Editing Super Bowl XXI (section)

===Host selection process===
NFL owners voted to award Super Bowl XXI to Pasadena, California, on May 24, 1984, during their May 23–25, 1984 meetings in Washington, D.C. Fourteen cities were part of the bidding process, which was scheduled to award four Super Bowls (XXI, [[Super Bowl XXII|XXII]], [[Super Bowl XXIII|XXIII]], and [[Super Bowl XXIV|XXIV]]).<ref name="NYT 5-24-84">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/24/sports/nfl-approves-sale-of-broncos.html|title=N.F.L. Approves Sale of Broncos|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 24, 1984|access-date=January 11, 2010}}</ref> The bidding cities included: [[Angel Stadium|Anaheim]], [[Pontiac Silverdome|Detroit]], [[NRG Astrodome|Houston]], [[Gator Bowl Stadium|Jacksonville]], [[Hard Rock Stadium|Miami]], [[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome|Minneapolis]], [[Mercedes-Benz Superdome|New Orleans]], [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Pasadena]], [[Veterans Stadium|Philadelphia]], [[Candlestick Park|San Francisco]], [[Qualcomm Stadium|San Diego]], [[Kingdome|Seattle]], [[Tampa Stadium|Tampa]], and [[Sun Devil Stadium|Tempe]].<ref name="NYT 5-24-84"/> The Philadelphia host committee assembled what was considered a strong, but long-shot bid, hoping to win the first outdoor Super Bowl in a cold weather city.<ref name="USA Today 1-26-96">{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/16388470.html?dids=16388470:16388470&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+26%2C+1996&author=Gordon+Forbes&pub=USA+TODAY+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Best+lobbyists+have+best+chance+%2F%2F+Winning+presentation+doesn%27t+guarantee+winning+game&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619073956/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/16388470.html?dids=16388470:16388470&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+26%2C+1996&author=Gordon+Forbes&pub=USA+TODAY+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Best+lobbyists+have+best+chance+%2F%2F+Winning+presentation+doesn%27t+guarantee+winning+game&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 19, 2012|title=Best lobbyists have best chance // Winning presentation doesn't guarantee winning game|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=January 26, 1996|access-date=January 11, 2010|first=Gordon|last=Forbes}}</ref> Minneapolis went above and beyond in selling their unsuccessful bid, even staging a [[parade]] in the lobby of the [[hotel]] hosting the NFL owners' meeting that included a woman riding a [[white horse]]. To counter, [[Philadelphia Eagles]]-owner [[Leonard Tose]] launched a parade in the style of the [[Mummers Parade]], featuring musicians and [[clowns]]. Philadelphia ultimately came close to landing a Super Bowl at [[Veterans Stadium]], nearly approaching the needed number of votes to secure the game. The city's momentum was disrupted after the NFL owners passed a resolution calling for a future Super Bowl to be held in a Northern city with a domed stadium, affirming the league's interest in another cold weather city hosting the game, while undermining Philadelphia's ongoing effort to have the dome-less Veterans Stadium host a Super bowl.<ref name="DonPierson">{{cite web |last1=Pierson |first1=Don |title=Even with a new Soldier Field, our odds of hosting the NFL's premier event are about MCCLX to I |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-01-26-0301260241-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=June 22, 2022 |date=January 26, 2003}}</ref>

The balloting for XXI took 13 ballots and over two hours to complete,<ref name="USA Today 1-26-96"/> with Pasadena finally receiving the winning bid. XXII was also voted on, but the voting for XXIII and XXIV was postponed. This was the fourth time that Pasadena hosted the game, and the sixth time it was held in the [[Greater Los Angeles Area]].