Tampa mayor wants another Super Bowl
Even before kick-off on Sunday, Mayor Pam Iorio was thinking about the possibility of another Super Bowl in Tampa.
Iorio said she wanted the city to bid on another Super Bowl "before I leave office." Her term ends in 2011. "It's been a fantastic week. Just fantastic," she said as she walked into the stadium with her husband, Mark Woodard.
The next Super Bowl that's available is in 2013. The game will go to Miami in 2010, Dallas in 2011 and Indianapolis in 2012.
"We'd like to do this again," said Paul Catoe, executive director of Tampa Bay and Company, the local convention and visitors bureau. "As soon as the NFL invites us to bid we'll bid if the Bucs and the Glazers want us to."
Janet Zink, Times Staff Writer
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Wonderful--Iorio-don't you KNOW by now how MUCH money a city must put out to host a superbowl,and the ACTUAL financial rewards are in a heated debate as I write this? Use THAT money to help ACTUAL programs,citizens,schools,and OTHER entities that are FAILING in your city right NOW!
Posted by: | February 02, 2009 at 02:04 PM
And don't you know how much money the city will get back in return from hosting the event? Nothing but good comes from Tampa hosting the Super Bowl again.
Posted by: Sal | February 02, 2009 at 03:32 PM
Everything I saw only referred to Tampa. No mention of anything on the St. Pete side of the Bay -- like we didn't exist.
Posted by: Tom | February 02, 2009 at 06:40 PM
Because even though its Tampa Bay , Tampa will always be the main focal point of this area like it or not.
Posted by: Sal | February 02, 2009 at 07:29 PM
Ok Tom... Maybe Rick Baker can get a package to host the Superbowl at The Trop lmao. While hes at it , they can have the 'Pre NFL experience', when the players were gangstas. They can have it at Baywalk.
Posted by: David | February 03, 2009 at 05:23 PM
This years Super Bowl in Miami should have a little bit more excitement than last years. But last years game was one of the best that I have seen in years.
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Posted by: Kyla | September 18, 2009 at 08:16 PM
Arizona is making their first Super Bowl appearance and their fans will get to enjoy the Super Bowl experience here in sunny Tampa. I know the feeling as being a Patriots fan we have have had the good fortune
Posted by: Vivek Reghunathan | October 03, 2009 at 10:17 PM