Kansas City Chiefs

The Kansas City Chiefs are a National Football League team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The team was founded in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League and joined the NFL as part of the AFL-NFL Merger.

Players of note

Pro Football Hall of Famers

Items are listed as Player Name (date inducted; years played as a chief) Short Bio.

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Names are in italics for players who made a majority of their contributions with another team.

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• Marcus Allen (November 9, 2003; 1992-1997) Running Back. Scored the 100th rushing touchdown of his career as a Chief. Inducted into the Pro Hall of Fame as a Chief.
• Bobby Bell (July 30, 1983; 1963-1974) Linebacker.
• Buck Buchanan (1990; 1963-1975) Lineman. First player taken in 1963 American Football League Draft. NAIA All-America in 1962.
• Len Dawson (1987; 1963-1975) Quarterback. Chiefs Hall of Fame in 1978. Two AFL championships. MVP of Super Bowl IV. 19-year career, passed for 28,711 yards and 239 touchdowns. 11th ranked passer in NFL history (retired No. 1).
• Lamar Hunt (1972; 1959-present) Owner. Started American Football League that was the genesis of modern professional football.
• Willie "Contact" Lanier (1986; 1967-1977) Outside linebacker. Second Chief selected to go into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 1969 Super Bowl IV Champion.
• Marv Levy (2001; 1978-1982)Head Coach. Left to coach Buffalo Bills to four straight Super Bowl losses 88,89,90,91.
• Joe Montana (2000; 1993-1994) Quarterback. Possibly the greatest player of all time. Popular for come-from-behind wins, including the 1993 playoffs and the outdueling of Elway in 1994 as a Chief.
• Jan Stenerud (1991; 1967-1979) Placekicker. Only pure kicker in the Hall of Fame. 19-year career. 186 consecutive games played. Career 409 PATs and 436 field goals attempted. 44 field goals in a season. 7 field goal attempts in a game. six postseason All-Star games (four NFL Pro Bowl). 48-yard field goal, the longest in Super Bowl history, against the Vikings in Super Bowl IV.
• Hank Stram (2003; 1960-1974) Dallas Texans and Kansas City Chiefs coach won three AFL titles. Victories 87. Post-season appearances 6. Post-season record 5-1. Head coach of the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs for the entire ten-year history of the AFL.
• Mike Webster (1997; 1989-1990) Offensive line coach and center.

Retired numbers

• #3 Jan Stenerud (Placekicker)
• #16 Len Dawson (Quarterback)
• #28 Abner Haynes (Running Back)
• #33 Stone Johnson (Running Back)
• #36 Mack Lee Hill (Running Back)
• #63 Willie Lanier (Linebacker)
• #78 Bobby Bell (Linebacker)
• #86 Buck Buchanan (Defense Tackle)

Note: The number 37 has not been worn since the death of Joe Delaney and is considered to be unofficially retired.

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Chiefs Hall of Fame

External Link: Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame

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1970s

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1970 Lamar Hunt, Owner

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1971 Mack Lee Hill, Running Back

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1972 Jerry Mays, Defensive Tackle

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1973 Fred Arbanas, Tight End

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1974 Johnny Robinson, Safety

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1975 Chris Burford, Receiver

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1976 E.J. Holub, Center/Linebacker

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1977 Jim Tyrer, Offensive Tackle

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1978 Mike Garrett, Running Back

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1979 Len Dawson, Quarterback

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1980s

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1980 Bobby Bell, Linebacker

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1981 Buck Buchanan, Defensive Tackle

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1982 Otis Taylor, Wide Receiver

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1983 No induction

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1984 Ed Budde, Guard

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1985 Willie Lanier, Linebacker

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1986 Emmitt Thomas, Cornerback

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1987 Hank Stram, Coach

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1988 Jerrel Wilson, Punter

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1989 Ed Podolak, Running Back

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1990s

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1990 Jim Lynch, Linebacker

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1991 Abner Haynes, Running Back

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1992 Jan Stenerud, Kicker

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1993 Sherrill Headrick, Linebacker

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1994 Jack Rudnay, Center

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1995 Curtis McClinton, Running Back

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1996 Deron Cherry, Safety

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1997 Dave Hill, Tackle

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1998 Art Still, Defensive End

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1999 Lloyd Burruss, Cornerback

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2000s

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2000 Christian Okoye, Running Back

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2001 Derrick Thomas, Linebacker

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2002 John Alt, Offensive Tackle

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2003 Gary Spani, Linebacker

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2004 Joe Delaney, Running Back

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Not to be forgotten

• Marcus Allen
• Ed Budde (14 years as a Chief and a member of the All-time AFL team.)
• Chris Burford (391 Pass Receptions, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.)
• Deron Cherry (50 interceptions; 15 career fumble recoveries; Byron White Humanitarian Award for service to his team, community, and country)
• Joe Delaney (Running back 1981-82, Rookie of the Year 1981, Pro Bowl 1981, College Football Hall of Fame 1997, Chiefs Hall of Fame 2004. In June 29, 1983, Joe drowned attempting to rescue two boys from a rain-swollen pit shortly after rescuing one other; posthumously awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal and the NCAA Award of Valor.) 37Forever.org was formed to teach KC area kids how to swim in honor of the valor that Joe Delaney demonstrated.
• Abner Haynes (1960 Rookie of the Year and MVP. All-time AFL leader in all-purpose yards with 12,065, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.)
• Sherrill "Psycho" Headrick (Texan and Chief linebacker that withstood pain and injury when he played with a fractured neck vertebrae. Headrick played the entire game and the next game. Headrick is a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.)
• E.J. Holub (started the first world championship game between the AFL and NFL (before it was called the Super Bowl) at linebacker and started Super Bowl IV, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.)
• Bobby Hunt (1962 - 1967 ; Defensive Back, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.)
• Ernie Ladd (Defensive tackle; 1967-1968. Also played for the San Diego Chargers and the Houston Oilers, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.)
• Bill Maas
• Curtis McClinton (scored a touchdown in Super Bowl I)
• Joe Montana (temporarily before retirement)
• Christian Okoye (Nigerian; omitted from his Country's Olympic team in track and field; drafted in 1987 by the Chiefs in the second round; Chiefs rushing records, including total yards in a season, attempts in a season, touchdowns in a season, attempts in a single game, 100-yard games in a season, and was the first Chiefs running back to rush for 1,000 yards for more than one season.)
• Johnny Robinson (In Super Bowl IV, helped defeat the Vikings, 23-7, picking off a Joe Kapp pass). A member of the All-time All-AFL team, one of only twenty players who were in the American Football League for its entire ten-year existence, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.)
• Art Still (Career Sacks, 72.5, 1978-87; Season Sacks, 14.5 1980 and 1984; Game Sacks, 4.0 : vs. Oakland .)
• Otis Taylor (46-yard touchdown reception in Super Bowl IV, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.)
• Derrick Thomas (school record with 52 quarterback sacks and 74 tackles behind the line of scrimmage; Finished 10th in the Heisman Trophy voting; Kansas City Chief for eleven years; team career records: 119.5 sacks, 3 safeties and 18 fumble recoveries. Died shortly after a car accident in 2000)
• Jim Tyrer (Tackle 1969 Super Bowl IV Champion; 6-foot-6, 270 pound (122 kg) Tackle would take on two defensive linemen at once. Tyrer is a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.)
• Jerrel Wilson (Punter 1963-77; Chiefs Hall of Fame 1987, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.)

Historical

• Gary Barbaro
• J. T. Smith
• Tony Reed
• Lloyd Burruss
• Jack Steadman (General Manager)