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Bart Starr of the Green Bay Packers, wearing a number 15 jersey and yellow helmet, prepares to throw a football during Super Bowl I.
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Super Bowl I

football [1967]
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Bart Starr of the Green Bay Packers, wearing a number 15 jersey and yellow helmet, prepares to throw a football during Super Bowl I.
Bart Starr Quarterback Bart Starr of the Green Bay Packers dropping back to throw a pass during Super Bowl I against the Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on January 15, 1967. The Packers defeated the Chiefs 35–10.

Super Bowl I, originally known as the AFL-NFL World Championship Game, was played on January 15, 1967. This game arose from the merger of the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). It was held in Los Angeles, California, and featured the Green Bay Packers of the NFL defeating the Kansas City Chiefs of the AFL with a score of 35-10. The AFL had emerged as a rival to the NFL in the 1960s, and the eventual merger led to the creation of the Super Bowl as a championship game between the two leagues' champions. This event marked a significant moment in professional American football, eventually becoming a major sporting spectacle.123

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