Editing Super Bowl XXV (section)

===Host selection process===
NFL owners voted to award Super Bowl XXV to Tampa during a May 20, 1987 owners meeting held at [[Coronado, California]]. It was the second time that Tampa hosted the game; the city previously hosted [[Super Bowl XVIII|XVIII]] on January 22, 1984. Voting for the "silver anniversary" Super Bowl drew bids from Tampa ([[Tampa Stadium]]), [[San Diego]] ([[San Diego Stadium|Jack Murphy Stadium]]), [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]] ([[Angel Stadium|Anaheim Stadium]]), [[Los Angeles]] ([[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum|Coliseum]]), and [[Miami]] ([[Hard Rock Stadium|Joe Robbie Stadium]]). The voting process took six ballots, and eventually narrowed down to two finalists: Tampa and San Diego. Anaheim and Los Angeles were eliminated on the first ballot, then Miami (already scheduled to host [[Super Bowl XXIII|XXIII]]), was eliminated on the second.<ref name="Trib05-21-1987pg01">{{cite news|title=Tampa wins 1991 Super Bowl (Part 1)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-super-bowl-xxv-host/140810862/|newspaper=The Tampa Tribune|first=Tom|last=McEwen|page=1|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=May 21, 1987|accessdate=February 12, 2024}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref name="Trib05-21-1987pg10">{{cite news|title=Tampa wins 1991 Super Bowl (Part 2)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune/140810974/|newspaper=The Tampa Tribune|first=Tom|last=McEwen|page=10|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=May 21, 1987|accessdate=February 12, 2024}}{{Open access}}</ref> 

After three additional rounds, neither Tampa nor San Diego could garner the desired {{frac|3|4}} vote (21 of 28 owners). To break the stalemate, the vote switched to a simple majority. Though the final tally was kept secret, Tampa was said to have won by a close margin of only 2–3 votes. The [[Tampa Bay area]] won by virtue of proven success hosting [[Super Bowl XVIII|XVIII]], and the plans to move the [[Gasparilla Pirate Festival]] to Super Bowl week. San Diego was slated to host [[Super Bowl XXII|XXII]], but since that day had not yet come, some owners were reluctant to award the city a second Super Bowl before they completed their first.<ref name="Trib05-21-1987pg01"/><ref name="Trib05-21-1987pg10"/>