Kansas City Chiefs Center Creed Humphrey signs autographs following the celebration in his honor at Shawnee High School on March 4. Countywide & Sun/Julie Talton
Citizen Potawatomi Nation Chairman John "Rocky" Barrett performs a protective ceremony on Creed Humphrey during the celebration in Humphrey's name on March 4. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
Retired Shawnee Public School teacher Cheryl Booth shows her support during the Creed Humphrey Day Celebration at Shawnee High School on March 4. Countywide & Sun/Julie Talton
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Verna Brooks, of Shawnee, hands Shawnee City Commissioner Travis Flood a hat which belonged to her father, Roy Slavin. Flood agreed to have Kansas City Chiefs Center Creed Humphrey sign one thing for Brooks and her mother, Julia Slavin, far left, during the Creed Humphrey Day Celebration on March 4. Brooks said her mother, age 90, has been a Chiefs fan for 60 years, and her parents had season tickets for 25 years. Her father was also a Citizen Potawatomi Nation tribal leader for 12 years.
Lifetime Chief's fan, Julia Slavin, 90 years young, cheers for Creed Humphrey at the celebration in his honor on March 4. Slavin lived in Kansas City for 60 years before moving to Shawnee. She is thrilled to have a local boy playing for her team! Countywide & Sun/Julie Talton
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Citizen Potawatomi Nation Chairman John "Rocky" Barrett performs a protective ceremony on Creed Humphrey during the celebration in Humphrey's name on March 4. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
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Little League football players got a stage-side view of Kansas City Chiefs Center Creed Humphrey during the celebration at Shawnee High School on March 4. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
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Shawnee Mayor Ed Bolt declares March 4 to be Creed Humphrey Day during the celebration at Shawnee High School Saturday. Humphrey grew up in Shawnee, where he played football and was in wrestling. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
Shawnee Mayor Ed Bolt, right, presents a Key to the City to Kansas City Chiefs Center Creed Humphrey during the Creed Humphrey Day Celebration at Shawnee High School on March 4. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
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Kansas City Chiefs Center Creed Humphrey speaks at the Creed Humphrey Day Celebration, held at Shawnee High School on March 4. Humphrey recently played in the Super Bowl, and is seen on the stage with his family, CPN Chair John "Rocky" Barrett, Shawnee Mayor Ed Bolt, Avedis President Dr. Kathy Laster, and City Commissioner Travis Flood. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
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Kansas City Chiefs Center Creed Humphrey signs autographs for the crowd of Little League football players and others after leaving the stage at the Creed Humphrey Day Celebration at Shawnee High School on March 4. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
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Verna Brooks, of Shawnee, hands Shawnee City Commissioner Travis Flood a hat which belonged to her father, Roy Slavin. Flood agreed to have Kansas City Chiefs Center Creed Humphrey sign one thing for Brooks and her mother, Julia Slavin, far left, during the Creed Humphrey Day Celebration on March 4. Brooks said her mother, age 90, has been a Chiefs fan for 60 years, and her parents had season tickets for 25 years. Her father was also a Citizen Potawatomi Nation tribal leader for 12 years.
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Kansas City Chiefs Center Creed Humphrey speaks to his hometown community of Shawnee during the Creed Humphrey Day Celebration at Shawnee High School on March 4. Countywide & Sun/Julie Talton
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Grove Students, Sophie (3rd grade) and brother Brooks (Kindergarten) Minnigh
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It was one day short of three weeks since Super Bowl 57, but on Sat., March 4, Jim Thorpe Stadium was full of fans young and old - cheering on their favorite football star.
The stage was set on the field with Little League football players on one side, Shawnee High School players on the other and media in the middle. The SHS band played fanfare, as Kansas City Chiefs and OU fans waved...
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