2/4/06: SUPER BOWL MAY BE PUSHED BACK ONE WEEK DUE TO DEATH OF AL "GRANDPA MUNSTER" LEWIS
DETROIT - The National Football League is considering postponing the Super Bowl for one week due to the death last night of Al Lewis, 95, who played television's Grandpa Munster on the award winning series, The Munsters from 1964-1966. The NFL has not faced a dilemma of this nature since two days after the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, when it decided to scrap every scheduled game in honor of the fallen President. The Commissioner's office issued a terse statement this morning noting that it was "considering" the postponement "in light of Mr. Lewis' incalculable contribution to the arts as [Grandpa Munster] and in recognition of the unequaled joy he has given generations of Americans through the miracle of re-runs."
DETROIT - The National Football League is considering postponing the Super Bowl for one week due to the death last night of Al Lewis, 95, who played television's Grandpa Munster on the award winning series, The Munsters from 1964-1966. The NFL has not faced a dilemma of this nature since two days after the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, when it decided to scrap every scheduled game in honor of the fallen President. The Commissioner's office issued a terse statement this morning noting that it was "considering" the postponement "in light of Mr. Lewis' incalculable contribution to the arts as [Grandpa Munster] and in recognition of the unequaled joy he has given generations of Americans through the miracle of re-runs."
