Professional Bio

Clark Hunt enters his fourth season as Chairman of the Board in 2008. He represents the interests of the Hunt Family in the Kansas City Chiefs franchise.

The 43-year-old Hunt shares his father Lamar’s deep passion for sports and has embraced the opportunity to lead the Chiefs franchise. Hunt’s proven business acumen, coupled with two decades of experience working side-by-side with one of America’s sports pioneers, has provided him with a distinct understanding of Kansas City’s devoutly loyal fans.

A staunch proponent of developing strategies to further enhance the fan experience, Hunt is currently directing the expansion and renovation of the New Arrowhead, an extensive modernization project which will keep Kansas City “The Home of the Chiefs” for decades to come. This vast undertaking is expected to be completed in 2010.

In addition to the multi-year construction project that will bring Arrowhead up to today’s NFL standards, Hunt has been closely involved in the design and development of the Chiefs new practice facility at the Truman Sports Complex that will house the entire organization beginning in 2008. The Hunts have made a combined personal financial investment of $125 million in both the development of the “New Arrowhead” and the club’s new practice facility, another demonstration of the family’s commitment to bringing the Lamar Hunt Trophy home to Kansas City.

Hunt possesses the humility and vision long associated with his surname, which has established him as a respected voice at the league level. He recognizes the challenges the Chiefs and other small-market clubs must overcome to remain competitive. Like his father, he supports league policies that promote competition across all National Football League markets.

In 2006, Hunt was asked to serve on the eight-member Commissioner Search Committee which recommended a successor to Paul Tagliabue. In 2007, Commissioner Goodell appointed Hunt to the NFL’s Digital Media and International Committees, as well as the Executive Committee of the NFL Management Council. Hunt is also a trustee for the Board of Trustees of the Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Retirement Plan.

The Dallas, Texas native is also a founding investor-operator in Major League Soccer. Hunt serves as Chairman of Hunt Sports Group, the parent company that oversees the operations of both the F.C. Dallas and Columbus Crew MLS franchises. Hunt Sports Group has been at the forefront of stadium development in the United States, constructing America’s first soccer-specific stadium, Crew Stadium which opened in ‘99. In 2005, Hunt Sports Group opened Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. Pizza Hut Park serves as the crown jewel of a 117-acre soccer complex which features 17 adjacent championship-quality fields. Through the innovation and vision of the Hunt family, Pizza Hut Park has become the model for soccer-specific stadiums in North America and is widely regarded as one of the world’s most unique soccer facilities.

As stadium construction, new investment, player development and a broadening fan base continue to shape the soccer marketplace in North America, Hunt is intimately involved in the development and direction of MLS. Chairman of the Competition Committee since its inception, a former co-chairman of the Technical Committee and a former member of the Audit and Finance Committee, Hunt currently serves as one of four members of the Board of Governors appointed to Commissioner Don Garber’s Executive Committee. Hunt is also a member of the league’s Labor and Philanthropy Committees.

Hunt graduated first in his class at Southern Methodist University in ‘87, earning a degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. He was a two-time recipient of the university’s highest academic honor, the Provost Award for Outstanding Scholar. During his career he was a four-year letterman on the Mustangs nationally-ranked soccer squad, earning first-team Academic All-America honors as a junior and senior and serving as a Tri-Captain his final season. He was named the SMU Cox School of Business Outstanding Young Alumni in 2004 and in 2005 he was appointed to the Cox School Executive Board of Trustees.

Hunt and his wife, the former Tavia Shackles of Kansas City, are involved in numerous philanthropic efforts. In recent years, the Hunts have served as Honorary Chairs for the Chiefs Charity Game, an annual event that has raised $6 million since its inception. Through the Chiefs Children’s Fund, the game has made a positive impact in the lives of area youths who are served by various agencies such as Operation Breakthrough and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kansas City.

In 2004, the Hunts were part of the grass roots effort behind the formation of Lift Up America, an organization that facilitates widespread compassion and giving through strategic partnerships between corporations and sports teams. Since that time, more than 30 sports teams have joined the Chiefs and corporations such as Tyson Foods, Cinemark Theatres and Interstate Batteries to help Lift Up America distribute millions of pounds of food and numerous other services to people in need around the world.

The Hunts are also closely involved with the Heart of a Champion Foundation, a character development curriculum that stresses personal values such as honesty, perseverance and integrity.

Personal Bio

Clark Knobel Hunt was born on February 19, 1965 and graduated from the St. Mark’s School of Texas in ‘83. The Hunts have three children - Gracelyn, Knobel and Ava.