To commemorate this historical Super Bowl event selection, starting from June 15, 2010 through February 6, 2011, the 30-mile section of Interstate 30 between Dallas and Fort Worth along which Cowboys Stadium is situated will be temporarily designated as the "Tom Landry Super Bowl Highway" in commemoration of Super Bowl 2011 in honor of former Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry.
But how was the Cowboys Stadium selected as the venue for the Super Bowl 2011? Who were the other contenders? Before the Cowboys Stadium was selected, three NFL cities presented bids to host next year's Super Bowl 2011.
- On January 31, 2007, the city of Indianapolis, led by Colts owner Jim Irsay and Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson, officially announced details about their intentions to bid for Super Bowl 2011. Indianapolis would have hosted the game at Lucas Oil Stadium, which opened in the late summer of 2008 in case they were chosen. They get Super Bowl 2012, to be played the following year, instead.
- On February 21, 2007, the Glendale City Council came to a consensus to prepare a bid to host Super Bowl 2011, even though the city and University of Phoenix Stadium already was scheduled to host 2008's Super Bowl XLII.
- On January 25, 2007, Super Bowl VI MVP Roger Staubach was named chairman of the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Bid Committee, heading the Metroplex's bid effort. On February 13, 2007, Mayor Robert Cluck and the Arlington City Council passed a resolution supporting the North Texas Bid Committee. On March 28, 2007, Mayor Laura Miller and the rest of Dallas City Council passed a resolution agreeing to back the committee's efforts.
Among these bids, the NFL owners voted to select the North Texas site, the Dallas Cowboys Stadium on May 22, 2007 to be the official venue of the Super Bowl 2011.
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