L.A. Asked To Bid On Super Bowl

The NFL has officially notified Los Angeles it will be one of five cities invited to bid for the Super Bowls to be played Jan. 31, 1999, and Jan. 30, 2000.

The NFL, impressed with the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission’s willingness to work with Rose Bowl officials in nearby Pasadena, notified area officials in a letter that L.A, will be bidding against Tampa, Arizona, Atlanta and South Florida.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won local approval of a $168 million stadium plan over the objection of a politician who called it “sports welfare.”

The deal now goes to the Florida Legislature for approval of a car rental tax designed to raise $8 million annually for the project.