Meet the Hunt family, the billionaires behind the Kansas City Chiefs and one of America's richest dynasties

The Hunt family owns the Kansas City Chiefs. Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Connect Thanks to early investments in oil, the Hunt family is one of the wealthiest families in America. They're widely known as the owners of the Kansas City Chiefs, winners of three recent Super Bowls. Lamar Hunt founded the team in 1959; Clark Hunt, his son, is now the Chiefs chairman and CEO. The Kansas City Chiefs are used to making headlines. From their star quarterback Patrick Mahomes and controversial kicker Harrison Butker, to tight end Travis Kelce's marriage to Taylor Swift , and, of course, their fifth Super Bowl appearance in the last decade, it's hard to imagine a time when people weren't talking about the Chiefs. That's good news for the Hunt family, who've owned the team since the beginning. The Chiefs were founded by Lamar Hunt Sr.