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Lamar Hunt Trophy. Trophies named the Lamar Hunt Trophy are given to the winners of the following American football games: AFC Championship Game in the National Football League. Border War (Kansas–Missouri rivalry) college football game.
Lamar Hunt (August 2, 1932 – December 13, 2006) was an American businessman most notable for his promotion of American football, soccer, and tennis in the United States. He was the principal founder of the American Football League (AFL) and Major League Soccer (MLS), as well as MLS's predecessor, the North American Soccer League (NASL), and ...
Jan 28, 2024 · The winner of the AFC Championship Game earns the ultimate prize of a trip to the Super Bowl, but they also take home the Lamar Hunt Trophy as the champions of the AFC. Let’s take a look at why the trophy is named after Hunt and the history of the trophy itself.
Beginning with the 1984–85 NFL playoffs, the winner of the AFC Championship Game has received the Lamar Hunt Trophy, named after the founder of the AFL. The original trophy consisted of a wooden base with a sculpted AFC logo in the front and a sculpture of various football players in the back.
Kansas City Chiefs presented with Lamar Hunt trophy following AFC Championship win vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Jan 28, 2024 · Each year, the NFC champions lift the George Halas Trophy on the field. The AFC champs, in a similar ceremony, claim the Lamar Hunt Trophy. And while it's easy to overlook those honors—no one...
Jan 19, 2020 · Since 1985, the AFC champion has received the Lamar Hunt Trophy after winning the AFC championship game. It is named after late Chiefs owner/founder Lamar Hunt, who helped invent the...
