However, as chairman and CEO, Clark is the public face of the ownership group "Unity Hunt," and operating head of the franchise, representing the Chiefs at all owners meetings.

[3][4][7] His father founded the Chiefs in 1960 as the Dallas Texans, a charter member of the American Football League, and moved them to Kansas City two years before Clark was born.

[3][4] However, Hunt is the operating head of the franchise; he represents the Chiefs at owners' meetings and has the final say on personnel changes.

[14] On December 15, 2008, Hunt announced the resignation of Peterson from his positions as general manager, president, and CEO of the franchise effective the end of the season.

The official press release stated that Peterson resigned, but Hunt had said the conversation had been ongoing throughout the season.

[3][15] Hunt said his decision to relieve Peterson of duties was not based on what happened the previous day, when the Chiefs lost an 11-point lead in the final 73 seconds and were beaten 22–21 by San Diego, dropping their record to 2–12 on the season.

[3] He also said that the fate of head coach Herm Edwards would be settled after the season when a new general manager would be hired.

On January 13, 2009, Hunt hired New England Patriots vice president of player personnel Scott Pioli as the new Chiefs general manager.

On January 23 the Chiefs fired head coach Herman Edwards,[18] and Todd Haley was hired as his replacement on February 6.

Even though the team won the AFC West the year before Haley was replaced by defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel mid-season.

Crennel finished his stint as interim head coach with a 2–1 record, including a win over the previously undefeated, and defending Super Bowl Champions (2011 Green Bay Packers season).

Hunt fired both general manager Scott Pioli and head coach Romeo Crennel following the disastrous 2012 season.

The Philadelphia Eagles decided not to renew head coach Andy Reid's contract after a 4–12 record, the worst of his 14-year tenure.

During his 13 years in Philadelphia, Reid went 130–93–1 and made the playoffs 9 times (including one Super Bowl appearance).

Hunt fired general manager John Dorsey on June 22, 2017, due to cap mismanagement.

This time, however, the Chiefs won their first AFC Championship and brought home the Lamar Hunt Trophy, which was named after his father.

In 2019, Hunt was named Chairman of the influential NFL Finance Committee after being a member for seven years.

His daughter, Gracie, was named Miss Kansas USA in 2021, 28 years after her mother won the pageant.