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Encyclopedia > Super Bowl I
Super Bowl I
Image:SuperBowlI.png
1 2 3 4 Total
Chiefs 0 10 0 0 10
Packers 7 7 14 7 35
Date January 15, 1967
Stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
City Los Angeles
MVP Bart Starr, Quarterback
Favorite Packers by 14
National anthem University of Arizona and Grambling State University Bands
Coin toss Norm Schachter
Referee Norm Schachter
Halftime show University of Arizona and Grambling State University Bands
Attendance 61,946
TV in the United States
Network CBS and NBC
Announcers CBS: Ray Scott, Jack Whitaker and Frank Gifford
NBC: Curt Gowdy and Paul Christman
Nielsen Ratings CBS: 22.6
NBC: 18.5
Market share CBS: 43
NBC: 36
Cost of 30-second commercial US$42,000 (Both CBS and NBC)

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Green Bay quarterback Bart Starr earned the first Super Bowl MVP in NFL history by throwing 16 of 23 for 250 yards and two touchdowns, with 1 interception. Navy quarterback Aaron Polanco sets up to throw. ... Bryan Bartlett Starr (born January 9, 1934 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA) is a former professional American football player and coach. ... The Super Bowl MVP, or Super Bowl Most Valuable Player, is an award given at the conclusion of the Super Bowl, the National Football Leagues championship game, to the player deemed to have made the most significant positive impact on the outcome of the game. ...

Contents

Background

Origins

The first AFL-NFL World Championship Game was established as part of the June 8, 1966 merger agreement between the NFL and the AFL. However, Los Angeles was not awarded the game until six weeks before the kickoff. is the 159th day of the year (160th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... The AFL-NFL Merger of 1970 involved the merger of the two major professional American football leagues in the United States during the time: the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). ...


Coming into this first game, there was considerable animosity between the two rival leagues, with both of them putting pressure on their respective champion teams to trounce the other to prove each league's dominance over professional football. Still, many sports writers and fans believed that the game was a mismatch, and that any team from the long-established NFL was far superior to the best team from the upstart AFL. United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ...


Although the official title of the game was the AFL-NFL World Championship Game, media at the time almost always used the then-unofficial name "Super Bowl."


Kansas City Chiefs

The Chiefs entered the game after recording an 11-2-1 regular season record. In the AFL Championship Game, they beat the Buffalo Bills, 31-7, . City Orchard Park, New York Team colors Navy blue, light blue, Red, light Red, White, Royal, and Nickel Head Coach Dick Jauron Owner Ralph Wilson General manager Marv Levy Mascot Billy Buffalo League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Eastern Division (1960-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American...


Kansas City's high powered offense led the AFL in total points (448) and total rushing yards (2,274). Their trio of running backs, Mike Garrett (801 yards), Bert Coan (521 yards), and Curtis McClinton (540 yards) all ranked among the top ten rushers in the AFL. Quarterback Len Dawson was the top rated passer in the AFL, completing 159 out of 284 (56 percent) of his passes for 2,527 yards and 26 touchdowns. Wide receiver Otis Taylor provided the team with a great deep threat by recording 58 receptions of 1,297 yards and 8 touchdowns. And tight end Fred Arbanas, who had 22 catches for 305 yards and 4 touchdowns, was one of 6 Chiefs offensive players who were named to the All-AFL team. Mike Garrett (born April 12, 1944 in Los Angeles, California), a graduate of Los Angeless Roosevelt High School won the 1965 Heisman Trophy (best player in the nation) playing tailback (aka running back) for the University of Southern California Trojans. ... Curtis McClinton (b June 25, 1939) is a former American Football player. ... Len Dawson (born June 20, 1935) was an American football quarterback from Purdue University who played for three professional teams, most notably the Kansas City Chiefs. ... Otis Taylor (born August 11, 1942, in Houston, Texas) was an American college and professional American football player, for Prairie View A&M University and the American Football Leagues Kansas City Chiefs. ... Fred Arbanas was the first tight end to play for the Kansas City Chiefs and established the tight end position for the Chiefs as a strongpoint. ...


