NFL Commissioner Unveils Detroit Super Bowl Logo
City Prepares For Feb. 5, 2006
Commissioner Paul Tagliabue unveiled the game mark (pictured, left) for Super Bowl XL, to be played at Ford Field in Detroit on Feb. 5, 2006."We took the chance to reflect the heritage of the auto industry," Tagliabue said. "That fits in with our slogan for Super Bowl XL -- Celebrating Tradition: The Road to 40." Bill Ford, the CEO of Ford Motor Co. and the Vice Chairman of the Detroit Lions, was thrilled at taking one more step toward bringing the Super Bowl to Detroit's Ford Field. It was played at the Silverdome, the Lions' former home, in January 1982. "It's an honor that the league has shown this kind of faith in us," he said. "A northern site is always tough to sell, and since we've had the game before, we knew the odds were against us." Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, though, gave the credit to the Ford family. "The city of Detroit knows the world is coming to see us in 2006, and we'll be ready," he said. "But none of this would be happening if we didn't get that beautiful football stadium built downtown. That's what started it all." | Video |
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