David Smale

About
David Smale has covered sports—professional, college, and high school—for more than 40 years for various publications and outlets. He has published 21 books, mostly on sports history. David’s affection for the Chiefs came early. Just before he turned five, the Dallas Texans arrived in Kansas City to become the Chiefs. He remembers his dad being excited that Kansas City had professional football, so he was excited too. David and his wife have been married for 39 years. They are the proud parents of two grown children and happily spend time with two beautiful granddaughters.
Press
Author promotes book about history of the Chiefs – Yahoo! Sports
Aug. 5—David Smale was courtside covering the 2020 Big 12 basketball tournament when his phone rang. He figured he would pick it up after the games as it would be too loud to hear anything with the action going on. He
Keys to the Kingdom – Visit St. Joseph Missouri
On Wed, August 4, author David Smale will be participating in a book signing of his coffee table book "The Keys to the Kingdom: An Illustrated Timeline of the Kansas City Chiefs" at the Pony Express Sports & More, 3702
Accomplished sports author making stops in St. Joseph for Chiefs book signing – St. Joseph Post
An accomplished sports author from the Kansas City area is in St. Joseph Wednesday for a signing and presentation of his recent book about the history of the Chiefs.