Chiefs surprise Inspire Change award winner with Super Bowl LVIII tickets [Video]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Deidre Anderson-Barbee will be able to cross an item off her bucket list when she takes her seats at the Super Bowl this February in Las Vegas.

“Who doesn’t want to go to the Super Bowl?” Anderson-Barbee asked.

The Kansas City Chiefs named Anderson-Barbee the team’s 2023 Inspire Change Changemaker.

The team surprised her with two free tickets to Super Bowl LVIII in a pregame ceremony during the Christmas Day game.

CBS aired the ceremony during New Year’s Eve’s national telecast of the Bengals vs. Chiefs game.

“I heard from people I haven’t heard from in years.” she said. “The text messages, the phone calls.”

The Inspire Change award also comes with a $10,000 grant Anderson-Barbee can donate to a charity of her choice. She chose to give the money to Early Start. She led the early childhood education nonprofit for 11 years.

In 2024, Anderson-Barbee is putting all her attention in a new initiative she launched called Starting …