The Chiefs also had a strong defense, with All-AFL players Jerry Mays and Buck Buchanan anchoring their line. Linebacker Bobby Bell, who was also named to the All-AFL team, was great at run stopping and pass coverage. But the strongest part of their defense was their secondary, led by All-AFL safeties Johnny Robinson and Bobby Hunt, who each recorded 10 interceptions, and defensive back Fred Williamson, who recorded 4.Their Head Coach was Hank Stram. Jerry Mays (born 1939) was an American college and professional football player from Southern Methodist University, where he had been a co-captain and an All-Southwest Conference defensive tackle. ... Junious Buchanan (Born September 10, 1940, in Gainesville, Alabama, Died July 16, 1992) was a former American Football defensive tackle who played for the Kansas City Chiefs. ... Robert Lee Bell, Jr (Born June 17, 1940, in Shelby, North Carolina) is a former American Football linebacker/defensive end who played for the Kansas City Chiefs. ... :See below for others of the same name Johnny Robinson (born 1938) was an American college and professional football player from Louisiana State University. ... Robert Kenneth Bobby Hunt (born August 15, 1940, Lanett, Alabama) was an American college and professional football player. ... Fred The Hammer Williamson (born March 5, 1938 in Gary, Indiana) is a former professional football player, a star defensive back in the AFL during the 1960s. ... Hank Stram (January 3, 1923 – July 4, 2005), was an American Football coach. ...


Green Bay Packers

The Packers were an NFL dynasty after being a losing team eight years earlier. The team had posted an NFL-worst 1-10-1 record before head coach Vince Lombardi joined the team in 1959. But Lombardi was determined to build a winning team. During the offseason, he signed Fred "Fuzzy" Thurston, a player who had been cut from 3 other teams but ended up becoming an All-Pro left guard for Green Bay. Lombardi also made a big trade with the Cleveland Browns that brought 3 players to the team who would become cornerstones of the defense: defensive linemen Henry Jordan, Willie Davis and Bill Quinlan. Vincent Thomas Lombardi (June 11, 1913 – September 3, 1970) was one of the most successful coaches in the history of American football. ... Fred Fuzzy Thurston (born December 29, 1933 in Altoona, Wisconsin) was a guard in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Henry Wendell Jordan (January 26, 1935 - February 21, 1977) was a former American football defensive tackle who played for two teams, the Green Bay Packers and the Cleveland Browns during his thirteen year National Football League career from 1957 to 1969. ... William Delford Davis was born July 24, 1934 in Lisbon, Louisiana. ... Bill Quinlan (born June 9, 1932) played American football professionally as a defensive end for five NFL teams, incluiding the historic Green Bay Packers teams of the sixties. ...


Lombardi's hard work paid off, and the Packers improved to a 7-5 regular season record in 1959. Then, they surprised the league during the following year by making it all the way to the NFL Championship Game. Although the Packers lost the game, 17-13, to the Philadelphia Eagles, they had sent a clear message that they were no longer losers. Green Bay went on to win NFL Championships in 1961, 1962, 1965, and 1966. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


Packers veteran quarterback Bart Starr was the top rated quarterback in the NFL and won the NFL Most Valuable Player Award, completing 156 out of 251 (62.2 percent) passes for 2,257 yards, 14 touchdowns, and only 3 interceptions. His top targets were wide receivers Boyd Dowler and Carroll Dale, who combined for 63 receptions for 1,336 yards. Fullback Jim Taylor was the team's top rusher with 705 yards, and also caught 41 passes for 331 yards. (Before the season, Taylor had informed the team that instead of returning to the Packers in 1967, he would become a free agent and sign with the expansion New Orleans Saints. Lombardi, infuriated at what he considered to be Taylor's disloyalty, refused to speak to Taylor the entire season.)[1] The team's starting halfback, future hall of famer Paul Hornung, was injured early in the season, but running back Elijah Pitts did a good job as a replacement, gaining 857 combined rushing and receiving yards. And the Packers offensive line was also big reason for the team's success, led by All-Pro guards Jerry Kramer and Thurston, along with future hall of famer Forrest Gregg. Bryan Bartlett Starr (born January 9, 1934 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA) is a former professional American football player and coach. ... The NFL Most Valuable Player Award is given by various entities, most notably the Associated Press, to the player who has contributed the most to the success of the players team. ... Boyd Dowler (born November 18, 1937) is a former American Football wide receiver who played twelve seasons for the Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins from 1959 to 1971. ... Caroll Dale (born 1938 in Wise, Virginia) is a American football defensive end and tight end. ... James Charles Taylor (born on September 20, 1935) was a professional football player for ten NFL seasons, from 1958-1967. ... The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL). ... Paul Vernon Hornung (born December 23, 1935 in Louisville, Kentucky) was an outstanding all-around athlete who played college basketball but is best known as an American football player. ... Elijah Eugene Pitts (February 3, 1938 - July, 1998) was an American football runningback for the Green Bay Packers. ... Gerald Louis Kramer (b. ... Alvis Forrest Gregg (born October 18, 1933, in Birthright, Texas) is a former American Football player and coach. ...


