LAS VEGAS — As Kansas City prepares to take on San Francisco, the Hunt family and Chiefs Nation mourned the loss of their matriarch, Norma Hunt, the only woman to have ever attended every Super Bowl, who passed away earlier this year.
Hunt was married to late football pioneer Lamar Hunt, who bought the Dallas Texans, which was rebranded into the Chiefs and relocated to Kansas City in the 1960s. Lamar and Norma's son, Clark Hunt, became the chairman of the franchise after his father's death and has become a leading voice in NFL ownership.
Clark's brother, Dan, owns and operates the family's MLS franchise, FC Dallas.
Dan Hunt posted to X on Sunday morning, paying tribute to his late mother.
"Today is hard," Dan Hunt said. "I’ll attend my first Super Bowl without my mom. She attended the first 57 Super Bowls without a miss. The only woman to see them all. She was so special. Mom will be cheering her Chiefs from heaven today with my Dad. I miss and love you both so much. Go Chiefs!"
Earlier in the week, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce mentioned how winning this Super Bowl would mean a little bit more.
"For this being the first Super Bowl [Norma] hasn't been to, to bring this home for the Hunt Family would mean the world," Kelce said.
Chiefs head coach Andy Reid added onto Kelce's sentiments, saying Norma Hunt's heart "was the biggest thing" and said she was "a great person."
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