What did they call Super Bowl 1?

It was originally called the AFL–NFL World Championship Game until the “Super Bowl” moniker was adopted in 1969’s Super Bowl III.

Who played in 1st Super Bowl?

Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 in the first-ever Super Bowl.

Who made the first tackle in Super Bowl 1?

RED MACK
RED MACK FILE. Packers highlights: Member of 1966 NFL championship and Super Bowl I teams. Recorded first tackle in Super Bowl history. Played in eight regular-season games in Packers tenure.

Was the first Super Bowl sold out?

Super Bowl I was considered to be more of an exhibition game than the world championship it is now. The game is the only Super Bowl in history that didn’t sell out. The Los Angeles Coliseum is huge, and attendance for the game was only 61,946 out of 100,594 seats (its capacity has since been trimmed to 93,000).

When was the name Super Bowl first used?

1969
The name “Super Bowl” first appeared in 1969, as did the use of Roman numerals, which, because the game is played in a different year from the season it culminates, are used to designate the individual games.

Why is the Super Bowl not a Super Ball?

At first, it was known just as the AFL-NFL Championship Game. Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt is regarded as the first who began using the term Super Bowl. It’s got two pretty simples halves to its origin. Hunt said later that at the time, he likely got “super” because his kids were playing with a new toy, the Super Ball.

Why was the first Super Bowl important?

The First Super Bowl In Super Bowl I, the NFL champion Green Bay Packers defeated the AFL champion Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10, on January 15, 1967, at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Although ticket prices averaged $12, the game was not a sellout—the only non-sellout in the game’s history.

Who scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl history?

receiver Max McGee
Near the end of his 12-year career, Packers receiver Max McGee scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl history. Super Bowl I between the Chiefs and Packers, which was played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Jan. 15, 1967, wasn’t much of a competition: Green Bay won 35-10.

When was first Super Bowl played?

January 15, 1967
Super Bowl I/Start dates

How many fans were at the first Super Bowl?

61,000 fans
The First Super Bowl The game drew 61,000 fans and was televised by CBS and NBC. The next year, the Packers decisively won Super Bowl II against the Oakland Raiders, 33-14. Many questioned whether the AFL champion could beat the NFL’s best.