Kansas City Royals
Major League Baseball - American League
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The Kansas City Royals were purchased as an expansion franchise by pharmaceutical
magnate Ewing Kauffman in 1968 and played their first season the following year. Early
Royals stars included 1969 Rookie of the Year Lou Piniella, Amos Otis, Paul Splitorff,
Cookie Rojas, and Hal McRae. In 1971, the Royals had their first winning season, with
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Kansas City Chiefs
National Football League
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The team is owned by Lamar Hunt, who founded the team along with their original league,
the American Football League, in 1960. The Dallas Texans, as they were known then, defeated
the Houston Oilers in a dramatic 1962 AFL championship which went into double overtime. The
Dallas Texans moved to Kansas City in 1963. The name, "Chiefs" was selected by a fan contest,
and is derived from the then Mayor of Kansas City, H. Roe "Chief" Bartle, who was highly
involved in persuading Hunt to move from Dallas to K.C. It is rumoured - though unconfirmed -
that Hunt actually considered keeping the team name as it was, and playing as the "Kansas
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Kansas City Wizards
Major League Soccer
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The Kansas City Wizards are Kansas City, Missouri's Major League Soccer (MLS) club.
The Wizards won the MLS Cup in 2000, and the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2004. They are
owned by Lamar Hunt, who also owns the Kansas City Chiefs, F.C. Dallas and the Columbus
Crew. They were known as the Kansas City Wiz in 1996. Their home field is Arrowhead
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Kansas City Knights
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The Kansas City Knights is an American Basketball Association (ABA) team based in Kansas
City, Missouri.The team began play in the fall of 2000. The team plays in the
Kemper Arena. The Knights won the 2001-02 ABA championship. |
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Kansas City Outlaws
United Hockey League |
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