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1964 Kansas City Chiefs
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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 366 points (26.1/g), 2nd of 8 in the AFL.
Allowed 306 points (21.9/g), 4th.
Differential of 60 points (4.3/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 8.5-5.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 3rd.
Simple Rating System: Total 3.8, Offense: 2.8, Defense: 1.0, SoS: -0.5, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Hank Stram (7-7-0)
Training Camp: William Jewell College (Liberty, Missouri)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Len Dawson* | 29 | 7 | 14 | 199 for 354, 2,879 yards, 30 td, 18 int, & 40 rushes for 89 yards and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 5th pick / 1957 |
| HB | Abner Haynes* | 27 | 4 | 0 | 139 rushes for 697 yards, 4 td, & 38 catches for 562 yards and 3 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 55th pick / 1960 |
| HB | Jack Spikes | 27 | 4 | 0 | 34 rushes for 112 yards, 0 td, & 5 catches for 17 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1960 |
| FB | Mack Lee Hill* | 24 | Rook | 0 | 105 rushes for 576 yards, 4 td, & 19 catches for 144 yards and 2 td | |
| FB | Curtis McClinton | 25 | 2 | 0 | 73 rushes for 252 yards, 1 td, & 13 catches for 221 yards and 2 td | Dallas Texans / 14th / 110th pick / 1961 Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 110th pick / 1960 |
| FL | Frank Jackson | 25 | 3 | 0 | 62 catches for 943 yards, 9 td, & 2 rushes for 5 yards and 0 td | Dallas Texans / 19th / 150th pick / 1961 |
| SE | Chris Burford | 26 | 4 | 0 | 51 catches for 675 yards, 7 td | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 105th pick / 1960 |
| TE | Fred Arbanas*+ | 25 | 2 | 0 | 34 catches for 686 yards, 8 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1961 Dallas Texans / 7th / 54th pick / 1961 |
| LT | Jim Tyrer* | 25 | 3 | 0 | Dallas Texans / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1961 Chicago Bears / 14th / 188th pick / 1961 |
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| LG | Ed Budde | 24 | 1 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1963 Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 8th pick / 1963 |
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| C | Jon Gilliam | 26 | 3 | 14 | Green Bay Packers / 14th / 161st pick / 1960 | |
| RG | Al Reynolds | 26 | 4 | 0 | ||
| RG | Curt Merz | 26 | 2 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 31st pick / 1960 | |
| RT | Dave Hill | 23 | 1 | 0 | New York Giants / 5th / 62nd pick / 1963 Kansas City Chiefs / 24th / 192nd pick / 1963 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bobby Bell* | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 16th pick / 1963 Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 56th pick / 1963 |
| LDT | Jerry Mays* | 25 | 3 | 0 | Dallas Texans / 5th / 38th pick / 1961 Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 141st pick / 1961 |
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| RDT | Buck Buchanan* | 24 | 1 | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 1st pick / 1963 New York Giants / 19th / 265th pick / 1963 |
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| RDE | Mel Branch | 27 | 4 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 118th pick / 1960 | |
| LLB | E.J. Holub* | 26 | 3 | 0 | Dallas Texans / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 16th pick / 1961 |
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| MLB | Sherrill Headrick | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Walt Corey | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Duane Wood | 27 | 4 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Dave Grayson*+ | 25 | 3 | 0 | 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Bobby Hunt* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Texans / 11th / 81st pick / 1962 |
| RS | Johnny Robinson* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1960 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Tommy Brooker* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 8 of 17 field goals & 46 of 46 extra points | Dallas Texans / 17th / 131st pick / 1962 Washington Redskins / 16th / 211th pick / 1962 |
| P | Jerrel Wilson | 23 | 1 | 0 | 78 punts for a 42.6 average, 0 blocked | Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 88th pick / 1963 Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 225th pick / 1963 |
| PR | Willie Mitchell | 24 | Rook | 0 | 18 punt returns for a 8.9 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Dave Grayson*+ | 25 | 3 | 0 | 30 kick returns for a 22.6 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | Fred Arbanas*+ | 25 | TE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Michigan St. | 1/14/1939 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1961 Dallas Texans / 7th / 54th pick / 1961 |
| 10 | Pete Beathard | 22 | QB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | USC | 3/7/1942 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1964 Detroit Lions / 1st / 5th pick / 1964 |
| 78 | Bobby Bell* | 24 | LB-DE | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 6/17/1940 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 16th pick / 1963 Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 56th pick / 1963 |
| 61 | Dennis Biodrowski | 24 | G | 1 | 0 | 250 | 6-1 | Memphis | 6/27/1940 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 18th / 144th pick / 1962 Cleveland Browns / 16th / 221st pick / 1962 |
| 87 | Mel Branch | 27 | DE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | LSU | 2/15/1937 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 118th pick / 1960 |
| 81 | Tommy Brooker* | 25 | E-K | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Alabama | 10/31/1939 | 2 | Dallas Texans / 17th / 131st pick / 1962 Washington Redskins / 16th / 211th pick / 1962 |
