What was the title of the Bicentennial-themed Super Bowl X halftime show in 1976?
Answer
200 Years and Just a Baby
The Bicentennial-themed Super Bowl X halftime show in 1976 was titled “200 Years and Just a Baby.”
Super Bowl X was played on January 18, 1976, between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys. The game’s halftime entertainment was designed around the approaching United States Bicentennial and featured the performance group Up with People.
The title expressed a youthful view of the United States by describing a 200-year-old nation as “just a baby.” It was one example of how the Bicentennial reached beyond formal ceremonies into professional sports and popular entertainment.
The show should not be confused with the Bicentennial logo, the Freedom Train, or the “Bicentennial Minutes” television segments. Those were separate projects, although all belonged to the broad national program of 1970s commemorations.