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| Lamar Hunt's 6,615-SF Mansion in Knights Valley, CA |
Photo credit: PR Photography. Source: compass.com
KNIGHTS VALLEY, CA --The vast estate of one of pro
football’s most important figures, the man who came up with “Super Bowl” to
describe the NFL championship game, is for sale, according to TopTenRealEstateDeals.com.
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| Lamar Hunt |
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| Norma Hunt |
In the late 1950s
when baseball was America’s most popular sport and football’s popularity was
just starting to warm, Hunt wanted an NFL franchise to expand the game but was
turned down by the league citing danger of rapid growth.
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| H.L. Hunt |
In time the two leagues merged, drawing huge attention to
the sport. According to football legend, it was Hunt who came up with the name
“Super Bowl” after watching his children play with the 1960’s popular toy
“Super Ball.”
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| Christine Krenos |
Hunt didn’t stop
with football. He went on to develop hockey, tennis, soccer and basketball
teams, leagues and end-of-season championship games and has been inducted into
multiple halls of fame.
While actively molding the sports world, he was also
developing amusement parks and an innovative underground shopping center. Baby
Boomers will remember when he and his brothers cornered the silver market at
the end of the 1970s, driving it to a meteoric price per ounce before finally
crashing in 1980.
Lamar and his wife of 42 years, Norma, purchased 40 acres of
land in Knights Valley, California, along the banks of Bidwell Creek in 2000.
At the top of the Napa Valley, it was a perfect location to
develop a vineyard with their preferred Cabernet Sauvignon vines. Their
contemporary, 6,615-square-foot house was built that same year and the first
block of Cabernet Sauvignon vines were planted in 2002.
Named Bidwell Creek Estate and Vineyard, its label,
Perfect Season Cabernet Sauvignon, has won critical acclaim from wine critics
and collectors. Though Mrs. Hunt is selling the ranch and vineyard, she is
retaining the label.
The Hunt home is designed for open-plan living, is bright
and sunny with vaulted, beamed ceilings and glass walls that open to bring the
outside breezes in.
Views of the vines
and surrounding mountains can be seen from every room with many rooms opening
to the spacious wrap-around veranda.
Stone fireplaces reaching to the rafters can be found in the
main living area, master suite and the seating area next to the fully equipped
outdoor kitchen.
The home has three bedrooms, five baths, an office, gym,
large kitchen with Viking range and a huge wine cellar perfect for hosting
tasting events and displaying prized bottles.
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| Lamar Hunt's 40-acre estate and winery, Knights Valley, CA |
Conveniently
located, it is only 20 minutes from the Sonoma County Airport and 10 minutes
from shopping and dining in Calistoga.
The listing agent is Christine Krenos, Compass
Realty, San Francisco, Beach Street office.
CONTACT:
Genelle C. Brown
Content Manager, Media Division
TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
Phone: 434-480-4504
Twitter: @toptenrealestate
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Content Manager, Media Division
TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
Phone: 434-480-4504
Twitter: @toptenrealestate
facebook.com/toptenrealestat
