TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAMPION CHIEFS 4 THE FIRST TEXANS 10 SUPER BOWL SUCCESS 14 MARTY AND MONTANA 20 UPS AND DOWNS 26 Timeline 30 Glossary 31 Index About the Author 32
Minnesota Vikings defensive end Carl Eller 81 bears down on Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson 16 in the Super Bowl
CHAMPION CHIEFS The 1969 Kansas City Chiefs were the last champions of the American Football League AFL Their league would merge with the National Football League NFL in 1970 But first the two league champions faced off one more time in the Super Bowl The Chiefs were facing the NFL champion Minnesota Vikings in the fourth Super Bowl Even though the AFL's New York Jets had won Super Bowl III most fans and media thought that was a fluke The NFL was still considered a much better league
