Possibly, I hadn't considered that either, Mr. htismaqe. But it is possible.

I've always subscribed to the theory that the small- to mid-market teams don't get attention because the audience size doesn't warrant it. But, in Lamar's case, one would think that that excuse wouldn't apply.

I can understand why the media would ignore the Chiefs, but I don't understand why they would choose to ignore Lamar's passing to this extent. In that sense, it does raise questions.

FAX

I don't watch espn anymore exept to wack off watching linda cone

He was from the NFL.

Yeah, I brought that up.

lol thank you all for showin some love to a fellow chiefs fan!

I believe that many people said they were going to murder the next person to say that name.

:eek:

I'm sorry FAX but this is way, way off base. Wellington Mara made the NFL what it is today by instituting the practice that sets it apart from all other pro sports: revenue sharing. Read his bio, I think once you see the facts you will agree Mr. Mara was a Giant in his field. This in no way detracts from Lamar Hunt's legacy.

Giants owner Wellington Mara dies at age 89
By Dave Goldberg, AP Football Writer
NEW YORK — Every NFL fan owes a huge debt to Wellington Mara, who died Tuesday at 89. So does every owner, executive and player. Mara, who joined the New York Giants as a ballboy the day his father purchased the team 80 years ago and became co-owner as a teenager, was the face of the franchise for more than a half century.

But he also was the patriarch of the NFL, a man who was willing for more than 40 years to split the millions in television revenues he could have made in the nation's largest market with the Green Bays and Pittsburghs of the league.
It put the NFL at the top of America's sports hierarchy.

"He shaped nearly every rule and philosophy we have in our league today," said Ernie Accorsi, the Giants general manager. "Most of all, he was the moral conscience of the National Football League. He now joins the pantheon of incredible men who made this league what it has become."

Said commissioner Paul Tagliabue: "Wellington Mara represented the heart and soul of the National Football League. He was a man of deep conviction who stood as a beacon of integrity. When Well Mara stood to speak at a league meeting, the room would become silent with anticipation because all of us knew we were going to hear profound insights born of eight decades of league experience."

The last of the NFL's founding generation, Mara, elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1997, died of cancer at his home in Rye, the team said.

One of Mara's greatest contributions came in the early 1960s when he and brother Jack agreed to share television revenue on a league wide basis soon after Pete Rozelle became commissioner. That deal allowed the NFL to thrive and remains in place today.

"Wellington Mara was a true pioneer who understood what it took to make the National Football League great," said Gene Upshaw, executive director of the NFL Players Association. "History will show that his vision, integrity and willingness to share with small market clubs paved the way for economic success."

In 1989, Mara and group of older owners wanted Rozelle's successor to be Jim Finks, then the New Orleans general manager, rather than Tagliabue, then a league lawyer. Mara thought the league should be run by a football man.

But Mara and several other "old-guard" owners finally agreed to break a stalemate of four months by throwing their votes to Tagliabue. Mara became one of the new commissioner's staunchest supporters, a man Tagliabue often leaned on for advice.

Mara became a Giants' ballboy at age 9 on Oct. 18, 1925 after his father, Timothy J. Mara, bought the team. He stayed fully involved in New York's operation for almost 80 years, except for the three years he served in the Navy during World War II. Until he became ill last spring, he attended most practices and every game.

In 1930, at 14, his father made him co-owner with older brother Jack.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/footb...ara-obit_x.htm

Big deal IMHO. Lamar shared revenue when he created the AFL, he even gave his OWN money to other teams so they wouldn't go under. Hell he even gave the Raiders one of our QB's because they didn't have one. That would never happen in this day and age.

Thanks for posting, Mr. vailpass. I appreciate the information and the knowledge gained.

FAX

You've also got to remember that Lamar and his family are quite low key and Lamar never really wanted the focus on him so I am sure a lot of this has to do with that and his family. Lamar would have wanted the focus to remain on the games. A lot of these media outlets depend on the family and the team putting out statements and and tributes and such and they pick them up. Otherwise, what more can you do other than the tributes you've already aired? The family in fact may have encouraged the outlets not to focus too much on it...

I think if you were keeping score, Lamar's accomplishments would outweigh Mara's, Mr. dirk digler. But, that level of homerism is beyond even my utterly shameless reach.

Still, the fact is they were both good men and important to the evolution of the NFL. It doesn't excuse or explain why Mara get's more attention than Lamar, though.

It's a puzzler.

FAX

I am not being a homer, it is the truth. The only reason Mara got all the hype is because he ran the New York Football Giants.

I wasn't suggesting you were a homer, Mr. dirk digler. Rather, I was stating that I am. And darn proud of it, too.

I think you're right about the New York franchise, though. As I said earlier, I can understand why the Chiefs garner little attention - we suck. But, Lamar's another story. He deserves better.

FAX

Mara instituted the policy of revenue sharing when he, as a NY owner, was in a position to benefit most from preventing it. Mara could easily have been the NFL Steinbrenner but cared more about the game.
Hunt accomplished some great things but revenue sharing was not among them.

Read Mara's bio, he became an owner when he was 14 years old and built the NFL.