A Ton of Former Chiefs in the House Today

by Joel Thorman on Oct 11, 2009 6:57 PM CDT in 2009 Kansas City Chiefs Campaign

The Dallas Cowboys are enough of a star-studded team to impress me. Seeing Jerry Jones talking to Scott Pioli and then later Clark Hunt was impressive. Roger Goodell then joined all three of those men on the sidelines before the game. The executive of the decade, one of the most visible owners and the NFL's top dog all standing together.

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Not a bad scene, right? Just wait. It got better.

Luckily for us, Josh Looney of KCChiefs.com snapped a ton of photos. Check out his Twitter page for more.

Prior to kickoff, Priest Holmes was honored for his time in the NFL. Priest, of course, was one of, if not the best Chiefs running back in franchise history. Coincidentally, Larry Johnson broke his franchise record for attempts today.

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In addition to Holmes, former Chiefs kicker Nick Lowery was honored as well. He was officially put into the Chiefs Hall of Fame. It was a great, great honor for him. He had his family with him and you could tell it was a special day for him.

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At halftime, a ton of former Chiefs came onto the field. It really was amazing. We wrote about which players were going to be there a couple days ago but it was still one of those moments that makes you stop and think....wow.

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Neil Smith, Dan Saleauma, Bobby Bell and Willie Lanier received some of the biggest cheers from the crowd. Our guess our town likes defense, huh? But the biggest ovation went for the last former player that was announced, the Super Bowl IV MVP and a fixture in Kansas City since that game: Lenny 'The Cool' Dawson.

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After I walked out of the locker room, I was waiting by a bank of elevators to head back up to the press box. Standing in front of me? A man by the name of Dick Vermeil, who was on the field with Holmes earlier in the game. Of course, Lenny The Cool was there as well.

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(That picture was actually taken before the game)

Yeah, it was a loss. A disheartening, and possibly even demoralizing loss, but if you were at the game, you were treated to a level of Chiefs history rarely seen.

Here I was thinking a few weeks back that it couldn't get better than sharing an elevator with Len Dawson. Then I share one today with Lenny, Vermeil and Hunt. I can stand up to current players and ask them questions without much of a problem - but put me next to Len Dawson and I gotta stop for a minute, and think, Chiefs history is about as good as it gets.

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We get it! You're AMAZING!

Dude, so effing jealous right now…

-cw

Watching the 2009-2010 Chiefs 12 hours ahead of you (in Taipei, Taiwan).
Twittering my every move. Don't act like you're not even slightly interested.

by webby37 on Oct 11, 2009 7:05 PM CDT reply actions

Joel, being an official member of the press, should not make this Three Amigos mistake:

pleth⋅o⋅ra
[pleth-er-uh]
–noun
1. overabundance; excess

C’mon, Primetime07, plethora doesn’t just mean “a lot” it means “too many”. Just wanted you to know that before The Star hires you and you get a talking-to from your editor for improper usage in a future column.

by thehulk on Oct 11, 2009 7:08 PM CDT reply actions

I did not know that

What should I change it to? Or….to what should I change it?

Arrowhead Pride

by Joel Thorman on Oct 11, 2009 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions

Changed it to ton since you did not offer suggestions

Hmph.

Arrowhead Pride

by Joel Thorman on Oct 11, 2009 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions

hey, you can only ask so much of thehulk

for god’s sake there’s not even a space between the two words in my name (and I was busy making myself a sandwich for the last few minutes, didn’t notice)

by thehulk on Oct 11, 2009 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions

OK - this is one of my favorite threads on here.

by Big Chief on Oct 11, 2009 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions

Goddell

Was he in the Cowboys box giving high fives to Jones’ friends at the end of the game?

by HowSweetItIs on Oct 11, 2009 7:10 PM CDT reply actions

I think this was a "moralizing" game

I agree with Cassel in the post-game…this actually looked like a team and not a bunch of strands of spaghetti getting thrown against the wall. I’m feeling VERY GOOD about next week against the Skins, which are falling apart by the minute. The Chiefs kept their head up, fought hard, and put themselves in a position to win. Sure, I wish we won, but this was easily one of the easier games to stomach for me.

by jk86 on Oct 11, 2009 7:12 PM CDT reply actions

Ditto!

by ttownmikey on Oct 11, 2009 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions

wow i dont know if i would be able to process all those stars i would be

star struck

FOUR F'S FIND UM FEEL UM FUGUM FORGET UM.

by sexassassin on Oct 11, 2009 7:44 PM CDT reply actions

Why does the picture of your Lucille Ball Blow-up Doll look so grainy, sex?

What about the twinkie?

