The 1980 Pittsburgh Steelers were the first Super Bowl champions to visit the White House. Here's everything to know about the annual tradition and if the 2025 champions will visit the White House. Of the teams that did go to the White House, many of the ceremonies made headlines for either how the players or Trump handled the trip. 2018 New England Patriots — Super Bowl champions. Fun fact: The 1972 Miami Dolphins — the only team to ever go undefeated all season en route to a Super Bowl victory — were finally invited to the White House by Obama in 2013. NHL Champions As tradition goes, Kansas City Chiefs, along with their star QB Patrick Mahomes, will be visiting the Whitehouse on June 5 to celebrate their second Super Bowl victory in four years. The Chiefs Kingdom will make their visit as a part of the summer schedule of championship winners visiting Joe Biden. Super Bowl champions recall White House memories (2:35) Three-time Super Bowl champion Tedy Bruschi looks back on his visits to the White House with the Patriots and the time he stole a yellow In the United States, the winner of a professional championship game, such as the Super Bowl or World Series, often visits the White House after winning said championship. Usually, the championship team meets with whoever the president of the United States is at the time, and the president gives a speech related to the team. On Feb. 8, the White House said President Joe Biden would invite the Super Bowl LV champions, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and last season’s NBA champions, the L.A. Lakers to the White House once The Los Angeles Rams did not make a visit to the White House in 2022. When the Chiefs won Super Bowl LIV in 2020, Kansas City did not make a visit to the White House due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first Super Bowl champion to visit the White House was the 1985 Pittsburgh Steelers, who traveled to Washington D.C. alongside their fellow World Series champion Pittsburgh Pirates. The Chiefs will be the first Super Bowl champions to visit the White House since the Tampa Bay Buccaneers did so two years ago. The Los Angeles Rams didn't make the trip last year. When the Chiefs won Super Bowl IV, welcoming the team to the Super Bowl was not a tradition. The Chiefs' White House visit in 2020 never happened due to the coronavirus pandemic. This will be Patrick Mahomes and Co.'s first trip to the White House, however, as they were unable to go after winning Super Bowl LIV due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tom Brady didn’t go to the White House after the superbowl win when Obama was in charge. The Pittsburgh Steelers were the first Super Bowl champion to visit, joining the World Series-winning Trump cancels Philadelphia Eagles' White House visit 04:40. Hours after President Trump called off a visit to the White House by the Philadelphia Eagles, one of the team's Super Bowl-winning Biden hosts Super Bowl winners Kansas City Chiefs at White House President Joe Biden hosted the football team at the White House for a second time to celebrate their Super Bowl win. May 31, 2024. Super Bowl winners heading to the White House was a tradition started with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1980. Therefore, the Chiefs' 1969 Super Bowl IV squad didn't have the option. Every year, the Super Bowl champions pay a visit to the White House to be honored. Take a look as the New England Patriots visit the nation's capital to celebrate their Super Bowl XLIX victory The Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl in February and were invited to the White House as a celebration with the President of the United States.This has been a regular event as long as I've President Trump notably did not invite several women’s championship teams to the White House. These teams include the 2017 women’s college basketball champions the South Carolina Gamecocks, the 2017 WNBA champions the Minnesota Lynx and the 2018 women’s college basketball champions the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The Philadelphia Eagles are one win away from winning the second Super Bowl in franchise history. their victory though was the White House. After a large majority of the Philadelphia roster
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