Green Bay also had a superb defense, which displayed its talent on the final drive of the NFL Championship Game, stopping the Dallas Cowboys on 4 consecutive plays starting on the Packers 2-yard line to win the game. Lionel Aldridge had replaced Quinlan, but Jordan and Davis still anchored the defensive line, future hall of fame linebacker Ray Nitschke excelled at run stopping and pass coverage, while the secondary was led by future hall of fame defensive backs Herb Adderley and Willie Wood. Wood was another example of how Lombardi found talent in players that nobody else could see. Wood had been a quarterback in college and was not drafted by an NFL team. When Wood joined the Packers in 1960, he was converted to a free safety and he went on to make the All-Pro team 9 times in his 12 year career. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Lionel Aldridge (1941-1998) played professional football as a defensive end on the historic Green Bay Packers teams of the sixties. ... Raymond Ernest Nitschke (December 29, 1936 - March 8, 1998) was a professional football player who played middle linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. Wearing #66, he played fifteen seasons, from 1958 to 1972, and was named the greatest linebacker in NFL history in 1969, over many other... Herbert A. Adderley (born June 8, 1939, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former American football cornerback who played for the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys. ... William Vernell Wood Sr. ... Defensive back (DB) is a player in American football whose role is primarily pass coverage; that is, the defensive back will stay near a receiver and try to deflect or intercept any passes thrown to him. ...


Super Bowl pregame news and notes

Many people considered it fitting that the Chiefs and the Packers would be the teams to play in the first ever AFL-NFL World Championship Game. Kansas City owner Lamar Hunt was the person who founded the AFL, while Green Bay was widely considered the best team in NFL history. The game gave the Packers an opportunity to show that they were truly one of the best American football teams of all time. (CBS announcer Frank Gifford, who interviewed Lombardi prior to the game, said Lombardi was so nervous "he held onto my arm and he was shaking like a leaf. It was incredible.")[2] The Chiefs saw this game as an opportunity to show they were good enough to play against any NFL team. One player who was really looking forward to compete in this game was Dawson, who had spent 4 years as a backup in the NFL before joining the Chiefs. (The Chiefs were also nervous. Linebacker E. J. Holub said "the Chiefs were scared to death. Guys in the tunnel were throwing up and wetting their pants.)[2] Lamar Hunt (August 2, 1932 – December 13, 2006) was a promoter of American football, soccer, tennis, basketball, and ice hockey in the United States and an inductee of the first three sports halls of fame. ... Francis Newton Gifford (born August 16, 1930 in Santa Monica, California) was an American football player and one of the better-known American sports commentators in the latter part of the 20th century who made the transition from an athlete to broadcasting. ... E. J. Holub was an American college and professional football player from Texas Tech University. ...


In the week prior to the game, Chiefs cornerback Fred "The Hammer" Williamson garnered considerable publicity by boasting he would use his "hammer"--forearm blows to the head--to destroy the Packers' receivers, stating "Two hammers to (Boyd) Dowler, one to (Carroll) Dale should be enough."[1] The two teams played with their respective footballs from each league- The Chiefs used the AFL ball by Spalding, The Packers played with the NFL ball by Wilson, of course. Fred The Hammer Williamson (born March 5, 1938 in Gary, Indiana) is a former professional football player, a star defensive back in the AFL during the 1960s. ...


