Who came up with the name Super Bowl?

Answer 1

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. The ball is now on display at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. The name was consistent with postseason College Football games which had long been known as "bowl games". The "bowl" term originated from the Rose Bowl Game, which was in turn named for the bowl-shaped stadium in which it is played. Hunt only meant his suggested name to be a stopgap until a better one could be found. Nevertheless, the name "Super Bowl" became permanent.

Answer 2

During the discussions to iron out the details, 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. The ball is now on display at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. The name was consistent with postseason college football games which had long been known as "bowl games". The "bowl" term originated from the Rose Bowl Game, which was in turn named for the bowl-shaped stadium in which it is played. Hunt only meant his suggested name to be a stopgap until a better one could be found. Nevertheless, the name "Super Bowl" became permanent.

Answer 3

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. The ball is now on display at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. The name was consistent with postseason college football games which had long been known as "bowl games."

The "bowl" term originated from the Rose Bowl Game, which was in turn named for the bowl-shaped stadium in which it is played. Hunt only meant his suggested name to be a stopgap until a better one could be found. Nevertheless, the name "Super Bowl" became permanent.

Answer 4

AFL team owner Lamar Hunt after seeing his daughter playing with what she called a Super ball. He and NFL Commissioner Alvin R. "Pete" Rozelle liked the term and applied it to what was officially The AFL-NFL World Championship Game.

Answer 5

Former Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt.

Answer 6

Former Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt saw that his grandson was playing with a SUPER BALL, and that inspired the name Super Bowl

Answer 7

Pete Rozelle who was the commissioner of the National Football League (NFL) from 1960 to 1989.

Answer 8

A former kansas city chiefs coach saw his daughter playing with a super ball which gave him the idea to call the big game the superbowl.

Answer 9

Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt.