On January 14, 1973, the Miami Dolphins won their first National Football League title, defeating the Washington Redskins, 14-7, in Super Bowl VII.
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The New York Jets were the first AFL team to win a Super Bowl (SB III). After the merger, the first old AFL team to win the Super Bowl was the Miami Dolphins (SB VII).
The 1972 and '73 Dolphins.
The Green Bay Packers won what were retrospectively named Super Bowl I and II, but then they were named the NFL-AFL championship game. The NY Jets were the first team to win a Super Bowl when it was called the Super Bowl.
Green Bay Packer Elijah Pitts (1938-1998) was the first black halfback to win a Super Bowl title in The First Championship Game, AFL vs NFL (aka Super Bowl I).