From 1986 until 2018 he owned Chappell’s Restaurant, as a sports and political bar.
[1] Chappell was a 1978 Missouri State Senate candidate.
He was chairman of the City Plan Commission; the commissioner of the Kansas City, Missouri Port Authority; and chairman of the Clay County Board of Election Commissioners.
[2] In 2013, Chappell was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.
[3] He lives in the Kansas City area with his wife, Gina.