THAT'S RIGHT FOOTBALL FANS...REMEMBER THE BUD BOWL??
It was 1989...I remember well...
We all gathered around to celebrate an American tradition....a right of passage for some...
I was nine and a big fan of Elway and the Denver Broncos! http://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/denver-broncos/roster/1989
and they faced these ol boys...
http://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/roster/1989
My little brother, my dad ( a Dallas Cowboys fan) and some of his buddies rooted for...
- The San Francisco 49ersWinner of The Super Bowl in 1989
It was later said this was John Elway's worst game..unfortunately for some...
But disheartened fans and well everyone got to be the first witnesses of the very first Bud Bowl!
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The Bud Bowl was a stop motion animated Super Bowl advertising campaign first aired in 1989, and sporadically during the 1990's. It served as an advertisement for Anheuser-Busch's Budweiser family of beers. It featured Budweiser bottles playing a football game against Bud Light bottles. And sports fans it was um quite a show!
I could ramble on and recap the entire event play by play for the Super Bowl and the iconic first Bud Bowl but I think I will share this little trip down memory lane via You Tube.... I encourage you to grab a stool and order up a tall one..even if it is only root beer or a glass of milk ...just remember when...
It seems I ain't the only one who misses these so I figured I would add this link i found... https://www.facebook.com/BringBacktheBudBowl/photos_stream
Good Times Y'all, good memories..and I would be remiss not to add a few other Super Bowl Commercials from this back in time trip...it's after all part of the show ;)
and who could forget...
and gotta remember ...
the Madden Legacy began...
and a final note..the making of..Bud Bowl 1...an interesting read..
I hope it leaves ya with a smile., a laugh, a good memory and above all a urge to come back and visit this here blog and see what I might have in store for you next time...
But before you go I will give a link to a new blog by my little fry that I got a kick out of and I bet y'all do too...
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