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 ...

Forty years ago today, Kansas City Chiefs RB Joe Delaney made the ultimate sacrifice in an attempt to save three children from drowning in his home state of Louisiana. A rising star in the Chiefs’ ...

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 ...

The year was 1983. The month was June. I’d just graduated high school and turned 18. College was coming but, before that, I had three months of living to do. I felt alive and invincible, fueled by the ...

It’s been 42 years, but the Kansas City Chiefs and their fans still carry the weight of that summer day decades ago. On June 29, 1983, Joe Delaney didn’t hesitate. The second-year running back, just ...

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It’s been 40 years since Joanna Noel saw her father, Joe Delaney, former Kansas City Chiefs running back, alive, as she was three months when he passed away. In 1983, Delaney jumped into a pond to ...

June 29, 2024, marks the 41st anniversary of the tragic yet heroic death of former Kansas City Chiefs RB Joe Delaney. Delaney played college football at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. He ...

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 ...

*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 ...