NEW ORLEANS — It was 50 years ago Saturday that this city officially joined the ranks of big-time pro sports destinations. Super Bowl IV was played that day, Jan. 11, 1970, and the Chiefs crushed the Vikings in what was the last game played under the separate auspices of NFL and AFL.
Otis Taylor scored a big touchdown. Mike Garrett famously scored on a play helpfully termed “65 toss power trap” on the official Super Bowl video by Chiefs coach Hank Stram (who also went on a bit about “matriculating the ball down the field” and telling the refs, “Ya marked it good, ya marked it good!