For most, the Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving game is about rivalry. But for the coach on the Dallas sideline, Brian Schottenheimer, it’s a reminder of a debt of gratitude that transcends football, one that began when his legendary father needed it most.

“I hold the Hunt family in high regard. They were so good to us when my dad (Marty) was coaching there. I was there for one year with him,” Brian walked back through his long history in the City of Fountains. “But just even the way they looked after my dad after he was sick, I think that means the world to me.”

Schottenheimer grew up around the Chiefs and recalled his father Marty’s time there. Lamar and Norma Hunt stayed close to his parents, and that kindness stayed with Brian. He also remembered the moment his d

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