FIRST SUPER BOWL ON THIS DATE IN 1967

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The First AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional football, later known as Super Bowl I and referred to in some reports as the Supergame, was played on January 15, 1967 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California.

The National Football League (NFL) champion Green Bay packers (14–2) scored 3 second-half touchdowns en route to a 35–10 win over the American Football League(AFL) champion Kansas City Chiefs (12–2–1). Green Bay quarterback Bart Starr, who completed 16 of 23 passes for 250 yards and two touchdowns, with 1 interception, was named Super Bowl MVP. The game was simulcast on both CBS-TV and NBC-TV.

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Green Bay Quarterback Bart Starr is about to make a pass

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Max McGee, above, caught the ball and scored the first touchdown
in Super Bowl history.

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