Wes Wise, Dallas Texans, WFAA — 1961
by Paula Bosse
A future mayor interviewing future Kansas City Chiefs
by Paula Bosse
The photo above shows future Dallas mayor Wes Wise in 1961 (when he was sports director for WFAA-Channel 8) interviewing players of the Dallas Texans. Wes Wise served as Mayor of Dallas for three terms, from 1971 to 1976. The (second iteration of the) Dallas Texans played in the AFL from 1960 to 1962 until owner Lamar Hunt relocated them to Kansas City where they became the Kansas City Chiefs. (Read about the first, sad, Dallas Texans in the post “The 1952 Dallas Texans: Definitely NOT America’s Team.”)
Below is the full ad. (Click for larger image.)
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Sources & Notes
Ad from Sponsor, “the weekly magazine Radio/TV advertisers use” (Oct. 16, 1961).
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Flashback : Dallas 
The Texans were supposed to be the guests of honor at our Cub Scout meeting (Pack 119) at Foster Elementary and none of them showed up. It’s been 60 years and I’m still glad they left town.
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