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Robert Zeglinski

Here’s why the Chiefs have an NKH patch on their uniforms

When the Super Bowl comes around, a variety of questions might arise.

For example, you might notice an “NKH” patch on the right side of the Kansas City Chiefs’ jerseys. It is fairly new — an addition for the 2023 NFL season — and it’s not complicated as to why it’s there.

While the Chiefs are the NFL’s current gold standard, having earned a berth in four of the last six Super Bowls, they used to be the standard bearer for the AFC (or AFL) itself. Under the stewardship of late owner/founder Lamar Hunt, Kansas City was the first team to represent the “other” conference in the Super Bowl in the early 1960s. Today, the AFC championship award is officially named the Lamar Hunt Trophy.

After Hunt died in 2006, his wife, Norma Knobel Hunt, became a minority owner of the franchise. She subsequently died in June 2023, and given her connections to the Chiefs’ history as the “First Lady of Football,” they decided to honor her memory with the “NKH” patch featuring her initials.

What a beautiful tribute to an important person in Chiefs lore.

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