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1965 Kansas City Chiefs
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Record: 7-5-2, Finished 3rd in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 322 points (23.0/g), 2nd of 8 in the AFL.
Allowed 285 points (20.4/g), 4th.
Differential of 37 points (2.6/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 8.0-6.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.5/g), 6th.
Simple Rating System: Total 2.3, Offense: 1.4, Defense: 0.9, SoS: -0.3, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Hank Stram
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 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 163 for 305, 2,262 yards, 21 td, 14 int, & 43 rushes for 142 yards and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 5th pick / 1957 |
| HB | Mack Lee Hill | 25 | 1 | 0 | 125 rushes for 627 yards, 2 td, & 21 catches for 264 yards and 1 td | |
| FB | Curtis McClinton | 26 | 3 | 0 | 175 rushes for 661 yards, 6 td, & 37 catches for 590 yards and 3 td | Dallas Texans / 14th / 110th pick / 1961 Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 110th pick / 1960 |
| FL | Frank Jackson* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 28 catches for 440 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 26 yards and 0 td | Dallas Texans / 19th / 150th pick / 1961 |
| SE | Chris Burford | 27 | 5 | 0 | 47 catches for 575 yards, 6 td | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 105th pick / 1960 |
| TE | Fred Arbanas* | 26 | 3 | 0 | 24 catches for 418 yards, 4 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1961 Dallas Texans / 7th / 54th pick / 1961 |
| LT | Jim Tyrer*+ | 26 | 4 | 0 | Dallas Texans / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1961 Chicago Bears / 14th / 188th pick / 1961 |
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| LG | Ed Budde | 25 | 2 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1963 Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 8th pick / 1963 |
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| C | Jon Gilliam | 27 | 4 | 14 | Green Bay Packers / 14th / 161st pick / 1960 | |
| RG | Curt Merz | 27 | 3 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 31st pick / 1960 | |
| RT | Dave Hill | 24 | 2 | 0 | New York Giants / 5th / 62nd pick / 1963 Kansas City Chiefs / 24th / 192nd pick / 1963 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jerry Mays*+ | 26 | 4 | 0 | Dallas Texans / 5th / 38th pick / 1961 Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 141st pick / 1961 |
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| LDT | Ed Lothamer | 23 | 1 | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 26th pick / 1964 Baltimore Colts / 5th / 64th pick / 1964 |
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| RDT | Buck Buchanan* | 25 | 2 | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 1st pick / 1963 New York Giants / 19th / 265th pick / 1963 |
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| RDE | Mel Branch | 28 | 5 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 118th pick / 1960 | |
| LLB | Bobby Bell*+ | 25 | 2 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 16th pick / 1963 Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 56th pick / 1963 |
| MLB | Sherrill Headrick* | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | E.J. Holub* | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Texans / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 16th pick / 1961 |
| LCB | Fred Williamson | 28 | 5 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| PR | Willie Mitchell | 25 | 1 | 0 | 19 punt returns for a 12.7 average and 1 td | |
| LS | Bobby Hunt | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Texans / 11th / 81st pick / 1962 |
| RS | Johnny Robinson*+ | 27 | 5 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1960 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Tommy Brooker | 26 | 3 | 0 | 13 of 30 field goals & 37 of 37 extra points | Dallas Texans / 17th / 131st pick / 1962 Washington Redskins / 16th / 211th pick / 1962 |
| P | Jerrel Wilson | 24 | 2 | 0 | 69 punts for a 45.4 average, 1 blocked | Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 88th pick / 1963 Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 225th pick / 1963 |
| PR | Willie Mitchell | 25 | 1 | 0 | 19 punt returns for a 12.7 average and 1 td | |
| KR | Bert Coan | 25 | 3 | 0 | 19 kick returns for a 25.2 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 7th / 85th pick / 1962 Oakland Raiders / 14th / 105th pick / 1962 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | Fred Arbanas* | 26 | TE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Michigan St. | 1/14/1939 | 3 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1961 Dallas Texans / 7th / 54th pick / 1961 |
| 10 | Pete Beathard | 23 | qb | 14 | 2 | 200 | 6-1 | USC | 3/7/1942 | 1 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1964 Detroit Lions / 1st / 5th pick / 1964 |
| 78 | Bobby Bell*+ | 25 | LLB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 6/17/1940 | 2 | 15 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 16th pick / 1963 Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 56th pick / 1963 |
| 61 | Dennis Biodrowski | 25 | 6 | 0 | 250 | 6-1 | Memphis | 6/27/1940 | 2 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 18th / 144th pick / 1962 Cleveland Browns / 16th / 221st pick / 1962 |
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| 87 | Mel Branch | 28 | RDE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | LSU | 2/15/1937 | 5 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 118th pick / 1960 |
| 38 | Solomon Brannan | 23 | 10 | 0 | 188 | 6-1 | Morris Brown | 9/5/1942 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 81 | Tommy Brooker | 26 | K | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Alabama | 10/31/1939 | 3 | 0 | Dallas Texans / 17th / 131st pick / 1962 Washington Redskins / 16th / 211th pick / 1962 |
| 86 | Buck Buchanan* | 25 | RDT | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-7 | Grambling St. | 9/10/1940 | 2 | 11 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 1st pick / 1963 New York Giants / 19th / 265th pick / 1963 |
| 71 | Ed Budde | 25 | LG | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Michigan St. | 11/2/1940 | 2 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1963 Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 8th pick / 1963 |
