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Many people say that the 1960’s sports were so exciting and interesting! I will tell you how that statement is true in this essay. The first super bowl happened in the 1960’s but football wasn’t the most popular sport. The most popular sport in the 1960’s was baseball.

The Green Bay Packers smash the Kansas City Chiefs in the first super bowl. The Kansas City Chiefs were going against the Green Bay Packers in the first super bowl. “The Green Bay Packers were heavily favored to win the game.” The Green Bay Packers were from the NFL and the Kansas City Chiefs were from the AFL.

This was “the first American football League - National Football League championship.” “The game took place at Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.”
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