Trio still refuses to miss big game
Make it 48 Super Bowls in a row for Donald Crisman, Larry Jacobson and Tom Henschel.
The three fans have attended every Super Bowl. The streak began Jan. 15, 1967, when Green Bay beat Kansas City, 35-10, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. They are now in the New York-New Jersey region for the game between the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks at MetLife Stadium
Jacobson, 74, of San Francisco, went to the first game to impress a woman he wanted to date. His airfare, tickets, car, program and dinner for the day “cost less than $100.” The woman he eventually married was his date for Super Bowl XI.
Crisman, 77, of Kennebunkport Beach, Maine, was working in Denver for Capital Federal and pulled free tickets to his first three Super Bowls.
“At an early point I said this could turn into the World Series of football and I think it has,” Crisman said. “And then some.”
Henschel, of Natrona Heights, was working for an airline in Chicago and tending bar at night. He got to know members of the Chicago Bears, who supplied him with tickets early on.
“After three or four years, I said I have to do this every year,” Henschel said.
The trio had a fourth member until two years ago, when Bob Cook of Brown Deer, Wis., died at the age of 79. They also had a ticket for the first Super Bowl, when prices were $6, $10 or $12.
Church of football
Radio Row at the Super Bowl had an unusual guest show Friday. Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, had a special edition of his weekly Catholic Channel show live from the broadcast center at the league’s media hotel. His guests included NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and New York Giants co-owner John Mara.
Rainbow in the sky
Alaska Airlines, which has an endorsement deal with Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson, is having a treat for all passengers flying this weekend from Seattle to Newark, N.J. — Skittles. The airline posted on its Facebook page that all flights to Newark will have a bag of Skittles waiting for passengers in their seats. Of course, Skittles are the favored treat of Seattle running back Marshawn Lynch. The candy company released a special “Seattle Mix” earlier this week featuring just blue and green candies.
Threat level low
A suspicious powder mailed to several locations in New York and New Jersey, including at least five hotels near the stadium, appears not to be dangerous, the FBI said. The agency said further testing was being conducted on the substance, but it is “within normal values.” White powder also was found in a letter sent to former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s business in New York, where police said preliminary tests showed it posed no threat.