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    Lamar Hunt (August 2, 1932 – December 13, 2006) was an American businessman most notable for his promotion of American football, soccer, and tennis in the United States.

  2. Jan 28, 2024 · Who is former Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt, and what did he bring to the NFL and the sporting world during his life?

  3. As the founder of the AFL, he helped pave the way for much of the modern growth of pro football. Possibly the greatest tribute to his contributions to the sport was the naming of the Lamar Hunt Trophy, which is presented annually to the champion of the American Football Conference.

  4. The young man was Lamar Hunt, a 26-year-old sports-minded, civic-minded individual who called Dallas home, and his idea, simply, was to form a new professional football league to rival the NFL.

  5. Dec 14, 2006 · DALLAS — Lamar Hunt, the Kansas City Chiefs’ owner who was a founder of the American Football League and one of the leaders of the AFL-NFL merger, has died.

  6. Dec 14, 2006 · KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Lamar Hunt, the soft-spoken son of a Texas oil tycoon whose vision gave birth to the modern NFL, is being remembered as a man who changed the face of pro football.

  7. Dec 15, 2006 · Lamar Hunt, whose fathers Texas oil fortune gave him the springboard to become a prime founder of the American Football League and who gave the Super Bowl its name, died Wednesday night...

  8. Apr 30, 2018 · The National Football League and the American sports community lost a true treasure at approximately 10:00 PM on December 13, 2006 when Chiefs Founder Lamar Hunt peacefully passed away at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas at the age of 74.

  9. Dec 14, 2006 · DALLAS – Lamar Hunt, the pro sports visionary who owned the Kansas City Chiefs and came up with the term "Super Bowl," died Wednesday night. He was 74.

  10. Jul 12, 2019 · Lamar Hunt founder of the Kansas City Chiefs was a man of vision. That vision helped transform the National Football League into the game we love today.

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