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Lamar Hunt did not invent the Super Bowl but instead gave the game its name. Ed Sabol, founder of NFL Films, told the story that Hunt jokingly offered the name 'Super Bowl' after a toy, the Super Ball, he had seen his daughter play with. The name stuck and that Super Ball is now on display at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Who named the Super Bowl?
AFL founder and Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt had jokingly referred to the proposed interleague championship as the "Super Bowl". Hunt thought of the name after seeing his kids playing with a toy called a Super Ball.
Who was the AFL founder who coined the term Super Bowl after seeing his kids playing with a toy called a super ball?
Lamar Hunt,owner of the Kansas City Chiefs.
Who is the ownerfounder of the Kansas City Chiefs?
LAMAR HUNT
Who started football chiefs?
Lamar Hunt, as the Dallas Texans
Who is the owner and founder of the Kansas City Chiefs?
Hunt family owns the Chiefs. The late Lamar Hunt founded them as the Dallas Texans in 1960.
