Chronology of Sports
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1967
- January 1
- CRU becomes the CAFA and turns over the Grey Cup trophy to the Canadian Football League. [1]
- Day's play in the Calcutta Test versus West Indies cancelled by riots. [1]
- Green Bay Packers beat Dallas Cowboys 34-27 in NFL championship game. [1]
- Kansas City Chiefs beat Buffalo Bills 31-7 in AFL championship game. [1]
- January 9
- The NFL New Orleans franchise takes the name "Saints". [1]
- January 15
- At the Los Angeles Coliseum, the Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 in the first-ever world championship game (later called the Super Bowl) of American football. A crowd of 61,946 people is on hand. For their win, each member of the Packers collect $15,000: this is the largest single-game share in the history of team sports. [1] [129]
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