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The first paragraph makes the assertion "This game is regarded as...the most important Super Bowl ever played." Although I don't object to the assertion, the article needs to justify it. Someone reading the article, in my opinion, would not learn why the game was any more important than any other Super Bowl. It's true the game was an upset, but so was Super Bowl IV (Chiefs/Vikings). It's true the AFL was regarded as inferior, but it was still regarded as inferior for Super Bowl IV (many thought Super Bowl III a fluke). The justification I have seen is that if the NFL team (the Colts) won Super Bowl III, especially in a blowout as the Packers did in Super Bowls I and II, the wisdom of the NFL/AFL merger would have been called into question, and the very existence of the Super Bowl itself might have been jeopardized. I think the article needs to state what the consequences of a Colts victory, especially a blowout, in Super Bowl III might have been. In other words, what was so important about the Jets' victory? Why was Super Bowl III more important than Super Bowl IV? 65tosspowertrap 21:55, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
I removed this entire section with the above title because it is not NPOV. While the authors may have a valid point, Wikipedia is not the place to do that. Makes for an interesting blog post, though. — Twigboy 14:55, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.5.119.170 ( talk) 16:05, 16 February 2007 (UTC) See www.superbowl3.net for an accurate account of this game.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.5.119.170 ( talk) 21:52, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
Somebody needs to fix the number of interceptions that Earl Morrall "threw for 2,909 yards and 26 touchdowns, with27377267426 interceptions". I don't know how many he actually had, so I can't change it to the right one. Raoulduke25 ( talk) 14:38, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
The first paragraph about the Baltimore Colts seems to have lost a line or two of text. After starting the discussion about Johnny Unitas, there is a shift to mention of Don Shula keeping Earl Morrall as the starting quarterback. I do not know the details that should appear between Unitas and Morrall, but something is missing. BuckeyeJim ( talk) 23:50, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
The Baltimore Colts now the Indianapolis Colts against the New York Jets they lost in 1969. It was one of the biggest upsets in the super bowl history for the Colts. thats was there first super bowl the Colts ever Whent to the MVP was Brodway Jeo Namath for the one and only New York Jets. Thats history there the first biggest upset in Super Bowl History. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.140.189.73 ( talk) 15:50, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
The article as current shown listed Anita Bryant as national anthem performer. However, I recently watched an upload of Super Bowl III on YouTube; and following the pledge of allegiance, Lloyd Geisler; a trumpet player for the National Symphony Orchestra was shown playing the anthem on trumpet. I edited the page to show that only for the entry to be reverted. WAVY 10 Fan ( talk) 23:43, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
I have seen many sources that report that Anita Bryant was the anthem performer, while others report Lloyd Geisler was. However, watching the footage of the broadcast shows Lloyd Geisler performed the anthem alone. So reports of Bryant having been the anthem performer appear erroneous (though commonplace). SecretName101 ( talk) 01:23, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
The lead section is currently 7 paragraphs. Is there some reason why all this WP:TRIVIA and facts need to be there, especially a lot of facts and trivia regarding the aftermath following the AFL-NFL merger? In order to keep these Super Bowl articles within the general 4 paragraph limit per WP:LEADLENGTH, and remove a lot of the trivia, I have in the past used a format for the lead on these Super Bowl articles. The format was:
Zzyzx11 ( talk) 04:50, 8 February 2017 (UTC)
This sentence is incorrect, although it is commonly cited as truth: "Although publicized as the inter-league championship games, it was not until later that the moniker for this championship contest between the now two conferences (National and American) began having the nickname of "Super Bowl" applied to it by the media." In fact, the media billed even the first "interleague championship game" as the "Super Bowl." See https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/03/AR2011020305298.html
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The first paragraph makes the assertion "This game is regarded as...the most important Super Bowl ever played." Although I don't object to the assertion, the article needs to justify it. Someone reading the article, in my opinion, would not learn why the game was any more important than any other Super Bowl. It's true the game was an upset, but so was Super Bowl IV (Chiefs/Vikings). It's true the AFL was regarded as inferior, but it was still regarded as inferior for Super Bowl IV (many thought Super Bowl III a fluke). The justification I have seen is that if the NFL team (the Colts) won Super Bowl III, especially in a blowout as the Packers did in Super Bowls I and II, the wisdom of the NFL/AFL merger would have been called into question, and the very existence of the Super Bowl itself might have been jeopardized. I think the article needs to state what the consequences of a Colts victory, especially a blowout, in Super Bowl III might have been. In other words, what was so important about the Jets' victory? Why was Super Bowl III more important than Super Bowl IV? 65tosspowertrap 21:55, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
I removed this entire section with the above title because it is not NPOV. While the authors may have a valid point, Wikipedia is not the place to do that. Makes for an interesting blog post, though. — Twigboy 14:55, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.5.119.170 ( talk) 16:05, 16 February 2007 (UTC) See www.superbowl3.net for an accurate account of this game.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.5.119.170 ( talk) 21:52, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
Somebody needs to fix the number of interceptions that Earl Morrall "threw for 2,909 yards and 26 touchdowns, with27377267426 interceptions". I don't know how many he actually had, so I can't change it to the right one. Raoulduke25 ( talk) 14:38, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
The first paragraph about the Baltimore Colts seems to have lost a line or two of text. After starting the discussion about Johnny Unitas, there is a shift to mention of Don Shula keeping Earl Morrall as the starting quarterback. I do not know the details that should appear between Unitas and Morrall, but something is missing. BuckeyeJim ( talk) 23:50, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
The Baltimore Colts now the Indianapolis Colts against the New York Jets they lost in 1969. It was one of the biggest upsets in the super bowl history for the Colts. thats was there first super bowl the Colts ever Whent to the MVP was Brodway Jeo Namath for the one and only New York Jets. Thats history there the first biggest upset in Super Bowl History. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.140.189.73 ( talk) 15:50, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
The article as current shown listed Anita Bryant as national anthem performer. However, I recently watched an upload of Super Bowl III on YouTube; and following the pledge of allegiance, Lloyd Geisler; a trumpet player for the National Symphony Orchestra was shown playing the anthem on trumpet. I edited the page to show that only for the entry to be reverted. WAVY 10 Fan ( talk) 23:43, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
I have seen many sources that report that Anita Bryant was the anthem performer, while others report Lloyd Geisler was. However, watching the footage of the broadcast shows Lloyd Geisler performed the anthem alone. So reports of Bryant having been the anthem performer appear erroneous (though commonplace). SecretName101 ( talk) 01:23, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
The lead section is currently 7 paragraphs. Is there some reason why all this WP:TRIVIA and facts need to be there, especially a lot of facts and trivia regarding the aftermath following the AFL-NFL merger? In order to keep these Super Bowl articles within the general 4 paragraph limit per WP:LEADLENGTH, and remove a lot of the trivia, I have in the past used a format for the lead on these Super Bowl articles. The format was:
Zzyzx11 ( talk) 04:50, 8 February 2017 (UTC)
This sentence is incorrect, although it is commonly cited as truth: "Although publicized as the inter-league championship games, it was not until later that the moniker for this championship contest between the now two conferences (National and American) began having the nickname of "Super Bowl" applied to it by the media." In fact, the media billed even the first "interleague championship game" as the "Super Bowl." See https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/03/AR2011020305298.html