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November 5, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1397 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS

IN RECOGNITION OF THE ada. He was also appreciative of the fact that IN HONOR OF CHARLES M. HOGAN CITY CHIEFS’ 60TH ANNIVER- Kansas City was selected to represent the SARY SEASON NFL on the world stage in four HON. BRETT GUTHRIE contests: Berlin, Germany (1990), Tokyo, OF KENTUCKY HON. Japan (1994, 1998), and Monterrey, Mexico IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF (1996). Like jazz was to the music scene or IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Royals to America’s favorite pastime, Tuesday, November 5, 2019 Tuesday, November 5, 2019 the Chiefs brought Kansas City to the forefront Mr. GUTHRIE. Madam Speaker, I rise today of the national consciousness. to honor the life and service of Charles M. Mr. CLEAVER. Madam Speaker, I rise ‘‘Charlie’’ Hogan of Park City, Kentucky. today in recognition of the sixtieth season of In the decades to come, the organization the football and the would experience many highs and lows, in- Mr. Hogan began his service in the U.S. unremitting dedication of their fans. As the cluding a promising ’71 season that featured a Army and then proudly served in the U.S. Air U.S. Representative for Missouri’s Fifth Con- team record eleven performers and Force for over twenty years. Mr. Hogan re- gressional District and a lifelong Chiefs fan, I ended dramatically in the longest game in NFL ceived an Air Force Commendation for his am proud to honor Kansas City’s home team history, an AFC Divisional Playoff game brave service in Vietnam. A champion for his fellow veterans, Mr. Hogan was awarded the with this CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. played on Christmas day. It took 82:40 and Sixty years ago, the Chiefs were founded as double to close out the game. This Barren County Patriot Award in 2004. He the Texans by the widely revered loss served as the Chiefs’ last playoff appear- spearheaded the effort to a veterans’ memo- rial wall in Park City and made sure to invite . Recognized as one of the great- ance for fifteen years. The years following me to attend the Veterans Day celebration my est sportsmen in American history, Hunt brought trials and tribulations, but strength- first year in Congress. He was also an active served as the guiding force behind the forma- ened the team overall, earning them NFL play- member of the Masonic Order, the Inter- tion of both the League and off appearances in 1986, 1990 through 1995, the Kansas City Chiefs franchise. Hunt’s de- national Union of Operating Engineers, the 1997, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2013, and 2015 to Mammoth Cave National Park Association, the termination and influence served as the cata- 2017. lyst that would bring his ‘‘impossible dream’’ to Barren River Area Development District, and reality when his league took to the field for the Today, Kansas City and ‘‘Chiefs Kingdom’’ Park City United Methodist Church. ’60 season. Hunt continued to chase this continues a custom throughout the region that I join with Mr. Hogan’s family and the Bar- dream as he moved his Dallas Texans team was forged by charity and the love of the ren County community in remembering the life to Kansas City where the organization would game—Red Friday. Red Friday began in 1992 of an American patriot. be renamed as the Kansas City Chiefs. as an idea pitched to Lamar Hunt by the first Hunt’s vision for the organization was re- President of the Red Coaters, the late Jim f Shultz. The Red Coaters were founded in affirmed on June 8, 1966 when the AFL–NFL SENIOR PASTOR BOB COUNTS 1963, and members were obliged to sell tick- merger was announced by NFL Commissioner RETIRES , and the Kansas City Chiefs ets and received a red coat for selling so went on to participate in the inaugural Super many. Made up of businessmen and women Bowl against the on Janu- dedicated to the Chiefs and their community, HON. PAUL COOK ary 15, 1967. Only three years after that inau- the Red Coaters still share the same mission OF CALIFORNIA gural game, the Chiefs claimed Kansas City’s of giving today. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES first major sports championship victory over The first Red Friday featured the Red Tuesday, November 5, 2019 the in IV. Not Coaters and Hunt himself on the streets of only did Hunt’s passion help put Kansas City Mr. COOK. Madam Speaker, Senior Pastor Kansas City selling newspapers with a special on the ‘‘big league’’ map, his influence and Counts follows in the footsteps of both his fa- Chiefs edition to benefit local charities. After commitment helped pave the way for much of ther and grandfather, who served as pastors debuting on the west side of town, Red Friday the modern growth of professional football. for their respective congregations. Additionally, In the late 1960s, Hunt played an integral moved north to the river, back to Westport, three of his brothers, two of his sons, and his role in the original development plans for Ar- then to the Arrowhead parking lot. The Chiefs- nephew are all pastors while his sister is mar- rowhead Stadium, a facility which provided the themed newspapers turned into Red Friday ried to a pastor. He became a minister in 1964 Chiefs and their fans with one of the most de- magazines. Then those Red Friday magazines and is a graduate of Bible Baptist College in cided homefield advantages in all of sports. turned into Chiefs Kingdom flags sold to raise Springfield, Missouri. While other venues of a similar vintage have money for charity. The tradition continues to Senior Pastor Counts has served commu- long since been termed obsolete or have been unite Kansas Citians and Chiefs fans across nities across the country as a pastor at demolished, Arrowhead continues to serve as the country, transcending generations and Stillwelll Bible Baptist in Clarksville, , a point of pride for Chiefs and fans alike. In a bringing together a city of nearly 500,000 for Temple Baptist in Springdale, Arkansas, and true exemplification of the avid nature of a common cause to paint the town red. Valley Baptist in Rowland Heights, California. Chiefs fans, Arrowhead recently broke the Today, the Kansas City Chiefs continue to For the past 23 years, he has served my con- record for the loudest stadium on September breathe life into the dream Lamar Hunt had stituents as senior pastor of Bible Baptist 29, 2014. According to the Guinness Book of when he founded the organization through its Church in Victorville. His 55 years of dedi- World Records, no sports fans in the world are sustained ability to bring fans together in a cated service will end in distinction, as he be- louder than Kansas City Chiefs fans at Arrow- true display of community and pride. The pro- comes only the fourth retired pastor among the church’s 1,200 members. head Stadium, registering a record 142.2 deci- found legacy the Kansas City Chiefs have Though Senior Pastor Bob Counts is retir- bels—louder than a jet taking off from an air- paved builds upon and preserves a rich his- craft carrier. ing, his work will continue to be felt through tory that has given a way for many athletes Additionally, under Hunt’s stewardship, the his life-long service and dedication to his faith. and members of the organization to inspire, Chiefs developed an intensely loyal fan base, He will be passing the reigns of senior pastor unify, and empower generations of football not just in Mid-America, but across the country to his son, Joel Counts. Over the course of his and the globe. Hunt took great satisfaction in players and spectators alike. career he has touched innumerable lives, and the fact that the Chiefs boasted season-ticket Madam Speaker, please join with me as we his passion, caring, and selflessness will truly holders from forty-eight of the fifty states, the commemorate the sixtieth anniversary season be missed as he begins a well-deserved re- District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Can- of the Kansas City Chiefs. tirement.

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