Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs logo is a arrowhead design originally sketched by Lamar Hunt on a napkin. Hunt’s sketches, which were done on a napkin on a flight from Dallas to Kansas City, began with an interlocking “KC” inside a circle or an oval. Hunt’s inspiration for the interlocking “KC” design was the “SF” inside of an oval on the San Francisco 49ers helmets. Unlike the 49ers’ logo, Kansas City’s overlapping initials appear inside a white arrowhead instead of an oval and are surrounded by a thick chipped looking black border.
Chiefs Primary Logo
The Kansas City Chiefs have a long and storied primary logo history that dates back to the team's founding in 1960. The original design was created by Lamar Hunt, founder of the American Football League (AFL). It featured an arrowhead with a Native American headdress on top, which symbolized strength and courage. This logo remained unchanged until 1972 when it was slightly modified to include more detail.
Today, despite some slight alterations over its 60 years of existence, the current primary logo remains largely unchanged from its original form designed by Lamar Hunt when he founded AFL’s Kansas City franchise. Its simple yet powerful design has come to represent not just football but also loyalty and passion among fans who proudly wear it across all levels of fandom - whether at home games cheering on Patrick Mahomes or watching them win Super Bowl LIV after 50 years without a championship title!
Kansas City Chiefs
1963 - 1972
When the franchise moved to Kansas City in 1963, Bob Taylor was commissioned to produce a new logo that remained strikingly similar to his original incarnation. Taylor’s new rendition featured a Native American figure running with the same stride and holding the pigskin in the same manner as the gunslinger and a red tomahawk with the states of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Iowa, and Arkansas serving as his backdrop.
Dallas Texans
1960 - 1962
The American Football League’s Dallas Texans in 1960, featured a polished football toting gunslinger set over the state of Texas in red. The gunslinger is wearing cowboy boots and hat carrying a football and a gun. A design created by Bob Taylor, a cartoonist for the now defunct Dallas Times Herald.
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The Dark History of the Kansas City Chiefs Logo Revealed
In this eye-opening video, we uncover the dark and controversial history behind the Kansas City Chiefs logo. From its origins to its current controversy, find out the truth behind this iconic symbol and its impact on Native American communities.
If you're a fan of the Chiefs or simply interested in historical and cultural discussions, then this video is a must-watch. Join us as we delve into the lesser-known side of the Kansas City Chiefs logo and its significance in today's society.
