Louisiana football legend remembers sneaking in to Super Bowl 4 for Chiefs’ first title

NEW ORLEANS (KMIZ)

Steve Barrios doesn't remember how he got the information about Tulane Stadium, but he does remember acting on it.

"I don't know if the word was passed to the [school's football] team that the door would be open, or the door may be opened, but I know a few of us tried it and it was open, that's how we got in," he said.

Barrios sneaked into the old Sugar Bowl in 1970 to witness the Kansas City Chiefs win its first title in Super Bowl 4. Quarterback Len Dawson and head coach Hank Stram led the team to a 23-7 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.

Barrios was a wide receiver at Tulane University that year. He would end up as the team's all-time receiving leader and still holds the school record for career receiving yards. Barrios said he liked the old American Football League's offensive-forward style of play, which led him to favor the Chiefs in that 1970 game.

But Barrios remembers the defense in that game stepping up, forcing three interceptions and recovering two fumbles.

"So the Kansas City defense really rose up, and they're playing one of the toughest, meanest quarterbacks in Joe Kapp, this is a quarterback in a hybrid linebacker-fullback body," Barrios said. "This is a guy that would just run you over as soon as look at you."

Barrios favors the Chiefs again on Sunday in Super Bowl 59 because of quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

Super Bowl history runs deep in New Orleans and Barrios has seen it all happen. ABC 17 News will feature his thoughts on football history as the Chiefs try to win three-straight titles on The Road to New Orleans special at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.