Coliseum’s 1991 Super Bowl Bid Is a Longshot
A Coliseum official said Thursday that the facility’s presentation to hold the 1991 Super Bowl is a longshot because of its lawsuit against the NFL.
“It would be the 25th anniversary of the game and, of course, the first one was held here,” said Scott Carmichael, Coliseum director of marketing and publicity. “I think that’s the only chance we have, if any, because of our litigation, to return it to where it began.
“We figured, why not (make a bid)? We haven’t bid in a while. We’re saying essentially, ‘Let’s let bygones be bygones. We took you to court, the decision has been made and let’s bury the hatchet.’ ”
The Coliseum presentation will be made next week in New York. It offers the Coliseum, the Sports Arena and parts of Exposition Park to the NFL for a rental fee of $150,000, which, Carmichael said, “would just cover our expenses.”
The Coliseum joined with the Raiders in the successful antitrust suit against the National Football League. The Raider award has been returned for review but the award of $14 million to the Coliseum still stands.
Before the recent Super Bowl XXI at the Rose Bowl, Mayor Tom Bradley complained that no NFL functions were held in Los Angeles.
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