{"id":98900,"date":"2022-02-21T12:18:44","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T18:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=98900"},"modified":"2022-03-31T16:01:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T21:01:16","slug":"it-means-the-world-to-everybody-rams-fans-gather-to-celebrate-super-bowl-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/it-means-the-world-to-everybody-rams-fans-gather-to-celebrate-super-bowl-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It means the world to everybody\u2019: Rams fans gather to celebrate Super Bowl championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Jackie Walsh<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">LOS ANGELES \u2014 Los Angeles Rams fans gathered Wednesday for a parade and rally in celebration of their Super Bowl win outside of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the team&#8217;s former home stadium.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After the 1-mile parade that began at the Shrine Auditorium, the players and coaches took the stage in Exposition Park. Highlights included Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford drinking from a bottle of Don Julio 1942, head coach Sean McVay yelling every word into the microphone and Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald standing shirtless front and center on stage for the entirety of the rally.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The celebration concludes the festivities in LA that began on Sunday when the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 at SoFi Stadium, the team\u2019s current home, in Inglewood.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_98902\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-98902\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-98902 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Parade-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Parade-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Parade-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Parade-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Parade.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-98902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rams fans cheer as their team drives down Figueroa Street through a confetti-filled sky on Wednesday. (Jackie Walsh \/ Medill Reports)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Double-decker buses carried the team through the streets packed with fans relishing in their team\u2019s victory. Shouts from players above asking \u201cWhose house?\u201d were responded with a resounding \u201cRams house!\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite the passion for the team in their journey to the Super Bowl, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-02-09\/super-bowl-lvi-tickets-are-the-most-expensive-on-record#:~:text=Tickets%20to%20Sunday's%20Super%20Bowl,according%20to%20ticket%20reseller%20TickPick.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">record-high ticket<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> prices negated the close proximity of the game for local Rams fans. The parade and rally served as a way for fans from across the city to celebrate their team together.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2022-02-14\/when-is-l-a-rams-parade-2022-celebrating-super-bowl-win\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">LA Times<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, there was speculation the Rams parade would also celebrate the Lakers and Dodgers 2020 championships, which\u00a0 were not formally commemorated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, on Wednesday one of the only attendees not wearing Rams attire or colors was Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp, who wore a Kobe Bryant jersey.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_98906\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-98906\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-98906 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Eva-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Eva-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Eva-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Eva-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Eva.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-98906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eva Cardenas and her husband show their Rams pride on Wednesday. (Jackie Walsh \/ Medill Reports)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ventura County resident Eva Cardenas came to the event with her husband, both wearing Rams gear from head to toe. Because Cardenas could not buy tickets to watch the game in\u00a0 SoFi, she said she was grateful for the opportunity to celebrate with the city.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI couldn\u2019t buy tickets to the Super Bowl, but we were at every single home game this year,\u201d Cardenas said. \u201cIt means the world to everybody.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Los Angeles resident who referred to himself as \u201cSam the Ram\u201d made waves in Exposition Park with his Rams mask and Super Bowl heavyweight belt.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_98907\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-98907\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-98907 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Sam-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Sam\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Sam-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Sam-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Sam-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Sam.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-98907\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cSam the Ram\u201d dressed as his Rams superfan alter ego. The championship belt is the newest piece to his fan uniform. (Jackie Walsh \/ Medill Reports)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sam has been supporting the Rams since 2008, when they were still in St. Louis. He said he would save up money to travel to four games every season to watch his team.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yet Sam watched the Super Bowl with his family at home, a few miles away from the game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI would rather be with my immediate family than be at the Super Bowl because it did cost a lot of money,\u201d Sam said. \u201cI could have gone by myself, but I am not like that. It is a better feeling to be with your family.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Inland Empire resident Joe Plaza attended Wednesday\u2019s celebration wearing St. Louis and Los Angeles Rams gear.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_98908\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-98908\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-98908 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Joe-Plaza-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Joe\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Joe-Plaza-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Joe-Plaza-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Joe-Plaza-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Joe-Plaza.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-98908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe Plaza establishes his Rams fan legitimacy by wearing merchandise from the two cities that the Rams have called home since he became a fan of the team. (Jackie Walsh \/ Medill Reports)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Although Plaza supported the Rams from a distance when they were in St. Louis from 1995 to 2015, he also did not watch the game on Sunday from SoFi.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI had season tickets the first season they came back,\u201d Plaza said. \u201cTickets are a little more expensive now with the new stadium, but hopefully one day I will get back in there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amid the sea of blue and gold, Plaza saw diversity in the crowd that he said was essential to the Rams\u2019 continued success in capturing the city.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cYou have the older crowd already, and that is the people who are willing to spend the money, buy the tickets,\u201d Plaza said. \u201cYou need to bring the younger crowd in to keep the ticket sales going. 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