Television and entertainment

This game is the only Super Bowl to have been broadcast in the United States by two television networks simultaneously. At the time, CBS held the rights to nationally televise NFL games while NBC had the rights to broadcast AFL games. It was decided to have both of them cover the game. The CBS telecast featured announcers Ray Scott, Jack Whitaker and Frank Gifford, while Curt Gowdy and Paul Christman provided commentary on NBC. A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ... CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ... The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Ray Scott (born 1920, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania; died March 23, 1998, in Minneapolis, Minnesota), was an American sportscaster, best known for his broadcasts for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. ... Jack Whitaker is an award-winning American sportscaster who worked for both CBS and ABC. Whitaker began his broadcasting career in 1947 near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Francis Newton Gifford (born August 16, 1930 in Santa Monica, California) was an American football player and one of the better-known American sports commentators in the latter part of the 20th century who made the transition from an athlete to broadcasting. ... Curtis Edward Gowdy (July 31, 1919 – February 20, 2006) was an American sportscaster, well-known as the longtime voice of the Boston Red Sox and for his coverage of many nationally-televised sporting events, primarily for NBC Sports in the 1960s and 1970s. ... Paul Christman (March 5, 1918-March 2, 1970) was an American football player and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. ...


NBC did have some problems. The network did not return in time from a halftime commercial break for the start of the second half; therefore, the first kickoff was stopped by the game's officials and was redone once NBC was back on the air. NBC was also forced to broadcast the game over CBS' feed and cameras. In other words, NBC's crew had virtually little to no control over how the game was shot (i.e. the camera angles). ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... A beginning: the kickoff of the project This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...


Super Bowl I was the only Super Bowl in history that was not a sellout in terms of attendance, despite the TV blackout in the Los Angeles area. Days before the game, local newspapers printed editorials about what they viewed as a then-exorbitant $12 USD price for tickets, and wrote stories about how to pirate the signal from TV stations outside the Los Angeles area.


The first Super Bowl featured American trumpeter Al Hirt, and the marching bands from the University of Arizona and Grambling State University. ( [2] incorrectly lists the University of Michgan Band. ) A trumpeter may be one of several things: A trumpeter is a musician who plays the trumpet. ... Al Hirt (November 7, 1922 – April 27, 1999) was a popular U.S. trumpeter and bandleader. ... The University of Arizona (UA or U of A) is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. ... ...


The postgame, trophy presentation ceremony was handled by CBS' Pat Summerall and NBC's George Ratterman. Summerall and Ratterman were forced to share a single microphone. Vince Lombardi Trophy The Vince Lombardi Trophy is the trophy awarded each year to the winning team of the National Football Leagues annual championship game, the Super Bowl. ... George Allen Pat Summerall (born May 10, 1930 in Lake City, Florida) is a former American football player and well-known television sportscaster, having worked at CBS, FOX, and, briefly, ESPN. Summerall is best known for his work with John Madden on CBS and FOXs NFL telecasts, and in... George William Ratterman (born November 12, 1926 in Cincinnati, Ohio) was an American Football player in the All-America Football Conference and the National Football League. ...


Lost Footage?

Much to the dismay of television historians, the broadcast tapes were subsequently destroyed by both networks. This has prevented contrast and compare studies of how each network handled their respective coverage. Television and sports archivists remain on the lookout however. (At least one small sample of the telecast survives, recording Max McGee's opening touchdown.) William Max McGee (born July 16, 1932, Saxton City, Nevada) is a former professional American Football wide receiver who played for the Green Bay Packers from 1954 to 1967. ...


Currently, there is no known complete videotape of either the CBS or the NBC telecast of the game, as both networks eventually taped over their copies.


