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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.

Coached by Hank Stram (7-5-2)

1965 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
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

LG Ed Budde 25 2 0

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1963
Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 8th pick / 1963

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

 Defensive Starters
LDE Jerry Mays*+ 26 4 0

Dallas Texans / 5th / 38th pick / 1961
Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 141st pick / 1961

LDT Ed Lothamer 23 1 0

Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 26th pick / 1964
Baltimore Colts / 5th / 64th pick / 1964

RDT Buck Buchanan* 25 2 0

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 1st pick / 1963
New York Giants / 19th / 265th pick / 1963

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
RCB Willie Mitchell 25 1 0 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
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

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Fred Arbanas* 26 TE 14 0 240 6-3 Michigan State 1/14/1939 3

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1961
Dallas Texans / 7th / 54th pick / 1961

Pete Beathard 23 QB 14 2 200 6-1 USC 3/7/1942 1

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1964
Detroit Lions / 1st / 5th pick / 1964

Bobby Bell*+ 25 LB-DE 14 0 228 6-4 Minnesota 6/17/1940 2

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 16th pick / 1963
Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 56th pick / 1963

Dennis Biodrowski 25 G 6 0 250 6-1 Memphis 6/27/1940 2

San Diego Chargers / 18th / 144th pick / 1962
Cleveland Browns / 16th / 221st pick / 1962

Mel Branch 28 DE 14 0 230 6-2 LSU 2/15/1937 5

San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 118th pick / 1960

Solomon Brannan 23 DB-HB 10 0 188 6-1 Morris Brown 9/5/1942 Rook
Tommy Brooker 26 E-K 14 0 235 6-2 Alabama 10/31/1939 3

Dallas Texans / 17th / 131st pick / 1962
Washington Redskins / 16th / 211th pick / 1962

Buck Buchanan* 25 DT 14 0 270 6-7 Grambling State 9/10/1940 2

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 1st pick / 1963
New York Giants / 19th / 265th pick / 1963

Ed Budde 25 G 14 0 265 6-5 Michigan State 11/2/1940 2

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1963
Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 8th pick / 1963

Chris Burford 27 SE-WR 11 0 220 6-3 Stanford 1/31/1938 5

Cleveland Browns / 9th / 105th pick / 1960

Reggie Carolan 26 TE 14 0 236 6-6 Idaho 10/25/1939 3

Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 102nd pick / 1961
San Diego Chargers / 17th / 135th pick / 1961

Ronnie Caveness 22 LB 7 0 225 6-1 Arkansas 3/6/1943 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 16th pick / 1965
Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 121st pick / 1965

Bert Coan 25 HB 14 0 220 6-5 Kansas,TCU 7/2/1940 3

Washington Redskins / 7th / 85th pick / 1962
Oakland Raiders / 14th / 105th pick / 1962

Walt Corey 27 LB 7 0 240 6-2 Miami (FL) 5/9/1938 5
Jerry Cornelison 29 T 14 0 250 6-4 SMU 9/13/1936 5

Cleveland Browns / 16th / 192nd pick / 1958

Len Dawson 30 QB 14 12 190 6-0 Purdue 6/20/1935 8

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 5th pick / 1957

Al Dotson 22 DT 1 0 260 6-4 Grambling State 2/25/1943 Rook

Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 24th pick / 1965

Curt Farrier 24 DT 8 0 264 6-6 Montana State 6/25/1941 2

Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 80th pick / 1963
Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 127th pick / 1963

Jim Fraser 29 LB-P 14 0 236 6-3 Wisconsin 5/29/1936 3

Cleveland Browns / 21st / 250th pick / 1959

Jon Gilliam 27 C 14 14 240 6-2 Oklahoma State,Texas A&M-Commerce 10/22/1938 4

Green Bay Packers / 14th / 161st pick / 1960

Sherrill Headrick* 28 LB 14 0 240 6-2 TCU 3/13/1937 5
Dave Hill 24 T 14 0 260 6-5 Auburn 2/1/1941 2

New York Giants / 5th / 62nd pick / 1963
Kansas City Chiefs / 24th / 192nd pick / 1963

Mack Lee Hill 25 FB-HB 13 0 225 5-11 Southern 8/17/1940 1
E.J. Holub* 27 LB-C 14 0 236 6-4 Texas Tech 1/5/1938 4

Dallas Texans / 1st / 6th pick / 1961
Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 16th pick / 1961

Bobby Hunt 25 DB 14 0 185 6-1 Auburn 8/15/1940 3

Dallas Texans / 11th / 81st pick / 1962

Chuck Hurston 23 DE-LB 14 0 240 6-6 Auburn 11/9/1942 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 12th / 91st pick / 1965
Green Bay Packers / 15th / 206th pick / 1965

Frank Jackson* 26 FL-FB-SE-WR-HB 14 0 185 6-1 SMU 4/14/1939 4

Dallas Texans / 19th / 150th pick / 1961

Ed Lothamer 23 DT-DE 14 0 270 6-5 Michigan State 5/20/1942 1

Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 26th pick / 1964
Baltimore Colts / 5th / 64th pick / 1964

Jerry Mays*+ 26 DE-DT 14 0 252 6-4 SMU 11/24/1939 4

Dallas Texans / 5th / 38th pick / 1961
Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 141st pick / 1961

Curtis McClinton 26 FB-TE 14 0 227 6-3 Kansas 6/25/1939 3

Dallas Texans / 14th / 110th pick / 1961
Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 110th pick / 1960

Curt Merz 27 G-DE 14 0 267 6-4 Iowa 4/17/1938 3

Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 31st pick / 1960

Willie Mitchell 25 DB 14 0 185 6-0 Tennessee State 8/28/1940 1
Frank Pitts 22 WR-SE 7 0 199 6-3 Southern 11/12/1943 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 32nd pick / 1965
Chicago Bears / 16th / 213th pick / 1965

Bobby Ply 25 DB 14 0 190 6-1 Baylor 8/13/1940 3

New York Titans / 5th / 37th pick / 1962
Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 216th pick / 1962

Al Reynolds 27 G 14 0 250 6-3 Tarkio 2/15/1938 5
Johnny Robinson*+ 27 DB-FL-HB 14 0 205 6-1 LSU 9/9/1938 5

Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1960

Hatch Rosdahl 24 DE-DT 14 0 250 6-5 Penn State 8/24/1941 1

San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 46th pick / 1963
San Diego Chargers / 14th / 107th pick / 1963

Smokey Stover 27 LB 14 0 227 6-0 La-Monroe 8/24/1938 5
Otis Taylor 23 WR-FL 14 0 215 6-3 Prairie View 8/11/1942 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 29th pick / 1965
Philadelphia Eagles / 15th / 203rd pick / 1965

Jim Tyrer*+ 26 T 14 0 280 6-6 Ohio State 2/25/1939 4

Dallas Texans / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1961
Chicago Bears / 14th / 188th pick / 1961

Fred Williamson 28 DB 14 0 219 6-3 Northwestern 3/5/1937 5
Jerrel Wilson 24 RB-P 14 0 222 6-2 Southern Miss 10/4/1941 2

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