Hey, everyone. I would like for you to meet
Sylvan Schefler
Lew Rappaport
Al Schragis
Larry McDonald and
Harvey Rothenberg,
five great old friends who, 50 years ago, decided on a whim to go to a then-unknown sporting event called the World Championship Game. Since then, they haven't stopped going to the Big Game, later renamed the Super Bowl, appearing every year to this day.
Here's the story from Savannah Guthrie of NBC's Today.
Meet the five friends who have attended every single Super Bowl.
Posted by Today Show on Friday, February 5, 2016
This story is--and these guys are--simply awesome. Watching these old heads still together as pals half a century after their first Bowl (THE first Bowl) is seriously heartwarming, and their continued tradition of going to the big football event is something cool. Plus it's also awesome (and even a little hilarious) that they bring their own jackets, personalized rings and even bathrobes to the cities of the games and going to the stands together, watching the most memorable plays and outcomes, and seeing the equally memorable Halftime Shows in between. It's absolutely amazing to see these guys get spotlighted for their cool tradition, so much so it makes me cry.
Also, the NFL will recognize these guys during the event! They will get a small commemoration before the game, as mentioned by Guthrie at the end of the clip. Awesome job by the League for giving this celebration and congrats to the Super Bowl Five for their fifty years of attending the Super Bowl year after year, super cool friends they are.
I never went to the Super Bowl before, but if I ever would when I'm older, I would bring some of my friends with me. Maybe we'd start a tradition then (that is if we don't go to a Comic-Con instead).
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