Why Roman numerals are used to denote every edition of the Super Bowl? How did the norm begin and what is Kansas City Chiefs' connection to it? Let's find out. It all started in 1971 when Super ...

The Super Bowl's tradition of using Roman numerals to mark the league's showpiece event is a tradition that spans over 50 years.

The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will take the field for Super Bowl LIX on Sunday. But many football fanatics and casual watchers may be wondering: What the heck does LIX mean?

A major proponent of this idea was Lamar Hunt, the founder and owner of the Kansas City Chiefs. Upon the Chiefs winning in 1970, Hunt suggested using the Roman numerals to add a touch of ...

Bob Moore, historian for the Kansas City Chiefs told the Associated Press in 2012, “the Roman numerals made it much more important.” After all, the fledgling game at the time was the ...

WASHINGTON — The Kansas City Chiefs will take on the Philadelphia ... According to the NFL, the big game used roman numerals starting with Super Bowl V, when the Baltimore Colts beat the Dallas ...

Under head coach Andy Reid and with quarterback Patrick Mahomes at the helm, the Kansas City Chiefs have become ... Hills continued: “Most of us got the Roman numerals, however, you could ...

He wore a sweatshirt with the message 'Swifties can LIX my balls', with LIX being the roman numerals for the Super Bowl in question. Philadelphia Eagles - English NFL - English Kansas City Chiefs ...

The Super Bowl was forever transformed in 1971 when Roman numerals were introduced ... which will see reigning champions Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles, it's worth remembering ...

The Kansas City Chiefs ... When writing bigger numbers in Roman numerals, you can use these symbols: The idea to use Roman numerals for the Super Bowl came from late Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt ...

However, it wasn’t until Super Bowl V that the Roman numerals were introduced. The then-owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, Lamar Hunt, who also named the Super Bowl, added the idea of using Roman ...