Editing Super Bowl XIX (section)

===Pre-game===
The pre-game festivities featured a tribute to the NFL and an appearance by various team mascots. Later, a mega-choir formed by members of the San Francisco Children's Chorus, [[San Francisco Boys Chorus]], [[San Francisco Girls Chorus]] and Piedmont Children's Choir performed the national anthem under well known choir director Louis Magor.

In honor of [[United States presidential inauguration|Inauguration Day]], Ronald Reagan, himself a longtime California resident and former Governor of the state from 1967 to 1975, became the first president to participate in a Super Bowl [[coin flipping|coin toss]] ceremony. However, he did it from the [[White House]] via satellite. [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] running back [[Hugh McElhenny]], a former 49er, was on the field during the ceremony. This was the first Super Bowl where the coin was tossed after the visiting team had chosen heads or tails, not during. This would not become a regular practice until [[Super Bowl XXXIII]] in 1999. The [[U.S. Air Force]] provided four T-37 aircraft from nearby Mather Air Force Base (Sacramento, CA) and its 455th Flying Training Squadron for the fly-over. At $255 per hour of flying time for each aircraft, this T-37 flyover ranks as the most economical in the history of Super Bowls. In addition, all the pilots were young officers symbolizing California as the land of opportunity and youth.