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KANSAS CITY JAZZ
PARENT OF MINOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL
CATCH THE POWERFUL RHYTHM OF YOUR KANSAS CITY
JAZZ
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TEAM GOALS

• To remain the focal point and leader of minor
  league football in the Kansas City Metro area.
• To decrease attrition among our coaches and
  players for our future.
• To continue to support local community and
  charity drives / events.
• To increase fan base through sales of game
  passes, program advertisements and sponsorships.
• To provide an affordable, safe and exciting
  family oriented entertainment sports package to
  our patrons.
• To gain Metro wide exposure to the team by
  securing financial support from corporate
  sponsors.
• To build a minor league football facility for
  hosting games and open the facility for community
  use.
• To foster player work ethics to prepare players
  for advancement to National /International
  competition.
• To Become financially independent within five
  years and to re-invest revenues to build on
  independence.

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HISTORY

• Kansas City is known for its love of Jazz music
  and has a proud heritage by being one of Americas
  cities where Jazz music was born and where
  barbecue is famous. Along with this heritage a
  football team was founded in 1993 known as the
  Kansas City Jazz Minor League Football Team.
• The team was originally founded by Houston Texas
  business leader Jim Chambers and other business
  leaders in the Houston area. Members of the
  Texas team moved to Kansas City and brought the
  idea to continue to play football to K.C.
  Players worked 40 hour weeks and traveled to
  Texas and Louisiana to play games.
• The first team included over 70 players which
  included local and nationally recognized talent
  in the line up such as ex-Chief Eric Hoskins and
  former Philadelphia Eagles and KU Jayhawk star
  Willie Vaughn.
• There are a number of players from the original
  team who continue to play for the Jazz, one is
  Kevin Boykin a Kansas City native and Central
  High School graduate who plays defensive line and
  also has duties as the Jazz Team Manager.
  Another player Tony Kool-Aid Holmes an East
  Coast native played college football in Kansas
  and plays in the defensive backfield for the
  Jazz. Tony has additional duties as the
  Assistant General Manager for the Jazz.
• Other long time veterans include Dwan Marshall,
  Stephen Owens, Booker Anderson who are
  respectively team leaders for the Jazz. The
  first season of the Jazz was a success where the
  Jazz posted a 9-2 win/loss record against leading
  teams from Chicago and Wisconsin. The Jazz
  played their first inaugural season home games at
  Satchel Paige Stadium, a landmark in Kansas City
  Sports.
• In 1994, the Jazz moved to Archbishop OHara High
  School and played against a new crop of teams
  that joined the South Central Football League.
  These teams consisted from areas in Missouri,
  Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. The
  Missouri Bulldogs of Independence Missouri were
  formed and became an instant cross town rival to
  the Jazz.