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Chiefs nominate play-by-play voice Mitch Holthus for NFL’s Salute to Service Award

Kansas City #Chiefs nominate play-by-play voice Mitch Holthus for NFL’s Salute to Service Award

The Kansas City Chiefs have nominated long-time play-by-play voice Mitch Holthus for the 2024 NFL Salute to Service Award. The annual award, a collaboration between the NFL and USAA, recognizes NFL players, coaches, personnel, and alumni who’ve dedicated time to honoring and supporting the U.S. military.

Here is why the team chose to nominate Holthus for the award this year (via NFL’s Press Release):

The longest-tenured and most decorated play-by-play voice in the history of the Kansas City Chiefs, Mitch Holthus, was born to do two things: become an industry benchmark as one of the NFL’s most recognizable broadcasters and ardently support and honor those with ties to the armed forces. Holthus was born in Fort Lewis, Washington, while his father, El Dean, was serving in the U.S. Army. As a result, he has a focus centered on honoring, empowering and connecting to military members and their families.

Holthus empowers military members thanks to his work with groups, including The Battle Within, an organization whose mission is to break down barriers and provide all veterans and first responders the mental and behavioral health support they need. Additionally, he developed an active relationship at Fort Leonard Wood, visiting with the 5th Engineering Battalion to combat suicide.

He honors the military with visits to Leavenworth National Cemetery and sharing stories with various Gold Star families and active-duty troops. He has an uncanny ability to connect those serving our great country to their beloved Chiefs. He’s hosted various goodwill visits at military bases throughout the region, including serving as the emcee of multiple draft day celebrations at Whiteman Air Force Base and Fort Riley. He gives remarks at the United States Army Command and General Staff College.

These initiatives, along with countless other interactions with those serving our country, are some of the many reasons that Mitch Holthus is the Chiefs nominee for the 2024 Salute to Service Award presented by USAA.

The finalists for the Salute to Service Award will be announced in January, and the recipient will be recognized at NFL Honors, a primetime awards special airing nationally during the week of Super Bowl LIX. This year is an opportunity for fans to vote for their favorite nominee, which will help determine the award’s three finalists.

To vote for Holthus, Chiefs fans can visit NFL.com/SaluteFanVote until November 30. One vote per day per fan is permitted. 

Relive Mitch Holthus’ amazing call of Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII game-winner

Check out Mitch Holthus’ call of the play that won the #Chiefs their third Super Bowl of the Patrick Mahomes era.

The feeling of victory never seems to get old for the Kansas City Chiefs or their fans, and after securing their third Super Bowl title of the Patrick Mahomes era on Sunday, the team still isn’t ready to leave the spotlight.

On Tuesday, the Chiefs posted a video of legendary broadcaster Mitch Holthus’ call of the final play in Super Bowl LVIII, which is sure to get fans in Kansas City riled up ahead of Wednesday’s parade.

Check out Holthus’ exceptional call below to re-live the final play of the Chiefs’ latest championship:

The remarkable play, called “Tom and Jerry”, will go down as one of the most historic moments in Chiefs history, and Holthus’ outstanding call won’t soon leave the minds of listeners who heard it in real-time.

Expect to see more highlights of Kansas City’s Super Bowl LVIII win in the coming days as the team celebrates its latest championship.

WATCH: Mitch Holthus calls end of Chiefs’ victory vs. Bills

Check out this video of Mitch Holthus’ electric calls at the end of the #Chiefs’ win over the #Bills on Sunday.

Few play-by-play announcers in the NFL are as beloved as Mitch Holthus, who has been the voice of the Kansas City Chiefs since 1994.

His electric calls have captivated fans for decades, and the performance he put together while broadcasting the Chiefs’ victory over the Buffalo Bills in the Divisional Round of the AFC Playoffs was nothing short of legendary.

The team posted a video of Holthus’ exuberant commentary from the final minutes of Sunday’s win, which is sure to get Chiefs Kingdom riled up ahead of Kansas City’s matchup against the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game this weekend.

Calls like these are part of what makes Chiefs football so special. Holthus is an absolute dynamo behind the microphone, and without his outstanding effort to bring fans a best-in-class broadcast, Kansas City’s games wouldn’t be the same.

Expect the long-tenured announcer to bring even more energy to the Chiefs’ next game, which could send them to Super Bowl LVIII.

WATCH: Chiefs players, Mitch Holthus react to Bryan Cook’s defensive TD vs. Dolphins

Check out this clip that features Mitch Holthus’ outstanding call of #Chiefs safety Bryan Cook’s iconic touchdown against the #Dolphins in Week 9:

Bryan Cook’s runback touchdown against the Miami Dolphins may go down as one of the most remarkable plays in Kansas City Chiefs history. When he received the now-iconic lateral from fellow safety Mike Edwards late in the second quarter of Kansas City’s Week 9 matchup against Miami in Frankfurt, Germany, he wasted no time getting to the boundary and turning on the jets to take the ball to the end zone for seven points.

Legendary broadcaster Mitch Holthus called the play for listeners on the radio, and his iconic second-by-second breakdown of the touchdown made the rounds on social media on Tuesday as Chiefs fans basked in Kansas City’s victory.

