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Super Bowl XXIV

football [1990]
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Super Bowl XXIV, played in 1990, was the championship game of the National Football League (NFL) for the 1989 season. The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Denver Broncos with a final score of 55-10. This marked a significant victory for the 49ers, contributing to their record of multiple Super Bowl wins. The Super Bowl originated as the AFL-NFL World Championship Game in 1967, contested between the winners of the NFL and the American Football League (AFL), before the leagues merged in 1970.1

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  2. From Sport to Spectacle: The History of the Super Bowl

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