Super Bowl 4. Yes, this is about hockey lol

[dukedukowski]

NFL network showed super bowl 4. But only a black and white version. Even though they have SB 3 in color.
Anyway, during game, this promo came up for the next Sunday.

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[Backlund]

A Superbowl promo probably only cost a nickel back then

 

[dukedukowski]

A Superbowl promo probably only cost a nickel back then

30 seconds= 78 thousand

 

[Faterson]

So who won?

(It couldn't have been the Kings, I'm guessing...)

 

[NVious]

"Back in my day we played games at 1am and we were happy to get a nickle and a bottle of milk for it, you young punks with your toktiks and your stupid lacrosse goals need to get off my ice" Cy Denny

 

[JPT]

It's hockey-related, but only between the end of June and the end of September.

 

[UncleOscar]

So who won?

(It couldn't have been the Kings, I'm guessing...)

Red Wings won 3-1

 

[tarheelhockey]

Pretty cool that they played a whole football game just to give the NHL a platform for this ad.

 

[sansabri]

hey a commercial for the world's fastest sport

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

Uh.. interesting I guess?

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Why is Super bowl 4 in Black and white and super bowl 3 in color?

 

[Neil Racki]

January 1, 1954 -- color tvs cost the equivalent of a car, in 2018 dollar terms it would cost a family $11,878.03

January 1, 1967 - 17.3% of households had a color tv

January 1, 1971 - half the households had a color tv

Not to mention the Battle of Bogside from August 12 to the 14, 1969, which some say decided once and for all who held sway over the airways.

 

[dukedukowski]

Pretty cool that they played a whole football game just to give the NHL a platform for this ad.

I find it interesting that it was a major station/national broadcasted game. Not just a local station.
But obviously they were pushing expansion with the Kings being new

January 1, 1954 -- color tvs cost the equivalent of a car, in 2018 dollar terms it would cost a family $11,878.03

January 1, 1967 - 17.3% of households had a color tv

January 1, 1971 - half the households had a color tv

Not to mention the Battle of Bogside from August 12 to the 14, 1969, which some say decided once and for all who held sway over the airways.

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What's Bogside ?

Why is Super bowl 4 in Black and white and super bowl 3 in color?

It's simply the broadcast they chose. Probably couldn't find a color one they were happy with

 

[dukedukowski]

Uh.. interesting I guess?

Just some hockey history to be amused by. Don't be so harsh.
A little history on the early days of televised sports.
They understood then that they had a grip on the public.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Not to mention the Battle of Bogside from August 12 to the 14, 1969, which some say decided once and for all who held sway over the airways.

Just because “some say” a thing doesn’t make it reality.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Neat

 

[Section 104]

Why is Super bowl 4 in Black and white and super bowl 3 in color?

CBS erased the videotape shortly afterwards (as they did for Super Bowls 1 and 2) so the only surviving copy is from Canada CBC and French version on Radio Canada. Videotape was expensive so they transferred it to a kinescope . Most of the game does exist in color..discovered in 2023 except for some of the 4th quarter.

Vikings had some fans in Canada and their coach Bud Grant was a head coach in the CFL for a number of years.

I imagine Super Bowl III exists, or most of it except for some of the 4th quarter, in color because the AFL Jets beating the NFL Colts was seen as this great historic upset. Of course the following year the Chiefs were a big underdog and won, but hey, they play in Kansas City.

 

[dukedukowski]

CBS erased the videotape shortly afterwards (as they did for Super Bowls 1 and 2) so the only surviving copy is from Canada CBC and French version on Radio Canada. Videotape was expensive so they transferred it to a kinescope . Most of the game does exist in color..discovered in 2023 except for some of the 4th quarter.

Vikings had some fans in Canada and their coach Bud Grant was a head coach in the CFL for a number of years.

I imagine Super Bowl III exists, or most of it except for some of the 4th quarter, in color because the AFL Jets beating the NFL Colts was seen as this great historic upset. Of course the following year the Chiefs were a big underdog and won, but hey, they play in Kansas City.

Yes, NFL network played SB 3 in color. I still have it saved

 

[HisIceness]

The Vikings were a 13.5 favorite and lost 23-7. I completely understand the pain of Vikings fans young and old.

 

[Dirty Old Man]

hey a commercial for the world's fastest sport

those only existed in Florida and Connecticut - jai alai

 

[Cursed Lemon]

I'm an idiot because I didn't even realize that LA was one of the '67 expansion teams, I thought they came a little later.

 

[islandersbob]

The Vikings were a 13.5 favorite and lost 23-7. I completely understand the pain of Vikings fans young and old.

IMO the13.5 line was the worst in Super Bowl history. The Jets had won in 1968, proving the AFL was legit. By 1969, the talent of the top teams in the AFL (Raiders, Jets, Chiefs) was pretty close to equal to the top of the NFL. KC had 6 hall of fame defenders AND a hall of fame QB. The Chiefs beating the Vikings in 1969 (in dominating fashion too) isn't considered to be an all time upset, just a terrible betting line.

Does anyone know, was this broadcast from the US or Canada? If if was the Canadian broadcast, it makes a lot more sense advertising the NHL the next week.

 

[Bear of Bad News]

Does anyone know, was this broadcast from the US or Canada? If if was the Canadian broadcast, it makes a lot more sense advertising the NHL the next week.

CBS had the American broadcast for Super Bowl IV and also had the NHL broadcast rights that year.

And it looks like they started their national coverage earlier in January (Kings/Wings is listed under 1969-70 here):

NHL on CBS - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[dukedukowski]

IMO the13.5 line was the worst in Super Bowl history. The Jets had won in 1968, proving the AFL was legit. By 1969, the talent of the top teams in the AFL (Raiders, Jets, Chiefs) was pretty close to equal to the top of the NFL. KC had 6 hall of fame defenders AND a hall of fame QB. The Chiefs beating the Vikings in 1969 (in dominating fashion too) isn't considered to be an all time upset, just a terrible betting line.

Does anyone know, was this broadcast from the US or Canada? If if was the Canadian broadcast, it makes a lot more sense advertising the NHL the next week.

Lol the betting line wasn't terrible. It did exactly what it was supposed to do. Fool the public.
Th betting line means they knew KC was the better team and played on the sheep's bias.

 

[rojac]

A Superbowl promo probably only cost a nickel back then

It likely didn't cost anything. CBS broadcast Super Bowl IV and they were the US NHL broadcaster at the time. So, it ws just a network putting in a quick plug for their upcoming programming.