I wrote an earlier version of the following for the magazine Celebrate Arkansas. It published in January.
This evening, the Super Bowl celebrates its 50th birthday. Already the nation’s largest sporting event, it’s going to become bigger still as it breaks yet more records for media attendance, merchandise sales and worldwide viewership.
Without an NFL team of its own, the state of Arkansas finds itself far from the enlarged spotlight. All-time, best-ever Super Bowl type lists have been compiled which include the glory positions of quarterback and running back. Few Arkansans merit inclusion there.