Lamar Hunt Jr. (born October 20, 1956) is owner of a North American ECHL professional hockey team. He purchased sole ownership of the Missouri Mavericks in January 2015. He later changed their name to the Kansas City Mavericks in June 2017. Team ownership is part of his family legacy as he is also the son of Lamar Hunt, who founded the American Football League and the Kansas City Chiefs NFL team. Recently Forbes named the Hunt family #16 on Americans richest families list, worth $13.7 Billion dollars.