Warren McVea, a pioneering running back who became the first Black football player to earn a scholarship at a major Texas university and later helped the Kansas City Chiefs win their first Super Bowl, died Sunday at his Los Angeles home. He was 79. McVea's daughter, Tracey Ellis, said he died peacefully, surrounded by family after a long illness.

Former Kansas City Chiefs running back Warren McVea, who helped lead the Chiefs to its first Super Bowl title in 1970, has died.