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the story of the nfl Players for the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs were nervous on January 15 1967 Vince Lombardi the Packers coach trem bled during a pregame television interview and some Chiefs players were throwing up as they waited to run onto the field of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum The two teams were play ing in the first-ever Super Bowl then known as the World Championship Game a showdown between the best teams in the National Football League NFL and the rival American Football League AFL The NFL’s Packers won 35 10 a triumph that earned each Green Bay player a 15,000 check even the defeated Chiefs play ers of the AFL each took home 7,500 But the NFL received the best payoff The annual Super Bowl soon became the most anticipated sport ing event in the United States built for success
