In 1959 they were the Dallas Texans.
More CNN FAKE NEWS!
The KC Chiefs were established as the Dallas Texans in 1960 as a member of the new American Football League. Lamar Hunt, the founder of the league, owned the Dallas franchise but the NFL tried to run him off by expanding into Dallas the same year with the Dallas Cowboys. Knowing he couldn’t survive a head-to-head battle with the established NFL, Hunt moved the Texans to Kansas City after the 1962 season.
So there was NO Kansas City Chiefs in 1959, 1960, 1961 or 1962! How Lamar Hunt got the nickname, I honestly can’t tell you but I sure as hell don’t believe the crap written by the CNN chick.
It certainly wasn’t controversial in 1967 when the Chiefs played in the first Super Bowl and it wasn’t controversial in 1970, the last time they played in the Super Bowl. That I can tell you.