Super Bowl LVI: Cincinnati native Bill Hemmer hopes to witness Bengals history after 30 years of mediocrity

Tyrus, Dana Perino, and Bill Hemmer discuss predictions for the big game on 'America's Newsroom.'

Cincinnati native Bill Hemmer feels it’s "too difficult to put into words" what a Bengals victory over the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI on Sunday would mean for his beloved city, but the Fox News anchor is hoping decades of loyalty finally pays off.  

"I’m nervous, but I really like to be the underdog, and we are," Hemmer told Fox News Digital as he prepared to travel to California with the hopes of witnessing history. 

Bill Hemmer at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City for the Bengals’ victory over the Chiefs on January 30. 

"If you're from Cincinnati, you don't shop for another team. You get what you get. And what we've gotten is mediocrity for 30 years," Hemmer said. "We stay true and loyal through it all and hopefully this time faith will be rewarded." 

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Hemmer grew up a passionate fan of the 1970s-era Cincinnati Reds, the famous Big Red Machine, which is considered one of the most dominant teams in Major League Baseball history. The Reds won two World Series titles during Hemmer’s childhood. By 1981, the Cincinnati Bengals were a force in the NFL, making the Super Bowl following the 1981 and 1988 seasons, both times against Joe Montana’s famed San Francisco 49ers juggernaut. 

The Bengals lost to the 49ers both times, but a pair of World Series titles and two trips to the Super Bowl left Hemmer believing more success for his southwest Ohio city would be imminent. 

"I grew up thinking that winning was just a part of life, and it was always going to be around you," he said. "Well, it's not."

The Reds won the 1990 World Series but