Chiefs Throwbacks

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Remember back in 2009 when the AFL was celebrating its 50th year in existence? That season, the eight original AFL teams wore their original jerseys for a few games in honor of the players that had come before them.

Some of the jerseys were goofy looking, some of the jerseys weren't that unfamiliar, and then there were the Chiefs.

With the state of Texas on the side of their helmets, the Chiefs showed off their throwback uniforms for the first time in a home game against the Dallas Cowboys. Texas was, of course, on their helmets because they were originally the Dallas Texans before Lamar Hunt moved the team to Kansas City in 1963.

Many Chiefs fans were upset that their beloved team was wearing a different state's outline on their helmet. Many fans enjoyed the change-of-pace that the uniforms brought.

I am one from that second type.

It's not that I enjoy the state of Texas, it's that I enjoy the Kansas City Chiefs and I enjoy the rich history that the Chiefs have. That history includes several seasons as the Dallas Texans. And those throwback uniforms pay tribute to not only the humble beginnings of the Chiefs, but also former owner Lamar Hunt's vision for the AFL and a revolution to the nature of professional football.

But why pay tribute by wearing those jerseys just one season? I say we wear the jerseys at least once a season, similar to how the Patriots wear theirs at least once a season (and were all about doing things the Patriot way).

And why stop there? I say we put the old logo at midfield instead of the arrowhead at least once a season (probably the same game we do throwbacks). That logo is sweet, it should not have to live entirely in the past.

Anyway, it was just a thought (by the way, our winning percentage wearing the throwbacks those three games in 2009 matched our total winning percentage for the year; pretty powerful stuff).