^ 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.
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.
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.
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.
Go read this... 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.
Of course, that would answer the question, "How tall is the statue of Lamar Hunt on the plaza at Crew Stadium?"
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.
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.
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...
Did any of you mofos get/read the Lamar Hunt book they were advertising when the scoreboard caught on fire?
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.