Editing Super Bowl XX (section)

===Host selection process===
[[File:NOLA Superdome 2012.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.75|The game was held at the [[Mercedes-Benz Superdome|Louisiana Superdome]].]]
NFL owners voted to award Super Bowl XX to [[New Orleans]] on December 14, 1982, at the owners' mid-season meeting held in [[Dallas]]. This would be the sixth time that New Orleans hosted the Super Bowl. [[Tulane Stadium]] was the site of [[Super Bowl IV|IV]], [[Super Bowl VI|VI]], and [[Super Bowl IX|IX]]; while the [[Caesars Superdome|Louisiana Superdome]] previously hosted [[Super Bowl XII|XII]] and [[Super Bowl XV|XV]]. Hosts for both [[Super Bowl XIX|XIX]] and XX would be selected, and potentially [[Super Bowl XXI|XXI]] as well. A total of ten cities put in bids: [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]] ([[Stanford Stadium]]), [[New Orleans]] ([[Caesars Superdome|Superdome]]), [[Miami]] ([[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]]), [[Houston]] ([[Rice Stadium (Rice University)|Rice Stadium]]), [[Seattle]] ([[Kingdome]]), [[Detroit]] ([[Pontiac Silverdome|Silverdome]]), [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]] ([[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]]), [[Tampa]] ([[Tampa Stadium]]), [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]] ([[Angel Stadium|Anaheim Stadium]]), and [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]] ([[Gator Bowl Stadium|Gator Bowl]]). As part of their pitch, the representatives from New Orleans stressed that if they were not selected for XX, due to scheduling conflicts, they would not be able to host the Super Bowl again until 1990. [[Stanford Stadium]] was picked for [[Super Bowl XIX|XIX]],<ref name="TMN12-15-1982pg240">{{cite news|title=OB not Super enough for NFL (Part 1)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119460993/|newspaper=The Miami News|page=24|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=December 15, 1982|accessdate=February 22, 2023}}{{Open access}}</ref> and [[Rice Stadium (Rice University)|Rice Stadium]] was speculated for XXI, but ultimately no decision was made for that game. Yet again, Miami was rejected, due to the aging condition of the [[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]]. A proposed sales tax levy to pay for a new stadium had failed at the ballot box on November 2, further sinking any chances for [[South Florida]].<ref name="TMH12-15-1982pg100">{{cite news|title=OB not Super enough for NFL (Part 1)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119460866/|newspaper=The Miami Herald|first1=Susan|last1=Sachs|page=100|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=December 15, 1982|accessdate=February 22, 2023}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref name="TMH12-15-1982pg106">{{cite news|title=OB not Super enough for NFL (Part 2)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119460935/|newspaper=The Miami Herald|first1=Susan|last1=Sachs|page=106|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=December 15, 1982|accessdate=February 22, 2023}}{{Open access}}</ref>