1. Michael Jackson
Say what you will about the gloved one. But he as undeniable knack for setting the bar in all things performance. Many credit his performance as the creation of the half-time extravaganza. In 1993 the NFL wanted to keep folks in their seats during half time so threw a ton of money at getting a big headliner. Enter Jackson with a medley of his greatest hits, a ton of pyro and jet pack. The rest as they say is history…