"All praise Chiefus."

by DThomasReigns on Oct 11, 2009 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions

dthomas

REEEECD

FOUR F'S FIND UM FEEL UM FUGUM FORGET UM.

by sexassassin on Oct 11, 2009 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions

whoa

closest I got was selling a computer to Muhsin Muhammad of the Panthers and chatting with him for about 15 minutes about college. It’s so weird how normal so many of these stars are…

by 1kmilesfromkc on Oct 11, 2009 7:50 PM CDT reply actions

So now I owe my wife a Cowboys Jersey

Great, just great…. we will get them next wk

www.treasuretrooper.com/cashisnow

by Prospero15 on Oct 11, 2009 7:50 PM CDT reply actions

pity there were more former chiefs there than there were chiefs fans there. i finally lost all
respect for chiefs nation you all know who you are and you should be ashamed of yourself they might have won if they blocked better and they might have won if they tackled better but they also might have won if we didnt allow the cowboys to turn it into a home game

by Bleedzredngold on Oct 11, 2009 8:09 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs

I understand your frustration

But getting onto a Chiefs website and saying you’ve lost all respect for Chiefs nation probably isn’t the best idea. Be prepared for negative comments.

Arrowhead Pride

by Joel Thorman on Oct 11, 2009 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions

you sure its not Bleedzsilvernblue?

by dgoddard on Oct 11, 2009 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions

i did hear some cheers for the cowboys on tv

but i can say this the way we have been playing lately who wants to support their team. I can say the first time i went to go see the chiefs in san diego. about 6 years ago the place was blood red it was a chiefs home game. people just pay when your team is winning but trust me on this site we have nothing but the truest fans on here

FOUR F'S FIND UM FEEL UM FUGUM FORGET UM.

by sexassassin on Oct 11, 2009 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions

I said the same thing..

Sad when the dallas d can throw up their arms and you can hear it get louder on tv.

by idahochieffan on Oct 11, 2009 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions

You said the same thing about Chiefs fans not going to the game……as you watched it on TV……Am I the only one that thinks that is a bit hypocritical?

by JComp11 on Oct 11, 2009 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions

Almost as much blue as red in the stands

I looked through the stands today from our seats – it seemed to me that there was almost as much blue as red in the stands, and the blue fans were loud. The Dallas players could hear them (hard not to) and when the Dallas D started to do that that their fans responded. But then so did the Chiefs fans throughout the game.

I thought the Chiefs played a lot better than any other game I’ve seen this year and the true Chiefs fans were really into the game, but there was a lot of blue in the stands today.

by OccDoc on Oct 11, 2009 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions

I’m betting that is how it is anywhere Dallas travels, especially in the midwest, at a place they haven’t been to in a long time.

by JComp11 on Oct 11, 2009 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions

Why WOULDN’T there be more Cowboys fans? It’s been over a decade since they’ve been around here and the organization has a huge fan base. Chiefs fans can go any other week for cheaper prices, and I haven’t even mentioned anything about our record in the last two years.

by JComp11 on Oct 11, 2009 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions

Here's why

It’s so expensive to go to a game in Dallas now, that it’s cheaper to fly to KC, eat some good barbecue, and buy seats on StubHub than it is to go to a game at home.

by HowSweetItIs on Oct 11, 2009 10:39 PM CDT reply actions

I love that pic with Vermeil

Vermeil: Ha ha! Not as easy at it looks, eh son?

Haley: (teeth clenched) I don’t need your shit old man…keep it up and I swear to God….

TOUCHDOWN! KAN-SAH-CITY!!!

by TheScootness on Oct 11, 2009 10:46 PM CDT reply actions

LMAO

Winning begins with Attitude - Haley and Pioli will be winners in KC!

I'll forever be a Chiefs fan! Only God himself could take that away from me, but when I get to my great reward, I'll rejoin two bigger fans, my Mom and Dad.

by Lanier63 on Oct 12, 2009 8:51 AM CDT up reply actions

You said it well, Joel. I wish we could’ve pulled the game out, but being there to see so many great players from the past really made the experience special. For someone that wasn’t alive until the 80’s, seeing these guys really made the names and stories come to life.

by JComp11 on Oct 11, 2009 11:07 PM CDT reply actions

Kinda gives you a sense of what us old timers remember about the Chiefs :)

Winning begins with Attitude - Haley and Pioli will be winners in KC!

I'll forever be a Chiefs fan! Only God himself could take that away from me, but when I get to my great reward, I'll rejoin two bigger fans, my Mom and Dad.

by Lanier63 on Oct 12, 2009 8:52 AM CDT up reply actions