Game summary

After both teams traded punts on their first possessions of the game, the Packers jumped out to an early 7-0 lead, driving 80 yards in 6 plays. On the last play, Bart Starr threw a pass to reserve receiver Max McGee, who had replaced injured started Boyd Dowler earlier in the drive. McGee slipped past Chiefs cornerback Willie Mitchell, made a one-handed catch at the 23-yard line, and then took off for a 37-yard touchdown reception. On their ensuing drive, the Chiefs moved the ball to Green Bay's 33-yard line, but kicker Mike Mercer missed a 40-yard field goal. Bryan Bartlett Starr (born January 9, 1934 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA) is a former professional American football player and coach. ... William Max McGee (born July 16, 1932, Saxton City, Nevada) is a former professional American Football wide receiver who played for the Green Bay Packers from 1954 to 1967. ... Boyd Dowler (born November 18, 1937) is a former American Football wide receiver who played twelve seasons for the Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins from 1959 to 1971. ... Willie Mitchell is a soul, r&b, rock and roll, pop and funk music producer and arranger who runs Royal Recording in Memphis, Tennessee. ...


Early in the second quarter, Kansas City marched 66 yards in 6 plays, featuring a 31-yard reception by receiver Otis Taylor, to tie the game on a 7-yard pass to Curtis McClinton from quarterback Len Dawson. But the Packers responded on their next drive, advancing 73 yards down the field and scoring on fullback Jim Taylor's 14-yard touchdown run with the team's famed "Power Sweep" play. With a minute left in the half, Mercer kicked a 31-yard field goal to cut the lead to 14-10. Otis Taylor (born August 11, 1942, in Houston, Texas) was an American college and professional American football player, for Prairie View A&M University and the American Football Leagues Kansas City Chiefs. ... Curtis McClinton (b June 25, 1939) is a former American Football player. ... Len Dawson (born June 20, 1935) was an American football quarterback from Purdue University who played for three professional teams, most notably the Kansas City Chiefs. ... James Charles Taylor (born on September 20, 1935) was a professional football player for ten NFL seasons, from 1958-1967. ...


At halftime, it appeared that the Chiefs had a chance to win. Many people watching the game were surprised how close the score was and how well the AFL's champions were playing. Kansas City actually outgained the Packers in total yards, 181-164, and had 11 first downs compared to the Packers' 9. The Chiefs were exuberant at halftime. Hank Stram said later "I honestly thought we would come back and win it."[2] The Packers were disappointed with the quality of their play in the first half. "The coach was concerned" said defensive end Willie Davis later.[2] Lombardi told them the game plan was sound but that they had to tweak some things and execute better.[1] Hank Stram (January 3, 1923 – July 4, 2005), was an American Football coach. ... William Delford Davis was born July 24, 1934 in Lisbon, Louisiana. ...


On their first drive of the second half, the Chiefs advanced to their own 49-yard line. But on a third down pass play, a heavy bliz by linebackers Dave Robinson and Lee Roy Caffey rushed Dawson's throw, and the ball was intercepted by Willie Wood, who then returned it 50 yards to Kansas City's 5-yard line.("the biggest play of the game," wrote Starr later[1]). On their first play after the turnover, running back Elijah Pitts rushed 5-yards and gave the Packers another touchdown in a 21-10 blowout. Dave Robinson born May 3, 1941 in Mount Holly, New Jersey was a former American Football player in the NFL and College. ... Lee Roy Caffey (June 3, 1941 - January, 1994) was an American football linebacker, mainly for the Green Bay Packers. ... William Vernell Wood Sr. ... Elijah Eugene Pitts (February 3, 1938 - July, 1998) was an American football runningback for the Green Bay Packers. ...


The Packers defense would then dominate the Chiefs offense for the rest of the game, only allowing them to cross midfield once, and for just one play. The Chiefs were forced to deviate from their game plan, and that hurt them. The Chiefs' offense totaled 12 yards in the third quarter, and Dawson was held to 5 out of 12 second half pass completions for 59 yards.


