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KC Chiefs: Three alternate mascot names we could live with

By Kelly Thompson

MIAMI, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 02: Head coach Andy Reid of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium on February 02, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 02: Head coach Andy Reid of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium on February 02, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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KANSAS CITY, MO – SEPTEMBER 23: Smoke from tailgaters barbecuing rises in the air prior to the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ersat Arrowhead Stadium on September 23rd, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MO – SEPTEMBER 23: Smoke from tailgaters barbecuing rises in the air prior to the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ersat Arrowhead Stadium on September 23rd, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images) /

Honorable Mention

Kansas City (Smokin’) Q’s

This name would be one of many odes to the BBQ capitol of the world, and a representation of something that is distinctly Kansas City: the tailgating. Kansas City BBQ is world famous, and naming the football team after the tradition unlike any other would marry two of Kansas City’s proudest establishments, football and BBQ. With or without the term “Smokin”, the name is appropriate.

Kansas City Blues

Jazz in Kansas City was born in the 1920s and continues today in clubs and events held throughout the city. Since that time, Jazz music has thrived in K.C. and the metro area still houses more than 40 nightclubs which feature Jazz music. In fact, the American Jazz Museum lies in the heart of the city, at 18th and Vine, and is the preeminent Jazz museum in the country. The Blues are decidedly Kansas City, and naming the team after them would be a meaningful nod to that history.

Kansas City Bucks

Buck O’Neil is one of the most historically important figures in the history of KC sports. He is, without a doubt, a true legend of baseball, and of Kansas City. Buck joined the Kansas City Monarchs in 1938, and lived and worked in Kansas City until his passing in 2006. Not only was Buck integral to the Kansas City Royals, but he was also integral in the founding of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and in generating and creating research and support for the history of the Negro Leagues.

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