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And what about that other big game? in February, it was a Wabash alumnus who helped bring it home, another who cleaned up afterward, and Wabash men and their families at all points in between. Mark Miles ’76 added the volunteer work of chairman of the 2012 Super Bowl Host Committee to his day job as president and chief executive officer of Central Indiana Corporate Partnership. “In January 2008, Mayor Ballard asked me to put a bid together, and there was actually not a lot of time to get a bid completed,” Miles told The Bachelor’s Peter Robbins ’12 three months before the big game. “Just after it was accepted, I probably worked eight hours a week. But at this point I have to work 25 to 30 hours a week on the Super Bowl.” The Super Bowl and its legacy projects dovetailed well with CICP’s initiatives. “My Super Bowl involvement is not for Mark Miles work,” Miles said, “but all the members at the CICP understand that organizing the Super Bowl is synergistic with our mission.” Welcoming the media and out-of-town guests was Clay ’97 and Omar ’60 Robinson’s Sun King Brewery—their Sunlight Cream Ale was deemed “the nectar of gods” by Sports Illustrated’s Peter King. NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon concluded its Super Bowl stint of shows from Indianapolis with a keg stand salute to the brew. The Little Giants also During the game, officials Tim Maguire ’86 capped their 2011 and Steve Woods ’93 worked the chains, while NCAC Championship season with a 45–7 John Parry, son of the late legendary official win over DePauw Dave Parry ’57, was referee for the game. Dave in the 118th Monon was referee for Super Bowl XVII in 1983. Bell Classic. Up in the press box, Wabash College Sports Chet Turnbeaugh ’14 Information Director Brent Harris H’03 was worked with cinemagicsportsline.com to in his usual post at Lucas Oil Stadium keeping create this poster stats. commemorating At halftime Jordon Blackwell ’10 was one of the game. the gladiators escorting Madonna onto the field for her performance. “She was at our first dress rehearsal on Thursday,” Blackwell, a high school teacher and part-time model told the Crawfordsville Journal Review. “She came in to look at our costumes and check things out, and she bent down to adjust my sandal boot.” Cleaning up after what NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell called Indy’s “fantastic” job of hosting the 46th Super Bowl was Michael Bricker ’04, co-founder of the Indianapolis nonprofit People for Urban Progress (PUP). PUP is turning the miles of material that was once NFL and Super Bowl banners into wallets, purses, messenger bags, and WHEN SUPER BOWL XLVI CAME TO INDIANAPOLIS
even a yoga bag designed by former Wabash College Costumer Laura Conners. “Particularly for the people in Indianapolis, they had such a great experience, to have something that they can use that was connected with the Super Bowl, I think is going to be really meaningful for them,” Bricker told WTHR-TV. Find out more about PUP’s work at www.peopleup.org If you are a Wabash alumnus, student, faculty, staff, parent, or family member and worked, volunteered, or played a role in bringing Super Bowl XLVI to Indianapolis, contact the editor and let us know charless@wabash.edu We’ll have a more complete listing at WM Online.
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