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.
Hines Ward was named MVP for Super Bowl XL.
Larry Csonka in Super Bowl VIII
He won the award in Super Bowl XXIX in 1995
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.
It was at Super Bowl I on 15 January 1967 by a score of 35 to 10. It was not played using that title but was named the Super Bowl retroactively.
Hines Ward was named MVP for Super Bowl XL.
Eli Manning was named MVP of Super Bowl XLVI.
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As of Super Bowl XLII, that would be John Elway who was named MVP of Super Bowl XXXIII at the age of 38.
Larry Csonka in Super Bowl VIII
Quarterback Bart Starr of the Green Bay Packers was named the MVP of Super Bowl I.
Joe Namath, QB for New York Jets, was named Super Bowl MVP of Super Bowl lll
In Super Bowl XIX, Joe Montana was named the MVP Super Bowl after San Francisco defeated Miami 38 to 16.
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Lynn Swann of the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl X.
Larry Brown (Dallas Cowboys) Super Bowl XXX.
Quarterback Troy Aikman of the Dallas Cowboys was named MVP of Super Bowl XXVII.