Every year during February, families gather around the T.V to watch the two best football teams battle it out for a chance to win the Super Bowl. It's a family tradition that every football fanatic looks forward to. Which you may not know, is that the Super Bowl has some Latin heritage. Every Super Bowl is numbered with Roman numerals. The Super Bowl has been categorized with numerals since 1971. This is the case because the NFL thought the logo was going to be so long with having numbers instead of numerals. The first five years of the Super Bowl was categorized with numbers and in 1971, they changed it to numerals.
-Benji Purcel
Hughes, David. “Super Bowl XLIX: Your Guide to Reading Roman Numerals.” The Independent, Independent Digital News and Media, 2 Feb. 2015, www.independent.co.uk/sport/us-sport/national-football-league/super-bowl-xlix-your-guide-to-reading-roman-numerals-10016540.html.
“Super Bowl History.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, www.history.com/topics/sports/super-bowl-history.
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