Editing Super Bowl IX (section)

===Host selection process===
The NFL awarded Super Bowl IX to [[New Orleans]] on April 3, 1973, at the owners' meetings held in [[Scottsdale, Arizona]].<ref name="MH04-04-1973pg163">{{cite news|title=Miami Gets '76 Super Bowl|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117294328/|first1=Ray|last1=Crawford|newspaper=The Miami Herald|page=163|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=April 4, 1973|accessdate=January 26, 2023}}{{Open access}}</ref> This was the third time that the Super Bowl was played in New Orleans, after [[Super Bowl IV|IV]] and [[Super Bowl VI|VI]]. Super Bowl IX was originally planned to be held at the [[Louisiana Superdome]], which was under construction at the time of the vote. However, construction delays at the Superdome (which pushed its opening to August [[1975 New Orleans Saints season|1975]]) forced the league to move the game to [[Tulane Stadium]], where the city's previous two Super Bowls were held. This ended up being the last professional American football game played at Tulane Stadium.

For the second time, the owners selected two consecutive Super Bowl host cities at the same meeting. Only three cities submitted bids for the two games. Representatives from New Orleans, [[Miami]], and [[Los Angeles]] each made presentations; all three cities had already hosted the Super Bowl.<ref name="EPHP04-03-1973pg8">{{cite news|title=Expansion Is Given Go-Ahead|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117294132/|first1=Joe|last1=Carnicelli|newspaper=El Paso Herald-Post|page=8|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=April 3, 1973|accessdate=January 26, 2023}}{{Open access}}</ref> New Orleans impressed owners with their Superdome plans, and won a unanimous vote to host the game, while Miami was given [[Super Bowl X]].<ref name="TBSM4-04-1973pg27">{{cite news|title=NFL owners award 1975 Super Bowl game to New Orleans' Superdome|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117294855/|first1=Cameron C.|last1=Snyder|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|page=27|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=April 4, 1973|accessdate=January 26, 2023}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref name="OS04-07-1973pg23">{{cite news|title=Super Bowl To New Orleans In 1975|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117293925/|newspaper=The Orlando Sentinel|page=23|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=April 4, 1973|accessdate=January 26, 2023}}{{Open access}}</ref>