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Warren McVea, Trailblazing Houston Star and Chiefs Champion, Dies at 79

Family says he died after a long illness at his Los Angeles home.

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NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 11: Len Dawson #16 of the Kansas City Chiefs pitches the ball to Warren McVea #6 against the Minnesota Vikings during Super Bowl IV on January 11, 1970 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Chiefs won the Super Bowl 23-7.
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Overview

  • McVea was the first Black player to receive a football scholarship at a major Texas program, signing with the University of Houston in the 1960s.
  • He helped Kansas City win Super Bowl IV, leading the team with 12 carries in the 23-7 victory over the Vikings.
  • The San Antonio native starred at Brackenridge High School and set Houston marks, including 3,009 all-purpose yards in 1966 and a 99-yard touchdown in the first football game played on artificial turf.
  • His professional career spanned the Bengals and Chiefs, totaling 2,552 all-purpose yards and 13 touchdowns over five seasons.
  • After legal troubles and prison in the 1990s, he was later inducted into the San Antonio and University of Houston halls of fame, and Houston will honor him with a helmet-sticker tribute this week.