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The loss of the A's was a shock to local sports fans an community leaders and there was a growing sense that government subsidy of a stadium complex would be necessary to keep major league baseball and professional football in the city. [14] When Kansas City was unable to find a suitable location for a new stadium, Jackson County stepped in and ...
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, home of the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs, opened in the fall of 1972. George Halas called Arrowhead "the most revolutionary, futuristic sports complex I have ever seen." [2] Fans occasionally refer to the stadium as "The Sea of Red" or simply just Arrowhead. The stadium is commonly referred to ...
WHB became the first station in the country to play Top 40 music 24 hours a day, and it became an instant hit in Kansas City, becoming the most popular station by the end of the year. With 10,000 watts in the daytime, WHB became one of the most powerful Top 40 stations in North America, attracting programming directors and station owners from ...
In 1959, Lamar Hunt (b. 1932, d. 2006), the son of an oil tycoon H. L. Hunt, founded a new football league (the American Football League) and a new football team called the Dallas Texans—after ...
The pool at Chase Field has been an iconic feature since the stadium opened in 1998, a place for fans to watch the game and take a dip — and players to party after big wins. Just not this year ...
Kansas City and nearby Overland Park, Kansas were once the home of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and has hosted ten men's final fours, more than any other city. However, Kansas City will be unable to host an 11th Final Four due to the NCAA's requirement starting with the 1997 tournament that all Final Four venues have a minimum ...
The field was originally called Bank One Ballpark, but became Chase Field when Bank One merged with JP Morgan Chase & Co. in 2005. The naming rights deal is for 30 years since the opening of the ...
Kauffman Stadium (/ ˈ k ɔː f m ə n /) (nicknamed "The K") is a ballpark located in Kansas City, Missouri and the home of Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals. It is next door to Arrowhead Stadium, home of National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs. Both make up the Truman Sports Complex.