While that is an awesome feat and I'm sure many great memories, I've been fortunate enough in my 37 years to attend 2 Super Bowls.
Super Bowl XXVI was played between the Bills and Redskins in Minneapolis. My dad won a contest with Chrysler that year and he gave the tickets to my brother and I. I was 19 at the time and we had a blast. Chrysler rolled out the red carpet and we were treated like kings. The whole weekend leading up to the game was just as much fun as the game. The Redskins won in what was the 2nd of 4 straight losses for the Bills. Here's Rick's version.
Fast forward 6 years...I had a friend that was in San Diego for the week of the big game. I get a call from him at 7:00 on Saturday night telling me he has 2 extra tickets and he wants my dad and I to fly out to the game in the morning. He would take care of the tickets, we just had to find a flight. After hours checking for a reasonable flight, we were booked on Southwest leaving Baltimore at 6am. After 3 layovers, we arrived in San Diego about 3 hours before kickoff. This was the Packers and Broncos. My brother couldn't believe it because he had lived in Denver and was a huge Broncos fan (Dad did try to give up his ticket again). What an awesome game. The Broncos won in what many say was one of the best Super Bowl games. We went to a player party after, finally checked into our hotel, and flew back home at 7am on Monday! We really should have stayed a few days...18 hours spent in San Diego is just not enough time in January!
While these guys have "never missed a game", I am just thankful that I have memories of 2 games I've been able to attend. Now for tonight...Go Packers!
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