The Kansas City Chiefs were teasing bringing back a throwback midfield logo and end zone design to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Arrowhead Stadium. Well, it wasn’t just a teaser.
The Chiefs officially brought back the red endzone, with the original centerfield logo. The team shared a live stream of the grounds crew finishing the endzone painting just the other day, just in case you happen to enjoy watching paint dry.
Well, now they’ve officially completed the job and man does it look spectacular. Chiefs team reporter Matt McMullen shared a photo from around 2:00 p.m. CT.
— Matt McMullen (@KCChiefs_Matt) September 15, 2022
The design is inspired by the Chiefs’ endzone and midfield logo look from 1972 when the team played their first games in Arrowhead Stadium. The official team Twitter account shared a comparison shot.
An icon 50 years in the making. pic.twitter.com/q6zXFlQR5z
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) September 14, 2022
According to the Chiefs’ head groundskeeper Travis Hogan, the team even brought in legendary groundskeeper George Toma, who designed the original red endzone and centerfield logo to help get this design as close to the original as possible.
This one was fun! We have enjoyed the throwback to 1972! We brought Mr. George P. Toma in to help us knock out the design he was responsible for then. Kudos to my guys…they killed it. They are extremely talented and intelligent. They make me look good! pic.twitter.com/VDMm6TkM7I
— Travis Hogan (@Twillhog75) September 14, 2022