Who owns the Kansas City Chiefs? Hunt family wealth, explained

The Kansas City Chiefs have the chance to make NFL history on Sunday. With a win over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, Kansas City will not only capture their fifth Lombardi Trophy in franchise history, but they'll become the first team to ever win three titles in a row.

Established as a charter member of the AFL, K.C.'s first win in the Big Game came back in 1969, when legendary coach Hank Stram led them to a 23-7 win over the Minnesota Vikings 23-7 in Super Bowl IV. They wouldn't make it back to the Super Bowl until 50 years later, beating the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 back in 2019. But since then, Patrick Mahomes has made sure the Chiefs have been frequent participants on the sport's biggest stage, knocking off the Eagles and 49ers to win it all in each of the last two years.

Winning three in a row, though, would take the franchise into rarefied air; the Patriots, Steelers, Cowboys and 49ers are the only teams with at least five Lombardis in their trophy cases, a mark even blue bloods like the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants haven't yet reached. For the casual fans, you are probably wondering who owns the Chiefs and what their wealth is.

Who owns the Kansas City Chiefs?

The Chiefs have been in the Hunt family since their founding, when patriarch Lamar Hunt created a franchise for the AFL back in 1960. They began their history in Dallas, where they were known as the Texans. After spending three years in the Lone Star State, however, Hunt moved the franchise to Kansas City and changed their name to the Chiefs, where they've remained ever since.

Lamar ran the franchise until his death in 2006, when his son Clark and the rest of his family took over as owners of the team. Clark became the chairman of the Chiefs in 2005, a role he still holds.

Clark was also one of the founders of Major League Soccer, where he and his father ran the Kansas City Wizards until selling the team in 2006. Clark also previously ran the Columbus Crew until 2013, and he currently owns FC Dallas.

Hunt family wealth and net worth, explained

The Hunt family's wealth comes from oil wildcatter H.L. Hunt, the father of Lamar and grandfather of Clark, according to Forbes. Their fortune was founded in 1934. H.L. ran Hunt Petroleum until his eldest children, Margaret and H.L. Hunt III, sold it to XTO Energy in 2008 for $4.2 billion in cash and stock.

As of 2024, the Hunt family's net worth is $24.8 billion, per Forbes, making them the 12th-richest family in America in 2024.