Jason Kelce revealed the priceless name that younger brother Travis Kelce went by during their childhood days.
Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs outlasted the Houston Texans in a sloppy Divisional Round weekend clash to reach their seventh straight AFC Championship. The back-to-back Super Bowl champions will face the archrival Buffalo Bills at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, with a trip to Super Bowl 59 on the line.
The elder Kelce brother retired last year following an illustrious 13-year career with the Philadelphia Eagles. Jason, who now works as an NFL analyst for ESPN, got to tell a hysterical tale before the network’s broadcast of the Chiefs-Texans game.
Speaking during warmups, Jason revealed that when they were kids, Travis Kelce went around to tell the neighborhood block that he was “Charles Barkley.” And that nickname would stick with the future Hall of Famer during his youth.
“He was the crazy guy, I think we both were pretty reckless whenever the snow was falling in Cleveland. He also told the entire block his name was Charles, because his favorite basketball player was Charles Barkley.
We found out at a block party ’cause all the other parents were like ‘There goes Charles!’ That’s the kind of kid Travis was, he was always living up to all his sports idols, for sure.”
Travis Kelce is warming up in shorts while Jason is dressed up like Yukon Cornelius, Jason says Travis told people in the neighborhood his name was Charles because Barkley was his favorite player pic.twitter.com/cinAvBWQll
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Regarded as one of the greatest players in NBA history, Charles Barkley won 1993 MVP honors and was named to 11 All-Star Games. A five-time All-NBA First Teams selection, Barkley averaged 22.1 points and 11.7 rebounds per game in his Hall of Fame career.
Travis Kelce, meanwhile, continues to strengthen his case as perhaps the greatest tight end of all-time. The three-time Super Bowl champion already holds the record for most career playoff receptions (172), which is 21 more than previous leader Jerry Rice.
Travis Kelce & Chiefs Are Two Wins Away From History
No team in NFL history has reached the Super Bowl after winning back-to-back championships. The 1994 Dallas Cowboys came close, but their three-peat bid was spoiled by the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game.
Well, the Chiefs need just two more victories to complete the first-ever Super Bowl three-peat. And with the way they’ve been playing, who’s to say they can’t do it?
