[dieterbrock]

I did. Did you read the first paragraph of the paper you posted? Anyway... Look at what I posted. Newspapers are also "news outlets"(though that questionable these days.) Like I said.... You can trust me. This isn't debatable.

I agree it's not debatable. They were calling it the Super Bowl from the jump, just wasn't officially called as much

[AvengerRam]

I always thought the game was named for an excellent nocturnal bird of prey.

You know...

The Superb Owl.

<TAP TAP>

Is this thing on?

#DadHumor

[Elvis]

You know...

The Superb Owl.

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Is this thing on?

#DadHumor

Colbert's been doing that joke for years...

[AvengerRam]

Colbert's been doing that joke for years...

Makes sense that I wouldn't know that, given that I have not seen his show in years.

[Hacksaw]

Lamar Hunt, owner of the AFL's Kansas City Chiefs, first used the term "Super Bowl" to refer to the NFL-AFL championship game in the merger meetings.

On the evening of June 8, 1966, the collaborators announced a merger agreement in New York. Under the agreement: The two leagues would combine to form an expanded league with 24 teams, to be increased to 26 teams by 1969, and to 28 by 1970, or soon thereafter.

[Elvis]

[Hacksaw]

Superb Owl ? lol

[moklerman]

Thanks to everyone who replied. It appears as if the game has been called the Super Bowl since the beginning but not officially recognized as such until the third one. Lamar Hunt may or may not have come up with the name. But, I guess in general my question was answered because I didn't know if anyone at all was calling it the Super Bowl from the start, officially or otherwise.

For some reason, I'm kind of disappointed for some reason. Don't know why it seems better that they came up with the name along the way instead of just having it from the start.

[KNUCKLEHEAD]

I agree it's not debatable. They were calling it the Super Bowl from the jump, just wasn't officially called as much

"They've" been calling me Butch since my first shaved haircut as a kid... but it ain't my given name.

[dieterbrock]

"They've" been calling me Butch since my first shaved haircut as a kid... but it ain't my given name.

Well if it was printed in newspapers like Super Bowl was, it might as well been your name.