Super Bowl of the Day - Riggins run left, Riggins run right

Super Bowl XVII was on this day 23 years ago, also referred to more commonly as The John Riggins Bowl. Ole Riggo ran roughshod over the Dolphins no-name no-defense defense and earned himself the MVP award (which he evidently gave to Sandra Day O'Connor after he shagged her), as the Skins beat the Fish 27-17.

I would just like to point out here that the Redskins were 3-point dogs in this game (just in case you were feeling nervous about betting on Lindsay Hohan in that Tyson fight - underdogs do come through sometimes on the big stage). Other than that, I have nothing to say about it. It was a Super Bowl that I remember being marginally more interesting than most, which is to say still not very interesting.

What I would like to comment on, however, is the entertainment. The game was played at the Rose Bowl, and an all-district band from L.A. was the musical act of the pre-game show (and no, that all-district band was not Van Halen). The halftime extravaganza was something called "KaleidoSUPERscope" that featured a local drill team. And get this, the national anthem was sung by Leslie Easterbrook. If you're wondering who that is, well, that's her lovely mugshot over there on the right. She, uh, was Lt. Callahan in the Police Academy movies. And that's about it.

I mean, all's I'm saying is... those were different times. A district marching band and a Hollywood q-lister to sing the national anthem? Where have you gone, 1983?

In conclusion, The A-Team debuted after this Super Bowl, which is about the most big-time thing it had going for it. I pity the fool who changes that channel, yeah yeah yeah...