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As the three Thorpe men stepped out of the car on that summer morning, 10-year-old Bill noticed his father seemed lost in thought. “I can remember many days here,” Jim said, before setting off around the edge of the field. Bill knew by that point that his father didn’t bother stopping in a town unless it brought back good memories. Time was tight because it was always tough coaxing the rambunctious boys back into the car. After a couple laps, Jim, dressed in slacks and a sport coat that he’d replace with his traditional Native American wardrobe before his next lecture, looked over at his sons with a grin on his face. “They finally got some grass,” he said.

As the three Thorpe men stepped out of the car on that summer morning, 10-year-old Bill noticed his father seemed lost in thought. “I can remember many days here,” Jim said, before setting off around the edge of the field. Bill knew by that point that his father didn’t bother stopping in a town unless it brought back good memories. Time was tight because it was always tough coaxing the rambunctious boys back into the car. After a couple laps, Jim, dressed in slacks and a sport coat that he’d replace with his traditional Native American wardrobe before his next lecture, looked over at his sons with a grin on his face. “They finally got some grass,” he said.

Too small to host a regulation football game, the Oorang Indians’ home field could barely be called a field — fitting because the team based there could barely be called a team. The Indians were a marketing gimmick meant to put on a show and help move a product — purebred Airedale Terriers — and for two NFL seasons, they did just that. In the process, they created what many consider to be pro football’s first routine halftime show and laid the roots for the most famous yearly performance in sports: the Super Bowl halftime show.

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This current decade is coming to a close as we enter into a new era of adventure. The Super Bowl is one of those events that will go down in history year after year, although, some are more memorable than others. Teams may battle for a victory, but the halftime show is something that most viewers never forget.