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Lamar Hunt, Chiefs owner and sports legend, dies at 74

Associated Press

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Lamar Hunt, the soft-spoken son of a Texas oil tycoon whose vision gave birth to the modern NFL, is being remembered as a man who changed the face of pro football. "Lamar Hunt was one of the most influential owners in professional football over the past 40-plus years," Dan Rooney, chairman of the Pittsburgh Steelers, said Thursday as plans were being made for burial of the 74-year-old sports pioneer. "He was instrumental in the formation of the American Football League an ...

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