Super Bowl 50 had a big Texas touch
The Denver Broncos are the Super Bowl 50 champions.
The state of Texas is a winner too.
While the Broncos were beating Carolina 24-10 Sunday, there were several Texans or people with Texas ties involved in various elements of the big game, which had an audience on CBS of 111.9 million viewers.
Here’s a look at a few:
On the field
Denver’s Von Miller, who attended Desoto and Texas A&M, won the most valuable player award. Former Dallas Cowboys defender DeMarcus Ware appeared in his first Super Bowl and earned a ring. Head coach Gary Kubiak is a former Texas A&M quarterback and Houston Texans coach who led the Broncos to a Super Bowl in his first season. Then there’s 68-year-old defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, a former Cowboys head coach and son of legendary Houston Oilers coach Bum Phillips, who got his first ring after 37 years in the league.
In the music
The halftime show was a fantastic collaboration of Coldplay, Bruno Mars and Beyonce’. But Houston’s Beyonce’ basically stole the show with her singing, dancing, outfit and other things. She’ll be stopping by AT&T Stadium on May 9 as part of her 2016 Formation World Tour. The collaboration was great, but Beyonce was the head-turner.
In the commercials
Bryan Wilson, a Fort Worth attorney, who made a name for himself as “The Texas Law Hawk” appeared in a Taco Bell commercial promoting “Quesalupa” that aired during the halftime show. The ad had video of Wilson in the Stockyards and in other areas of Fort Worth.
In history
How tough is it to select the best players to ever play in the big game? Super tough. With that being said, there were six players with ties to the Cowboys on the ultra-exclusive Super Bowl Golden 50 team. Running back Emmitt Smith, offensive lineman Larry Allen, defensive lineman Randy White, defensive end Charles Haley, tight end Jay Novacek and cornerback Deion Sanders were voted to the team.
This story was originally published February 8, 2016 at 3:00 PM with the headline "Super Bowl 50 had a big Texas touch."