Meanwhile, Green Bay forced Kansas City to punt from their own 2-yard line after sacking Dawson twice and got the ball back with good field position on their own 44. McGee subsequenlty caught 3 passes for 40 yards on a 56-yard drive that ended with his 13-yard touchdown reception. Midway through the fourth quarter, Starr completed a 25-yard pass to Carroll Dale and a 37-yard strike to McGee, moving the ball to the Chiefs 18-yard line. Four plays later, Pitts scored his second touchdown on a 1-yard run to close out the scoring, giving the Packers the 35-10 win. Also in the fourth quarter, Fred Williamson, who had boasted about his "hammer" prior to the game, was knocked out when his head collided with running back Donny Anderson's knee, and then suffered a broken arm when Chiefs linebacker Sherrill Headrick fell on him. [2] Williamson had three tackles for the game. Caroll Dale (born 1938 in Wise, Virginia) is a American football defensive end and tight end. ... Fred The Hammer Williamson (born March 5, 1938 in Gary, Indiana) is a former professional football player, a star defensive back in the AFL during the 1960s. ... Donny Anderson played professional football for nine years in the NFL. A halfback and punter from Texas Tech, Anderson was the first round draft pick of the Green Bay Packers in 1965, the seventh overall selection in the draft that included future hall-of-famers Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers. ... Sherrill Headrick (born 1937) was an American college and professional football player from Texas Christian University. ...


Although Starr was named MVP, much of the Packers' success during the game can be attributed to McGee. During the regular season, McGee had only caught a total of 4 passes for 98 yards and 1 touchdown, but he ended up recording 7 receptions for 138 yards and 2 touchdowns in the Super Bowl. McGee later said after the game that he spent the previous night out on the town, was in no condition to play the game, and was counting on not playing that day.


Hornung was the only Packer not to see any action. Lombardi had asked him in the fourth quarter if he wanted to go in, but Horning declined, not wanting to aggravate a pinched nerve in his neck.


The Green Bay Packers were each paid a salary of $15,000 as the winning team. The Chiefs were paid $7,500 each [3].


Scoring Summary

  • First Quarter
  • Second Quarter
  • Third Quarter
    • GB - Elijah Pitts 5 yard run (Don Chandler kick) 21-10 GB
    • GB - Max McGee 13 yard pass from Bart Starr (Don Chandler kick) 28-10 GB
  • Fourth Quarter
    • GB - Elijah Pitts 1 yard run (Don Chandler kick) 35-10 GB

William Max McGee (born July 16, 1932, Saxton City, Nevada) is a former professional American Football wide receiver who played for the Green Bay Packers from 1954 to 1967. ... Bryan Bartlett Starr (born January 9, 1934 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA) is a former professional American football player and coach. ... Don Chandler (born September 5, 1934 in Council Bluffs, Iowa) is a retired American football place kicker. ... Curtis McClinton (b June 25, 1939) is a former American Football player. ... Len Dawson (born June 20, 1935) was an American football quarterback from Purdue University who played for three professional teams, most notably the Kansas City Chiefs. ... Michael Anthony Mercer, Jr. ... James Charles Taylor (born on September 20, 1935) was a professional football player for ten NFL seasons, from 1958-1967. ... Elijah Eugene Pitts (February 3, 1938 - July, 1998) was an American football runningback for the Green Bay Packers. ...

Starting lineups

Source:[3]

Kansas City Position Green Bay
OFFENSE
Chris Burford SE Carroll Dale
Jim Tyrer LT Bob Skoronski
Ed Budde LG Fuzzy Thurston
Wayne Frazier C Bill Curry
Curt Merz RG Jerry Kramer
Dave Hill RT Forrest Gregg
Fred Arbanas TE Marv Fleming
Otis Taylor FL Boyd Dowler
Len Dawson QB Bart Starr
Mike Garrett HB Elijah Pitts
Curtis McClinton FB Jim Taylor
DEFENSE
Jerry Mays LE Willie Davis
Andy Rice LT Ron Kostelnik
Buck Buchanan RT Henry Jordan
Chuck Hurston RE Lionel Aldridge
Bobby Bell LLB Dave Robinson
Sherrill Headrick MLB Ray Nitschke
E.J. Holub RLB Lee Roy Caffey
Fred Williamson LCB Herb Adderley
Willie Mitchell RCB Bob Jeter
Bobby Hunt LS Tom Brown
Johnny Robinson RS Willie Wood

