Lamar Hunt Quotes
I have kiddingly called it the 'Super Bowl,' which obviously can be improved upon.
The NFL and AFL were then separate leagues which had just begun playing for the professional football chanpionship each year. Hunt wrote this letter and Roselle and others on his staff liked the term better than any that they had been considering and this quotation was the coining of the Super Bowl, the most famous and viewed sports event in the world.
Hunt, Lamar. Letter to Pete Rozelle. 25 July 1966. Pro Football Hall of Fame Archives, Canton, OH.
Legendary pro football coach Vince Lombardi was a strict disciplinarian.
Lamar Hunt was an American businessman most notable for being one of the sons of H.L. Hunt. Lamar made a name for himself by his promoting of American football, soccer, and tennis in the United States.
