KC Chiefs Fan of the Year Tom Masterson

How were you named the Kansas City Chiefs’ fan of the year?
“The Chiefs do a nomination process over the year prior where you can be nominated for either the Fan of the Year specifically or—what I was initially nominated for—the Lamar Hunt Legacy Honoree. They take all of those nominations, and they have their own internal review process narrowing down candidates, and then their staff votes on who will be Fan of the Year, and I was selected.”

What was your reaction?
“It was and continues to be pretty unbelievable. I went to the home opener in September, and [there], what I had been told was that I was going to be the Lamar Hunt Legacy Honoree. You get two seats in the lower bowl and some field passes. About a week before, they said, ‘Hey, we’re going to shoot some special content. Would you be able to bring your tailgating crew up to the World’s Largest Tailgate?’ We went up there and a series of events unfolded where I got to meet the stars of the Hallmark movie that just came out. I got to meet the president of the Chiefs, Mark Donovan. As I was sitting there and talking with them, the president of the Chiefs said, ‘Hey! We have another thing,’ and out came Clark Hunt—the owner. He said, ‘You’re going to be the Fan of the Year.’ I got a custom jersey, and then he said, ‘There’s one more thing.’ He handed me two Super Bowl tickets.”