Rasheed Wallace Explains Passion for the Kansas City Chiefs
by Joel Thorman on Nov 14, 2009 2:08 PM CST
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PrintAt the end of September, the Kansas City Chiefs traveled to Philadelphia to play the Eagles and in one of the post-game articles by the Kansas City Star, Rasheed Wallace's name was mentioned. The story said he's been a big Chiefs fan since Joe Montana came in 1993.
"You know," he recently said via WEEI in Boston, "I’m always a fan of individual players, but around about ’93, ‘94, when Joe Montana got traded to Kansas City, no one I knew was a Kansas City fan so I’ve been with them ever since."
Wallace said he grew up in Philadelphia and, with all of his family members being Eagles fans, he had to go against the grain and root for another team.
Okay, I'll get to the part most of you are wondering about. Here's a passage from the original Kansas City Star article:
"Wallace, wearing a No. 58 Chiefs jersey, tossed a man’s prosthetic leg back and forth.
"Odd. But at least it distracted Wallace from the loss, particularly considering the unlikely Chiefs fan has been following the team for 15 years."
Odd is right. Wallace was asked to explain that part of the article:
"Well, a friend of mine is handicapped," he said, "and at times when he’s had one too many beers, he gets to taking his leg off and he likes to throw it around and he tries to scare people. So, we just took his leg and put my Kansas City helmet on it and we took pictures of it.
"Every now and then, we convince him to pop his leg off and try to scare people and once he did that, he’s pretty much playing keep away with it. He can’t chase it. So we got the leg and took pictures with it and everyone’s posing and stuff. It was fun though, it was all in fun."
Well, welcome to the Kansas City Chiefs family, Rasheed.
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I forgot to talk about this in my post-philly post. When I went to Big Charlie’s Saloon, one of the guys that came in with Pioli called ‘Sheed up on the phone and had him on speaker telling Sheed that he was in a Chiefs bar in South Philly. I was kinda hoping Sheed would swing by. I love that guy. I live in L.A. but hate the Lakers and therefore I’ve always like Sheed cuz he was on that Pistons team that owned L.A. in the finals and now he’s on the Celtics. Beyond that, I got mad respect for Sheed’s game and the kinda player he is.
For justice we must go to Don Pioli
heh
me and sheed have things in common, grew up in eastern pa and starting following kc in 93.
Good deal.
Prediction: 2009 AFC West gets Emmy for best drama.
I think know who you are.
Do you also play for the Boston Celtics?
by ChiefsFan90s on Nov 14, 2009 4:15 PM CST up reply actions
no.....
but Ray Allen lives 2 blocks down from me…..coincedence??
Prediction: 2009 AFC West gets Emmy for best drama.
by CT Chief Fan on Nov 15, 2009 1:34 PM CST up reply actions
Sheed !
Going against the grain ! Sheed My Man !
by 65tosspowertrap on Nov 14, 2009 3:24 PM CST reply actions
Yeah only if more people outside of the midwest would
by Joel Thorman on Nov 14, 2009 3:25 PM CST up reply actions
i think theres more people than you think
between my work and my girlfriend’s work in connecticut theres a few Chiefs fans around. And im not very subtle with my fandom so I usually have people come up to me and tell me they are fans.
Actually funny story, I was in an Italian restaurant last year and I got a tap on my shoulder, its an older lady who blurts out “A KC fan, out here?” (she say my huge kc winter coat) I was getting ready to hear about Bernard Pollard for the umpteenth time and the lady asks me if I know who Tom Condon is. I reply of course I do and thats when she reveals she is none other than his sister.
So I chatted with her for 15-20 minutes and she told me stories about Tom as a Chief. Pretty neat expeirience.
Prediction: 2009 AFC West gets Emmy for best drama.
by CT Chief Fan on Nov 14, 2009 3:35 PM CST up reply actions
I would have to agree.
I live in the middle of Wyoming, which is generally Broncos country. I notice quite a few people wearing Chiefs coats or with logo’s on their cars. When I first met my girlfriends best friends boyfriend we started talking sports and found out each other was a big Chiefs fan. I was born in MO but had lived in South Dakota since I was 6. He had grown up in North Dakota, near the Canadian border. I find Chiefs fans are all over the place.
The problem is that the Chiefs aren’t a popular team to like. So if a celebrity wants to impress their fans it generally isn’t the Chiefs they would pick.
Grew up in KC, became a fan...
in the late 80’s, loved Marty ball, been a huge fan ever since. I moved to Denver in 93 and remained true to the Chiefs, joined the Navy…lived in Norfolk and San Diego, still bleedin’ Red. Going to be transferred to Italy soon, and guess what, I’ll probably be the only Chiefs fan in the entire country.
by 5280ChiefsFan on Nov 14, 2009 4:51 PM CST up reply actions
I was thinking tight end.
How’s his defense? I don’t watch basketball so I have no clue. But it could fit, and we do have the tradition of using basketball players in that position.
Living in Michigan
and being a Pistons fan, I’ve always loved that Sheed was a Chiefs fan. He’d often be seen going to games and even hanging around the city in Chiefs gear. Many a time he’d be doing radio interviews and he throw in some sort of shout out for the Chiefs,. Of course now that he’s wearing the evil Green of Boston I’ve got no love for him!!!
by Detroit Buckets on Nov 14, 2009 4:12 PM CST reply actions
This came up probably early in the 2000's
but it’s to know Rasheed is still a Chiefs fan because I don’t think we have many other celeb fans. Maybe Paul Rudd and Anna Kournakova (stretching!)
Nice read.
I became a fan for the same reasons. Joe Montana and being in Raider and Charger country in LA. :]
I want to be a fan of his, but he’s a Celtic. After he retires or leaves that team, I will respect him more. ;)
Send him an AP shirt and maybe he'll chime in here one day :)
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.
just like me
growing up in san diego, everyone thought I was nuts to be a chiefs fan wearing jerseys in 1994 when SD goes to the super bowl, im in a KC jersey…stuff like that
Id hate myself for being a charger fan, since then Id be super fair weather, and not care about my team.
Go Chiefs.
SHEEEEED!
He’s one of us! Yeah yeah!
Braccae illae virides cum subucula rosea et tunica Caledonia-quam elenganter concinnatur!
Well shit the bed!
Love to see “name” individuals rooting for our beloved Chiefs (besides myself). I have lived on the coast of Oregon, and now in Washington for the last nine years. Mostly Sea-Chicken fans in these parts. And you know I ain’t rootin for no Sea-Chicken.
Go Cheeeeefs!
Die hard Chiefs fan here in Portland
There is actually a Chiefs bar in Cornelius, OR. I wear my cassel jersey every weekend either there or at the local sports bar.
Sean
by TrailBlazerChief on Nov 15, 2009 11:05 AM CST up reply actions
Where is the bar?
And what is it called? I would love to go for a game.
by NorthwestChief on Nov 16, 2009 2:48 PM CST up reply actions
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