Take a dive into Kansas City sports history at Municipal Stadium, 50-year-old Arrowhead

Welcome to SportsFeed KC, our weekly showcase for short, fun, sports-centric videos. This is episode six.

In this episode we remember Municipal Stadium, where some of of Kansas City’s most notable sports history happened. As Arrowhead celebrates its 50th anniversary, producer Monty Davis found some photos chronicling the construction of the loudest stadium in the world.

We also look into flag football, which may become part of the Olympics. It is now a serious contender for inclusion in 2028.

Finally, we have an excerpt from a video by photojournalist Tammy Ljungblad on the St. John Catholic Club in the historic Croatian neighborhood on Strawberry Hill. It turns 100 this week.

You can watch her full video here. (link needed)

Stay tuned for episode 7, as we cover more sports across Kansas City through fast, fun highlights coupled with a few deeper dives into the games people play — from the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals to roller derby and fly fishing, curling to croquet.

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BELOW IS A TRANSCRIPT OF RANDY’S NARRATION, FOR CONTEXT

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1) Hi, I’m Randy Mason and this is SportsFeed KC–your sports video digital digest. Where are we? At 22nd and Brooklyn, where some of Kansas City’s most notable sports history happened. Hard to believe, but the old Municipal Stadium sat right here.

More on that to come, but we’ll begin with a place everybody knows. Arrowhead Stadium.

It turned 50 this fall, and the Star is publishing a special edition dedicated to it–the original plans, most important games played in it, and other things like concerts and weddings thart took place there.

Producer Monty Davis has zeroed in on the actual way the Loudest Stadium In the World took shape. He’s found some really great photos. Take a look back.

2) Any time someone starts off with, “when I was young’, beware. But when I was young, I would never have believed that flag football might be part of the Olympics. It is now a serious contender for inclusion in 2028. So here’s a look at how flag football is being played by different demographics around Kansas City

3) Before Arrowhead opened, this is where the Chiefs played their games when they moved from Dallas. The A’s were here, the Royals played a couple seasons and the Monarchs used it for decades. Arthur Bryant’s is just down the street, and lots of people learned about BBQ on their way to the ballpark. Did I mention the Beatles played here in 1964, and that you parked in people’s yards.

It wasn’t long after the sports complex opened in 1972 that the wrecking ball leveled everything. There was a community garden on the spot for awhile and now finally there are houses pretty much where home plate was. I still get a chill.

Speaking of chills… and historic things, Elmwood Cemetery will be hosting the Graveyard 5K Run on Saturday the 29th at 9 AM. Elmwood is where a lot of famous Kansas Citians are buried, and the run takes place entirely on the 43 acre grounds. You’re looking at a segment from the Star’s Zip by Zip series which gives aerial views of cool things in the metro’s many zip codes. Elmwood is 64127 if you’re keeping score.

4) And while we’re on the topic of things that have lasted, the St. John Cathoplic Club in the historic Croatian neighborhood on Strawberry Hill turns 100 this week. Why is a church rec center showing up on the Feed?

This excerpt from Tammy Ljungblad’s video will quickly explain.

5) You can see Tammy’s entire video about the St. John Social Club at kansascity.com. Next week on SportsFeed KC, the season is almost here–it’s time to tip it off at the College Basketball Experience. For the Kansas City Star, I’m Randy Mason. See you on the court.