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1967 Kansas City Chiefs
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Record: 9-5-0, Finished 2nd in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 408 points (29.1/g), 2nd of 9 in the AFL.
Allowed 254 points (18.1/g), 3rd.
Differential of 154 points (11.0/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 10.6-3.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +22 (1.6/g), 1st.
Coached by Hank Stram (9-5-0)
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1967 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* | 32 | 10 | 14 | 206 for 357, 2,651 yards, 24 td, 17 int, & 20 rushes for 68 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 5th pick / 1957 |
| HB | Mike Garrett*+ | 23 | 1 | 0 | 236 rushes for 1,087 yards, 9 td, & 46 catches for 261 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 18th pick / 1966 |
| FB | Curtis McClinton* | 28 | 5 | 0 | 97 rushes for 392 yards, 2 td, & 26 catches for 219 yards and 1 td | Dallas Texans / 14th / 110th pick / 1961 |
| FL | Otis Taylor | 25 | 2 | 0 | 59 catches for 958 yards, 11 td, & 5 rushes for 29 yards and 1 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 29th pick / 1965 |
| SE | Chris Burford | 29 | 7 | 0 | 25 catches for 389 yards, 3 td | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 105th pick / 1960 |
| TE | Fred Arbanas* | 28 | 5 | 0 | 20 catches for 295 yards, 5 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1961 |
| LT | Jim Tyrer+ | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Texans / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1961 |
| LG | Ed Budde* | 27 | 4 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1963 |
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| C | Jon Gilliam | 29 | 6 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 14th / 161st pick / 1960 |
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| C | Wayne Frazier | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 32nd / 256th pick / 1962 |
| RG | Curt Merz | 29 | 5 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 31st pick / 1960 |
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| RT | Dave Hill | 26 | 4 | 0 | New York Giants / 5th / 62nd pick / 1963 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jerry Mays* | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Texans / 5th / 38th pick / 1961 |
| LDT | Ed Lothamer | 25 | 3 | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 26th pick / 1964 |
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| RDT | Buck Buchanan*+ | 27 | 4 | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 1st pick / 1963 |
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| RDE | Chuck Hurston | 25 | 2 | 0 | Buffalo Bills / 12th / 91st pick / 1965 |
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| LLB | Bobby Bell*+ | 27 | 4 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 16th pick / 1963 |
| MLB | Sherrill Headrick | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Willie Lanier | 22 | Rook | 10 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 50th pick / 1967 |
| RLB | E.J. Holub | 29 | 6 | 0 | Dallas Texans / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 |
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| LCB | Fred Williamson | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Emmitt Thomas | 24 | 1 | 6 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RCB | Willie Mitchell | 27 | 3 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Fletcher Smith | 24 | 1 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 69th pick / 1966 |
| LS | Bobby Hunt | 27 | 5 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Texans / 11th / 81st pick / 1962 |
| RS | Johnny Robinson*+ | 29 | 7 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1960 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jan Stenerud | 25 | Rook | 0 | 21 of 36 field goals & 45 of 45 extra points | |
| P | Jerrel Wilson | 26 | 4 | 0 | 41 punts for a 42.4 average, 1 blocked | Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 88th pick / 1963 |
| PR | Noland Smith | 24 | Rook | 0 | 26 punt returns for a 8.2 average and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 156th pick / 1967 |
| KR | Noland Smith | 24 | Rook | 0 | 41 kick returns for a 28.0 average and 1 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 156th pick / 1967 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Bud Abell | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Missouri | 12/21/1940 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 23rd / 178th pick / 1964 |
| Fred Arbanas* | 28 | TE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 1/14/1939 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1961 |
| Pete Beathard | 25 | QB | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | USC | 3/7/1942 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1964 |
| Bobby Bell*+ | 27 | LB-DE | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 6/17/1940 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 16th pick / 1963 |
| Dennis Biodrowski | 27 | G | 7 | 0 | 250 | 6-1 | Memphis | 6/27/1940 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 18th / 144th pick / 1962 |
