Kansas City Sports Nicknames Overview
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Kansas City Sports Teams Nicknames Overview
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Persons not from this part of the country often image tumbleweeds and cattle running down the street. Just like the song, everything is up to date in Kansas City. Kansas City is known as the "City of Fountains." The City of Kansas City has more water fountains (over 200 working fountains) than any city in the world except for Rome. It's often called the Heart of America. Kansas City is most famous for "Kansas City Strip Steaks" and barbecue. The Kansas City American Royal annual event hosts the worlds largest barbecue contest. Kansas City has more boulevards than any city in the world except for Paris, and has been called "Paris of the Plains". It's known for it's blues and jazz music. The Nations World War I Museum is also located in Kansas City, at the Liberty Memorial. Kansas City has one of the nation's largest urban parks, Swope Park, at 1,805 acres. Kansas City is located on the state line so there is a Kansas City, Missouri and not to be confusing a Kansas City, Kansas. The Royals and Chiefs Stadiums are on the MO side while Sporting KC stadium is on the KS side.
Here, you can discover the rich history of sports teams, their nicknames, and the franchises that have called Kansas City home throughout the years. Lou Gehrig had his last at-bat in Kansas City, while Jackie Robinson had his first at-bat in KC. Reggie Jackson and Mickey Mantle became men in Kansas City. Casey Stengel grew up here. For more detail by year, see Kansas City Sports Time Line or On This Date In Kansas City Sports History.
Did you know...the "Blues" has been a team name for baseball, football, basketball, hockey, soccer and rugby teams?
Kansas City has even had a Kansas City "Cowboys" baseball AND football teams. Kansas City had the Kansas City "Cowboys" Football team before the Dallas Cowboys!
It's interesting to consider three common themes of nicknames Kansas City teams have had over the years. I call them the "Leaders", the "Western" group and the "Music/Food" group.
1. Several of KC's nicknames have related to "Leaders". Consider the leadership of "Monarchs" ruling over their country, "Kings" ruling over their people, "Royals" or the Royal Family leaders of their kingdom, "Chiefs" as leaders of their tribe, "Scouts" leading the rest of the tribe after scouting out the best trail, "Explorers" like Lewis & Clark, lead their team into uncharted territory to discover a new world, and "Wizards" as leaders of their kingdom. Note the first three leaders below all have crowns in their logo.
THE LEADERS:
2. Other nicknames relate to Kansas City's historical roots in the Old Wild West, for the "Western Group". A western round up of Kansas City nicknames includes "Cowboys", "Chiefs", "Tribe", "Mohawks", "Spurs", "Steers", "Mustangs" "Antelopes" and "Outlaws".
THE WESTERN GROUP:
3. Kansas City is famous for special types of music and food. What a way to please Kansas City fans with teams called "Blues", "Jazz", "Brass", "Legacy", "T-Bones" and "Sizzlers".
THE MUSIC/FOOD GROUP:
All Time Kansas City Sports Team Nicknames (Alphabetical listing) |
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Team Name |
Baseball |
Football |
Basketball |
Hockey |
Soccer |
Rugby |
Other |
All-Nations |
1912-1918 |
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All-Stars |
1996-1997 |
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Americans |
1940-1942 |
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Antelopes |
1860's |
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Athletics |
1955-1967 |
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Attack |
1991-2001 |
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Blades |
1990-2001 |
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Blue Diamonds |
1920-1931 |
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Blues |
1886-1889 1902-1954 |
1924 |
1947-1948 1951-1952 |
1968-1972 1976-1977 |
2013-present |
1966-present |
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Blue Stockings |
1902-1903 |
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Brass |
1997-present |
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Brigade |
2006-2008 |
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Bulldogs |
1993-? 2008-present |
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Chiefs |
1963-present |
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Comets |
1981-1991 2001-2004 2010-present |
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Cowboys |
1884-1903 |
1925-1926 |
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Explorers |
Tennis-1993-present |
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Flying Mokey |
Lacrosse-1982-present |
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Greyhounds |
1932-1940 |
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Hi-Spots |
1947-1948 1950-1951 |
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Jazz |
1992-2008 |
1993-present |
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Kaycees |
1957-1958 |
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Kings |
1972-1985 |
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Knights |
2000-2005 |
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Krunch |
2003-2005 |
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Legacy |
2001-2003 |
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Lightning |
1997 |
Volleyball-1997-1998 |
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Maroons |
1890 |
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Mavericks |
2009-present |
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Mohawks |
1949-1951 |
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Monarchs |
1920-1962 |
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Mustangs |
2008-present |
1993-1995 |
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Mystics |
2001-2002 |
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Outlaws |
2004-2005 |
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Packers |
1914-1915 |
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Panthers |
1997-present |
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Phantoms | 2017- present | ||||||
Pla-Mors |
1927-1933 1945-1949 |
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Power |
Australian Rules Football-1999-present |
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Redwings |
1977-1979 |
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Rogues |
2008-present |
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Royals |
1969-present |
1950-1951 |
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Royal Giants |
1909-1915 |
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Scouts |
1974-1976 2020 to present |
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Select |
Lacrosse-present |
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Shock | 2013 to present | ||||||
Shockers |
2004-present |
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Sizzlers |
1985-1986 |
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Spartans |
2010-present |
2008-2009 |
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Sporting KC |
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Spurs |
1968-1970 |
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Stars |
1948-1950 |
1946 2009-present |
Bowling-1961 |
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Steers |
1967-1971 |
1961-1963 2003-? |
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Storm |
2004-present |
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Thunderstorm |
2006 |
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T-Bones |
2003-present |
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Tribe |
2007-present |
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Unions |
1884 |
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Wiz |
1996 |
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Wizards |
1997-present |