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1963 Kansas City Chiefs
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Record: 5-7-2, Finished 3rd in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 347 points (24.8/g), 3rd of 8 in the AFL.
Allowed 263 points (18.8/g), 3rd.
Differential of 84 points (6.0/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 9.2-4.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.5/g), 3rd.
Coached by Hank Stram (5-7-2)
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1963 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Len Dawson | 28 | 6 | 13 | 190 for 352, 2,389 yards, 26 td, 19 int, & 37 rushes for 272 yards and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 5th pick / 1957 |
| HB | Abner Haynes | 26 | 3 | 0 | 99 rushes for 352 yards, 4 td, & 33 catches for 470 yards and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 55th pick / 1960 |
| FB | Curtis McClinton | 24 | 1 | 0 | 142 rushes for 568 yards, 3 td, & 27 catches for 301 yards and 3 td | Dallas Texans / 14th / 110th pick / 1961 |
| FL | Frank Jackson | 24 | 2 | 0 | 50 catches for 785 yards, 8 td, & 3 rushes for 52 yards and 1 td | Dallas Texans / 19th / 150th pick / 1961 |
| SE | Chris Burford | 25 | 3 | 0 | 68 catches for 824 yards, 9 td, & 1 rush for 10 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 105th pick / 1960 |
| TE | Fred Arbanas*+ | 24 | 1 | 0 | 34 catches for 373 yards, 6 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1961 |
| LT | Jim Tyrer* | 24 | 2 | 0 | Dallas Texans / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1961 |
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| LG | Marvin Terrell | 25 | 3 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 24th pick / 1960 |
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| C | Jon Gilliam | 25 | 2 | 14 | Green Bay Packers / 14th / 161st pick / 1960 |
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| RG | Al Reynolds | 25 | 3 | 0 | ||
| RG | Curt Merz | 25 | 1 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 31st pick / 1960 |
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| RT | Dave Hill | 22 | Rook | 0 | New York Giants / 5th / 62nd pick / 1963 |
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| RT | Charley Diamond | 27 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bobby Bell | 23 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 16th pick / 1963 |
| LDT | Buck Buchanan | 23 | Rook | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 1st pick / 1963 |
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| LDT | Paul Rochester | 25 | 3 | 0 | ||
| RDT | Jerry Mays | 24 | 2 | 0 | Dallas Texans / 5th / 38th pick / 1961 |
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| RDE | Mel Branch* | 26 | 3 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 118th pick / 1960 |
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| LLB | E.J. Holub+ | 25 | 2 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Texans / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 |
| MLB | Sherrill Headrick | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Walt Corey* | 25 | 3 | 0 | ||
| LCB | Duane Wood* | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Dave Grayson* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Bobby Hunt | 23 | 1 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Texans / 11th / 81st pick / 1962 |
| RS | Johnny Robinson* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1960 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jack Spikes | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 of 13 field goals & 23 of 24 extra points | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1960 |
| P | Jerrel Wilson | 22 | Rook | 0 | 61 punts for a 43.1 average, 1 blocked | Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 88th pick / 1963 |
| PR | Frank Jackson | 24 | 2 | 0 | 11 punt returns for a 8.6 average and 0 td | Dallas Texans / 19th / 150th pick / 1961 |
| KR | Dave Grayson* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 20 kick returns for a 28.2 average and 1 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Fred Arbanas*+ | 24 | TE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 1/14/1939 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1961 |
| Bobby Bell | 23 | LB-DE | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 6/17/1940 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 16th pick / 1963 |
| Dennis Biodrowski | 23 | G | 2 | 0 | 250 | 6-1 | Memphis | 6/27/1940 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 18th / 144th pick / 1962 |
| Mel Branch* | 26 | DE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | LSU | 2/15/1937 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 118th pick / 1960 |
