Super Bowl XLV - Feb. 6th 2011 - Dallas, Texas

Recently I stumbled across The Sporting News’ list of top 100 NFL players throughout history. While I do agree with most members of the list, I would argue that the order is probably not perfect and some key players have been left off. I post the list for your debate…

1. Jim Brown
2. Jerry Rice
3. Joe Montana
4. Lawrence Taylor
5. Johnny Unitas
6. Don Hutson
7. Otto Graham
8. Walter Payton
9. Dick Butkus
10. Bob Lilly
11. Sammy Baugh
12. Barry Sanders
13. Deacon Jones
14. Joe Greene
15. Gino Marchetti
16. John Elway
17. Anthony Munoz
18. Ray Nitschke
19. Night Train Lane
20. John Hannah
21. Gale Sayers
22. Reggie White
23. Ronnie Lott
24. Jim Parker
25. Merlin Olsen
26. O.J. Simpson
27. Dan Marino
28. Forrest Gregg
29. Roger Staubach
30. Jack Lambert
31. Lance Alworth
32. Marion Motley
33. Earl Campbell
34. Alan Page
35. Bronko Nagurski
36. Mel Blount
37. Deion Sanders
38. Eric Dickerson
39. Sid Luckman
40. Raymond Berry
41. Bart Starr
42. Willie Lanier
43. Larry Wilson
44. Terry Bradshaw
45. Herb Adderley
46. Steve Largent
47. Jack Ham
48. John Mackey
49. Bill George
50. Willie Brown
51. Randy White
52. Bobby Layne
53. Tony Dorsett
54. Chuck Bednarik
55. Art Shell
56. Mike Singletary
57. Roosevelt Brown
58. Bruce Smith
59. Fran Tarkenton
60. Paul Warfield
61. Ken Houston
62. Gene Upshaw
63. Steve Young
64. Ted Hendricks
65. Joe Schmidt
66. Bobby Bell
67. Buck Buchanan
68. Emmitt Smith
69. Willie Davis
70. Emlen Tunnell
71. Lenny Moore
72. Marcus Allen
73. Kellen Winslow
74. Mel Hein
75. Mike Webster
76. Sam Huff
77. Steve Van Buren
78. Jim Otto
79. Larry Little
80. Red Grange
81. Darrell Green
82. Brett Favre
83. Franco Harris
84. Dwight Stephenson
85. Charley Taylor
86. Jack Christiansen
87. Rod Woodson
88. Jim Thorpe
89. Elroy Hirsch
90. Mike Ditka
91. Art Monk
92. Dan Fouts
93. Mike Haynes
94. Fred Biletnikoff
95. Troy Aikman
96. Joe Namath
97. Lem Barney
98. George Blanda
99. Lou Groza
100. Charlie Joiner

So since this is the first time I’ll live in a city that plays host to Super Bowl XLV I figured I’d try and get some tickets to the game showcased in the home of the Dallas Cowboys. I’ve already started looking and there are tons of options when it comes to getting your 2011 Super Bowl tickets, but I’m still keeping my fingers crossed about a trade option. If you didn’t know I work for a large web development company in Dallas and rumor has it that we have the inside track to possibly doing the Official Super Bowl XLV website. If that’s the case I’ve been proposing a trade of suite for services, you know we get a Super Bowl Suite and they get the website; not a bad deal the way I see it. Anyway, till then keep an eye out I should have some links to find your tickets posted in the coming months.

Scheduled to open in 2009, the Dallas Cowboys new stadium will play host to Super Bowl XLV. During the regular season the facility will accomodate up to 80,000, but during special events like the playoffs or Super Bowl the capacity can be expanded to 100,000. Similar to Reliant Stadium down in Houston, the new Cowboys Stadium will have a fully retractable roof, and incorporate some of the same features that were a part of the Dallas Cowboys stadium over the past 35 years.

There will be distinct arches spanning the length of the stadium, a hole in the roof when the dome is open and open-air end zone plazas, which can give the stadium an outdoor feel. As you can see, there will be a canted exterior wall, with an 86-foot high glass, curtain-wall surface. A signature element for the new venue is the 365-day a year entry, framing in glass the future Pro Shop, Dallas Cowboy Hall of Fame and ticket office. And there will be huge video screens on each side of the stadium for the fans’ viewing pleasure.