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Lamar Hunt 2006 Deaths
Lamar HuntAge: 74 founding member of the American Football League and owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, he gave the Super Bowl its name. The AFL championship trophy is named after him. He also…Billy Sullivan 1998 Deaths
Billy SullivanAge: 82 founded the New England Patriots in 1959 and was president of the American Football League from 1961-64; moved the Patriots to Schaefer Stadium (now Foxboro Stadium) in…Rommie Lee Loudd 1998 Deaths
Rommie Lee LouddAge: 64 first black assistant coach in the American Football League and former personnel director for the New England Patriots; played collegiately at UCLA and professionally…Francis (Franny) Murray 1998 Deaths
Francis (Franny) MurrayAge: 82 former All-American football and basketball star at the University of Pennsylvania and last surviving member of the Quakers' "Destiny Backfield", which also…Don Klosterman 2000 Deaths
Don KlostermanAge: 70 pro football executive who helped build the American Football League into a rival of the NFL in the 1960s and 70s; credited with outbidding the NFL for players like…Al Davis
Name at birth: Allen DavisAl Davis was the combative head coach, general manager and owner of the NFL's Oakland Raiders for nearly 50 years. He built the Raiders in his own tough and rebellious image…Tim Tebow
Name at birth: Timothy Richard TebowTim Tebow is the NFL quarterback whose dramatic victories and devout Christianity spawned "Tebow-mania" among many American football fans. Tim Tebow was born in…Leon Hess Biography
Leon HessAge: 85 owner of the New York Jets whose oil fortune made him one of the wealthiest owners in professional sports; his wish to see his team return to the Super Bowl for the first…Marion Motley Biography
Marion MotleyAge: 79 explosive player who was one of pro football's best fullbacks, one of the NFL's first black players of the modern era and a Cleveland legend; discovered at McKinley High…Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson was a singer, actor and African-American activist whose performing career was hampered by the anti-communist craze of the 1950s. Paul Robeson attended Rutgers College on a scholarship…Trending
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