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Lamar Hunt

American sports executive
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Lamar Hunt was an American sports executive, best known as a founder of the American Football League (AFL) in 1959. As the son of oil tycoon H.L. Hunt, Lamar Hunt sought to establish an NFL team in Dallas but was unsuccessful. This led him to create the AFL as a rival to the NFL, a league that began play in 1960. The AFL competed with the NFL throughout the 1960s, eventually leading to the first Super Bowl in 1967 and a merger of the two leagues in 1970. Hunt's vision and the AFL's innovative style of play, which emphasized passing, significantly impacted the development of professional football.12

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