The Last Time Arizona State Played in the Rose Bowl…
By Kyler Burd
Most Popular Movie
Released on December 13, but still leading the box office charts, Jerry Maguire was a touching rom-com that captured the hearts of Americans and is still a pop culture standard today.
Most Popular Book
Topping the charts of the New York Times Fiction Bestsellers List was one of the few Michael Crichton books not adapted to the big screen, Airframe.
Most Popular TV Show
This one might come as a surprise considering the enduring popularity of Friends that has recently been reborn to new generations through streaming services, but it was not the most popular television show of 1997.
That honor actually belongs to Seinfeld which was on-air from 1989 to 1998 and ran for 9 seasons and 180 episodes.
Most Popular Song
Ah, that heartbreaking R&B power ballad. Un-Break My Heart by Toni Braxton swept the nation in late 1996 and was still going strong in the charts on January 1, 1997.
“Don’t leave me in all this pain, don’t leave me out in the rain.”
She might have been writing it just for grieving Arizona State fans after a brutal disappointment thanks to Joe Germaine’s last-minute touchdown drive.
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