Why do the Kansas City Chiefs wear the color red? What is the origin of their logo?
In a trip down memory lane, we’re exploring the history of one the league’s best-known teams and one that had a role in the merger, that occurred between the NFL and the AFL to bring us all the game we love so much today. The history of the Kansas City Chiefs Perhaps one of the more iconic in the entire NFL , the Kansas City Chiefs logo is the identifying symbol of Kansas City’s professional football team. The team, which is now based in Kansas City, was originally founded in the 1960s by Lamar Hunt. Interestingly, the team’s original idea for its name stemmed from its first location in Dallas, Texas. It was 1959 and Hunt was encountering difficulties in his efforts to secure a football license in the NFL . With that, he took the decision to establish his very own football league, the American Football League. With Hunt as president, the new league had eight teams when it began to play in the 1960s. The “Dallas Texans” was the name that Hunt selected for the franchise, in a clear nod...