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Originally billed as the "NFL-AFL World Championship Game," the Super Bowl became the NFL's championship game after both leagues merged in 1970. One of the conditions of the merger was that the winners of each league's championship game would meet in a contest to determine the "world champion of football". The NFL commissioner at that time, Pete Rozelle, is often considered the mastermind of both the merger and the Super Bowl. His leadership guided them into an agreement and cemented the preeminence of the Super Bowl. The winning team gets the Vince Lombardi Trophy, named for the coach of the Green Bay Packers, who won the first two Super Bowl games. Following his death in September 1970, the trophy was named the Vince Lombardi Trophy, first awarded at Super Bowl V in Miami. "Super Sunday" has practically become a national holiday. Even the high-concept commercials have become a major event, almost as anticipated as the game itself! Each of these full Super Bowl tickets has been encapsulated and graded by PSA/DNA as follows: 1967 SB I "VG 3," 1968 SB II "NM 7," 1969 SB III "EX-MT 6," 1970 SB IV "EX-MT 6," 1971 SB V "VG 3," 1972 SB VI "PR-FR 1," 1973 SB VII "EX-MT 6," 1974 SB VIII "EX-MT 6," 1975 SB IX "NM 7," 1976 SB X "NM-MT 8," 1977 SB XI "NM 7," 1978 SB XII "EX-MT 6," 1979 SB XIII "EX-MT 6," 1980 SB XIV "NM-MT 8," 1981 SB XV "NM 7," 1982 SB XVI "EX-MT 6," 1983 SB XVII "NM 7," 1984 SB XVIII "NM-MT 8," 1985 SB XIX "NM-MT 8," 1986 SB XX "NM-MT 8," 1987 SB XXI "NM-MT 8," 1988 SB XXII "NM-MT 8," 1989 SB XXIII "NM-MT 8," 1990 SB XXIV "NM-MT 8," 1991 SB XXV "EX 5," 1992 SB XXVI "MINT 9," 1993 SB XXVII "NM-MT 8," 1994 SB XXVII "MINT 9," 1995 SB XXIX "EX-MT 6," 1996 SB XXX "NM-MT 8," 1997 SB XXXI "NM-MT 8," 1998 SB XXXII "MINT 9," 1999 SB XXXIII "EX-MT 6," 2000 SB XXXIV "VG-EX 4," 2001 SB XXXV "NM 7 (MK)," 2002 SB XXXVI "VG-EX 4," 2003 SB XXXVII "NM 7," 2004 SB XXXVIII "EX-MT 6," 2005 SB XXXIX "MINT 9."