One of the best moments of my life was in 2012 when Super Bowl XLVI (46) came to my hometown of Indianapolis, Indiana. The main reason it was so awesome is because my family’s favorite team, the New York Giants had made it to the big game. My dad is originally from New Jersey and grew up a Giants fan and is still a die-hard fan today; he still has season tickets and goes to about 4 Giant home games a year while living in Indianapolis.
Me and my dad spent most of the week leading up to the Super Bowl in downtown Indianapolis because they had a bunch of tents, booths, and a lot more there. The biggest attraction was the Super Bowl Experience, and there was a ton of football minigames and uniforms and helmets from all 32 NFL teams.
February 5th, 2012, the day of Super Bowl XLVI, will always be one of my favorite experiences. The day started with my family getting downtown around nine o’clock in the morning, even though the game did not start until six in the evening. Me and my family tailgated for hours and I remember it being a lot of fun because we threw the football around, played cornhole, and my dad was grilling food constantly. Finally, the time came to go into one of the best stadiums in sports, Lucas Oil Stadium, but of course I’m biased because the stadium is in my hometown. The walk to the stadium was incredible because I could not believe I was going to watch my team play for a championship in my city with my dad, mom, and sister. I won’t bore you with details of the game, even though it was a great game. I was not a fan of the halftime show because it was Madonna, and at 13 years young I was not a big Madonna fan.
When Tom Brady’s last hail mary attempt fell incomplete and the Giants players rushed onto the field, my family and I went nuts. At the time my dad worked for Reebok, they had the NFL in 2012, and he got early access to the Giants Super Bowl Championship shirt. He had been wearing it under his sweatshirt all day and proceeded to show off the shirt when the Giants won. That image of my dad in that shirt will forever be etched into my memory forever.
Lucas Oil Stadium will always have a place in my heart because I have seen my high school win a state championship, Ohio State win multiple Big Ten titles, my NFL team win a championship there, and my high school’s prom.