Editing Super Bowl II (section)

===Host selection process===
The NFL awarded Super Bowl II to [[Miami]] on May 25, 1967, at the owners meetings in [[New York City]].<ref name=mgspblgm>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ym8eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oMkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=920%2C5604351 |work=Daytona Beach Morning Journal |location=(Florida) |agency=Associated Press |title=Miami gets Super Bowl game |date=May 26, 1967 |page=19}}</ref><ref name=susgatend>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mOBOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hAEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7132%2C3259997 |work=Toledo Blade |location=(Ohio) |agency=Associated Press |title=Super saga at end! |date=May 26, 1967 |page=33}}</ref><ref name=bbselst>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mj0VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xAgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3821%2C722017 |work=The Bulletin |location=(Bend, Oregon) |agency=UPI |title=Pro football selects site for Super Bowl game |date=May 26, 1967 |page=10}}</ref> It&nbsp;marked the first of eleven Super Bowls in [[Miami metropolitan area|the Miami area]] (as of [[2022 NFL season|2022]]), and the first of two consecutive (II and [[Super Bowl III|III]]). A total of five cities were considered to host the second edition: Miami, [[Los Angeles]] ([[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum|Coliseum]]), [[Houston]] ([[Astrodome]]), [[Dallas]] ([[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]]), and [[New Orleans]] ([[Tulane Stadium]]).<ref name="TCG5-6-1967pg5">{{cite news|title=Super Bowl To Miami|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117800125/|newspaper=The Courier-Gazette|page=5|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=May 26, 1967|accessdate=February 2, 2023}}{{Open access}}</ref> After lackluster attendance for [[Super Bowl I]] at the Coliseum, Los Angeles was eliminated by the owners. The [[Miami Orange Bowl]] was selected for the game, based on weather, hotel accommodations, capacity, and the stadium's previous experience in hosting the [[Playoff Bowl]]. The local [[Orange Bowl]] committee had even once (unsuccessfully) lobbied to host the [[List of NFL champions (1920–1969)|NFL Championship Game]], which was not normally a neutral field contest.<ref name="TMH03-17-1976pg103">{{cite news|title=Want to See Super Bowl? Watch Dolphins|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117799924/|newspaper=The Miami Herald|first1=Edwin|last1=Pope|page=103|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=May 26, 1967|accessdate=February 2, 2023}}{{Open access}}</ref> Furthermore, [[National Football League Commissioner|NFL Commissioner]] [[Pete Rozelle]] opined that it was "helpful to move the game around a little", and not play it in the same city every year. Playing the game in an [[American Football League|AFL]] town also established a precedent for maintaining competitive balance between the two leagues.<ref name="TMH05-26-1967pg119">{{cite news|title=Miami Gets Pro Football's Super Bowl - Champs To Clash Jan. 14 (Part 1)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117799148/|newspaper=The Miami Herald|first1=Neil|last1=Amdur|page=119|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=May 26, 1967|accessdate=February 2, 2023}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref name="TMH05-26-1967pg120">{{cite news|title=Miami Gets Pro Football's Super Bowl - Champs To Clash Jan. 14 (Part 2)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117799255/|newspaper=The Miami Herald|first1=Neil|last1=Amdur|page=120|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=May 26, 1967|accessdate=February 2, 2023}}{{Open access}}</ref> The city's contingent, led by [[List of mayors of Miami|mayor]] [[Robert King High]], [[Joe Robbie]], and others, would have just under eight months to prepare for the event.