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OUR MISSION

The Derrick Thomas & Neil Smith Third and Long Foundation strives to "sack" illiteracy by providing the support necessary to improve reading skills of students in the Greater Kansas City area.

AN EVENING WITH GREATS
Honoring Lifetime Achievers

Come join us as we celebrate the

2025 Class of Greats!

Former Kansas City Chiefs

Bill Maas & Ken Kremer

CEO & Owner of Carter Broadcast Group

Mike Carter

President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Bob Kendrick

& Retired KC Wolf

Dan Meers

October 16th 6-10 at

Harrah's Casino (Ballroom)

The winner to the Mercedes Raffle will be announced!

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get greats tickets here

SAVE THE DATE!

1/3

community service awards/gala

& Celebrity Golf Tournament

1/6

Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Drive

Over 1200 Families Fed!

AN EVENING WITH GREATS

Hall of Fame time For #89
Sign the petition to get
Otis Taylor inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame

Sign Petition Here

Derrick Thomas was posthumously awarded a ring of excellence from the pro football hall of fame at the Chiefs Vs. Broncos game on 10/12/23.

Board Chairman Neil Smith, Board President Betty Brown, and Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt were there in his honor!

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Foreign Language Academy Students Completing their passport activities

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ALUMNI SERVICES

If you or your child is an alumni of the 3rd and Long Program please let us know how you are doing. We are always looking for successful Alumni to feature on our website or to speak at one of our events.

radio clips

Donna Woolard 2.16.23

00:00 / 03:17

DTA BETTY BROWN 12 15 22

00:00 / 03:06

Third And Long Foundation Dr Marj Williams interview 111722 play

00:00 / 04:13

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