GOAL looks at Lamar Hunt, a pivotal figure in U.S. sport who owned the Kansas City Chiefs and helped found MLS
His first venture in sports began in American football, when he and a group of businessmen established the American Football League in 1959. Hunt's team was the Kansas City Chiefs, which he founded and owned until his death in 2006.
He was the owner of a number of soccer franchises, including Dallas Tornado in the NASL, Columbus Crew, Kansas City Wizards and FC Dallas. Hunt died on December 13, 2006. He was 74 years old. "There's a reason that the U.S Open Cup is named after Lamar Hunt, and that reason is that American soccer would not exist as we know it if not for his efforts," says"Hunt was one of several owners who helped found the North American Soccer League back in the '60s and, even as that league collapsed, he remained steadfast in his support of the American game.
"Without Hunt, MLS may not have survived those early years and, without Hunt, even if the league did, it never would have flourished in the way it has over the last 25 years. Because of that, Hunt is one of the most important believers in American soccer, and it's that belief that helped the sport grow to what we know it as today."The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is a knockout cup competition played between soccer teams across the United States.
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