Adam TeicherESPN staff writer2 minute reading
Kansas City, Mo. — Norma Hunt, wife of the late Kansas City Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt, who attended all 57 Super Bowl games, has died, Hunt’s family announced in a statement.
She is 85 years old. No cause of death was reported.
“Gorgeous, generous and unfailingly positive, Mom was one of a kind,” Hunts said in their statement. “Her joy and zest for life were contagious. She loved caring for others and always had an encouraging word. She was a loyal friend, the consummate host and had a rare ability to make everyone she met feel valued and at ease.
“Mom was fiercely devoted to her family and passionate about her family’s sports teams. She was by our father Lamar’s side — from the merger of the AFL and NFL to the creation of Major League Soccer, the World Championship. Tennis, the North American Soccer League and Chicago. Their founding investment in the Bulls. She was the only person we knew who rivaled his passion for sports. Whether at home or on the field around the stadium, the two found happiness together. The world.”
Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes Expressed his condolences on Twitter.
In a statement released by the NFL, commissioner Roger Goodell said he had known Hunt for nearly 40 years and was always “struck by her warmth and kindness.”
“Norma’s sense of family extended to the organization of leadership she greatly admired,” the statement said. “Norma was one of the Chiefs and the NFL’s most passionate fans and understood and enjoyed every aspect of the game. She loved being around the team and referred to the players as ‘real-life superheroes.’ Norma attended every Super Bowl ever played, including two recent Chiefs victories, and She was the only woman to do so.”
Lamar Hunt died in 2006. Their son Clark has been the leader of the first leaders.
