Only went to one game in the 80's. Pretty sure my dad "shielded" us from the experience for a few reasons.
A. The Chiefs weren't very good, at all, most seasons.
B. Bigger crowds gave my dad the willies, not to mention woefully slow parking lot traffic. He was pretty good with Royals games, but amusement parks and other super high human traffic events would tighten the old man up.
C. The type of fan also is a lot different than your average baseball fan, or at least my dad thought so.
But anyway, we went to see the Chiefs/Raiders in 1988. About the only memorable thing about it was the fact Bo Jackson was playing. And the fans were on him relentlessly. It was actually pretty gross. Everyone was just drunk as hell, to the point of belligerence. Lots of "n bombs" getting thrown around casually, with no regard to our little humble family and young ears. Chiefs got whipped, the fans were all very negative and it just a pretty crummy experience, truth be told. [Reply]
Originally Posted by gblowfish:
I was there for the whole thing.
Mackovic.
Gansz.
Levy.
The Strike.
Fuller.
Sackledge.
Bill Pussy.
Great Defenses.
Delaney dies.
Putrid offense.
Nick the kick.
Settling for three over and over and over and over and over.
Losing to Stabler. Losing to Fouts. Losing to Ken Anderson.
Losing.
Lots and lots of losing.
Friends from work had tickets in the club level. They had a van with a mini-fridge in it with a keg of Coors. We would drink beer before/after the games and throw a football around. It was pretty fun. The Chiefs had been pretty bad in the 70s and expectations were low. The Royals were the hot team in KC at the time.
Best memory was the game against the Broncos where their coach whined about the Chiefs running up the score.
Never was a problem getting in or out of the stadium. [Reply]
Originally Posted by GabyKeepsMeWarm:
Only went to one game in the 80's. Pretty sure my dad "shielded" us from the experience for a few reasons.
A. The Chiefs weren't very good, at all, most seasons.
B. Bigger crowds gave my dad the willies, not to mention woefully slow parking lot traffic. He was pretty good with Royals games, but amusement parks and other super high human traffic events would tighten the old man up.
C. The type of fan also is a lot different than your average baseball fan, or at least my dad thought so.
But anyway, we went to see the Chiefs/Raiders in 1988. About the only memorable thing about it was the fact Bo Jackson was playing. And the fans were on him relentlessly. It was actually pretty gross. Everyone was just drunk as hell, to the point of belligerence. Lots of "n bombs" getting thrown around casually, with no regard to our little humble family and young ears. Chiefs got whipped, the fans were all very negative and it just a pretty crummy experience, truth be told.
Not the game I remember. Chiefs faced Bo when he was a Royal and a Raider and we beat him in Arrowhead. Deron Cherry had just come back from an eventual career ending neck injury and forced a Bo fumble which helped turn the game.
Originally Posted by gblowfish:
Not the game I remember. Chiefs faced Bo when he was a Royal and a Raider and we beat him in Arrowhead. Deron Cherry had just come back from an eventual career ending neck injury and forced a Bo fumble which helped turn the game.