A member of the Stanford University Athletic Hall of Fame, Chris Burford (born 1938) was a master of sideline receptions for the Dallas Texans and Kansas City Chiefs. ... Caroll Dale (born 1938 in Wise, Virginia) is a American football defensive end and tight end. ... Jim Tyrer was an All-American at Ohio State University under Woody Hayes. ... Robert Skoronski (born February 3, 1934 in Ansonia, CT) was a tackle in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers. ... Ed Budde (born 1940), a product of Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, Missouri and later Michigan State University, was the No. ... Fred Fuzzy Thurston (born December 29, 1933 in Altoona, Wisconsin) was a guard in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers. ... Wayne Frazier (born March 5, 1939) is a former professional football guard who played four seasons in the American Football League over the period 1962-1967. ... Bill Curry (born October 21, 1942) is a former NFL football player and NCAA football coach. ... Curt Merz (born April 17, 1938) is a former American college and professional football center who played seven seasons in the American Football League from 1962-1968. ... Gerald Louis Kramer (b. ... Dave Hill (born February 1, 1941) was an American college and professional football player. ... Alvis Forrest Gregg (born October 18, 1933, in Birthright, Texas) is a former American Football player and coach. ... Fred Arbanas was the first tight end to play for the Kansas City Chiefs and established the tight end position for the Chiefs as a strongpoint. ... Marvin Fleming, (born January 2, 1942 in Longview, Texas), is a former professional American football tight end with the Green Bay Packers and Miami Dolphins. ... Otis Taylor (born August 11, 1942, in Houston, Texas) was an American college and professional American football player, for Prairie View A&M University and the American Football Leagues Kansas City Chiefs. ... Boyd Dowler (born November 18, 1937) is a former American Football wide receiver who played twelve seasons for the Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins from 1959 to 1971. ... Len Dawson (born June 20, 1935) was an American football quarterback from Purdue University who played for three professional teams, most notably the Kansas City Chiefs. ... Bryan Bartlett Starr (born January 9, 1934 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA) is a former professional American football player and coach. ... Mike Garrett (born April 12, 1944 in Los Angeles, California), a graduate of Los Angeless Roosevelt High School won the 1965 Heisman Trophy (best player in the nation) playing tailback (aka running back) for the University of Southern California Trojans. ... Elijah Eugene Pitts (February 3, 1938 - July, 1998) was an American football runningback for the Green Bay Packers. ... Curtis McClinton (b June 25, 1939) is a former American Football player. ... James Charles Taylor (born on September 20, 1935) was a professional football player for ten NFL seasons, from 1958-1967. ... Jerry Mays (born 1939) was an American college and professional football player from Southern Methodist University, where he had been a co-captain and an All-Southwest Conference defensive tackle. ... William Delford Davis was born July 24, 1934 in Lisbon, Louisiana. ... Andy Rice (born September 6, 1940) was an American college and professional football player. ... Ronald Michael Kostelnik (January 14, 1940 - January, 1993) was an American football player. ... Junious Buchanan (Born September 10, 1940, in Gainesville, Alabama, Died July 16, 1992) was a former American Football defensive tackle who played for the Kansas City Chiefs. ... Henry Wendell Jordan (January 26, 1935 - February 21, 1977) was a former American football defensive tackle who played for two teams, the Green Bay Packers and the Cleveland Browns during his thirteen year National Football League career from 1957 to 1969. ... Chuck Hurston (born November 9, 1942) is a former professional football defensive end who played seven professional seasons from 1964-1971. ... Lionel Aldridge (1941-1998) played professional football as a defensive end on the historic Green Bay Packers teams of the sixties. ... Robert Lee Bell, Jr (Born June 17, 1940, in Shelby, North Carolina) is a former American Football linebacker/defensive end who played for the Kansas City Chiefs. ... Dave Robinson born May 3, 1941 in Mount Holly, New Jersey was a former American Football player in the NFL and College. ... Sherrill Headrick (born 1937) was an American college and professional football player from Texas Christian University. ... Raymond Ernest Nitschke (December 29, 1936 - March 8, 1998) was a professional football player who played middle linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. Wearing #66, he played fifteen seasons, from 1958 to 1972, and was named the greatest linebacker in NFL history in 1969, over many other... E. J. Holub was an American college and professional football player from Texas Tech University. ... Lee Roy Caffey (June 3, 1941 - January, 1994) was an American football linebacker, mainly for the Green Bay Packers. ... Fred The Hammer Williamson (born March 5, 1938 in Gary, Indiana) is a former professional football player, a star defensive back in the AFL during the 1960s. ... Herbert A. Adderley (born June 8, 1939, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former American football cornerback who played for the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys. ... Willie Mitchell (born August 28, 1940) is a former professional football cornerback who played eight professional seasons 1964-1971. ... Robert DeLafayette Jeter, Jr. ... Robert Kenneth Bobby Hunt (born August 15, 1940, Lanett, Alabama) was an American college and professional football player. ... Tom Brown (born December 12, 1940) was an American football player. ... :See below for others of the same name Johnny Robinson (born 1938) was an American college and professional football player from Louisiana State University. ... William Vernell Wood Sr. ...

