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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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 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.
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.
No other professional sports team in Dallas has the pioneering legacy of FC Dallas and its patriarch, Lamar Hunt. The story of FC Dallas is tied to Dallas’ soccer history, which began in 1966 when Hunt attended a World Cup match in England and was inspired to bring professional soccer to the U.S.