Vendors toss Rams hand towels to keep the Los Angeles crowd entertained after busloads of players roll by in South Los Angeles on Feb. 16, 2020. (Photo by Lauren Lively/Cronkite News)

LOS ANGELES – Three days after the Rams won their first Super Bowl while representing the City of Angels, fans celebrated with a parade that ended at Memorial Coliseum – the team’s original home. But Wednesday’s appreciation party included fans of the Lakers and Dodgers, who never got that love because of COVID-19.

Sunday’s 23-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood brought Los Angeles its third pro sports title since 2020, the year the pandemic was declared. But because the Lakers and Dodgers won their crowns as COVID-19 cases were spiking, there were no official celebrations.

On Wednesday, thousands of Los Angeles fans came out to celebrate all three winning teams, crowded along the 1.1 mile parade route from the Shrine Auditorium to the Coliseum.

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Lauren Lively expects to graduate in 2023 with a bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communications. She is working for the L.A. news bureau.