NFL Super Bowl XLIII Official Game Program

Super Bowl XLIII Official Game Program Now Available
01/26/2009

SUPER BOWL XLIII OFFICIAL GAME PROGRAM NOW AVAILABLE

Ten Greatest Moments in Super Bowl History

Art Shell’s Tribute to Gene Upshaw

Glazer Family Profiled

Super Bowl Sunday is less than one week away, but the NFL Super Bowl XLIII Official Game Program can be yours now at NFL Shop.com or by calling 877/NFL-SHOP.

The official game program can be in your home prior to the 6 p.m. ET kickoff of Super Bowl XLIII featuring the American Football Conference’s Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference’s Arizona Cardinals.

The Super Bowl game program, produced by NFL Publishing and H.O. Zimman, Inc. and priced at $20, features 240 pages of spectacular action photos, in-depth scouting reports, rosters, statistics, features, Super Bowl history and much more.

A special Super Bowl XLIII Collector’s Game Day Edition ($25), which is sold in the stadium on game-day and features the Super Bowl hologram cover, will be available at NFLShop.com and StadiumCollection.com following Super Bowl XLIII.

Among the articles:

Ten Moments in Time: David Tyree’s unbelievable catch in last year’s title game might be the greatest single play in Super Bowl history. If so, what other plays make up the rest of the Top 10? Veteran NFL writer Clark Judge compiles his list.

Family Values: Veteran NFL writer Don Banks profiles the Glazer family, owners of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers since 1995 and hosts for Super Bowl XLIII.

Super Shockers: NFL.com’s Vic Carucci examines some of the Super Bowl’s most unexpected developments, including the stunning upset victory by Joe Namath and the Jets over the heavily-favored Baltimore Colts 40 years ago.

Exhibit "D": While sometimes overshadowed by the offensive stars of the game, defense has won many a championship. NFL Films’ Ray Didinger chronicles the great defensive efforts that have been on display throughout Super Bowl history.

Tribute to Gene Upshaw: On Aug. 20, the NFL lost a true icon when Gene Upshaw lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. He is remembered here by his good friend and former teammate, Art Shell.

Golden Age Dawns: One month after the 50th anniversary of the NFL’s "greatest game," award-winning author Michael MacCambridge examines the effects of the game, which would prove even more significant than the game itself.

Man for All Seasons: As Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau prepares his unit to face the explosive Cardinals’ offense in Super Bowl XLIII, veteran Pittsburgh sportswriter Gene Collier profiles a man who has been part of the NFL as player and coach for 50 years.

The Jersey Shore Boys: When Bruce Springsteen performs at halftime of Super Bowl XLIII, it will remind NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams of his "brush with greatness" many years ago. Williams tells the story here.

Buried Treasures: NFL Network’s Adam Schefter reports that Super Bowl heroes can be found at every level of the NFL Draft.

Game Day Diaries: Jennifer Allen details some of the inside stories of how players such as Joe Montana and Terrell Davis handled the pressures of Super Bowl week and the game itself.

Strength in Numbers: NFL.com’s Thomas George looks at the exclusive fraternity of NFL coaches who have won multiple Super Bowl titles — led by Pittsburgh’s Chuck Noll, the only coach with four wins to his credit.

The American Dream: As the American Football League is set to celebrate its 50th anniversary season, Bob Gretz looks back at the birth of a league that helped fuel pro football’s greatest period of growth, as well as how it helped to create the Super Bowl.

On Top of the World: Veteran NFL writer Jim Natal looks at the globalization of the NFL, and how it is becoming one of America’s leading exports.

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