Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a National Football League team based in Kansas City, Missouri.
- Franchise Founded: 1959
- First Season: 1960 (charter AFL member; joined NFL in 1970 league merger)
- Formerly known as: Dallas Texans, 1960-62, then moved to Kansas City (1963-).
- Uniform colors: Red, White, and Gold
- Helmet design: Red helmet with white arrowhead bearing initials K.C.
- League championships won: AFL 1962, 1966, 1969
- AFC West Championships: 1971, 1993, 1995, 1997
- AFC Championships: None
- Super Bowl appearances: I (lost), IV (won)
- Home stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
- Stadiums Played In:
- Cotton Bowl (1960-1962)
- Municipal Stadium (1963-1971)
- Arrowhead Stadium (1972-Present)
- Current President: Carl Peterson (he is also the General Manager and CEO) [2003]
- Current coach: Dick Vermeil [2003]
The team is owned by Lamar Hunt, who founded the team along with their original league, the American Football League, in 1960. The Dallas Texans, as they were known then, defeated the Houston Oilers in a dramatic 1962 AFL championship which went into double overtime. The Dallas Texans moved to Kansas City in 1963.
The Texans/Chiefs franchise was the flagship team of the American Football League, with the most playoff appearances as an AFL team, six (tied with Oakland), the most American Football League Championships (3), and the most Super Bowl appearances, playing in the first Super Bowl, and in the last to be played between League champions. The Texans won the classic 1962 double-overtime AFL championship game against the Houston Oilers, 20 - 17. The Chiefs dropped the first Super Bowl to the Packers, then pulverized the Vikings 23 - 7 in the final "true" AFL-NFL World Championsip game after the AFL's last season in 1969. They have the largest presence in the American Football League Hall of Fame, with 24 representatives, and they had just one coach throughout their AFL history, Hall-of-Famer Hank Stram.
The Kansas City Chiefs' (under Dallas Texans name) first stadium was at 22nd and Brooklyn, called "Municipal Stadium". Municipal Stadium opened in 1923 and had 49,002 seats. In 1971, Municipal Stadium was abandoned in favor of the new Arrowhead Stadium. Municipal Stadium was demolished in 1976, it is now a community garden. The Chiefs first game at Arrowhead Stadium was against the St. Louis Cardinals (Chiefs 24, St. Louis Cardinals 14).
As the Chiefs, under coach Hank Stram, the team played in the first Super Bowl, losing 35-10 to Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers. They earned revenge three years later, upsetting the Minnesota Vikings 23-7. The team won 43 games between 1966 and 1969. The Chiefs had only two winning seasons between 1974 and 1986. They did not get to te playoffs for 15 straight years.
In 1989, Carl Peterson became the team's new President and General Manager. Peterson hired Marty Schottenheimer as the team's coach. Marty Schottenheimer helped establish six straight playoff appearances, three AFC West championships, nine winning seasons, and 76 consecutive soldout games at Arrowhead. Since 1992, no NFL team has a better regular season home winning percentage than Kansas City (27-5 (.844) record).
On October 20, 2003, the Chiefs beat the Oakland Raiders (17-10) in a shootout, winnning their seventh straight game which ties a franchise record for consecutive victories. On October 26, 2003, the Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills (38-5), winning their eight straight game. On November 9, 2003, the Chiefs beat the Cleveland Browns (41-20), winnning their ninth straight game which sets a new franchise record for consecutive victories.
Franchise history
Chiefs of note
Current stars
In the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Retired numbers
Chiefs Hall of Fame
External Link: Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame
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1970s 1970 Lamar Hunt, Owner 1971 Mack Lee Hill, Running Back 1972 Jerry Mays, Defensive Tackle 1973 Fred Arbanas, Tight End 1974 Johnny Robinson, Safety 1975 Chris Burford, Receiver 1976 E.J. Holub, Center/Linebacker 1977 Jim Tyrer, Offensive Tackle 1978 Mike Garrett, Running Back 1979 Len Dawson, Quarterback |
1980s 1980 Bobby Bell, Linebacker 1981 Buck Buchanan, Defensive Tackle 1982 Otis Taylor, Wide Receiver 1983 No induction 1984 Ed Budde, Guard 1985 Willie Lanier, Linebacker 1986 Emmitt Thomas, Cornerback 1987 Hank Stram, Coach 1988 Jerrel Wilson, Punter 1989 Ed Podolak, Running Back |
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1990s 1990 Jim Lynch, Linebacker 1991 Abner Haynes, Running Back 1992 Jan Stenerud, Kicker 1993 Sherrill Headrick, Linebacker 1994 Jack Rudnay, Center 1995 Curtis McClinton, Running Back 1996 Deron Cherry, Safety 1997 Dave Hill, Tackle 1998 Art Still, Defensive End 1999 Lloyd Burruss, Cornerback |
2000s 2000 Christian Okoye, Running Back 2001 Derrick Thomas, Linebacker 2002 John Alt 2003 Gary Spani, Linebacker |
Not to be forgotten
- Ed Budde (14 years as a Chief, member of the All-time AFL team)
- Chris Burford (Pass Receptions 391)
- Deron Cherry (50 interceptions; 15 career fumble recoveries; Byron White Humanitarian Award for service to his team, community, and country)
- Abner Haynes (called the overtime coin toss in the 1962 AFL championship game)
- 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.)
- E.J. Holub (started the first world championship game between the AFL and NFL (before the Super Bowl) at linebacker and started Super Bowl IV.)
- Bobby Hunt (1962 [Dallas Texans] - 1967 [Kansas City Chiefs]; Defensive Back)
- Ernie Ladd (Defensive tackle; 1967-1968.)
- Curtis McClinton (scored a touchdown in Super Bowl I)
- 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 (picking off a Joe Kapp pass) the Vikings, 23-7. A member of the All-time All-AFL team and 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 [Oct. 5, 1980].)
- Otis Taylor (46-yard touchdown reception in Super Bowl IV)
- 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.)
- Jim Tyrer (Tackle 1969 Super Bowl IV Champion; 6-foot-6, 270 pound Tackle would take on two defensive linemen at once.)
- Jerrell Wilson (Punter 1963-77; Chiefs Hall of Fame 1987.)
Historical
- Gary Barbaro
- J. T. Smith
- Tony Reed
- Lloyd Burruss
- Jack Steadman (General Manager)
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