Instead of four decades when its 1920 setting up, the NFL
successfully fended off some rival leagues. However, in 1960, it encounters its
most powerful completion while the American Football League (AFL) is formed. American
Football league vied strongly with the NFL for both players and fans, but by
the middle of the decade the sprain of competitor led to severe merger talks
between the two leagues. Prior to the 1966 period, the NFL and AFL reached a
merger agreement that was to take effect for the 1970 season. As part of the merger,
the champions of the two leagues agreed to meet in a "world"
championship game for professional American football pending the merger was
effected.
Lamar Hunt, owner of the AFL's Kansas City Chiefs, first
used the term "Super Bowl" to refer to this game in the merger
meetings. Hunt would later say the name was likely in his head because his
children had been playing with a Super Ball toy .In a July 25, 1966, letter to
NFL official Pete Roselle, Hunt wrote, "I have kiddingly called it the
'Super Bowl,' which obviously can be improved upon." Although the leagues'
owners determined on the name "AFL-NFL Championship Game," the media
immediately picked up on Hunt's "Super Bowl" name, which would become
official beginning with the third annual game.Super
Bowl Tickets are available at Sport Ticket Exchange easily.
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