The first Super Bowl took place before the AFL and NFL merged into one league.
Interestingly, the Chiefs also competed in the first Super Bowl way back in 1967.
2.According toCBS Sports, the game would retroactively be widely referred to as Super Bowl I.
At the time, though, it was simply called the AFL-NFL Championship Game.
3.The game was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
4.According toCBS News, the most expensive tickets cost $12 at the time.
According to theNFL, there were 61,946 people in attendance and over 30,000 unfilled seats.
7.The Packers represented the NFL.
8.While the Chiefs represented the AFL.
Establishing this AFL-NFL championship game was part of the merger.
11.Of course, so much went on at the first Super Bowl beyond the game itself.
For instance, a flag team took the field.
12.They appeared to be dressed in American Revolution-era costumes.
13.Here’s Chiefs running back Mike Garrett making his way onto the field.
14.And here’s a group of sideline officials conversing ahead of the game.
Comparatively, theWall Street Journalreported last year that the average Super Bowl commercial now costs $6 million.
17.The halftime show was also very different from the high-wire pop star performances we see today.
18.There were reportedly also 10,000 balloons and 300 pigeons.
And trumpeter Al Hirt performed, too.
20.Hank Stram was the Chiefs' head coach.
21.Vince Lombardi was the Packers' head coach.
He’s seen here with backup quarterback Zeke Bratkowski.
22.As for the game itself, the Packers took it in the end, winning 3510.
23.Finally, following the win, Vince was hoisted into the air by a few players.
The Super Bowl trophy would later be named in Vince’s honor following his death in 1970.
