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February 1, 2008
~~~ NOTE FROM CHRIS: ~~~
Today's list ended up being so difficult it took
two overtimes to compile! And there's another one
coming your way tomorrow that looks just as tough.
But that's why Tom Brady and I get paid in supermodels.
The Top 25 Dark Moments in Super Bowl History
- 1988: The infamous "Halftime From Hell," featuring Up With People" and the cast of the Broadway production of "Cats."
- 1972: Long before the formation of the famous Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders squad, the Cowboys' sideline entourage includes two dozen head of cattle.
- 2003: Diehard Oakland fans are enraged when post-game examination of the video tape reveals that not once did the Raiders attempt to cheat.
- 1979: When a fan-powered hang-glider lands on the field in the third quarter, Pittsburgh linebacker Jack Lambert knocks him unconscious and feeds his legs into the still turning fan before being pulled away by teammates.
- 1977: Rather than play the game, the Raiders and Vikings join forces to rape and pillage their way through Pasadena's famous Rose Bowl stadium.
- 2006: Just before halftime, Matt Hasselbeck hurls an "errant" pass into the stands, dropping celebrity attendee Rosie O'Donnell. In post-game comments, he explains it is "payback for Tubby O'Flannel dissing [his] sis-in-law."
- 1969: On the sidelines near the end of the game, a drunken Joe Namath attempts to kiss groundskeeper Hank Kolber's 13-year old daughter, Suzy.
- 2007: Deceased Cowboy coach Tom Landry unsuccessfully tries his hand at color commentary.
- 1986: With the game in hand early in the third quarter, the Bears' William "The Refrigerator" Perry can be seen on the opposing sideline, dining on the remnants of decimated Patriot quarterback Tony Eason.
- 1984: During the infamous "Wind Bowl," Howard Cosell's toupee blows into Tampa Bay and sinks a Nigerian freighter.
- 1998: Denver Bronco center Sam Tynan retires from pro football at halftime rather than continue to subject himself to repeated back-door proddings from visibly aroused quarterback John Elway.
- 2000: After announcing the Rams players at the start of the game, aging public address announcer Ernest Jarvis ironically *forgets* the Titans.
- 2005: Food poisoning strikes half of the Patriots defensive line on the morning of the game and is traced to a locker-room vat of Campbell's Chunky Soup, leading to the arrest of Donovan McNabb's mother.
- 1982: The league office, determined to silence the Astroturf/grass feud, has the game played on a surface of soap flakes and corn meal.
- 1973: One-legged Dolphins' punter Hank "Hoppity" Hooper suffers a broken leg on a roughing penalty, then attempts to hop off the field on his hands.
- 2002: During the singing of the national anthem by Mariah Carey, the person interpreting for the deaf on live TV repeatedly signs the word "bitch."
- 2001: Giants fan Vinnie Carmino streaks onto the field during the third quarter, only to be clotheslined by a steroid-enraged Ray Lewis, who grabs Carmino's penis and tosses it into the stands.
- 1993: Bud Bowl video editors fail to notice Bud Light bottle #3 taking a leak on the field.
- 1981: Near the end of their victory, Oakland Raider players mistakenly drench coach John Madden using a water cooler filled with his own slobber.
- 1967: The first-ever wardrobe malfunction is experienced by halftime performer Tiny Tim. Fortunately, Tiny actually *is* tiny and nobody notices.
- 2006: Prior to the game between the Steelers and Seahawks at Detroit's Ford Field, five Detroit Lions starters attempt to enter the stadium and are arrested for impersonating professional football players.
- 1971: Winners the Baltimore Colts are accidentally awarded the Vince Lombardi trophy *wife*.
- 2002: Jesus Christ falls asleep during a slow second quarter, forcing Rams quarterback Kurt Warner to play nearly eight minutes with no divine help whatsoever.
- 1979: After the game, a naked "Mean" Joe Green is arrested after tossing his towel to a 9-year-old boy.
and the Number 1 Dark Moment in Super Bowl History...
- 2006: In the now-annual halftime wardrobe malfunction, a horrified national TV audience is subjected to the sight of Motown legend Aretha Franklin's Frisbee-sized nipple.
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Selected from 84 submissions from 31 contributors.
Today's Top Five List authors were:
- Matt Kall, Solon, OH -- 1 (9th #1)
- David Kass, Queens, NY -- 2 Hall of Famer
- Donald Junter, New Haven, CT -- 3, Topic
- Sandra Hull, Arlington, VA -- 4, 6, 21 (Hat trick!) Website / Hall of Famer
- John Mozena, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI -- 5
- Tristan Fabriani, Passaic, NJ -- 7, 15
- Larry Hollister, Concord, CA -- 8, 11 Hall of Famer
- Jeff Rabinowitz, Wilkes-Barre, PA -- 9
- Caryn Kennealy, Glendale, CA -- 9
- Terry Ramsdell, Ann Arbor, MI -- 10
- Daniel Weckerly, Limerick, PA -- 12 Hall of Famer
- Pam Wylder, Bloomington, IL -- 13
- Brad Simanek, Cedar Rapids, IA -- 14, 17, 20 (Hat trick!) Website / Hall of Famer
- Richard Skora, Columbus, OH -- 16
- Mark Weiss, Austin, TX -- 18 Hall of Famer
- John J. Brassil, Nashville, TN -- 19
- Bill Muse, Seattle, WA -- 22 Hall of Famer
- David Zechiel, Lake Forest, CA -- 23, 25
- Dave Wesley, Pleasant Hill, CA -- 24 Hall of Famer
- Danny Gallagher, McKinney, TX -- 25 Website
- Carl Knorr, Devo City, OH -- Banner Tag Website / Hall of Famer
- Chris White, Los Angeles, CA -- List owner/editor Hall of Famer
- The Game, Compton, CA -- Ambience (explanation)
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