President George H. W. Bush tosses the coin for #SB51!@atlantafalcons win the toss and defer! https://t.co/aFtVZmFEpX
— NFL (@NFL) February 5, 2017
President George H.W. Bush and his wife Barbara Bush took to the 50 Yard Line at NRG Stadium to perform the coin flip at Super Bowl LI.
The crowd roared as President Bush flipped the coin, which landed on tails. The Atlanta Falcons decided to defer the choice to the second half and started the game on offense.
The former president was hospitalized last month with pneumonia and was discharged from a Houston hospital on Jan. 30 after a 16-day stay. Mrs. Bush was also admitted with bronchitis.