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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.
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.
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.
Dec 15, 2006 · Lamar Hunt, whose father’s 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...
Jan 28, 2024 · Former Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt is one of the most important people in the history of professional football. His impact played a major role in shaping the NFL and turning the league into the biggest sport in the United States.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Lamar Hunt. The Texas oilman who was a crucial part of the financial underpinning for the growth of American professional soccer in the latter part of the 20th century. He owned teams in both the North American Soccer League and Major League Soccer.
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