Lamar Hunt Net Worth: Kansas City Chiefs Founder's Family Among America's Wealthiest 02/05/21 AT 1:29 AM A Kansas City Chiefs fan yells during the first half of the team's NFL football game against the New York Giants in Kansas City, Missouri September 29, 2013. Photo: Reuters KEY POINTS Lamar Hunt founded the Kansas City Chiefs for $25,000 The Chiefs will face the Buccaneers at Super Bowl LV Kansas City Chiefs' late founder and owner Lamar Hunt’s family has a net worth of $15 billion, making them one of the wealthiest clans in the U.S. Lamar's father, Haroldson Lafayette Hunt, made it big after investing in the oil industry in 1936. At the time, American oil was still largely untapped, and investments were a gamble. In Haroldson’s case, it was a calculated move that resulted in good returns.