Star-Studded Sunday At Arrowhead

There will be plenty of stars around Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday when the Chiefs and Cowboys face off in a noon kickoff.

And we aren’t talking about the stars on the Cowboys helmets, as they will be wearing throwback uniforms. The Chiefs will be in replica uniforms of the 1962 AFL Champion Dallas Texans, including gray facemasks and black shoes.

In their 40th anniversary season, the 1969 Super Bowl Chiefs will be honored and some 15 members of that team that beat the Minnesota Vikings at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans will be at the game. The franchise’s leading career rusher Priest Holmes will be in the building, as will former head coach Dick Vermeil. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will be in the house. So will NFL shadow-commissioner Jerry Jones, owner of the Cowboys. Fox-TV’s No. 1 broadcast crew of Joe Buck and Hall of Fame QB Troy Aikman are handling the broadcast.

There are other stars and moments scheduled for game-day:

• Holmes will be honored on the field about 15 minutes before kickoff. Joining him will be Vermeil, former Chiefs assistant coach Billy Long and Holmes’ children DeAndre, Jekovian and Corion Holmes.
• There will be a flyover by four AT-38 aircraft along with the national anthem.
• Taking part in the pre-game coin toss will be representatives from the Super Bowl IV team: Bobby Bell, Willie Lanier, Jan Stenerud, Jack Steadman and Phyllis Stram.
• The NFL Alumni-Kansas City chapter will present a check to the Dream Factory and will be joined by Goodell and Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt.
• At half-time the Super Bowl IV team will be honored. The ceremonies include Len Dawson carrying the Super Bowl trophy to midfield. Other members of the team that will join Dawson, Bell, Lanier and Stenerud will be Fred Arbanas, Ceasar Belser, Ed Budde, Chuck Hurston, Jim Kearney, Ed Lothamer, Curtis McClinton, Ed Podolak and Noland Smith.
• Other Chiefs alumni who are expected to attend includes Tony Adams, Derrick Alexander, Kimble Anders, Gary Barbaro, Bryan Barker, Mike Bell, Chris Burford, Keith Cash, Deron Cherry, Walt Corey, Jerry Cornelison, Anthony Davis, Charlie Diamond, Kendall Gammon, Charlie Getty, Kelly Goodburn, Tim Grunhard, Abner Haynes, Danan Hughes, Eddie Kennison, Ken Kremer, Bill Krisher, Pete Koch, Dave Lindstrom, Larry Marshall, Chris Martin, Ted McKnight, Christian Okoye, Bobby Ply, Scott Radecic, Kerry Reardon, Al Reynolds, Dan Saleaumua, Neil Smith, Gary Spani, Marcus Spears, Art Still, Smokey Stover and Walter White.
• Former Chiefs kicker Nick Lowery will be recognized as the ‘09 inductee to the Chiefs Hall of Fame.