Happy Super Bowl Sunday! President Ronald Reagan was an especially busy man on January 20, 1985. Not only was he being sworn into a second term that day, but he was also scheduled to conduct the coin toss for Super Bowl XIX! Because the 20th fell on a Sunday, the public Inauguration was postponed, and Reagan took the Oath of Office in a private ceremony at the White House. Later that afternoon, President Reagan appeared via satellite at Stanford Stadium where the San Francisco 49ers were about t

Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration marked the first time Super Bowl Sunday coincided with Inauguration Day. President Reagan was sworn in for his second term on January 20, 1985, the same day as Super Bowl XIX. The game’s coin toss was performed via satellite from the Oval Office and spoiler alert...the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Miami Dolphins. | ForAmerica