Curtis McClinton

Curtis Realious McClinton Jr. (born June 25, 1939) is an American former professional football player. He played eight seasons in the American Football League (AFL) for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs, with which he won three AFL championships and one Super Bowl. He was the AFL’s Rookie of the Year in 1962, an AFL All-Star three times, and second-team All-AFL twice. He was All-Big Eight multiple times at the University of Kansas in football, and won three Big Eight championships in track as a hurdler. His father, Curtis McClinton Sr., was the first African American to serve in the Kansas Senate. McClinton held executive positions at Amtrak and the Department of Commerce, and was a deputy mayor in Washington, D.C.