Which NFL Team Won the First Super Bowl?
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The Green Bay Packers were the first team to win the Super Bowl.
The Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers were the first NFL team to win the Super Bowl. They accomplished this feat in 1967, when they defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl I. The Packers were a dominant force in the NFL during the 1960s, winning five titles in seven years. Led by legendary coach Vince Lombardi, the Packers are one of the most successful teams in NFL history.
Defeated the Kansas City Chiefs
The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in the first ever Super Bowl. The game was played on January 15, 1967, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. It was watched by 61,946 fans in attendance, and millions more on television. Packers quarterback Bart Starr was named the MVP of the game.
Vince Lombardi was the head coach
Vince Lombardi was the head coach of the Green Bay Packers from 1959 to 1967, during which time he led the team to six divisional championships, five NFL Championships, and two Super Bowls, winning the first two. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest coaches in NFL history.
The New York Jets
The New York Jets won the first Super Bowl in 1968. They beat the Baltimore Colts 16-7. This was a big upset because the Colts were favored to win by 18 points.
Defeated the Baltimore Colts
The New York Jets were the first AFL team to defeat an NFL team in an exhibition game, when they defeated the Baltimore Colts in 1959. They also won the first Super Bowl, when they defeated the Colts in Super Bowl III.
Weeb Ewbank was the head coach
Ewbank was born in Richmond, Indiana, and played football and basketball at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. During his collegiate career as a tackle on the Miami football team, Ewbank was selected as an All-American in 1924 and again in 1925. He was inducted into the Miami Athletic Hall of Fame in 1963. In 1925 he married Edna Billig (1905–1999). A center on Miami’s women’s basketball team, she later became a successful real estate broker
