As America gets ready for Super Bowl Sunday — I thought I’d toss up a couple throwback dog tributes written by two of the country’s most popular sportswriters, ESPN’s Bill Simmons (aka The Sports Guy) and Peter King (Sports Illustrated).

Here’s to “Bailey” and “The Dooze” — and, no, it’s not a buddy cop show. FYI: You’ll have to scroll down about halfway through the article to read King’s piece titled “Requiem for A Dog”.