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I got to meet several of the late 60s, early 70s chiefs since Emmett Thomas lived in the neighborhood when I was little. When I was seven my mom let me go to his house for an autograph. His wife took me upstairs and he invited me to sit on the couch with him while he watched the Notre Dame game. Man was I nervous. Mr. Thomas and his wife were great people. They would invite me over for parties with their kids and other players families. The first exposure I had to black people were Chiefs players. Pretty cool in retrospect being the white kid at those gatherings. What a thrill as a little kid.
Extremely nice - Walter Cronkite, Darrell Porter, Joyce Dewitt, Bruce Johnston. Worked with the late great L.C. Richardson at the Royals stadium club restaurant! We worked on the buffet together where L.C. carved the prime rib. He'd cut off pieces for us while we worked and discussed the women coming through the line. RIP L.C. I met several of the late 70s Royals players and execs through that.
Not so much, but that's alright - Howard Cosell, Earl Weaver, George Brett, Clint Hurdle (these were all short work interactions so no judgement).
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