Lamar Hunt
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Lamar Hunt was an influential American sports entrepreneur best known for founding the American Football League and the Kansas City Chiefs and for his major role in the development of professional football and soccer in the United States.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lamar Hunt canonical | 41 |
| AFL founder Lamar Hunt | 1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt | 1 |
| Lamar Hunt Jr. | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
sports entrepreneur ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup namesake ⓘ |
| businessRegion |
Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
ⓘ
surface form:
Dallas–Fort Worth
Kansas City metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Kansas City
|
| coinedTerm | Super Bowl ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Southern Methodist University ⓘ |
| family | Hunt family ⓘ |
| familyName | Hunt ⓘ |
| father | H. L. Hunt ⓘ |
| founded |
American Football League
ⓘ
Dallas Texans ⓘ
surface form:
Dallas Texans (AFL)
Kansas City Chiefs ⓘ Major League Soccer franchises ⓘ |
| fullName | Lamar Hunt self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Lamar ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
Lamar Hunt Superdome naming inspiration
ⓘ
U.S. Open Cup ⓘ
surface form:
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
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| industry | professional sports ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the Super Bowl ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsHallOfFame |
National Soccer Hall of Fame
ⓘ
Pro Football Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expanding professional sports in the Midwest
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founding the American Football League ⓘ founding the Kansas City Chiefs ⓘ helping to found Major League Soccer ⓘ long-term ownership stability of Kansas City Chiefs ⓘ promoting professional football in the United States ⓘ promoting professional soccer in the United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
ⓘ
sports executive ⓘ sports team owner ⓘ |
| owned |
Columbus Crew
ⓘ
Dallas Texans ⓘ
surface form:
Dallas Texans (AFL)
FC Dallas ⓘ Kansas City Chiefs ⓘ Sporting Kansas City ⓘ
surface form:
Kansas City Wizards
|
| placeOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Nelson Bunker Hunt
ⓘ
H. L. Hunt ⓘ
surface form:
Ray Lee Hunt
|
| significantEvent | played key role in AFL–NFL merger ⓘ |
| sportsDiscipline |
American football
ⓘ
soccer ⓘ |
Referenced by (44)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
AFL founder Lamar Hunt
this entity surface form:
Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt