1982 Sugar Bowl win a Super Bowl, four years later with the Chicago Bears. Coincidentally, the Louisiana Superdome was also the site of Super Bowl XX, where Covert and the Bears won. 1982 Sugar Bowl The 1982 Sugar Bowl was played on January 1, 1982, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. It featured the second-ranked Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference, the defending national champions, and the eighth-ranked Pittsburgh Panthers. The Panthers won the game and moved up to fourth in the final polls, while the Bulldogs dropped to sixth It has often been called one of the greatest bowl games,
Super Bowl XX Nightly News" anchor Tom Brokaw of United States President Ronald Reagan at the White House (this would not become a regular Super Bowl pregame feature until Super Bowl XLIII; when "Today show" host Matt Lauer interviewed U.S. President Barack Obama). "The Last Precinct" debuted on NBC after the game. Super Bowl XX was simulcast in Canada on CTV and also broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. Super Bowl XX is featured on "NFL's Greatest Games" under the title "Super Bears" with narration by Don LaFontaine. The national radio broadcast was aired by NBC Radio, which outbid CBS Radio