History of the Super Bowl: All American dream The big game marks 50 years of triumph and tragedy, champions and cheerleaders, coaches and quarterbacks, wardrobe malfunctions and iconic half-time commercials, that have seen it grow into the single biggest sporting event in America MEMORABLE MOMENTS: All years refer to NFL season 1966 First Championship Inaugural match between NFL and AFL champions sees Green Bay Packers defeat Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 in Los Angeles 1967 Vince Lombardi Packers successfullyretain title and carry coach Lombardi off field in celebration – Super Bowl trophy is later named after him 1972 Invincibles Miami Dolphins winfirst title with perfect 17-0 season record – only team in NFL history to finish season undefeated 1975 Flying Swann Wide receiver Lynn Swann scores 64-yard touchdown reception to finish perhaps greatest play at Super Bowl, as Pittsburgh Steelers win 1983 Reverse Run Marcus Allen evades Washington defence in epic 74-yard touchdown for Los Angeles Raiders 38-9 victory 1988 Comeback Kings San Francisco49ers trail 16-13 in fourth quarter when Joe Montana leads an 11-play, 92-yard drive – 49ers beat Cincinnati 20-16 with 34 seconds to go 1989 Record Rout The 49ers claim fourth Super Bowl, beating Broncos 55-10 – legend of the game Jerry Rice scores three touchdown catches 1990 Angelic Anthem Whitney Houston’s iconic performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” 2007 Helmet Catch “Play of the Decade.”David Tyree uses helmet to secure an Eli Manning pass, helping New York Giants to shock 17-14 win over Patriots 2008 Super Six Pittsburgh Steelers become first team to claim six titles, holding off Arizona Cardinals Super Bowl 50 Carolina Panthers take on Denver Broncos in Santa Clara, California – special events to celebrate Golden anniversary are planned, including NFL Experience and Super Bowl City fan village ICONIC MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS Franco Harris Pittsburgh Highly revered running back, holds Super Bowl rushing records for most carries (101) and yards gained (354) Jerry Rice San Francisco Arguably greatest player in NFL history – holds record for most points scored at Super Bowls –48, in four games Joe Montana San Francisco Definitive quarter- back and King of the Comeback – four-time Super Bowl champion, winning MVP three times Tom Brady New England Appeared in six Super Bowls, equalling record of Buffalo Bills and Denver defensive tackle REVENUE Cost of 30-sec advert 1967 $37,500 1995 $1.15m 2015 $5m Golden adverts ROLL OF HONOUR Most Super Bowl titles National League American League Finals Pittsburgh Steelers 1974, 75, 79, 2005, 08 6 8 Dallas Cowboys 1971, 77, 92, 93, 95 5 8 San Francisco 49ers 1981, 84, 88, 89, 94 5 6 New England Patriots 2001, 03, 04, 14 4 8 Green Bay Packers 1966, 67, 96, 2010 4 5 New York Giants 1986, 90, 2007, 2011 4 5 National League v American League 26 wins 23 wins Recent champions 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers 2006 Indianapolis Colts 2007 New York Giants 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers 2009 New Orleans Saints 2010 Green Bay Packers 2011 New York Giants 2012 Baltimore Ravens 2013 Seattle Seahawks 2014 New England Patriots Sources: NFL, Forbes, wire agencies Pictures: Getty Images, AP