1970 Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Mafia Gambling Connection

Film Clip - BLACK HAND STRAWMAN: THE HISTORY OF ORGANIZED CRIME IN KANSAS CITY - Here's the story behind Nick Civella's gambling conviction surrounding the 1970 Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Champs. It's an interesting commentary on the solidarity of the Kansas City community and its steadfast refusal to wager against the Chiefs.

[@gregscavuzzo5457]

The Chiefs had one of the greatest teams to take the field, lots of the guys went to the Hall of Fame, Bobby Bell , Willie Lanier, Curly Culp, Johnny Robinson, Buck Buchanan, Jan Stenarude Lenny Dawson, the coach Hank Stram , they just beat Minnesota, kicked their rear ends, oh and Otis Taylor should be in the Hall and I apologize to anyone that I missed as a Hall of Fame member , Ed Budde belongs in the Hall also

[@govind22703]

Allow me to introduce you to the New England Patriots

[@gregscavuzzo5457]

@@govind22703 The Patriots had several good teams but what they had was one of the greatest quarterbacks that ever played and a wonderful coach, I think football was a little tougher in the 1960s and 1970s and it was smart of the league to start protecting the players, like I said the Chiefs , Raiders, Dolphins of the 1970s and the Chiefs and Raiders of the 1960s could have played with anyone in any era

[@robertabraham7687]

I have serious doubts that the game was rigged. I think it's possible but doubtful. I watched the game and closely followed pro football at the time. In any event there's no solid evidence that it was and no official charges were have ever been made.

[@sammyholdem2492]

I don't think it was rigged

[@gregscavuzzo5457]

That heavy betting was from Kansas City only , the Kansas City mob just laid the bets off to Chicago or another National League city where the betting would have been heavy on the Vikings

[@WARGAMES22]

Great

[@JuniorB.KC41]

2:27 💪🇮🇹

[@alexhebert3229]

Went to school with civellas grandkids

[@alwaysskeptical7221]

Sports ball, is glorified horse racing. Same racket.

[@mortalclown3812]

In a way, they are the same, but how horses/dogs are treated in racing, how they end up, etc., is a damn shame. Paz y luz