| Tommy Brooker | 24 | E-K | 9 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Alabama | 10/31/1939 | 1 | Dallas Texans / 17th / 131st pick / 1962 |
| Buck Buchanan | 23 | DT | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-7 | Grambling State | 9/10/1940 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 1st pick / 1963 |
| Ed Budde* | 23 | G | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 11/2/1940 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1963 |
| Chris Burford | 25 | SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Stanford | 1/31/1938 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 105th pick / 1960 |
| Bert Coan | 23 | HB | 8 | 0 | 220 | 6-5 | Kansas,TCU | 7/2/1940 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 85th pick / 1962 |
| Walt Corey* | 25 | LB | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 5/9/1938 | 3 | |
| Len Dawson | 28 | QB | 14 | 13 | 190 | 6-0 | Purdue | 6/20/1935 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 5th pick / 1957 |
| Bill Diamond | 24 | G | 5 | 0 | 240 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 8/14/1939 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 13th / 174th pick / 1962 |
| Charley Diamond | 27 | T | 9 | 0 | 262 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 7/19/1936 | 3 | |
| Curt Farrier | 22 | DT | 5 | 0 | 264 | 6-6 | Montana State | 6/25/1941 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 80th pick / 1963 |
| Jon Gilliam | 25 | C | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-2 | Oklahoma State,Texas A&M-Commerce | 10/22/1938 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 14th / 161st pick / 1960 |
| Dave Grayson* | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Oregon | 6/6/1939 | 2 | |
| Abner Haynes | 26 | HB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | North Texas | 9/19/1937 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 55th pick / 1960 |
| Sherrill Headrick | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | TCU | 3/13/1937 | 3 | |
| Dave Hill | 22 | T | 11 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Auburn | 2/1/1941 | Rook | New York Giants / 5th / 62nd pick / 1963 |
| E.J. Holub+ | 25 | LB-C | 14 | 0 | 236 | 6-4 | Texas Tech | 1/5/1938 | 2 | Dallas Texans / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 |
| Bobby Hunt | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Auburn | 8/15/1940 | 1 | Dallas Texans / 11th / 81st pick / 1962 |
| Frank Jackson | 24 | FL-FB-SE-WR-HB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | SMU | 4/14/1939 | 2 | Dallas Texans / 19th / 150th pick / 1961 |
| Dick Johnson | 93 | WR | 5 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 0/0/0 | Rook | |
| Jerry Mays | 24 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | SMU | 11/24/1939 | 2 | Dallas Texans / 5th / 38th pick / 1961 |
| Curtis McClinton | 24 | FB-TE | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-3 | Kansas | 6/25/1939 | 1 | Dallas Texans / 14th / 110th pick / 1961 |
| Curt Merz | 25 | G-DE | 14 | 0 | 267 | 6-4 | Iowa | 4/17/1938 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 31st pick / 1960 |
| Bobby Ply | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Baylor | 8/13/1940 | 1 | New York Titans / 5th / 37th pick / 1962 |
| Al Reynolds | 25 | G | 9 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Tarkio | 2/15/1938 | 3 | |
| Johnny Robinson* | 25 | DB-FL-HB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | LSU | 9/9/1938 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1960 |
| Paul Rochester | 25 | DT | 9 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 7/15/1938 | 3 | |
| Jack Spikes | 26 | FB-HB-K | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | TCU | 2/5/1937 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1960 |
| Smokey Stover | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-0 | La-Monroe | 8/24/1938 | 3 | |
| Marvin Terrell | 25 | G | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 6/10/1938 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 24th pick / 1960 |
| Jim Tyrer* | 24 | T | 14 | 0 | 280 | 6-6 | Ohio State | 2/25/1939 | 2 | Dallas Texans / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1961 |
| Charley Warner | 23 | DB-HB | 14 | 0 | 176 | 6-0 | Prairie View | 4/14/1940 | Rook | |
| Eddie Wilson | 23 | QB-P | 14 | 1 | 190 | 6-0 | Arizona | 8/14/1940 | 1 | Dallas Texans / 3rd / 19th pick / 1962 |
| Jerrel Wilson | 22 | RB-P | 14 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 10/4/1941 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 88th pick / 1963 |
| Duane Wood* | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Oklahoma State | 9/20/1937 | 3 | |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 14 | 228.5 | 6-2.3 | 1.7 |