# @thekansascitystar on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/ChpFopdsbjd
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/19115890-thekansascitystar-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-08-24T12:19:35.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kansas City Star (@thekansascitystar) — https://gondola.cc/thekansascitystar

## Caption

Len Dawson, the Hall of Fame quarterback who led the Kansas City Chiefs to their first Super Bowl championship and was with the organization for six decades as a player and broadcaster, has died. He was 87. 

Known as “Lenny the Cool” for his composure and guile on the field, Dawson was the Chiefs’ starter for 14 seasons, including their appearances in Super Bowl I and Super Bowl IV.

Dawson was an iconic symbol of Kansas City sports success, and his status ranks among a select company that includes the Royals’ Hall of Fame third baseman George Brett, pro golfing champion Tom Watson and the late Buck O’Neil of the Negro Leagues’ Kansas City Monarchs and a recent inductee into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

In addition to being the face of the Chiefs franchise from the time the club moved from Dallas to Kansas City in 1963 until he retired as a player in 1975, Dawson was known by future generations of fans for his work in television as the longest-tenured sports anchor in Kansas City history.

Read more about this Kansas City legend at the link in our bio. #chiefs #chiefskingdom #lendawson #kansascity #kcmo

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kansascity, chiefskingdom, kcmo, lendawson, chiefs

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