Untold Super Bowl Stories
As part of our countdown to Super Bowl 50, SI.com is rolling out a series focusing on the overlooked, forgotten or just plain strange history of football's biggest game. From commercials to blackouts, we'll cover it all here, with new stories published every Wednesday.
(Roll over a story and hit "Open" to launch an installment.)
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Behind the scenes of Bud Bowlby Chris NashawatyOpen
Scabs defined SBXXIIby Rich CohenOpen
Raiders' hidden heroby Grant CohnOpen
"I'm going to Disneyland!"by Emily KaplanOpen
Super Bowl carsby Andrew LawrenceOpen
SB that tore a family apartby Michael RosenbergOpen
The SI story that wasn'tby Chris BallardOpen
College All-Star Classicby Andrew LawrenceOpen
The Raider who disappearedby Phil TaylorOpen
The Super Bowl blackoutby Greg BishopOpen
Man behind the legendby Tim LaydenOpen
Janet Jackson aftermathby Austin MurphyOpen
Hurt in the Super Bowlby Jenny VrentasOpen
Jackie Smith opens upby Ben BaskinOpen
John Parry's perfect gameby Jacob FeldmanOpen
Making multiple teams Superby Don BanksOpen
Vegas on Super Bowl Sundayby Kostya KennedyOpen
Super Bowl XLIX’s final driveby Greg A. BedardOpen