Super Bowl History and Marketing Sports Entertainment and

Super Bowl History and Marketing Sports Entertainment and Recreation Marketing

First AFL-NFL Championship Game: Super Bowl I • Referred to as the Supergame • January 15, 1967 • Played at the Los Angeles, Coliseum • Green Bay Packers vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Super Bowl I • The Green Bay Packers scored 3 second-half touchdowns en route to a 35 -10 win over Kansas City

Super Bowl History • The First AFL-NFL World Championship Game was established as part of the June 8, 1966 merger agreement between the AFL and NFL

Super Bowl History • Los Angeles was not awarded the Super Bowl location until 6 weeks prior to kickoff • Considerable animosity between both rival leagues in the lead up to the game

Super Bowl History • There was a ton of pressure on both teams to win • Many sports writers believe the game was a mismatch, and the long established NFL was far superior than the best team of the AFL

Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) • Entered the game after recording an 11 -2 -1 mark during the regular season • In the AFL championship game they beat the Buffalo Bills 31 -7

Green Bay Packers • NFL Dynasty • Legendary Vince Lombardi was their Head Coach • Outstanding defense

Media During the Game • This game is the only Super Bowl to have been broadcast in the US by two different networks. CBS(NFL Games) and NBC (AFL Games)

Media During the Game • Much to the dismay of historians, all known broadcast tapes which recorded the game in it’s entirety were wiped clean

Super Bowl Sales • Super Bowl I was the only Super Bowl to not sellout in terms of attendance • People were in an uproar over the price of the tickets, which were a whopping $12

Super Bowl Entertainment • The halftime show featured trumpeter Al Hirt, and the marching bands of the University of Arizona and Grambling State

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