Officials

  • Referee: Norm Schachter (NFL)
  • Umpire: George Young (AFL)
  • Head Linesman: Bernie Ulman (NFL)
  • Line Judge: Al Sabato (AFL)
  • Field Judge: Mike Lisetski (NFL)
  • Back Judge: Jack Reader (AFL)

Note: A seven-official system was not used until 1978. Norm Schachter Dr. Norm Schachter (1914 – October 5, 2004, born in Brooklyn, New York) was an American football official in the National Football League (NFL) for 22 years from 1954 to 1976. ...


Since officials from the NFL and AFL wore different uniform designs, a "neutral" uniform was designed for this game. These uniforms had the familiar black and white stripes, but the sleeves were all black with the official's uniform number. This design was also worn in Super Bowl II, but was discontinued after that game when AFL officials began wearing uniforms identical to those of the NFL during the 1968 season, in anticipation of the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. Date January 14, 1968 Stadium Miami Orange Bowl City Miami, Florida MVP Bart Starr, Quarterback Favorite Packers by 13½ National anthem Grambling State University Band Coin toss Game referee Referee Jack Vest Halftime show Grambling State University Band Attendance 75,546 TV in the United States Network CBS Announcers Ray... The AFL-NFL Merger of 1970 involved the merger of the two major professional American football leagues in the United States during the time: the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). ...


Weather Conditions

  • 72 degrees, sunny[citation needed]

See also

The 1966 NFL season was the 47th regular season of the National Football League. ... From 1960 to 1968, the American Football League determined its champion via a single playoff game between the winners of its two divisions (although ties in the standings during the 1963 and 1968 seasons necessitated a divisional playoff game). ...

References

  1. ^ a b c Bart Starr, "Super Bowl I," Super Bowl: The Game of Their Lives, Danny Peary, Editor. Macmillan, 1997 ISBN 0-02-860841-0
  2. ^ a b c d e Mickey Herskowitz, "Winning the Big I," The Super Bowl: Celebrating a Quarter-Century of America's Greatest Game. Simon and Schuster, 1990 ISBN 0-671-72798-2
  3. ^ Neft, David S., Cohen, Richard M., and Korch, Rick. The Complete History of Professional Football from 1892 to the Present. 1994 ISBN 0312114354
  • Super Bowl official website
  • 2006 NFL Record and Fact Book. Time Inc. Home Entertainment. ISBN 1-933405-32-5. 
  • Total Football II: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League. Harper Collins. ISBN 1-933405-32-5. 
  • The Official NFL Encyclopedia Pro Football. NAL Books. ISBN 0-453-00431-8. 
  • The Sporting News Complete Super Bowl Book 1995. ISBN 0-89204-523-X. 
  • http://www.pro-football-reference.com - Large online database of NFL data and statistics
  • Super Bowl play-by-plays from USA Today (Last accessed February 5, 2006)
  • All-Time Super Bowl Odds from The Sports Network (Last accessed October 16, 2005)
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