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Chiefs Founder Lamar Hunt Dies at 74

 

Last Edited: Thursday, 14 Dec 2006, 12:26 AM CST

Created: Thursday, 14 Dec 2006, 12:20 AM CST

 

KANSAS CITY, MO. -- Football pioneer Lamar Hunt died just before 10:00 p.m. Wednesday of complications from prostate cancer at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas.

 

Hunt was born on August 2, 1932 in El Dorado, Arkansas and graduated from SMU with a B.S. in Geology in 1956.

 

While at SMU, he was a three-year reserve end on the Varsity Football Team. Hunt leaves behind his wife, Norma, and four children, Lamar, Jr., Sharron Munson, Clark and Daniel, as well as 13 grand?children. Together, the entire Hunt family shares a great enthusiasm for the Chiefs "Red and Gold."

 

Recognized as the guiding force behind the formation of both the American Football League and the Kansas City Chiefs, Hunt served as a positive influence on the game of professional football since he conceived the American Football League in '59.

 

As the founder of the Chiefs franchise, Hunt helped provide Kansas City with a team that became the winningest in the 10-year history of the AFL and earned spots in two of the first four Super Bowls, climaxed by winning the '69 World Championship in Super Bowl IV.

 

Hunt helped make pro football history by organizing the American Football League, which included his Dallas Texans franchise.

 

 

R.I.P.

R.I.P. Top three most influential people in NFL history. He made it happen. When all odds were against him and the AFL he stood up and made it happen. Without Hunt the NFL would not be the giant it is today. May you R.I.P. and thank you.