On Jan. 15, 1967, Martin Haupt went to work and tape-recorded Super Bowl I — a decision that he, alone, in the United States might have made.
It was a decision that continues to resonate because CBS and NBC did not preserve copies of the game, leaving Haupt’s as the only known recording of the historic broadcast.
But why and where Haupt recorded the game remained a mystery even after an article in The New York Times on Tuesday revealed his role in the taping and his son’s dispute with the N.F.L. over the potential sale of the tapes.