SUPER BOWL 2015

COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF

5  days

As we all know, the Super Bowl is not just a game.

The Super Bowl is “The Game.”

That’s why we begin every season filled with passion and desire for our team to reach the finals.

       This year, the two finalists are the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. 
                    Win or lose, all the players are to be congratulated for making it to Super Bowl 2015!

Here’s a little history about the teams and their quarterbacks.

PATRIOTS

Professional football arrived in New England on Nov. 16, 1959, when a group of local businessmen, led by former public relations executive William H. "Billy" Sullivan Jr. was awarded the eighth and final franchise in the new American Football League. One week later, Northwestern University running back Ron Burton was selected as the franchise's first draft choice and Syracuse running back Gerhardt Schwedes was selected as the team's first local choice. The American Football League merged with the National Football League in 1970.

Super Bowl results for the Patriots:

Jan. 26, 1986          Chicago Bears           46 - New England Patriots   10

Jan. 26, 1997          Green Bay Packers   35 - New England Patriots    21

Feb. 3, 2002            St. Louis Rams         17 - New England Patriots  20

Feb. 1, 2004            Carolina Panthers     29 - New England Patriots  32

Feb. 6, 2005            Philadelphia Eagles  21 - New England Patriots  24

Feb. 3, 2008            New York Giants      17 - New England Patriots     14

Feb. 5, 2012            New York Giants      21 - New England Patriots     17 

                    

Tom Brady

Thomas Edward Patrick "Tom" Brady, Jr. is the quarterback for the New England Patriots of the American Football Conference of the National Football League. Brady was picked in the sixth round of the 2000 draft by the Patriots.

Born: August 3, 1977 (age 37), San Mateo, California

Height: 6 feet 2 inches

Superbowls: Brady has won three championships in five trips to the Super Bowl. He has also won two Super Bowl MVP awards.

SEAHAWKS

On June 15, 1972 Seattle Professional Football Inc., a group of Seattle business and community announced its intention to acquire an NFL franchise for Seattle. Almost two years later on June 4, 1974, the NFL awarded the group an expansion franchise. On December 5, 1974, NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle announced the official signing of the franchise agreement by Lloyd W. Nordstrom, representing the Nordstrom family as majority partners for the consortium. Nordstrom died of a heart attack on January 20, 1976, just months before the Seahawks played their first game.

Super Bowl results the Seahawks:

Feb. 5, 2006      Pittsburgh Steelers  21 – Seattle Seahawks 10

Feb. 2, 2014    Denver Broncos       8 - Seattle Seahawks  43

Russell Wilson

Russell Carrington Wilsion is the quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football Conference of the National Football League. Wilson was selected by the Seahawks with the 12th pick in the third round of the NFL draft.

Born: November 29, 1988 (age 26) in Cincinnati, Ohio

Height: 5 feet 11 inches

Superbowls: Wilson is the quarterback of the reigning Super Bowl champions.

Join us for the big game and show your support.

What team is your favorite? Who will take home the trophy?