Lamar wanted Arrowhead to retain the Arrowhead name.Carl may not follow his wish.
 

From a Doug Tucker AP article:
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In his last visit with his old friend, Steadman sat at Hunt's hospital bed for almost an hour. They reminisced about the past and spoke of the future, including vast improvements planned for Arrowhead Stadium. The 78,000-seat facility has sold out for 132 consecutive games, making the Chiefs one of the best-supported teams in the league, and Hunt intended to keep it that way.

"Jack, I want you to make sure the stadium is the new Arrowhead and that people will be excited about it," Hunt told Steadman. "We owe that to the taxpayers."

And the sports world owes a tremendous debt to Lamar Hunt.

Lamar Hunt Field at Arrowhead Stadium

Works for me

If nothing else, you can rename a section of I-70, or maybe the Blue Ridge Cutoff, just rename it Lamar Hunt Way, or Drive. I like that idea... and I figured Lamar wouldn't want the name changed.

Exactly!

Just by reading that small piece you could almost tell Lamar knew he wasn't going to make it. Truly sad.

I am ok with naming the field and they also need to erect a statute in his honor

Awesome idea !! They already have Coach K Court in Duke...

Is there anyway to possibly contact Arrowhead and propose this???

At least the good thing is that the name won't be sold to some dumb corporate name, at least that's the impression I'm getting as well.

Two big statues of Ewing Kauffman and Lamar Hunt at the entrance of the Truman Sports Complex would be cool

The classiest thing this organization could do is not rename Arrowhead. If it's the last and only venue not to be named after a corporation or a sandwich, that would be more than fine with me.

FAX

They are going to ignore one of Lamars last wishs from his hospital bed. Not a chance. Now we won't have to hear 20th Century Stadium, Hallmark stadium etc

It's going to remain Arrowhead stadium. One more gift to us Chiefs fans.

I don't even want to refer to it as "the new Arrowhead". It should always be Arrowhead.

I agree; if for no other reason then out of respect for Lamar.

Retain the names.........................
 

Royals Stadium and Arrowhead Stadium. The sports complex should be renamed: Ewing Kauffman - Lamar Hunt Sports Complex.

If taxpayers are still offended: Ewing Kauffman - Lamar Hunt Sports Complex at Jackson Co.

Maybe his will provides for buying the naming rights?

I think they should rename it to BWillie007 & Lamar Hunt Stadium, and erect both of our statues outside. O ya, I'd also like a mural of me painted at midfield. But then again, maybe I'm just vain.

Seriously, what a great man.

I am glad they didn't try to build a new stadium. Too much nostalgia there and keeping the name is rare in today's ultra promote anything and everything.

Thanks Lamar.

FC Dallas fans have been talking about the field at Pizza Hut Park being named after him, too. Before it was built, it was nicknamed "Uncle Lamar's House of Whoopass."

Hmmmmm, "Uncle Lamar's House of Whoopass at Arrowhead Stadium" has a nice ring to it. We need to jump on that before the Pizza Hut guys make their name change official.

Lamar Hunt Field @ Arrowhead

or

rename Truman Sports Complex to Lamar Hunt Sports Complex.

The word here in Frisco is that they are going to erect a statue of Lamar and put it in Pizza Hut Park. I'm loving this as my son will be playing in this stadium when he's in high school in a few years.

Best one I've heard yet! :thumb:

That would be fine, as long as they put

"The Oldest Stadium in the NFL without a Championship"

underneath it.

is that a european sized pitch?

what the **** is Pizza Hut Park?! LMAO

I believe thats the soccer park in Frisco, Texas

Funerals, wakes are more about the people left behind to deal with a loss. This kind of stuff(naming stadiums, highways etc after the deceased) is because we may feel guilty or want to feel better about ourselfs by honoring a person we didn't know but mase our life better.

For us that live in KC can you imagine a KC without the Chiefs, Worlds of Fun and White Water?

It is. Corporate sponsorship at its' finest. ;) I cracked up when I found out that there was a Dr. Pepper Victory Center. What's next? The 7-up consolation area? ;)

FWIW, it's a very nice park. They used it for the high school football playoff games this year and it's a very nice facility. Plus, it's only 5 minutes from home. :D

Here's the link if you're interested: www.pizzahutpark.com

Nice but why should Carl get any of the Credit?

they didn't rename it after kauffman died i don't think they'd rename it now

Dang that was funny ROFL

Hard to imagine, but Lamar Hunt will no longer guide Chiefs
By DOUG TUCKER
AP Sports Writer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - For the first time since Lamar Hunt founded the Kansas City Chiefs 47 years ago, they're about to go against his wishes.

