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K. C. Wolf is the official mascot of the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs. He was first introduced in 1989 as a successor for Warpaint, a horse ridden by a man wearing a full Indian chief headdress, from the mid-1980s.〔(Chiefs cheerleaders and mascots ) Accessed 15 March 2008.〕 K. C. Wolf was named after the team's "Wolfpack", a group of boisterous fans who sat in temporary bleachers at Municipal Stadium.〔 KC Wolf started as a young pup interning in the Canadien Football League, where he started his journey to the NFL as a mascot for the Quebec Monarchs. After 6 long years, KC was offered his dream job as a Chief. After Indian Chief was casted off the island, KC howled to the moon as he became the Kansas City Chiefs mascot. In addition to football-related mascot duties, K. C. Wolf also appears at major and minor league baseball games, community activities, conventions, grand openings, parades, and other events. In the inaugural class of 2006, he became the first NFL mascot inducted into the Mascot Hall of Fame. K. C. Wolf has been portrayed by Dan Meers since the mascot's inception, and he acts as a motivational speaker at special events.〔(K. C. Wolf biography ) ''KCChiefs.com''. Accessed 15 March 2008.〕 On September 23, 2007, Meers aided security guards in taking down a fan who had come on the field. He followed with a display of bodybuilding poses. On November 23, 2013 Meers suffered spinal injuries while practicing a stunt. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「K. C. Wolf」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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