Twitter features heartfelt tributes for Chiefs legend Len Dawson

NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 11: Len Dawson #16 of the Kansas City Chiefs stands under center and calls out the signals against the Minnesota Vikings during Super Bowl IV on January 11, 1970 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Chiefs won the Super Bowl 23-7. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 11: Len Dawson #16 of the Kansas City Chiefs stands under center and calls out the signals against the Minnesota Vikings during Super Bowl IV on January 11, 1970 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Chiefs won the Super Bowl 23-7. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /
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Many fans of Len Dawson and the Kansas City Chiefs took to Twitter to express their love and appreciation for the legendary quarterback after his death.

Chiefs Kingdom lost a true legend on Wednesday when the news broke that former Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson had passed away. Dawson was 87 years old and had recently entered hospice care one week prior as a sign of his declining health. Still, that didn’t take the official news any easier to take as a region waved goodbye to a true icon who represented and meant so much on and off of the field.

For most NFL fans, Dawson will forever be known as Lenny the Cool, as a calm and collected quarterback who guided the Chiefs to their first Super Bowl appearance and Super Bowl victory in his 14 seasons with the team. Dawson would eventually find himself inducted into Hall of Fame for both the Chiefs franchise and the league itself in Canton, Ohio, but Dawson’s story didn’t stop there. Instead, eh leaned into broadcasting and found himself connected with a new generation of football fans.

His enduring legacy is why so many are pouring out beautiful, heartfelt tributes to Dawson and his family on Twitter on Wednesday. They begin with KMBC, a station at which Dawson served as Sports Director and so much more for several decades.

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NFL analysts on a national level were all tweeting the same Lenny the Cool photo with their own sentiments.

From there, several local figures and fans shared their meaningful connections and memories, making Twitter a wonderful place to be for once.