It took a while, but the name 'Super Bowl' took flight the year the Jets won the third edition of the big game

With the Lamar Hunt Trophy staying with KC, team chairman and CEO Clark Hunt spoke about what this current run means to his family.

The Lamar Hunt Trophy, synonymous with the AFC championship, honors the AFL's founder Lamar Hunt. Introduced in the 1984-85 season, it was redesigned by Tiffany & Co. in 2010. Teams like the Kansas City Chiefs have celebrated its significance.

Discover the history, design, cost, and significance of the Lamar Hunt Trophy, awarded to the AFC champion in the NFL each year.

Football fans poked fun at the robotic way Chiefs owner Clark Hunt delivered his victory speech on Sunday after Kansas City defeated the Bills in the AFC championship game.

Kansas City Chiefs heiress Gracie Hunt opens up to PEOPLE in an exclusive interview about creating a niche of her own within her family's franchise that's on track to make NFL history at the 2025 Super Bowl.

So, in 1959, Hunt founded the AFL, later merging it with the NFL in 1966, reshaping the sport’s history. He brought his Dallas Texans to Kansas City in 1963, where they became the Chiefs, a centerpiece of the city’s sports identity. The team won its first Super Bowl in 1970.

The Kansas City Chiefs punched their ticket to the Big Game for the fifth time in the last six seasons, beating the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship Game.

Hunt was asked about pregame superstitions he might have, but he said those days are gone. But there is one sweet pregame tradition. It was started by his father, Lamar, who founded the Chiefs. Lamar Hunt, for whom the AFC Championship Game trophy is named, died in 2006.

Following their AFC championship game victory over the Bills, Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce celebrated with the Lamar Hunt trophy once again.

The Kansas City Chiefs credited home-field advantage for helping tip the scales in their favor against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday in the AFC Championship Game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

Who would've thought that a child's toy would've been the inspiration for the name of the greatest spectacle in professional sports? It's safe to say that not even Lamar Hunt, the man who is credited with coining the "Super Bowl" name,