Making the handoff from Arizona to Bay Area
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Representatives from the San Francisco Bay Area Super Bowl 50 Host Committee took part in their first official Super Bowl 50 duty Jan. 31: the Host Committee Handoff Ceremony. CEO Keith Bruce and Chairman Daniel Lurie of the host committee and San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York, representing the Bay Area, take the handoff from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and their Arizona counterparts, Cardinals President Michael Bidwill and Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee President and CEO Jay Parry and Chairman David Rousseau.
Photo: COURTESY OF ARIZONA SUPER BOWL HOST COMMITTEE
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A gathering of Fanatics
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At the Fanatics Super Bowl party Jan. 31: Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles, Fanatics Executive Chairman Michael Rubin and CEO Doug Mack, and Arizona Cardinals linebacker Alex Okafor.
Photo: COURTESY OF FANATICS
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28th annual Steinberg party
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At the 28th annual Leigh Steinberg Super Bowl Party at Arizona Science Center on Jan. 31: host Leigh Steinberg; China American Football League chairman and founder Martin Judge Jr.; New York Jets owner Woody Johnson, recipient of the Owner’s Award; entrepreneur Cosmo DeNicola; and former Old Dominion quarterback Taylor Heinicke.
Photo by: MAURY PHILLIPS / GETTY IMAGES FOR LEIGH STEINBERG
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The game meets the Games
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On the field before the game: NBC Olympics President Gary Zenkel, IOC member and NBC consultant Alex Gilady, IOC President Thomas Bach and NBC Sports Group Chairman Mark Lazarus.
Photo by: GETTY IMAGES
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Global Spectrum’s team
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At the game: Global Spectrum President John Page, SVP of stadiums and arenas Hank Abate, and SVP of business development and client relations Todd Glickman. The Comcast-Spectacor subsidiary manages the University of Phoenix Stadium for the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority.
Photo: COURTESY OF GLOBAL SPECTRUM
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The Giving Back Fund’s Big Game Big Give
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Marc Pollick, president and founder of The Giving Back Fund, at The Giving Back Fund’s Big Game Big Give with film producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Washington Nationals manager and event co-chair Matt Williams and news anchor and co-chair Erika Williams. The event was at the home of Erika and Matt Williams on Jan. 31.
Photo by: ANDREW H. WALKER / GETTY IMAGES FOR THE GIVING BACK FUND
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Honored to be there
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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell attend the fourth annual NFL Honors at Phoenix Convention Center on Jan. 31.
Photo by: GETTY IMAGES
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Pick ’em winners
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MSG SVP of business solutions Evan Frankel (left) and Turnkey Intelligence SVP of consumer research Steve Seiferheld were tops in this year’s SBJ/SBD Super Bowl Pick ‘Em contest. Contestants submitted their predictions for final score, MVP and USA Today Ad Meter winner. Frankel just missed on the ad, picking Bud Light instead of Budweiser, and Seiferheld shorted the Patriots by a point.
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