Photos: A flashback to 1967 and the first Super Bowl

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Photos: A flashback to 1967 and the first Super Bowl

A historic lookback at Super Bowl 1

Were you alive when the Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs to win Super Bowl I? In this photo from 55 years ago, Packers coach Vince Lombardi reacts to a play from the sideline during Super Bowl I at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Jan. 15, 1967. Lombardi was famous for a sideline rant in which the coach exclaimed "What the hell's going on out here!" (AP Photo/File)

Packers fans cheer in the stands as the Packers beat the Chiefs 35-10. (AP Photo, File)

Frank Gifford famously noted Lombardi appeared nervous about his opponent and was “shaking like a leaf” when the broadcaster did his pregame interview with the Hall of Fame coach. (AP Photo/File)

Green Bay Packers' Elijah Pitts (22) charges into the end zone, eluding Kansas City Chiefs' Bobby Hunt (20), during the AFL–NFL World Championship Game, or the first Super Bowl. The Super Bowl was born from the merger agreement between the NFL and the upstart AFL in June 1966. As part of the deal to combine the leagues over a period of several years, they agreed to match their respective champions in a title game. (AP Photo, File)

Packers quarterback Bart Starr throws a pass during the first quarter of Super Bowl I. Starr ended the day at 16-of-23 for 250 yards and two touchdowns and one interception. (Los Angeles Times via AP, File)

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Hank Stram reacts to a play during Super Bowl I. Under clear skies and with temperatures in the 50s, the underdog Chiefs hung with Green Bay in the first half and kept it even until late in the second quarter, when Jim Taylor's TD run put the Pack ahead to stay. (AP Photo/File)

Pitts carried the ball 11 times for 45 yards, but also reached the end zone twice, including a score midway through the fourth quarter to ice the game 35-10. (AP Photo, File)

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Lenny Dawson leaves the field at the Super Bowl in Los Angeles, Jan. 15, 1967. The Green Bay Packers beat Kansas City 35-10. The teams offenses were led by future Hall of Famers Bart Starr and Len Dawson. Dawson was 16-of-27 for 211 yards, one touchdown and one interception on the day. (AP Photo/File)

NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle, left, presents the winners trophy to Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi after the first Super Bowl. Rozelle never liked the name "Super Bowl" that was half-jokingly suggested by Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt for the first annual game between the champions of the newly merged NFL and AFL. But much to Rozelle's dismay, many in football media circles were already referring to the game as the "Super Bowl." Two years later, the league came around and adopted the name officially. (AP Photo, File)

Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr is interviewed in the dressing room after the Packers 35-10 win over the Chiefs in Super Bowl I. The team's offenses were led by future Hall of Famers Bart Starr and Len Dawson. The first Super Bowl was not a sellout, with only about 62,000 fans in the 93,000-seat Coliseum. (AP Photo, File)

Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt, left, visits the Green Bay Packers' dressing room and congratulates Max McGee, right, who scored two touchdowns for the Packers in their 35-10 victory in Super Bowl I against the Kansas City Chiefs, in Los Angeles on Jan. 15, 1967. (AP Photo, file)

The Lombardi trophy was named for and dedicated to the legendary coach after his death in 1970. The trophy is awarded every year to the winner of the Super Bowl. (AP Photo, File)

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Were you alive when the Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs to win Super Bowl I? In this photo from 55 years ago, Packers coach Vince Lombardi reacts to a play from the sideline during Super Bowl I at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Jan. 15, 1967. Lombardi was famous for a sideline rant in which the coach exclaimed "What the hell's going on out here!" (AP Photo/File)

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