Soooper Dooperrr
Frank Deford
January 16, 1978
Last January, Sports Illustrated assigned Frank Deford to cover all the Super Bowl activities in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, he traded his press credentials to a stranger for a handful of seeds and spent the entire time visiting Santa Anita. Luckily, however, he was able to obtain wire-tap transcripts of phone calls that were made by several typical Super Bowl guests, who were enjoying this great American sporting spectacle for the first time. Deford has assured us that these random impressions will provide a more accurate portrayal of the week-long Super Bowl scene than he could possibly have managed.
"Tonight. Live on tape from the Super Bowl. Oh, I just adore football so much, Karen. And you know, it's funny, but I never cared that much for it before, back in Akron. But I just adore the Super Bowl."
"I'm so jealous, Dianne."
"Well, I better hang up now. I have to get dressed. Sandy's going to try and take me to the theater."
"What are you going to see?"
"I really don't know. He just said he'd try to get away from the tennis long enough for us to get in a matinee."
"Oh, I hope you have good seats, Dianne!"
"Karen, believe me, Sandy's right. Every American should try and go to the Super Bowl, because it is so representative of Americana, like. I'll see you at work Monday, hon. Be good, now."
"Well, if I can't be good, I'll be careful."
"O.K., bye, Karen."
"Have a happy, Dianne."