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Missouri study: Super Bowl victory is economic win for team’s community

January 24, 2020 By Alisa Nelson

A Missouri University of Science and Technology study says when a NFL team wins the Super Bowl, the team’s metro area also scores a financial victory. The Kansas City Chiefs play the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl on February 2.

Missouri S&T Economics Professor Michael Davis

Economics Professor Dr. Michael Davis says on average, NFL teams with 10 or 11 wins in the season will fuel about a $100 additional income per person.

“Which may not sound like a lot but $100 spread over millions of people is quite a bit of money,” he says. “What we’re looking at is the more general impact of people going to business that have nothing to do with the sports team. So nothing to do with the Chiefs, just a company that is headquartered in Kansas City is going to have a lot of Chiefs fans as employees.”

His analysis covers decades of data going back to 1969.

“If the local football team does well, you are happier,” says Davis. “Therefore, that happiness will then translate into either you being more productive at work – you go in on Monday, your team having won and you do a lot better job – or you consume more.”

Davis says his study does not consider hungover fans the day after a game.

(Thumbnail photo courtesy of Kansas City Chiefs/Twitter)

After signing contract extension, Smith says he doesn’t plan to “hang around”

June 20, 2013 By Bill Pollock

Justin Smith (courtesy 49ers.com)

Jefferson City native and former Missouri Tiger star Justin Smith, signed a two year contract extension with the San Francisco 49ers, which will run through the 2015 season. However, Smith told the San Francisco Chronicle, that when the time comes for him to get out of the league, he’ll be the first one to open the door.

“I won’t be a guy that’s around for 10 snaps, 20 snaps. It’s either I’m going (to play full-time), or I’m not going. When it’s time to get my ass out of here, I’m going. I get a ticket like everybody else, so that’s what I’m doing.”

Smith is coming off end of the season surgery on his right triceps which was torn late during the regular season. He missed a couple of regular season games, snapping a streak of 185 straight starts.

Smith boys named MVPs of 49ers (AUDIO)

January 29, 2013 By Bill Pollock

All the hype of this year’s Super Bowl is around the head coaches, the Harbaugh brothers–Jim and John. However, in Missouri, we’re following the stories of a brothers from another mother…I’m talking about Aldon and Justin Smith.

The former Mizzou defensive lineman turned linebacker, Aldon Smith of Raytown High School, was selected as the 49ers winner of the Bill Walsh MVP Award in a vote of the team’s coaches. The other former Tigers defensive lineman, Justin Smith of Jefferson City, was voted the club’s MVP in a vote of the players.

Aldon Smith was the 49ers’ first-round pick in 2011 and set a club rookie sack record with 14 that season. This year, he set the franchise record with 19 this season, leading the NFC. Justin Smith, who signed with the 49ers as an unrestricted free agent 2008, was voted to his fourth straight Pro Bowl this season .

AUDIO The Smiths talk about their relationship on and off the field (:33)

AUDIO Full audio of Aldon and Justin from New Orleans (5:00)