Does anyone know who Lamar Hunt was?

Discussion in 'Columbus Crew' started by Ch(Elsey), Nov 21, 2011.

  1. Ch(Elsey)

    Ch(Elsey) Member+

    Columbus Crew
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    May 2, 2003
    Green, Ohio
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    Columbus Crew
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    ^ The above was asked by my professor to a BBA (Basic Business Associations) course tonight.

    I quickly raised my hand and said:

    "He brought the Crew to Columbus... and he once owned three MLS teams... and he has a Cup named after him."


    Professor: "... . . . . . .. Does anyone know what NFL team he owned?"


    .... Needless to say, I felt a little awkward.
     
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  2. Kayak

    Kayak Member+

    Feb 16, 2007
    Columbus
    Then you said the Dallas Cowboys to piss him off?
     
  3. TrueCrew

    TrueCrew Member+

    Dec 22, 2003
    Columbus, OH
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    United States
    Seriously Chelsey? You are a Crew fan, and you don't know who Lamar Hunt is? Kind of pathetic. I hope you were kidding and just put it in here for the soccer awkwardness of it all.

    He also has the AFC championship trophy named after him. He was one of the founding member of the AFL and owner of the Kansas City Chiefs. He is a member of 3 sports Halls of Fame (Football, Soccer, Tennis). And, of course, I think he knew something about oil as well.
     
  4. Sandon Mibut

    Sandon Mibut Member+

    Feb 13, 2001
    Isn't he the guy who tried to corner the silver market with his brother?
     
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  5. Tyneside4life

    Tyneside4life Member

    Jul 18, 2007
    Cleveland, OH
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    whooshhhhhh
     
  6. Ch(Elsey)

    Ch(Elsey) Member+

    Columbus Crew
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    May 2, 2003
    Green, Ohio
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    Thanks, wikipedia.
     
  7. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Fancy Title Here

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
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    Isn't he the guy who pissed off JMac? :p
     
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  8. Crew Chuck35

    Crew Chuck35 Member+

    Apr 13, 2009
    Gahanna, OH
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    Isnt he the guy who could walk on water?
     
  9. Jim Bach

    Jim Bach Member+

    Bradford City Association Football Club
    May 11, 1999
    Land of the Lizard People, or so I'm told
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    Palestine
    This is actually all fairly common knowledge to a lot of us.
     
  10. Ch(Elsey)

    Ch(Elsey) Member+

    Columbus Crew
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    May 2, 2003
    Green, Ohio
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    Columbus Crew
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    United States
    You know what? You are right.


    A better retort would have been: Thanks person who did not get it.
     
  11. Timon19

    Timon19 Member+

    Jun 2, 2007
    Akron, OH
    Don't know why you should have felt awkward. You were right, too. In fact, that the professor wasn't grateful that you enhanced his and the class' knowledge of an important man in Business Associations history should lead you to go to his office hours and kick him squarely in the nuts. Or you could go up to him during class (even better!) and do it.

    Of course the professor probably felt like you showed him up and he got his poor little peni...err ego bruised. ******** him.
     
  12. FootyRef

    FootyRef Member+

    Apr 13, 2007
    Westerville, OH
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    I remembered hearing something about him inventing the term "Super Bowl" and I found a reference to that:

    In 1966, the NFL and AFL agreed to merge, with a championship game between the two leagues to be played after that season. In a July 25, 1966, letter to NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle, Hunt wrote, "I have kiddingly called it the 'Super Bowl,' which obviously can be improved upon." Hunt would later say the name was likely in his head because his children had been playing with a Super Ball toy. Although the leagues' owners decided on the name "AFL-NFL Championship Game," the media immediately picked up on Hunt's "Super Bowl" name, which would become official beginning with the third annual game.
     
  13. KHT_Crew

    KHT_Crew Member+

    Mar 29, 2003
    Queen City, OH
    Go read this...
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    Obviously covers more about AFL-NFL and Tennis but does have a section on MLS too. And the oil business. And the corner the silver market thing. And his youth and college years.
     
  14. TimD

    TimD Member

    Aug 9, 1999
    Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
    That is an easy question, Lamar Hunt is the Patron Saint of the Columbus Crew and its fans.
     
  15. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Fancy Title Here

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
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    Columbus Crew
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    United States
    Who is Lamar Hunt?

    Lamar Hunt is 12 feet tall.

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  16. Clutz

    Clutz Member

    Jul 13, 2005
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    Of course, that would answer the question, "How tall is the statue of Lamar Hunt on the plaza at Crew Stadium?"
     
  17. Bill Archer

    Bill Archer BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 19, 2002
    Washington, NC
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    Columbus Crew
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    United States
    Actually no, that was two of his brothers. Lamar had nothing to do with it.
     
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  18. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Fancy Title Here

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
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    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    William Wallace crapped his pants in horror when he saw Lamar Hunt approaching.

    "Sons of Columbus! I am Lamar Hunt!"

    Lamar Hunt is just that massive.
     
  19. scornflakes

    scornflakes Member

    Aug 1, 2009
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    Oh, that Lamar Hunt.
     
  20. NUFCBayern

    NUFCBayern Moderator
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    Apr 9, 2004
    Columbus, OH
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    FC Bayern München
    Your professor is a joke. Did he not bring up the Crew at all in the ensuing conversation?

    I mean, granted, I've been a Chiefs fan since I was a kid, and therefore associate Lamar Hunt immediately with the Chiefs, but if I were a professor, teaching business, in the state of Ohio, I'd AT LEAST mention what he's done for professional soccer.
     
  21. Ch(Elsey)

    Ch(Elsey) Member+

    Columbus Crew
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    May 2, 2003
    Green, Ohio
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    Columbus Crew
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    United States
    I suppose that was what I was trying to allude to... I am not sure if the old guy knows soccer exists... or that US citizens play it...
     
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  22. Timon19

    Timon19 Member+

    Jun 2, 2007
    Akron, OH
    Thus my suggestion to mutilate his gonads with one swift kick.
     
  23. HardHatMike

    HardHatMike DOOOOOOOOM!

    Traktor Nebraska
    Aug 31, 2005
    Lincoln, Nebraska
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    United States
    She'd have to put that on her bar application and I don't think they would look too kindly upon it.
     
  24. Big Strong Patrick

    Big Strong Patrick That's so Gaven

    Dec 9, 2004
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
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    United States
    Did any of you mofos get/read the Lamar Hunt book they were advertising when the scoreboard caught on fire?
     
  25. CaptainTrips

    CaptainTrips Member

    Jun 24, 2013
    Ashland, OH
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    Columbus Crew
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    United States
    I think of the Crew before the Chiefs when someone mentions Lamar Hunt.

    Then again, the NFL could disappear tomorrow and I wouldn't shed a single tear.
     

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