to boycott the team. and because the team's owners have been such major supporters of the republican party, who sponsored the bill. a sports boycott is the kind of thing that resognates in arizona. in 1987, the state's republican governor rescinded the states participation. a referendum in 1990 also rejected that leading the nfl in 1991 to yank a super bowl from the city of phoenix. the following year, anthony vote rs changed their minds about honoring martin luther king. the state got its super bowl, but not before tourism officials estimate that it cost just the city of phoenix alone almost 170