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Super Bowl drunkenness has a long history, back to before the big game was even called the Super Bowl. In the debut game, Packers v Chiefs in 1967, Green Bay’s Max McGee decided to go out drinking the night before the game. He was a seldom used, 34-year old receiver who had only caught four passes all season and believed his team wouldn’t need him the next day. After meeting two flight attendants at the hotel bar and with the city of Los Angeles before them, McGee headed out into the night and didn’t return until 6.30am and remained deep in a hangover when gametime rolled around. Three plays into the game, his head still pounding, McGee was forced onto the field to get his head pounded when starting receiver Boyd Dowler hurt his shoulder. He soon pulled in a 37-yard touchdown pass, scoring the first touchdown in Super Bowl history, and ended the game with six catches for 138 yards and two scores – completing an undoubtedly great moment in drunken sports history.
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