Lamar Hunt, the man who started the American Football League and owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, was walking through his home and came across one of his daughter's toys. The toy was called a “Super Ball.” In that moment he was given the inspiration for the name of the championship game between his upstart AFL and the old guard National Football League.

"Why not," he wondered, "call our championship game the Super Bowl?" The name caught on quickly and thus, an American tradition was born.

Some of you will remember the 1989 MVP of Super Bowl 23: Jerry Rice. There is an interesting story about him. He was the longtime star for the San Francisco 49ers, considered one of the greatest receivers in the history of football; he played for the 49ers for 15 years, 1985 to 2000. He is a famous athl…