Here’s how KC Chiefs, fans paid tribute to Len Dawson at Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday
The Kansas City Star
The Kansas City Chiefs opened their doors for a special public tribute to the recently departed Len Dawson.
The team welcomed fans to the Chiefs Hall of Honor at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium for a memorial that extended from 1-9 p.m. Thursday.
Dawson, a Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback and broadcaster, died last week at 87.
“There is no more revered place inside GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium than the new Hall of Honor,” Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt said in a recent statement, and we believe this will offer a fitting tribute for our great fans to remember one of the true legends of the game.”
Kansas City Chiefs fan Verlee Gilkerson takes a moment to snap a photo of herself at the Len Dawson memorial tribute on Thursday, Sep. 1, 2022 at Arrowhead Stadium. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Kansas City Chiefs fans visited the Len Dawson memorial tribute on Thursday, Sep. 1, 2022, at Arrowhead Stadium. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Kansas City Chiefs fans visited the Len Dawson memorial tribute on Thursday, Sep. 1, 2022, at Arrowhead Stadium. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Kansas City Chiefs fans visited the Len Dawson memorial tribute on Thursday, Sep. 1, 2022, at Arrowhead Stadium. Fans were allowed to visit the Chiefs Hall of Honor to see a special tribute commemorating Dawson’s life. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
A variety of Len Dawson’s memorabilia was on display at the Chiefs Hall of Honor on Thursday, Sep. 1, 2022. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
A football signed by Len Dawson was on display at the Chiefs Hall of Honor on Thursday, Sep. 1, 2022, at Arrowhead Stadium. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Kansas City Chiefs fan were able to sit and watch a video of Len Dawson’s life at the memorial tribute on Thursday, Sep. 1, 2022, at Arrowhead Stadium. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Kansas City Chiefs fan were able to sit and watch a video of Len Dawson’s life at the memorial tribute on Thursday, Sep. 1, 2022, at Arrowhead Stadium. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Kansas City Chiefs fans visited the Len Dawson memorial tribute on Thursday, Sep. 1, 2022, at Arrowhead Stadium. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Kansas City Chiefs fan Will Sears shares a memory Len Dawson at the memorial tribute on Thursday, Sep. 1, 2022 at Arrowhead Stadium. Fans were encouraged to write a memory that they had of Dawson on a piece of paper. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
This story was originally published September 1, 2022 at 7:29 PM.
