There's a chance you haven't heard of Joe Delaney. That's why we do this, every June 29. On this day in 1983, Joe Delaney tried to save three drowning boys in a man-made pond. Delaney didn't think ...

"There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends." Forty years ago today, Chiefs running back Joe Delaney laid down his life for three total strangers. June 29, 1983. A trio of ...

ABOUT A CHILDREN’S BOOK HONORING HIS LEGACY. IT JUST INSPIRED ME. WRITER SHAWNEE GORDON NEVER MET JOE DELANEY, BUT SAYS HIS STORY HIT HOME WITH HER. I, AS AN ADULT, DIDN’T KNOW HOW TO SWIM. IT’S BEEN ...

A new monument dedicated Saturday at Chennault Park will help ensure Joe Delaney’s life and sacrifice are never forgotten. On June 29, 1983, Delaney jumped into a pond in an attempt to save drowning ...

It has been 39 years since Kansas City Chiefs RB Joe Delaney sacrificed his life in an attempt to save three drowning children. Delaney was a rising star in the Chiefs’ organization with a bright ...

Thirty-seven years before the Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LIV, former Kansas City Chiefs running back Joe Delaney gave his life attempting to rescue three children from a pond. He continues to ...

Kanas City Chiefs running back Joe Delaney gave his life to try to help others in 1983, when he died while attempting to save three boys from drowning in a pond. On Saturday, Delaney’s efforts were ...

*Editor's Note: This story was originally published on June 29, 2024, and has been updated. June 29, 2025, marks the 42nd anniversary of the tragic yet heroic death of former Kansas City Chiefs RB Joe ...

LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo — Thursday, June 29, marks the 40th anniversary of former Chiefs running back Joe Delaney’s death. He died in Monroe, Louisiana, while trying to save three kids from drowning. “He’s ...

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