One might think the bust of Lamar Hunt was cast in gold the way the Pro Football Hall of Fame is so protective of it.
The first and only time it has ever been outside the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, was to travel to Kansas City for a football exhibit that opens at Union Station on Friday, one day earlier than previously announced.
But the bust will only be here through Wednesday, offering a very rare opportunity to see it displayed next to the Kansas City Chiefs’ Vince Lombardi Trophy from Super Bowl IV.
The bronze bust of the former Chiefs owner and founder of the American Football League is one of hundreds of objects that make up Union Station’s summer exhibit “Gridiron Glory: The Best of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.