H. Res. 53 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
May 21, 2007. 
Whereas Lamar Hunt was born on August 2, 1932, in El 
Dorado, Arkansas; 
Whereas Lamar Hunt graduated from Southern Methodist 
University with a Bachelor of Science in Geology in 
1956, and was a 3 year reserve end on the varsity foot-
ball team and was a distinguished alumni and avid sup-
porter; 
Whereas at the age of 27, Lamar Hunt created the American 
Football League and founded the Dallas Texans, which 
were later renamed the Kansas City Chiefs when Hunt 
relocated the team in 1963; 
Whereas for 40 years Lamar Hunt owned and was a vital 
participant in the Kansas City Chiefs Football Club and 
created the Championship Game between the American 
Football League and the National Football League that 
became known as the Super Bowl, a moniker Hunt 
coined; 
Whereas under the leadership of Lamar Hunt, the Kansas 
City Chiefs won the American Football League Cham-
pionship game in 1962, 1966, and 1969, and won the 
National Football League Super Bowl IV Championship 
in 1970;
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Whereas Lamar Hunt, a man of unwavering and deep humil-
ity, played an important role in the design, ongoing devel-
opment, and direction of the modern-day National Foot-
ball League and served as the driving force behind the 
merger of the American and National football leagues in 
1970; 
Whereas Lamar Hunt advocated for innovative and progres-
sive changes to enhance football in the National Football 
League, including the installation of the 2-point conver-
sion option for professional football, names on the backs 
of the uniforms, that the trophy given to the winner of 
the Super Bowl be named in honor of the late and re-
vered Vince Lombardi, and an additional Thanksgiving 
game be added to the National Football League schedule; 
Whereas Lamar Hunt’s biggest influence on the professional 
football over the years was his quiet, yet persuasive voice 
of reason; 
Whereas Lamar Hunt’s name is rightfully mentioned along-
side other legends in professional football history for his 
commitment to putting the betterment of the professional 
football leagues ahead of any potential individual gain, 
few individuals helped change the face of American foot-
ball for the better than this quiet Texan; 
Whereas Lamar Hunt, as the founder of the American Foot-
ball League, helped pave the way for much of the modern 
growth of professional football; 
Whereas possibly the greatest tribute to his contributions to 
the sport was the naming by the American Football 
League of the Lamar Hunt Trophy, which is presented 
annually to the champion of the American Football Con-
ference;
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Whereas Lamar Hunt was also one of the founding investors 
in the 6-time World Champion Chicago Bulls of the Na-
tional Basketball Association and was the owner of 13 
distinctive championship rings from 5 different profes-
sional sports associations, including the American Foot-
ball League and National Football League, Major League 
Soccer, National Basketball Association, North American 
Soccer League, and the United States Soccer ‘‘Open 
Cup’’; 
Whereas in total, Lamar Hunt was selected to 8 Halls of 
Fame, including the United States Soccer Hall of Fame 
in 1982, the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1993, 
the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1995, the Texas 
Sports Hall of Fame in 1984, the Texas Business Hall 
of Fame 1997, and the Kansas City Business Hall of 
Fame 2004; 
Whereas Lamar Hunt was the first American Football 
League figure to be enshrined into the Professional Foot-
ball Hall of Fame in 1972; 
Whereas in 1981 Lamar Hunt was inducted into the Na-
tional Football League Alumni Association’s prestigious 
Order of the Leather Helmet and in February of 1993, 
and received the Francis J. ‘‘Reds’’ Bagnell Award from 
the Maxwell Football Club of Philadelphia for continuing 
positive contributions to the game; 
Whereas in 1991 the 91-year-old U.S. Open Cup was re-
named the ‘‘Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.’’; 
Whereas that same year Lamar Hunt received the U.S. Soc-
cer Federation Hall of Fame Medal of Honor, joining 
former U.S. Soccer President Alan Rothenberg as the 
only other individual to earn that prestigious distinction;
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Whereas in 2005 the U.S. Soccer Foundation honored Lamar 
Hunt with its Lifetime Achievement Award; 
Whereas Lamar Hunt brought smiles to millions of children 
who walked through the gates of his twin theme parks in 
Kansas City, Worlds and Oceans of Fun; 
Whereas in addition to his outstanding leadership of the Kan-
sas City Chiefs, Lamar Hunt served his community 
throughout his lifetime through philanthropic endeavors 
and the donation of his time in both Kansas City and 
Dallas; 
Whereas 2 of the projects closest to Lamar Hunt included 
Southern Methodist University, his alma mater where he 
served as co-chairman of the university’s campaign that 
raised $60,000,000 to build a new 32,000-seat football 
stadium that opened in 2000 and to which he and his 
wife Norma donated $5,000,000; and the Heart of a 
Champion Foundation, a nonprofit foundation that he 
launched in 2001; 
Whereas Lamar Hunt was also a supporter of the Nelson-At-
kins Museum in Kansas City, and was a benefactor of 
the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the Dallas Museum of 
Art, and a host of causes related to children’s charities, 
education, and fine arts; and 
Whereas on December 13, 2006, Lamar Hunt succumbed to 
cancer at the Dallas Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, 
Texas at the age of 74: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives, on this oc-
casion less than one month after the death of Lamar Hunt— 
(1) expresses its deepest condolences to Lamar 
Hunt’s wife of 42 years, Norma, his 4 children, Lamar
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Jr., Sharon Munson, Clark, and Daniel, and his 14 
grandchildren; and 
(2) recognizes the outstanding contributions that 
Lamar Hunt made to the Kansas City Chiefs, the Na-
tional Football League, and the United States. 
Attest: 
Clerk.