The Kansas City Chiefs are playing the Green Bay Packers Thursday, a couple of days after the death of their legendary, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Len Dawson.
The Chiefs’ current quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, totally gets what Dawson meant to the franchise and the Kansas City area for years and decades.
That it is why it is no surprise, but a wonderful gesture, to see the hoodie Mahomes wore prior to the game to pay homage to the late Dawson.
A closer look at the Len Dawson hoodie that #Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes is wearing during warmups. (Cred: Jay Biggerstaff / USA Today) pic.twitter.com/2tlbgLBye1
— Charles Goldman (@goldmctNFL) August 25, 2022
Would love to see #Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes get one snap tonight: Sugar huddle and call 65 Toss Power Trap to honor Len Dawson and call it a night.
— Charles Goldman (@goldmctNFL) August 25, 2022
Now, if Andy Reid & Co. can only decide to use the “sugar huddle” for a play, or heck, the entire season to honor Dawson.
A local bakery offered a sweet tribute as well:
After learning about the passing of Chiefs legend Len Dawson, Duensing decided to have a sugar cookie decorated in his honor. The cookie features Dawson’s iconic jersey, No. 16.
“When you have somebody like that, the best way to honor them is live their life like they did,” said Robert Duensing, co-owner of Best Regards Bakery and Cafe in Leawood (Mo). “He’s the epitome of what makes NFL, sports and Kansas City what it is.”
Customers were excited to see the Dawson cookies on the baking sheet, many of them taking a moment to recall what Dawson meant to them including Bill Kidder who says Dawson came to his classroom shortly after clinching the team’s first Super Bowl win.