Chiefs Owner Lamar Hunt Dead at 74
 

[url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2697040]ESPN.com - NFL - Lamar Hunt, 74, pioneer owner of NFL's Chiefs, dies[/url]


Sad.

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Sad day for the NFL.

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Definitely one of the patriarchs and class acts of this league.

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One of the league's true pioneers, he'll be missed.

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Definitely not a good moment. He was one of the last pioneers to make this league. He'll definitely be missed.

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R.i.p.

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RIP, but thank god we're not playing them next week.

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While watching sportscenter this morning, they said he tried to be an NFL owner but the NFL wouldn't allow it. He then owned a team from the AFL and was key in the merger of the AFL / NFL. Just goes to show you, never quit.

He was the father of the Super Bowl, and MLS. Not bad. Not bad at all.

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[quote=jsarno;260253]While watching sportscenter this morning, they said he tried to be an NFL owner but the NFL wouldn't allow it. He then owned a team from the AFL and was key in the merger of the AFL / NFL. Just goes to show you, never quit.

He was the father of the Super Bowl, and MLS. Not bad. Not bad at all.[/quote]

I also give him credit for keeping the name of the Stadium as Arrow Head. I'm big on traditions like that.

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[QUOTE=12thMan;260255]I also give him credit for keeping the name of the Stadium as Arrow Head. I'm big on traditions like that.[/QUOTE]

Definitely. F...selling out to corporate sponsors.

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[QUOTE=12thMan;260255]I also give him credit for keeping the name of the Stadium as Arrow Head. I'm big on traditions like that.[/QUOTE]

VERY GOOD POINT!
I was so proud when the Skins called the new stadium (now fed ex) Jack Kent Cooke stadium, and a little piece of me died when they renamed it.

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[quote=GhettoDogAllStars;260270]Definitely. F...selling out to corporate sponsors.[/quote]


I think there are still a few stadiums that still don't have the corporate sponsors.

Arrowhead Stadium
Giants Stadium
Soldier Field
Super Dome
Lambeau Field
Browns Stadium

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[QUOTE=12thMan;260278]I think there are still a few stadiums that still don't have the corporate sponsors.

Arrowhead Stadium
Giants Stadium
Soldier Field
Super Dome
Lambeau Field
Browns Stadium[/QUOTE]

Giants and browns stadium is not original. Same with the Superdome. Lambeau, Arrowhead and Soldier field are classics.
Look at other stadiums...Fenway park, Wrigley field, the old Boston Garden, Madison Square garden...you think of these places, and nostalgia fills your heart. Nothing good enters your mind when you think "fed ex field". We need an identity. Bring back Jack Kent Cooke stadium!

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[quote=jsarno;260283]Giants and browns stadium is not original. Same with the Superdome. Lambeau, Arrowhead and Soldier field are classics.
Look at other stadiums...Fenway park, Wrigley field, the old Boston Garden, Madison Square garden...you think of these places, and nostalgia fills your heart. Nothing good enters your mind when you think "fed ex field". We need an identity. Bring back Jack Kent Cooke stadium![/quote]

What do you mean they aren't original?

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[QUOTE=12thMan;260286]What do you mean they aren't original?[/QUOTE]

They took no thought. Just named it after the team. The good ones are the ones that mean something, that have a history. There was a reason it was named, or dedicated to someone.

Don't get me wrong, it's better than Alliance field, or Petco Park etc etc, but they could have taken that one step farther and made it very original.

What if Phily named their stadium, Vince Papaly (sp?) stadium? All the fans would feel they went to a stadium that stood for perserverance, and guts. Just a thought.

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[QUOTE=12thMan;260278]I think there are still a few stadiums that still don't have the corporate sponsors.

Arrowhead Stadium
Giants Stadium
Soldier Field
Super Dome
Lambeau Field
Browns Stadium[/QUOTE]

Yeah, and then there are those places like Mile High and Candlestick. They sold out, but everyone refuses to acknowledge it -- haha (spoken in the voice of Nelson)! For example, Mile High still says "Mile High" all over the place.

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[quote=jsarno;260295]They took no thought. Just named it after the team. The good ones are the ones that mean something, that have a history. There was a reason it was named, or dedicated to someone.

Don't get me wrong, it's better than Alliance field, or Petco Park etc etc, but they could have taken that one step farther and made it very original.

What if Phily named their stadium, Vince Papaly (sp?) stadium? All the fans would feel they went to a stadium that stood for perserverance, and guts. Just a thought.[/quote]


Oh, I see.

But isn't Browns stadium named after Paul Brown..the owner?

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[QUOTE=12thMan;260312]Oh, I see.

But isn't Browns stadium named after Paul Brown..the owner?[/QUOTE]

Oh, you're right...I forgot about that. OK, I take that one back.

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[QUOTE=GhettoDogAllStars;260298]Yeah, and then there are those places like Mile High and Candlestick. They sold out, but everyone refuses to acknowledge it -- haha (spoken in the voice of Nelson)! For example, Mile High still says "Mile High" all over the place.[/QUOTE]

My wife is a broncos fan, I remember laughing at her when I heard the name "invesco field at mile high". She was pissed that they sold out. Then again, she laughed at me when we changed from Jack Kent Cooke to Fed Ex...so she deserved it. HAHA

Freakin Snyder the sell out. I would wager we will never see his name on a professional stadium. I say professional cause he's into himself enough to buy a little league stadium and name it after him.

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[QUOTE=12thMan;260278]I think there are still a few stadiums that still don't have the corporate sponsors.

Arrowhead Stadium
Giants Stadium
Soldier Field
Super Dome
Lambeau Field
Browns Stadium[/QUOTE]

Ralph Wilson Stadium
Georgia Dome
Texas Stadium

But then, the sponsorship may not be in the stadium name. Cleveland Browns Stadium (not to be confused with the Bengals' Paul Brown Stadium) has corporate sponsors for its seating areas, parking lots, entrance gates.

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If ... nay, [I]when[/I] I have my own stadium I'm definitely going to name it after myself. I can think of nothing more arrogant.

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[quote=GhettoDogAllStars;260270]Definitely. F...selling out to corporate sponsors.[/quote]

If anyone ever get's a chance to see a game at Arrowhead it's something you will never forget. Just an unbelievable atmosphere. RIP Lamar. One of the great old school owners along w/ Mara and Modell.

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[QUOTE=skinsfan69;260387]If anyone ever get's a chance to see a game at Arrowhead it's something you will never forget. Just an unbelievable atmosphere. RIP Lamar. One of the great old school owners along w/ Mara and Modell.[/QUOTE]

Yeah. I never got a chance to go, but my dad had season tickets about 10 years ago. He says the exact same thing. In fact, he doesn't even want to go to any other stadium.