Weeb Eubank.
Eubank was head coach of the 1958 and 1959 Baltimore Colts that won the NFL championship and the 1968 New York Jets that won the AFL championship.
These days there is no difference. Once upon a time there was. The NFL championship was awarded to the winner of the league's championship game prior to 1969. Before the merger of the AFL and NFL in 1970, the leagues agreed to play an annual AFL-NFL World Championship Game (later rechristened the Superbowl).
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The Vikings did not win any NFL championships prior to the first Super Bowl in 1967.
Today's Superbowl was fomerly known as the AFL-NFL World Championship Game .
The first year the AFL-NFL World Championship Game was called the Super Bowl was in 1969, when the New York Jets defeated the Baltimore Colts 16-7 in Super Bowl III.
Weeb Eubank won NFL championships with the Baltimore Colts in 1958 and 1959 and an AFL championship with the New York Jets in 1968. Ironically, the Jets played the Colts in Super Bowl III and Eubank became the only coach to win an NFL championship (pre Super Bowl), an AFL championship, and a Super Bowl.
The alternate name for the first Super Bowl was The First World Championship Game, AFL vs NFL.
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Super Bowl I or NFL/AFL World Championship
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Sid Gillman has: Played Himself - Coach, Los Angeles Rams in "Alcoa Theatre" in 1957. Played Coach Sid Gillman in "The Donna Reed Show" in 1958. Played Coach in "Adventure Showcase" in 1959. Played Himself - San Diego Chargers Head Coach in "1961 AFL Championship Game" in 1961. Played Himself - Los Angeles Chargers Head Coach in "1960 AFL Championship Game" in 1961. Played Himself - San Diego Chargers Head Coach in "1964 AFL Championship Game" in 1964. Played Himself - San Diego Chargers Head Coach in "1963 AFL Championship Game" in 1964. Played Himself - San Diego Chargers Head Coach in "1965 AFL Championship Game" in 1965. Played Himself - San Diego Chargers Head Coach in "The NFL on NBC" in 1965. Played himself in "ESPN SportsCentury" in 1999.
These days there is no difference. Once upon a time there was. The NFL championship was awarded to the winner of the league's championship game prior to 1969. Before the merger of the AFL and NFL in 1970, the leagues agreed to play an annual AFL-NFL World Championship Game (later rechristened the Superbowl).
It was simply called the NFL Championship. The term Super Bowl was created for the NFL AFL merger in 1967.
Green Bay Packers
The Vikings did not win any NFL championships prior to the first Super Bowl in 1967.
That was Elgie Tobin who led the 1920 Akron Pros to the first NFL championship.
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