KC Wolf greets fans before heading to Super Bowl
By Harry Loomis
Just ahead of the Chiefs’ biggest game day of the year, KC Wolf stopped in St. Joseph to mingle with some of his fans.
Thursday afternoon, the Kansas City Chiefs mascot took an hour out of his busy schedule to spend time with fans at Hy-Vee. Fans old and young took the opportunity to dance, take a picture and wish their favorite team good luck.
Fans have seen many different iterations of Kansas City Chiefs football over the years. With how the team has fared lately, they know that themselves and their children can’t take it for granted.
“(My son) is liking learning about the Chiefs as a winning team,” Zach Beaman said. “He’s grown up in it and I’m glad he gets to grow up in a different era than I did. So he’s learned to love football through the Chiefs.”
It wasn’t just young children that spent time with KC Wolf. Evelyn Cook is 84 years old and said her fandom stretches across seven decades.
“I love the Chiefs,” Cook said. “All the way back to the ‘60s. I remember Len Dawson. We’re going to win.”
Having success like the Chiefs are in the middle of not only creates lifelong fans, but also inspires potential new football players.
The Chiefs’ success is not only great for lifelong fans, but it’s also inspiring for younger supporters.
“Isiah Pacheco is one of his favorite players as well as Patrick Mahomes,” Beaman said. “He’s learning every Sunday how to play more and more. He’s interested in starting to play on his own one day.”
