Who was the QB when you became a Chiefs fan?

[redfan]

I remember hearing and reading about Kenney, but I don't remember his play on the field that much. Then he became a politician.
I remember DeBerg the most, esp. that big 'ol banana thingy on his finger.

[gblowfish]

Originally Posted by redhed

I remember hearing and reading about Kenney, but I don't remember his play on the field that much

People don't give Bill his due. He was hands down, no contest, absolutely the best chick to ever play in the NFL.

[gblowfish]

The seventh son of a seventh son. A guy the called "The Cool."

[BWillie]

Joe Montania

But that isn't what made me be a fan. I would have been a fan even if it was Cassell.

[DTVietnam]

[MMXcalibur]

WTF? No Tyler Thigpen option?

[ChiefsFanatic]

It was 1977 and I was 6, and the QB was Mike Livingston. I don't remember who we were playing, but I remember the father figure and male role model in my life, my brother-in-law, kept saying "he's no Dawson." I asked "what's a Dawson?" and he said "it's not a what, it's a who" and then I heard the history of how this mysterious Dawson led the Chiefs to a Super Bowl victory the year, 13 months really, before I was born.

I think you can probably guess my next question, but for those of you who can't, it was "What's a super bowl? Is it a special bowl?" I was six, watching the first NFL game of my life, and I didn't understand why teams would play for a bowl, like the one I used for cereal.

But I have been a Kansas City Chiefs fan since that day. I have waited nearly 42 years for my team to replace that mysterious Dawson guy, and they finally have.

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[suzzer99]

I had a similar story, same age and year, except my stepdad was a Cowboys fan. And they beat the Broncos in the SB so I was hooked. Randy White was my idol. Then they lost to the Steelers the next year and I was devastated. Then they didn't even make the SB the next year and my little brain couldn't even comprehend how that was possible. They they lost to The Catch and I truly understood what sports fandom pain was about.

Then in 1982 The Chiefs started 6-2 and I remember my stepdad saying they'd probably make the playoffs. What? The Chiefs don't make the playoffs. That's crazy. And they didn't. But I was slowly getting hooked and identifying with my hometown team.

In 1986 I was the only one of in my family who believed we would make the playoffs. I kept saying - we just gotta win the last 3 games. I think it's going to happen. And then I got to experience my first ever playoff party for a home football team! Oh - this is what people do. This is fun. And they promptly stunk up the joint.

And the rest we all know.

[ChiefsFanatic]

Originally Posted by suzzer99

I had a similar story, same age and year, except my stepdad was a Cowboys fan. And they beat the Broncos in the SB so I was hooked. Randy White was my idol. Then they lost to the Steelers the next year and I was devastated. Then they didn't even make the SB the next year and my little brain couldn't even comprehend how that was possible. They they lost to The Catch and I truly understood what sports fandom pain was about.

Then in 1982 The Chiefs started 6-2 and I remember my stepdad saying they'd probably make the playoffs. What? The Chiefs don't make the playoffs. That's crazy. And they didn't. But I was slowly getting hooked and identifying with my hometown team.

In 1986 I was the only one of in my family who believed we would make the playoffs. I kept saying - we just gotta win the last 3 games. I think it's going to happen. And then I got to experience my first ever playoff party for a home football team! Oh - this is what people do. This is fun. And they promptly stunk up the joint.

And the rest we all know.

That team's Special Teams unit is widely regarded as the greatest Special Teams unit of all time.

https://youtu.be/QuLqejyZkoo

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[jd1020]

The first one I can remember was Grbac and even at 10 years old couldn't understand going back to him after Gannon happened in the playoffs.

[suzzer99]

Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic

That team's Special Teams unit is widely regarded as the greatest Special Teams unit of all time.

https://youtu.be/QuLqejyZkoo

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Yep and it bought us the regrettable Frank Gansz era.

[ChiefsFanatic]

Originally Posted by suzzer99

Yep and it bought us the regrettable Frank Gansz era.

I think Gansz is a perfect example why players aren't always the best judges of coaching ability. Gansz was a very good Special Teams coach, but he also had group of players who were playing special teams.

But, Gansz also played a part in Peterson and Schottenheimer being hired. John Mackovic wasn't going to coach that team any better than he did that year, so going from him to Gansz probably didn't cost us any playoff appearances either.

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[lcarus]

I was born into being a Chiefs fan so Bill Kenney was the QB the year I was born. But I didn't really get into football until I was 10 years old. Joe Montana.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

DeBerg. (the QB, NOT that poster who craves Watson penii)

And I'm not surprised that he is winning the poll. The Chiefs of the late 70's and entire 80's were hot, flaming garbages that couldn't sell a shirt or hat to a naked third world refugee.

[OnTheWarpath15]

Bill Kenney, 1980.