It wasn’t until 1987 that Super Bowl halftime shows started to bring in the big names in music entertainment. That year, they had George Burns and Mickey Rooney.
George Lucas' relationship with Disney is relatively new . . . but his love for Disney goes way back. How far back? Check this out . . .
I don't know how this went unnoticed for so long, but Lucas slipped an homage to Disney into the "Star Wars" movie "The Empire Strikes Back" ...