The Kansas City Star
Jack Steadman helped make Kansas City a major-league town.
Steadman, best-known for his role as top executive of the Chiefs for nearly 50 years, died Sunday.
He was 86.
Steadman was the late Lamar Hunt’s right-hand man starting with the formation of the American Football League and founding of the franchise in 1960. He oversaw three AFL championships and a Super Bowl victory and was the principal force behind the construction of the Truman Sports Complex, home to Arrowhead and Kauffman stadiums.
“My entire family is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Jack Steadman,” Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt said in a statement released by the team on Sunday.