Does anyone know why there are no photos of the Jets receiving the trophy after the game? I’ve looked everywhere and cannot find a single photo of that.
In early Super Bowls, the commissioner would give the winning team the trophy in the locker room. So there may not be any photos of it out there.
Because it never happened. Deep fake. The alleged "Moon Landing" was the same year. No way that happened. / s
You guys gotta remember that game was not a Superbowl until later - it was the World Professional Football Championship game!
Simply not true. The first two were called the AFL–NFL Championship Game. The Super Bowl name was adopted for the third game and onward.
Absolutely true - just read the inscription on the trophy. "The Super Bowl officially started using that name in the fourth championship contest in 1970, and the league added a roman numeral behind the name the following year with Super Bowl V." Why is it called the Super Bowl? The history behind the name - Sports Illustrated
Curt Gowdy called the play by play in this SBIII video and refers to it as the Super Bowl (22 seconds in). Was that later dubbed in? No snark, honest question.
That SI article got it wrong... though they did get it right in 1969. SAY IT'S SO, JOE Doesn't matter what was etched on the trophy... the game was named the AFL–NFL World Championship Game. And the third game was the 1st to be officially called Super Bowl. The Super Bowl Program Covers I expect a full retraction of your erroneous claims...
It doesn't matter how you feel about what is etched on the trophy - you are not the arbiter here. It appears that your opinion differs from mine as to when the use of the term Superbowl, or Super Bowl, became the official name of the championship game. Those terms were used as early as the first, 1967 game in the vernacular but that does not make them the official name of the contest. The NFL itself used the term Superbowl promotionally in 1967 but no one is claiming it was the official name. I trust you understand the difference. Sideline pic from 1967 with "Superbowl" (one word) appearing on the sidelines: Your program with the title of "Superbowl" (one word) at the top in 1969 shows the official name of the game at the bottom. Your linking of the SI game report following the game that used the term "Super Bowl" also reflects then current usage, but not the official name. Here is a picture of the first use of the name "Super Bowl" (two words) on a ticket in 1970 when the NFL made that the official name. 1969, no "Super Bowl" on ticket; 1970 "Super Bowl" on ticket. You may not expect a retraction and mea culpa from me until you offer evidence that your opinion is proven to be factual.
It was commonly called the "Superbowl" by media outlets as early as the first but not officially designated the "Super Bowl" by the NFL until the fourth event in 1970 as reflected in the Sports Illustrated story I linked earlier. That is also reflected by the game name on the tickets.
Well... this has turned into an interesting argument. I do know one thing... it was never called the World Professional Football Championship... as you said in post #9. Finally, it was Rozelle’s idea to call the game “The AFL-NFL World Championship Game.” That name was official, but it never took off. It was too cumbersome, a mouthful, no good for newspaper headlines. The name Super Bowl was trademarked in 1969. ... the National Football League (NFL) trademarked the phrase “Super Bowl” back in 1969. I think that the Super Bowl name in big bold letters at the top of the official game program is solid proof as to what the game was named... and when it was named.
I prefer to call it a discussion. I also prefer to keep it interesting and not to argue; I invite you to adopt the same approach. The name I noted originally is taken directly from the trophy that the combined leagues presented to the New York Jets. I disagree that the title of a publication denotes an official name for a contest even as the name of the contest on the bottom of the cover coincides with the contest name on the tickets. It's surprising that the NFL neglected to trademark the title until 1969 when it had been in common use since at least 1967.
