Vegas nailed it. That’s the consensus emerging about Las Vegas’ historic first Super Bowl, as years of buildup and a week of buzz-filled events were capped by a thriller of a game.
Brett Clarkson
Assistant City Editor
Email: bclarkson@reviewjournal.com
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Brett Clarkson was born and raised in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada and graduated from Humber College's journalism program in 2002. He has lived in various places including Toronto, Los Angeles, South Florida, Northern Virginia, and now, Las Vegas. Before joining the Review-Journal in 2022 he worked at the Niagara Falls Review, Toronto Sun, and South Florida Sun Sentinel, contributing to the Sun Sentinel's coverage of the 2018 Parkland shooting, which earned the paper the Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal For Public Service. He is the father of two children and has a dog named Julio.
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