The Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professionally trained American football team located in Kansas City, Missouri. The Kansas City Chiefs are members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL).
The Kansas City Chiefs were originally referred to as the Dallas Texans. They were started by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League. The Kansas City Chiefs later moved to Kansas City and were named the Chiefs in 1963. The Kansas City mayor H. Roe Bartle assured the team that they would have increased ticket sales. The Kansas City Chiefs joined the NFL as part of the AFL-NFL Merger.
The Kansas City Chiefs get their name from Kansas' Mayor Bartle. Bartle, 35 years prior, founded the Native American-based honor society known as The Tribe of Mic-O-Say within the Boy Scouts of America organization. This deed earned him the nickname, "The Chief."
The Chiefs' first Kansas City home was located at 22nd and Brooklyn. It was called the Municipal Stadium. The Municipal Stadium opened in 1923 having 49,002 seats. The Chiefs later moved into the new Arrowhead Stadium in 1972. The Chiefs' very first game was at the Arrowhead Stadium against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Chiefs won 24-14.
Kansas City Chiefs and their Achievements
Subsequent to the New York Jets, the Kansas City Chiefs are the second AFL team to defeat an NFL club in an AFL-NFL World Championship Game when they defeated the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IV.
On January 1, 2006, Larry Johnson surpassed Priest Holmes's single-season rushing record with 1,750 yards and scores a career-high three touchdowns in one game. This was accomplished after only his ninth game start in the season. This was also his ninth straight 100-yard game which included two 200-yard performances that tied him for third-longest streak in NFL history with Walter Payton, Fred Taylor and Deuce McAllister. During the 2006 season, Larry Johnson surpassed this record with 1,789 yards in a total of 16 games.
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