President Biden holds a moment of silence for ‘First Lady of Football’ Norma Hunt during the Chiefs’ visit to the White House after the Kansas City matriarch died at age 85
President Joe Biden paid tribute Monday to Kansas City Chiefs matriarch Norma Hunt during the organization’s visit to the White House.
Norma, the wife of Kansas City Chiefs founder and former owner Lamar Hunt, passed away over the weekend at age 85, the franchise announced Sunday.
Norma, the mother of current NFL team owner Clark, was the only woman to attend every Super Bowl and saw her beloved Chiefs hoist the Lombardi Trophy for a third time in February.
The team’s traditional Super Bowl winners’ trip to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. on Monday was bittersweet after losing the ‘First Lady of Football’.
But during the celebrations, Biden chose to honor Norma with a moment of silence in front of the White House.
President Joe Biden on Monday paid tribute to Kansas City Chiefs matriarch Norma Hunt
Norma Hunt, wife of Kansas City Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt, passed away last weekend at age 85
Norma was the mother of current NFL franchise owner Clark (pictured right)
“We miss one of the most loyal Chiefs fans ever, Norma Hunt, who passed away this weekend. I would suggest a moment of silence,” he said before he and the players behind him bowed their heads respectfully.
POTUS sent condolences to the entire Hunt family and the Chiefs organization on behalf of him and First Lady Jill Biden, who missed the event because she was in the Middle East.
The FLOTUS is a die-hard eagle fan, and the president claimed that his wife is still angry about losing her team and refuses to believe that James Bradberry was drafted for the detention of Juju Smith-Schuster.
Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Co. wore suits for their trip to Washington DC on Monday.
The star quarterback wore a tight blue suit, while sleek Kelce wore a black T-shirt with a red jacket trimmed with some shades. The pair presented the president with a Chiefs No. 46 jersey.
The sun was shining for the Chiefs’ visit, and Mahomes was quick to mark the occasion by sharing videos and photos to his Instagram story.
He posted video of his teammates queuing outside the White House. Chiefs coach Andy Reid was seen up front, smartly dressed in a suit, complete with red tie and franchise-branded jacket.
Mahomes then took his 5.6 million followers behind the scenes, shooting video inside the White House itself.
President Joe Biden walks with Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes as he welcomes the team
Mahomes and Travis Kelce present President Biden with a Chiefs jersey at the White House
Members of the Chiefs team drew a White House-branded football as part of the celebration
He filmed seven of his teammates walking their stuff down a red carpet with Skyy Moore, one of those dancing their way through the building. The group performed the famous Memphis Grizzlies tunnel dance.
Mahomes had taken a selfie next to fellow quarterback Chad Henne and Moore with kicker Harrison Butker oblivious in the background.
President Biden was seen walking with Mahomes on the White House grounds before the former delivered a speech honoring the team outside.
The Chiefs are the latest team to visit the president after the LSU Tigers women’s basketball team and the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team took up the offer following their respective national championship victories.
The “First Lady of Football” was her husband Lamar (right) through his sporting ventures
Kansas City won its third Super Bowl title in franchise history when they defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 in Super Bowl LVII in February.
Butker kicked the game-winning goal with just eight seconds left in the entertaining showdown at Arizona’s State Farm Stadium.
It is tradition for Super Bowl winners to go to the White House after sealing their glory months earlier.
But the Los Angeles Rams declined the invitation last year, making the Chiefs the first team since the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021 to visit.