| 88 | Chris Burford | 27 | SE | 11 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Stanford | 1/31/1938 | 5 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 105th pick / 1960 |
| 80 | Reggie Carolan | 26 | 14 | 0 | 236 | 6-6 | Idaho | 10/25/1939 | 3 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 102nd pick / 1961 San Diego Chargers / 17th / 135th pick / 1961 |
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| 50 | Ronnie Caveness | 22 | 7 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 3/6/1943 | Rook | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 16th pick / 1965 Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 121st pick / 1965 |
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| 23 | Bert Coan | 25 | KR | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-5 | TCU,Kansas | 7/2/1940 | 3 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 85th pick / 1962 Oakland Raiders / 14th / 105th pick / 1962 |
| 56 | Walt Corey | 27 | 7 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 5/9/1938 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 74 | Jerry Cornelison | 29 | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | SMU | 9/13/1936 | 5 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 16th / 192nd pick / 1958 | |
| 16 | Len Dawson | 30 | QB | 14 | 12 | 190 | 6-0 | Purdue | 6/20/1935 | 8 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 5th pick / 1957 |
| 79 | Al Dotson | 22 | 1 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Grambling St. | 2/25/1943 | Rook | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 24th pick / 1965 | |
| 70 | Curt Farrier | 24 | 8 | 0 | 264 | 6-6 | Montana St. | 6/25/1941 | 2 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 80th pick / 1963 Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 127th pick / 1963 |
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| 51 | Jim Fraser | 29 | 14 | 0 | 236 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 5/29/1936 | 3 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 21st / 250th pick / 1959 | |
| 65 | Jon Gilliam | 27 | C | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-2 | Oklahoma St.,Texas A&M-Commerce | 10/22/1938 | 4 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 14th / 161st pick / 1960 |
| 69 | Sherrill Headrick* | 28 | MLB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | TCU | 3/13/1937 | 5 | 9 | |
| 73 | Dave Hill | 24 | RT | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Auburn | 2/1/1941 | 2 | 6 | New York Giants / 5th / 62nd pick / 1963 Kansas City Chiefs / 24th / 192nd pick / 1963 |
| 36 | Mack Lee Hill | 25 | HB | 13 | 0 | 225 | 5-11 | Southern | 8/17/1940 | 1 | 10 | |
| 55 | E.J. Holub* | 27 | RLB | 14 | 0 | 236 | 6-4 | Texas Tech | 1/5/1938 | 4 | 9 | Dallas Texans / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 16th pick / 1961 |
| 20 | Bobby Hunt | 25 | LS | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Auburn | 8/15/1940 | 3 | 6 | Dallas Texans / 11th / 81st pick / 1962 |
| 85 | Chuck Hurston | 23 | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-6 | Auburn | 11/9/1942 | Rook | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 12th / 91st pick / 1965 Green Bay Packers / 15th / 206th pick / 1965 |
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| 26 | Frank Jackson* | 26 | FL | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | SMU | 4/14/1939 | 4 | 5 | Dallas Texans / 19th / 150th pick / 1961 |
| 82 | Ed Lothamer | 23 | LDT | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Michigan St. | 5/20/1942 | 1 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 26th pick / 1964 Baltimore Colts / 5th / 64th pick / 1964 |
| 75 | Jerry Mays*+ | 26 | LDE | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | SMU | 11/24/1939 | 4 | 13 | Dallas Texans / 5th / 38th pick / 1961 Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 141st pick / 1961 |
| 32 | Curtis McClinton | 26 | FB | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-3 | Kansas | 6/25/1939 | 3 | 13 | Dallas Texans / 14th / 110th pick / 1961 Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 110th pick / 1960 |
| 64 | Curt Merz | 27 | RG | 14 | 0 | 267 | 6-4 | Iowa | 4/17/1938 | 3 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 31st pick / 1960 |
| 22 | Willie Mitchell | 25 | PR | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Tennessee St. | 8/28/1940 | 1 | 8 | |
| 25 | Frank Pitts | 22 | 7 | 0 | 199 | 6-3 | Southern | 11/12/1943 | Rook | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 32nd pick / 1965 Chicago Bears / 16th / 213th pick / 1965 |
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| 14 | Bobby Ply | 25 | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Baylor | 8/13/1940 | 3 | 1 | New York Titans / 5th / 37th pick / 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 216th pick / 1962 |
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| 60 | Al Reynolds | 27 | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Tarkio | 2/15/1938 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 42 | Johnny Robinson*+ | 27 | RS | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | LSU | 9/9/1938 | 5 | 13 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1960 |
| 76 | Hatch Rosdahl | 24 | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Penn St. | 8/24/1941 | 1 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 46th pick / 1963 San Diego Chargers / 14th / 107th pick / 1963 |
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| 35 | Smokey Stover | 27 | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-0 | La-Monroe | 8/24/1938 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 89 | Otis Taylor | 23 | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Prairie View | 8/11/1942 | Rook | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 29th pick / 1965 Philadelphia Eagles / 15th / 203rd pick / 1965 |
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| 77 | Jim Tyrer*+ | 26 | LT | 14 | 0 | 280 | 6-6 | Ohio St. | 2/25/1939 | 4 | 10 | Dallas Texans / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1961 Chicago Bears / 14th / 188th pick / 1961 |
| 24 | Fred Williamson | 28 | LCB | 14 | 0 | 219 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 3/5/1937 | 5 | 7 | |
| 44 | Jerrel Wilson | 24 | P | 14 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 10/4/1941 | 2 | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 88th pick / 1963 Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 225th pick / 1963 |
| Team Total | 25.5 | 14 | 231.3 | 6-2.9 | 2.8 |
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