The clip included reactions from Chiefs players on the sideline, too, which were just as priceless as Holthus’ outstanding call on the radio.

If ever there was a play that could come to define Kansas City’s 2023 campaign, this incredible touchdown should be considered the leading candidate.

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Chiefs celebrate 30 years of play-by-play announcer Mitch Holthus

The #Chiefs celebrated Mitch Holthus’ 30-year anniversary behind the microphone in Kansas City on Tuesday.

Kansas City Chiefs football isn’t nearly as exciting when it is not being called by world-renowned radio broadcaster Mitch Holthus. His iconic “Touchdown Kan-sas City” tagline is beloved by Chiefs fans everywhere, and the team celebrated 30 years with Holthus on the microphone on Tuesday.

Some of the most memorable plays in Chiefs history were narrated by Holthus’ golden voice, and with any luck, fans in Kansas City will continue hearing his broadcasts for another 30 years.

Holthus is a native of Fort Lewis, Washington but attended college at Kansas State in Manhattan. Originally known as the “Voice of the Wildcats”, Holthus started his career with the Chiefs in 1994 and is the longest-tenured play-by-play broadcaster in team history.

Kansas City would be lost without Holthus’ excitement on gameday, and the 30-year milestone he achieved with the team on Tuesday is plenty to celebrate for fans who can’t get enough of his archetypal calls.

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Chiefs’ Mitch Holthus to serve as drum honoree for Week 16 vs. Seahawks

The Voice of the #Chiefs will get the party started at Arrowhead Stadium this Saturday as the team’s drum honoree.

The Kansas City Chiefs have selected their drum honoree for the team’s Inspire Change Game against the Seattle Seahawks on Christmas Eve.

Voice of the Chiefs, Mitch Holthus, will serve as the team’s drum leader before calling the game on the Chiefs Radio Network on Saturday. Ahead of kickoff, Holthus will be up on the GEHA Drum Deck, banging the drum to get the home crowd at Arrowhead Stadium riled up for the game. If he can hit that drum with the same passion with which he yells, “Touchdown, Kan-sas City” It’s sure to be a hit.

Holthus has been calling games with the Chiefs Radio Network since 1994. He’s not only one of the most iconic voices in franchise history, but he’s one of the most iconic in the sport. Holthus will be joined on the GEHA Drum Deck by Janet Carlson Baker, Executive Director of the KC Shepherd’s Center, who will serve as the team’s DiPardo Spirit Leader for the game.

Other pregame festivities will include the national anthem, which will be sung by R&B singer-songwriter RJ Griffith. The Lenexa Fire Department will present the colors during the anthem.

The Chiefs intend to have a flyover of four A-10s from Whiteman Air Force Base ahead of the game, but that will all be determined by the weather conditions at kickoff.

The team also intends to announce the recipient of their inaugural Inspire Change Changemaker Award. Below is some information on that:

“The NFL’s newly established award recognizes individuals who are making a difference in their communities through social justice work, either individually or as part of a non-profit organization, across each of the NFL’s 32 club markets. Inspire Change Changemaker Award recipients are selected based on their outstanding work in the community, supporting one or more of the four key pillars encompassed in the Inspire Change Initiative: Police-Community Relations, Criminal Justice Reform, Education and Economic Advancement. Inspire Change is the NFL’s social justice initiative which showcases the collaborative efforts of players, owners and the League to create positive change in communities across the country and ensure that equal opportunity becomes a reality for all. Since 2017, the NFL family has provided more than $244 million to 37 national grant partners and hundreds of grassroots organizations across the country, nearing its 10-year, $250 million commitment to social justice efforts. All 32 recipients will receive a $10,000 donation to the social justice 501c3 nonprofit organization of their choice. All donations are courtesy of the NFL Foundation.”

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Chiefs’ radio voice delivers stirring call on game-winning TD in OT

Mitch Holthus delivered a stirring call as the Chiefs sunk the Bills in OT

The finish to the AFC Divisional Round game between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs was thrilling.

Every time you thought a team had the game won Sunday at Arrowhead, the other one came back.

The game went to overtime tied at 36 and the Chiefs got the ball as the Bills lost the coin toss.

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Chiefs’ radio voice Mitch Holthus somehow still had plenty of voice left and he delivered a call for the ages as Patrick Mahomes found Travis Kelce to send Kansas City to the AFC Championship game against the Cincinnati Bengals on January 30.

The call:

WATCH: Chiefs’ end of season award winners talk with Mitch Holthus

Travis Kelce and Clyde Edwards-Helaire discussed their end of season awards with Mitch Holthus for the 101 Awards Show.

The Kansas City Chiefs announced their end of season award winners at the beginning of February, but now the two players are finally discussing their achievements for the annual 101 Awards Show.

Travis Kelce took home the Derrick Thomas MVP Award, while rookie RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire took home the Mack Lee Hill Award. Both Kelce and Edwards-Helaire sat down with Voice of the Chiefs, Mitch Holthus, to reflect on their respective seasons. They discussed everything from the challenges of a year altered by the COVID-19 pandemic to the difficulty of losing Super Bowl LV.

Check out the interviews with both Kelce and Hill down below: