FILE -- This Jan. 26, 1960, file photo shows American Football League president Lamar Hunt, center, flanked by Bud Adams, left, owner of the Houston AFL team, and Harry Wismer, owner of the New York AFL team, in Dallas. The mere mention of the name Bud Adams in Houston still riles fans angry that he relocated their beloved Oilers to Tennessee in 1997. The franchise is celebrating its 50th anniversary with Adams still in charge of the team he started along with co-founding the AFL. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

FILE -- This Jan. 26, 1960, file photo shows American Football League president Lamar Hunt, center, flanked by Bud Adams, left, owner of the Houston AFL team, and Harry Wismer, owner of the New York AFL team, in Dallas. The mere mention of the name Bud Adams in Houston still riles fans angry that he relocated their beloved Oilers to Tennessee in 1997. The franchise is celebrating its 50th anniversary with Adams still in charge of the team he started along with co-founding the AFL.

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  1. Former Green Bay Packers player Jim Taylor positions the Vince Lombardi Trophy, produced by Tiffany & Co., in the Pro Football Hall of Fame after it was delivered by a Brinks armored car, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in Canton, Ohio. The trophy will remain on display in the Lamar Hunt Super Bowl Gallery throughout the season before being presented to the winner of Super Bowl XLIV, on Feb. 7, 2010, in Miami. Taylor played for head coach Vince Lombardi on the Green Bay Packers team that won the first Super Bowl in 1967. In the background are some of the 21 Hall of Famers that were in attendance for the event.

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  1. The Vince Lombardi Trophy, produced by Tiffany & Co., is shown after being delivered and placed on display at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in Canton, Ohio. The trophy will remain on display in the Lamar Hunt Super Bowl Gallery throughout the season before being presented to the winner of Super Bowl XLIV, on Feb. 7, 2010, in Miami.
  2. The Vince Lombardi Trophy, produced by Tiffany & Co., is shown after being delivered and placed on display at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in Canton, Ohio. The trophy will remain on display in the Lamar Hunt Super Bowl Gallery throughout the season before being presented to the winner of Super Bowl XLIV, on Feb. 7, 2010, in Miami.
  3. Former Green Bay Packers player Jim Taylor positions the Vince Lombardi Trophy, produced by Tiffany & Co., in the Pro Football Hall of Fame after it was delivered by a Brinks armored car, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in Canton, Ohio. The trophy will remain on display in the Lamar Hunt Super Bowl Gallery throughout the season before being presented to the winner of Super Bowl XLIV, on Feb. 7, 2010, in Miami. Taylor played for head coach Vince Lombardi on the Green Bay Packers team that won the first Super Bowl in 1967. In the background are some of the 21 Hall of Famers that were in attendance for the event.
  4. Former Green Bay Packers player Jim Taylor walks the Vince Lombardi Trophy, produced by Tiffany & Co., through the Pro Football Hall of Fame after it was delivered by a Brinks armored car Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in Canton, Ohio. The trophy will remain on display in the Lamar Hunt Super Bowl Gallery throughout the season before being presented to the winner of Super Bowl XLIV, on Feb. 7, 2010, in Miami. Taylor played for head coach Vince Lombardi on the Green Bay Packers team that won the first Super Bowl in 1967.
  5. A Brinks representative, who did not want to be identified, delivers the Vince Lombardi Trophy to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in Canton, Ohio. The trophy will remain on display in the Lamar Hunt Super Bowl Gallery throughout the season before being presented to the winner of Super Bowl XLIV on Feb. 7, 2010, in Miami.
  6. A Brinks representative, who did not want to be identified, delivers the Vince Lombardi Trophy to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in Canton, Ohio. The trophy will remain on display in the Lamar Hunt Super Bowl Gallery throughout the season before being presented to the winner of Super Bowl XLIV on Feb. 7, 2010, in Miami.

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