Despite the news from Swiftees to Rashees regarding the Kansas City Chiefs players, their owner/Dallas hometowner Clark Hunt is being celebrated by the World Affair Council of Dallas/Fort Worth as the recipient of the 2024 H. Neil Mallon Award.
The annual award is “presented each fall to an individual who has been instrumental in maintaining the international focus and profile of our region.”
As Council Chair Brendan McGuire said, “Clark Hunt follows a long line of distinguished recipients of the Mallon Award, and like all those before him, [he] embodies the spirit of our founder’s vision to propel our country’s positive impact at home and abroad.”
His vision for integrity and sports management has no doubt been inspired by his late father, the sports visionary Lamar Hunt, who in 1959 founded the Dallas Texans, which became the Kansas City Chiefs; the America Football League in 1960; and and countless other national and international endeavors in the fields of soccer and tennis.
And that is not to mention his mother, Norma Hunt, who was known as the “First Lady of the Super Bowl” for not only having attended every Super Bowl game until her death in 2023, but also, legend claims, causing the creation of the Super Bowl branding.
But Clark has time and time again shown his leadership skills both in the boardroom and on the field. In addition to graduating first in his class at SMU and being captain of the Mustangs’ nationally ranked soccer team, he has served as chairman of the Chiefs since 2005, with a mission to “honor tradition, unite our community, win with character and inspire our fans.” As a result the team has had nine playoff appearances with six straight AFC Championship Games and four Super Bowl wins.
It has been under his chairmanship of the NFL’s International Committee that the “NFL’s footprint abroad” has been expanded,
Taking place on Tuesday, October 22, at the Fairmont Dallas Hotel, the WAC event will feature sports commentator Mike Tirico as the keynote speaker.
The fundraisers co-chairs are Robert Alpert, Dan Meyer, Thad Smith, Rich Flaten and John Levy.
Proceeds from the supper “support the Council’s mission of public programming, student education, international exchanges and diplomatic services.”