| 86 | Buck Buchanan* | 24 | DT | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-7 | Grambling St. | 9/10/1940 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 1st pick / 1963 New York Giants / 19th / 265th pick / 1963 |
| 71 | Ed Budde | 24 | G | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Michigan St. | 11/2/1940 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1963 Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 8th pick / 1963 |
| 88 | Chris Burford | 26 | SE-WR | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Stanford | 1/31/1938 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 105th pick / 1960 |
| 80 | Reggie Carolan | 25 | TE | 6 | 0 | 236 | 6-6 | Idaho | 10/25/1939 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 102nd pick / 1961 San Diego Chargers / 17th / 135th pick / 1961 |
| 33 | Bert Coan | 24 | HB | 8 | 0 | 220 | 6-5 | TCU,Kansas | 7/2/1940 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 85th pick / 1962 Oakland Raiders / 14th / 105th pick / 1962 |
| 56 | Walt Corey | 26 | LB | 13 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 5/9/1938 | 4 | |
| 74 | Jerry Cornelison | 28 | T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | SMU | 9/13/1936 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 16th / 192nd pick / 1958 |
| 16 | Len Dawson* | 29 | QB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | Purdue | 6/20/1935 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 5th pick / 1957 |
| 70 | Curt Farrier | 23 | DT | 14 | 0 | 264 | 6-6 | Montana St. | 6/25/1941 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 80th pick / 1963 Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 127th pick / 1963 |
| 65 | Jon Gilliam | 26 | C | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-2 | Oklahoma St.,Texas A&M-Commerce | 10/22/1938 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 14th / 161st pick / 1960 |
| 45 | Dave Grayson*+ | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Oregon | 6/6/1939 | 3 | |
| 28 | Abner Haynes* | 27 | HB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | North Texas | 9/19/1937 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 55th pick / 1960 |
| 69 | Sherrill Headrick | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | TCU | 3/13/1937 | 4 | |
| 73 | Dave Hill | 23 | T | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Auburn | 2/1/1941 | 1 | New York Giants / 5th / 62nd pick / 1963 Kansas City Chiefs / 24th / 192nd pick / 1963 |
| 36 | Mack Lee Hill* | 24 | FB-HB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 5-11 | Southern | 8/17/1940 | Rook | |
| 55 | E.J. Holub* | 26 | LB-C | 9 | 0 | 236 | 6-4 | Texas Tech | 1/5/1938 | 3 | Dallas Texans / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 16th pick / 1961 |
| 20 | Bobby Hunt* | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Auburn | 8/15/1940 | 2 | Dallas Texans / 11th / 81st pick / 1962 |
| 26 | Frank Jackson | 25 | FL-FB-SE-WR-HB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | SMU | 4/14/1939 | 3 | Dallas Texans / 19th / 150th pick / 1961 |
| 82 | Ed Lothamer | 22 | DT-DE | 11 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Michigan St. | 5/20/1942 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 26th pick / 1964 Baltimore Colts / 5th / 64th pick / 1964 |
| 72 | John Maczuzak | 23 | DT | 1 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 4/4/1941 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 120th pick / 1963 Kansas City Chiefs / 22nd / 176th pick / 1963 |
| 75 | Jerry Mays* | 25 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | SMU | 11/24/1939 | 3 | Dallas Texans / 5th / 38th pick / 1961 Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 141st pick / 1961 |
| 32 | Curtis McClinton | 25 | FB-TE | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-3 | Kansas | 6/25/1939 | 2 | Dallas Texans / 14th / 110th pick / 1961 Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 110th pick / 1960 |
| 64 | Curt Merz | 26 | G-DE | 14 | 0 | 267 | 6-4 | Iowa | 4/17/1938 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 31st pick / 1960 |
| 22 | Willie Mitchell | 24 | DB | 9 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Tennessee St. | 8/28/1940 | Rook | |
| 14 | Bobby Ply | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Baylor | 8/13/1940 | 2 | New York Titans / 5th / 37th pick / 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 216th pick / 1962 |
| 60 | Al Reynolds | 26 | G | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Tarkio | 2/15/1938 | 4 | |
| 42 | Johnny Robinson* | 26 | DB-FL-HB | 10 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | LSU | 9/9/1938 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1960 |
| 76 | Hatch Rosdahl | 23 | DE-DT | 7 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Penn St. | 8/24/1941 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 46th pick / 1963 San Diego Chargers / 14th / 107th pick / 1963 |
| 30 | Jack Spikes | 27 | FB-HB-K | 7 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | TCU | 2/5/1937 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1960 |
| 35 | Smokey Stover | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-0 | La-Monroe | 8/24/1938 | 4 | |
| 77 | Jim Tyrer* | 25 | T | 14 | 0 | 280 | 6-6 | Ohio St. | 2/25/1939 | 3 | Dallas Texans / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1961 Chicago Bears / 14th / 188th pick / 1961 |
| 25 | Charley Warner | 24 | DB-HB | 5 | 0 | 176 | 6-0 | Prairie View | 4/14/1940 | 1 | |
| 12 | Eddie Wilson | 24 | QB-P | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Arizona | 8/14/1940 | 2 | Dallas Texans / 3rd / 19th pick / 1962 Detroit Lions / 2nd / 24th pick / 1962 |
| 44 | Jerrel Wilson | 23 | P-RB | 14 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 10/4/1941 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 88th pick / 1963 Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 225th pick / 1963 |
| 48 | Duane Wood | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Oklahoma St. | 9/20/1937 | 4 | |
| Team Total | 25.0 | 14 | 227.7 | 6-2.6 | 2.3 |