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Lamar Hunt. Surely one one of the half-dozen most influential sports magnates of the twentieth century.
Both George Halas, who created the NFL, and Pete Rozelle, who created the NFL as we know it, owe Lamar Hunt a debt of thanks.
It was Hunt who brought pro football into regions the NFL would not enter: Dallas, Houston, Denver, Boston, and eventually San Diego and Miami. It was his success that forced a merger, his vision that created the Super Bowl as we know it. (Hunt even thought up the name "Super Bowl," a name much more congenial than the "AFL-NFL World Championship Game."
From Hunt's original idea of the American Football League, we now have the Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots, New York Jets, San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins, Tennessee Titans, and Denver Broncos.
Seven franchises that sell out every game.
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