New York, March 4 -- The Kansas City Chiefs (KCC) defeated the San Francisco Forty-niners in the Super Bowl of American Football played on February 11 in Las Vegas. The TV broadcast drew a record number of viewers. Apart from the fact that it was a thrilling match extending into overtime, another reason for the increased attention to the game was the budding romance between the pop music superstar Taylor Swift and one of the key players of the KCC, Travis Kelce.

Well, she made it and TV reports, social media, and news magazines were all buzzing with photos of the couple celebrating the KCC's victory. This drew attention to other similar couples, both in the past and present where the man in the relationship is a famous athlete and the wo...