Grambling State University Band Cost of ticket: $ 12.00 Attendance: 75,546 Cost of 30-second commercial: $54,000
Super Bowl X
National Anthem: Tom Sullivan Halftime show: Up with People presents "200 Years and Just a Baby: Tribute to America's Bicentennial" Cost of ticket: $20.00 Attendance: 80,187 Cost of 30-second commercial: $110,000