The news of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes taking home the NFL’s Most Valuable Player honors sparked an interesting realization. Mahomes is only the second player from a Kansas City professional team to win MVP. The first? Kansas City Royals legend, George Brett.
ESPN once referred to Brett’s 1980 campaign as one of the greatest in baseball history. Similar to the Kansas City Chiefs this year, though, the 1980 Royals fell just short of accomplishing the ultimate team goal: winning it all.
Just as the Chiefs lost to the Tom Brady and the infamous New England Patriots, the Kansas City Royals of 1980 made it to the World Series after sweeping the New York Yankees in the ALCS.