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Tampa Bay wins bid for 2009 Super Bowl
Thursday, May 26, 2005
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Raymond James Stadium last hosted the Super Bowl in 2001. |
The Bay area earned the bid in a fierce competition with Houston, Miami-Fort Lauderdale and Atlanta.
This will be the fourth Super Bowl for the area, which hosted previous Super Bowls in 1984 and 1991 at Tampa Stadium, and the 2001 championship game at Raymond James Stadium.
Super Bowl Facts | |
 | Super Bowl host cities: New Orleans (9 times: Tulane Stadium 3, Louisiana Superdome 6); Miami (8 times: Orange Bowl 5, Pro Player Stadium [formerly Joe Robbie Stadium] 3); Los Angeles (7: Los Angeles Coliseum 2, Rose Bowl 5); Tampa Bay (3); San Diego (3); Atlanta (2); Houston (2); Arizona (1); Detroit (1); Jacksonville (1); Minneapolis (1); Stanford (1). Host city economic impact: Super Bowl XXXVII generated a total economic impact on San Diego County of $367 million, according to a study by Marketing Information Masters, Inc. Future Super Bowl Sites 2006 (SB XL) - Detroit 2007 (SB XLI) - Miami 2008 (SB XLII)- Arizona 2009 (SB XLIII) Tampa Bay |
The game and festivities accompanying it are expected to have an economic impact of as much as $300 to $400 million on the Tampa Bay area.
The Bay area's winning pitch focused
on weather, the array of outdoor activities available in early February and the reputation of Raymond James Stadium as a world-class facility.
A five-minute video presentation by golf legend Arnold Palmer helped seal the deal for Tampa.
Tampa was represented by Mayor Pam Iorio, Hillsborough County Commissioner Jim Norman and Super Bowl Task Force Chairman Dick Beard, in addition to Bucs Executive Vice President Bryan Glazer.
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