Norma Hunt, co-owner and widow of group founder Lamar Hunt, speaks to group members on the sector beore an NFL soccer sport in opposition to the New England Patriots, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, in Foxborough, Mass.

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Norma Hunt, co-owner and widow of group founder Lamar Hunt, speaks to group members on the sector beore an NFL soccer sport in opposition to the New England Patriots, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, in Foxborough, Mass.

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Norma Hunt, the spouse of the late Kansas City Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt and the one girl who had attended each Super Bowl, has died, the team announced Sunday.

The group and the National Football League said she was 85. The reason behind dying was not given.

“Kind, generous and unfailingly positive, mom was one of a kind,” the Hunt family said in a statement. “Her joy and zeal for life were infectious. She loved caring for others, and she always had an encouraging word. She was a loyal friend, the consummate hostess and she had a rare ability to make everyone she encountered feel valued and at ease.”

“Mom was steadfastly devoted to her family and fiercely passionate about her family’s sports teams,” the assertion added. “She was by our father Lamar’s side every step of the way – from the merger of the AFL and the NFL to the formation of Major League Soccer, World Championship Tennis, the North American Soccer League, and their founding investment in the Chicago Bulls. She was the only person we knew who rivaled his love of sports. The two of them found such joy together, whether at home, or in stadium stands around the world.”

Lamar Hunt died in 2006 at age 74.

In February, Norma Hunt was in a position to attend her 57th Super Bowl and watch the Chiefs take residence the victory for the third time in franchise historical past. In May, the group announced it is going to go to the White House Monday.

“Mrs. Norma was the best. Glad to be a part of this special organization she help build. She will be missed! Prayers to the entire Hunt family,” Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes stated.

“The entire NFL family is deeply saddened by the passing of Norma Hunt, who was a significant presence in the NFL for the last seven decades,” NFL Commissioner Roger Gooddell stated.

“I was fortunate to know Norma for nearly 40 years and was always struck by her warmth and grace, her partnership with Lamar, and her pride in their family,” he added. “Norma’s sense of family extended to the Chiefs’ organization which she greatly adored.”