Clark Hunt

Clark Knobel Hunt (born February 19, 1965) is part owner, chairman and CEO of the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs and a founding investor-owner in Major League Soccer. Hunt is chairman of Hunt Sports Group, where he oversees the operations of the Chiefs, FC Dallas and, formerly, the Columbus Crew of MLS. He is the son of Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt and his second wife Norma Hunt, as well as being the grandson of oil tycoon H. L. Hunt. Following the death of his father in 2006, Hunt, his mother, and his siblings inherited legal ownership of the Chiefs. However, as chairman and CEO, Clark is the public face of the ownership group and operating head of the franchise, representing the Chiefs at all owners meetings. Prior to his mother's death in 2023, Hunt owned a 20.5 percent share of the franchise. Under Hunt's leadership, the Chiefs have made the playoffs nine times, won the AFC West eight times (seven consecutive), and appeared in three Super Bowls, winning two. Early life and education Hunt was born on February 19, 1965. He is the son of Norma and Lamar Hunt and the grandson of oil tycoon H.L. Hunt. His father had founded the Chiefs in 1960 as the Dallas Texans, a charter member of the American Football League, and moved them to Kansas City two years before Clark was born. After graduating from St. Mark's School of Texas, he graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1987, where he was a captain of SMU's nationally ranked soccer team and a two-time Academic All-American. Hunt earned a degree in business administration with a concentration in finance.