34 days and i want andre cantor to do every patrick mahomes td after mitch does the touchdown kansas city andre goes gooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaallllllll mahome gooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaallllllll! [Reply]
Today is 33 days. Number 33 for the Chiefs is a retired number for a man that most of us don't remember, Stone Johnson. Unfortunately, Johnson would never play in an actual game. In a preseason exhibition for the Chiefs in Wichita, Johnson was part of the blocking unit on a kick return play and ended up fracturing his neck on a kick return for the Chiefs. Safety measures in those days were sorely lacking and one account says the ambulance took up to 30 minutes to arrive. Ten days later, Johnson had tragically passed away at the young age of 23. [Reply]
Originally Posted by jjchieffan:
Today is 33 days. Number 33 for the Chiefs is a retired number for a man that most of us don't remember, Stone Johnson. Unfortunately, Johnson would never play in an actual game. In a preseason exhibition for the Chiefs in Wichita, Johnson was part of the blocking unit on a kick return play and ended up fracturing his neck on a kick return for the Chiefs. Safety measures in those days were sorely lacking and one account says the ambulance took up to 30 minutes to arrive. Ten days later, Johnson had tragically passed away at the young age of 23.
That was certainly before my Chiefs fandom. I was aware of Mack Lee Hill and Joe Delaney of course but not Stone Johnson. This is an interesting read about other KC athletes who dies while being active players:
