A number of years ago, someone was taking a survey of the greatest sports figures in Kansas City history. To no surprise, and acting as the franchise’s historian, I put Lenny first among a number of obvious greats to include baseball’s George Brett and golf’s Tom Watson. Any of these men would legitimately rank as number one.
But I picked Len for the reason that he was first for a city whose status was raised as a result of he and his team coming here. He took his team to two Super Bowls, was MVP of a winning one and directed three teams to championships during his 19-year professional football career, and was later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Perhaps one day, Patrick Mahomes will better those achievements and take his place as the greatest of them all. That day remains to be seen, so in the meantime, let us all take time to remember Len Dawson, who he was, and what he did for this city.
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