Lamar Hunt

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human sports entrepreneur

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.

Aliases (2)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human → sports entrepreneur →
awardReceived	Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup namesake →
businessRegion	Dallas–Fort Worth → 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 (AFL) → Kansas City Chiefs → Major League Soccer franchises →
fullName	Lamar Hunt →
givenName	Lamar →
hasHonor	Lamar Hunt Superdome naming inspiration → Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup →
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 → 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 (AFL) → FC Dallas → Kansas City Chiefs → Kansas City Wizards →
placeOfBirth	United States of America →
placeOfDeath	United States of America →
sexOrGender	male →
sibling	Nelson Bunker Hunt → Ray Lee Hunt →
significantEvent	played key role in AFL–NFL merger →
sportsDiscipline	American football → soccer →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
2005 U.S. Open Cup → 2006 U.S. Open Cup → Lamar Hunt Trophy → U.S. Open Cup → U.S. Open Cup 2011 →	namedAfter
Lamar Hunt Trophy ("AFL founder Lamar Hunt") → Lamar Hunt Trophy ("Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt") →	commemoratesRoleOf
Dallas Burn →	chairman
H. L. Hunt →	child
Clark Hunt →	childOf
Kansas City Chiefs →	founder
Lamar Hunt →	fullName
Lamar Hunt Trophy →	honors
H. L. Hunt →	notableRelative
Kansas City Wiz →	owner
Clark Hunt →	relative
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 2016 →	sponsorName