R.I.P. Lamar........

There's got to be some sort of strange irony to this. On the morning that I was going to put up a post detailing my trip to Arrowhead Stadium to watch the Chiefs/Ravens game, I heard the news that Lamar Hunt has passed away at the age of 74. With the abilities that modern medicine now has, even 74 years of age seems too young to die.

People who aren't huge sports fans will see this event as the passing of a NFL owner. Most people in Kansas City know that we lost much more than that last night. Mr. Hunt, along with another sports owner named Ewing Kauffman who helped bring the Royals to Kansas City, were two men with great foresight who allowed Kansas City to become what it is today. The businesses, the people, the economy, etc. are all here because they took the risk of bringing a professional franchise to Kansas City. The charities and trusts that they created in Kansas City have helped thousands of people better their lives. Their vision helped create the Truman Sports Complex, which most of the other major league cities now emulate in their current stadium developments. It was way ahead of its time and the stadiums are still considered some of the best stadiums in their respective leagues.

It's disappointing that these two men are no longer in the owner's suite at their respective stadiums. We probably won't see two people have this much impact on Kansas City for quite some time to come.