The Chiefs will probably open play next year on Hunt Field, or in Hunt Family Stadium. Or maybe they'll compete at the Truman-Hunt Sports Complex.
Kansas Citians are determined to honor the visionary NFL patriarch who died Wednesday and was responsible, in the words of Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson, "for bringing the game to all parts of the United States.''

Chiefs president and general manager Carl Peterson confirmed that preliminary ideas were already being kicked around.

"He would not allow us to even mention that when he was alive,'' Peterson said. "But I will tell you, I'm sure we're going to discuss it now. I certainly would be a proponent of doing something appropriate in remembering Lamar Hunt at this complex.''

The final decision, as with everything else now associated with the Chiefs, will rest with 41-year-old Clark Hunt, whose father has been carefully grooming him to take over a far-flung sports empire that includes football, tennis, soccer and other enterprises.

"The apple did not fall far from the tree,'' Peterson said.

Lamar Hunt, founder of the AFL, which led to the AFC when the upstart league merged with the NFL, has not actually been the owner of the team for more than a decade. In 1995, employing an army of lawyers and accountants, he transferred 98 percent of his vast holdings to his four children.

"The family paid an enormous gift tax. But Lamar wanted the team to remain in his family forever. He had seen what happened to some other owners who did not estate plan,'' said Jack Steadman, the former general manager of the Chiefs and Hunt's right-hand man for almost 50 years.

"He wanted to make sure the Chiefs would stay in the control of his heirs, and then in the control of their heirs after them. And that has been done.''

Clark Hunt, Daniel Hunt, Sharron Hunt Munson and Lamar Hunt Jr. each received 24 1/2 percent of their dad's holdings. Hunt and his wife, Norma, each held 1 percent.

Clark, the only one of the four children who apparently has ever shown much interest in getting involved in the football operation, was named chairman of the board in 2004. In recent years he has been accompanying his father and Peterson to NFL meetings, getting immersed in the day-to-day operations as well as league-wide issues.

Unlike his father, Clark has not seemed approachable to the media. But those who know Clark Hunt say he is very similar to his father - quiet, unassuming and exceptionally bright.

Last year when time came to work out a new four-year contract with Peterson as the Chiefs' CEO, Lamar Hunt stepped aside and insisted that Clark handle all the negotiations.

"Clark has been working toward this day,'' Steadman said.

Fans do not have to worry about the family moving the team. Under terms of an agreement with the county after passage this year of a sales tax for the upgrading of Arrowhead Stadium, the Chiefs' lease runs through 2031.

But one of the most striking characteristics of Lamar Hunt's ownership was his hands-off, non-meddlesome approach, something that set him apart from many other owners and endeared him to team executives.

Is that going to change?

"I don't think there will be any substantial change,'' said Peterson, who has run the Chiefs since 1989.

"Lamar had very intelligently prepared for this. Clark is very bright, very talented. Everything is in place for the transfer. I think the transition will be smooth.''

Nevertheless, it seems difficult to imagine the Kansas City Chiefs without Lamar Hunt. Eventually, one would think, there will have to be change. Everything could not possibly stay the same.

"Sure, things will be a little different with his being gone,'' said Peterson.

"In his own quiet, selfless way, he's been involved in everything and anything we do.''

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One of Lamar's last words, to Jack Steadman, was, "Jack, I want you to make sure the stadium is the new Arrowhead and that people will be excited about it," Hunt told Steadman. "We owe that to the taxpayers."

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uh...anything but Hunt Family Stadium

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If Kimg Carl goes against Lamar's wishes and pushes for Arrowhead to be renamed Lamar Hunt Stadium or something like that I'll be really pissed.
I'm cool with Lamar Hunt field at Arrowhead stadium but not losing the Arrowhead name. If we have to lose the name to raise money...oh well thats the NFL these days

I'm gonna be pissed if they do change the Stadium name of "Arrowhead"

If they go by Lamar Hunt Field at Arrowhead, then that's fine by me. Just leave "Arrowhead" alone, please.

No wonder we're jinxed! The Chiefs have been Munsoned all these years! :$2500: