![]() ![]() Chiefs’ Christ-following culture starts at the top with CEO/owner Clark Hunt To anyone who reads this, I need your prayers.” ![]() “We’re entering a new realm that’s going to require courage, discernment and wisdom. “We live in challenging times and times where a lot of faith messages are misunderstood or ignored,” Holthus says. Holthus quotes activist and evangelist Christine Caine when describing his mindset heading in to this Sunday, saying, “Make sure the light shining in you is brighter than the light that shines on you.” But in that, Holthus is conscious of the bigger calling he has as a follower of Jesus. faces the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in Super Bowl LIV in Miami, and he feels optimistic he’ll have a lot of staccato drumbeat touchdown calls for a game he is confident the Chiefs will win. Like always, Holthus will be behind the mic for the Chiefs Radio Network when K.C. So I’m learning something new every day.” “It’s not always a lot of fun,” Holthus said, “but it’s made me look at Titus, what is an elder supposed to do, and realizing how the Church needs people to invest in it. Holthus is on the elder board for Christ Community Church in Kansas City, a position he felt deeply called to make time for, despite his announcing job and other gigs often taking 60-70 hours of his week. “I’d been distracted with a lot of things, and came to the point of realizing, ‘No, I want my life to count for the Lord, to use it and the blessings He’s given me, to make an eternal impact and have an eternal perspective.’” “Near the end of my undergraduate days (at Kansas State), I was trying to decide what’s next,” Holthus said. Holthus grew up in rural Kansas, was raised in a faith-based home, but like most followers of Jesus who grow up Christian, Holthus had to learn what a personal relationship with Christ truly means. But now I see His hand in a lot of things, whether we win this thing or not.” Now, God doesn’t care who wins and God is a God of waiting, and we’re blessed in waiting, but it has been waiting. “I had a couple texts from brothers in the Lord who have said exactly that. “What it has meant to me, what I’m learning, is seeing God’s favor,” Holthus told Sports Spectrum this week. Holthus believes he senses God’s work in the Chiefs’ Super Bowl run. Holthus discusses this achievement, and the long drought behind it, as part of a divine providence. Holthus’ signature call has gotten a lot of work in the past two seasons, as quarterback Patrick Mahomes, head coach Andy Reid and the Chiefs offense have racked up 121 touchdowns, 24 regular-season wins, and now their first Super Bowl appearance in 50 years. KC radio announcer with his famous #touchdownkansascity at Super Bowl Opening Night in Miami #kcchamber #superbowl #SuperBowlLIV #ChiefsKingdom /uXh4JOwT8U "THE TEAM THAT LAMAR HUNT FOUNDED HAS JUST WON LAMAR HUNT'S TROPHY IN THE STADIUM THAT WAS LAMAR HUNT'S DREAM." /GRDEi01dJD “It’s like taking a snare drum, and hitting three beats: ‘KAN-SAS-CITY.’” “It’s like four staccato notes,” Holthus explains. > Subscribe to Sports Spectrum Magazine for more stories where sports and faith connect << For 26 years, Holthus, the play-by-play personality of the Chiefs Radio Network, has been announcing touchdowns the exact same way, his gravelly voice announcing, “Touchdown! Kansas City!” Kansas City would be lost without Holthus’ excitement on gameday, and the 30-year milestone he achieved with the team on Tuesday is plenty to celebrate for fans who can’t get enough of his archetypal calls.Unless you grew up in the Midwest listening to Kansas City Chiefs games on the radio, you probably don’t know Mitch Holthus by name - though you’ve probably heard his voice at some point. Originally known as the “Voice of the Wildcats”, Holthus started his career with the Chiefs in 1994 and is the longest-tenured play-by-play broadcaster in team history. Holthus is a native of Fort Lewis, Washington but attended college at Kansas State in Manhattan. Some of the most memorable plays in Chiefs history were narrated by Holthus’ golden voice, and with any luck, fans in Kansas City will continue hearing his broadcasts for another 30 years. ![]() No one calls a touchdown quite like Mitch Holthus, and no one ever will.Ĭongratulations on 30 iconic years as the voice of the Chiefs, □ /N2eLi0yURI His iconic “Touchdown Kan-sas City” tagline is beloved by Chiefs fans everywhere, and the team celebrated 30 years with Holthus on the microphone on Tuesday. Kansas City Chiefs football isn’t nearly as exciting when it is not being called by world-renowned radio broadcaster Mitch Holthus.
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