Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt dies

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DAVID KOENIG
Associated Press
DALLAS - Lamar Hunt, the pro sports visionary who owned the Kansas City Chiefs and came up with the term "Super Bowl," died Wednesday night. He was 74.

Hunt, the son of a famous and wealthy Texas family, died at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas of complications from prostate cancer, Chiefs spokesman Bob Moore said.

Hunt battled cancer for several years and was hospitalized the day before Thanksgiving with a partially collapsed lung. Doctors discovered that the cancer had spread, and Hunt had been under heavy sedation since last week.

[TigerCoach]

LaMar Hunt was one of the pioneers of the NFL, along with Paul Brown, Art Rooney and others. Peace to his family.

[longtimefirsttime]

Definitely a pioneer. The NFL would look different without him and there quite possibly may not have been a "Super Bowl."

[The Butler]

In a day and age when most sports owners rank right up there with lawyers and used car salesmen, Mr. Hunt was one of the good ones. I doubt many of are able to remember a time when the AFL was looked upon as NFL Europe is now. The NFL wouldn't be the sport it is today without his leadership. He truly was a Hall of Famer. RIP.