| Buck Buchanan*+ | 27 | DT | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-7 | Grambling State | 9/10/1940 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 1st pick / 1963 |
| Ed Budde* | 27 | G | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 11/2/1940 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1963 |
| Chris Burford | 29 | SE-WR | 13 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Stanford | 1/31/1938 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 105th pick / 1960 |
| Reggie Carolan | 28 | TE | 14 | 0 | 236 | 6-6 | Idaho | 10/25/1939 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 102nd pick / 1961 |
| Bert Coan | 27 | HB | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-5 | Kansas,TCU | 7/2/1940 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 85th pick / 1962 |
| Len Dawson* | 32 | QB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | Purdue | 6/20/1935 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 5th pick / 1957 |
| Tony DiMidio | 25 | T-C | 12 | 2 | 250 | 6-3 | West Chester | 8/20/1942 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 9th / 66th pick / 1964 |
| Wayne Frazier | 28 | C-LB | 7 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Auburn | 3/5/1939 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 32nd / 256th pick / 1962 |
| Mike Garrett*+ | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 191 | 5-9 | USC | 4/12/1944 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 18th pick / 1966 |
| Jon Gilliam | 29 | C | 5 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Oklahoma State,Texas A&M-Commerce | 10/22/1938 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 14th / 161st pick / 1960 |
| Sherrill Headrick | 30 | LB | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | TCU | 3/13/1937 | 7 | |
| Dave Hill | 26 | T | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Auburn | 2/1/1941 | 4 | New York Giants / 5th / 62nd pick / 1963 |
| E.J. Holub | 29 | LB-C | 6 | 0 | 236 | 6-4 | Texas Tech | 1/5/1938 | 6 | Dallas Texans / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 |
| Mike Hudock | 33 | C | 4 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 9/29/1934 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 128th pick / 1956 |
| Bobby Hunt | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Auburn | 8/15/1940 | 5 | Dallas Texans / 11th / 81st pick / 1962 |
| Chuck Hurston | 25 | DE-LB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-6 | Auburn | 11/9/1942 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 12th / 91st pick / 1965 |
| Jim Kearney | 24 | DB | 3 | 3 | 206 | 6-2 | Prairie View | 1/21/1943 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 11th / 151st pick / 1965 |
| Bob Kelly | 27 | T-DT | 3 | 0 | 270 | 6-2 | New Mexico State | 8/18/1940 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 22nd / 176th pick / 1961 |
| Ernie Ladd | 29 | DT | 10 | 0 | 290 | 6-9 | Grambling State | 11/28/1938 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 48th pick / 1961 |
| Willie Lanier | 22 | LB | 10 | 10 | 245 | 6-1 | Morgan State | 8/21/1945 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 50th pick / 1967 |
| Jacky Lee | 28 | QB | 5 | 0 | 189 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 7/11/1939 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 61st pick / 1960 |
| Sam Longmire | 24 | DB-WR | 3 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Purdue | 1/3/1943 | Rook | |
| Ed Lothamer | 25 | DT-DE | 13 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 5/20/1942 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 26th pick / 1964 |
| Jim Lynch | 22 | LB | 14 | 3 | 235 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 8/28/1945 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 47th pick / 1967 |
| Jerry Mays* | 28 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | SMU | 11/24/1939 | 6 | Dallas Texans / 5th / 38th pick / 1961 |
| Curtis McClinton* | 28 | FB-TE | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-3 | Kansas | 6/25/1939 | 5 | Dallas Texans / 14th / 110th pick / 1961 |
| Curt Merz | 29 | G-DE | 8 | 0 | 267 | 6-4 | Iowa | 4/17/1938 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 31st pick / 1960 |
| Willie Mitchell | 27 | DB | 9 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Tennessee State | 8/28/1940 | 3 | |
| Frank Pitts | 24 | WR-SE | 14 | 0 | 199 | 6-3 | Southern | 11/12/1943 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 32nd pick / 1965 |
| Bobby Ply | 27 | DB | 3 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Baylor | 8/13/1940 | 5 | New York Titans / 5th / 37th pick / 1962 |
| Al Reynolds | 29 | G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Tarkio | 2/15/1938 | 7 | |
| Andy Rice | 27 | DT | 4 | 0 | 268 | 6-2 | Texas Southern | 9/6/1940 | 1 | |
| Gloster Richardson | 25 | WR-FL | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Jackson State | 7/18/1942 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 50th pick / 1965 |
| Johnny Robinson*+ | 29 | DB-FL-HB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | LSU | 9/9/1938 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1960 |
| Fletcher Smith | 24 | DB-K | 13 | 0 | 178 | 6-0 | Tennessee State | 10/13/1943 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 69th pick / 1966 |
| Noland Smith | 24 | WR | 14 | 0 | 154 | 5-5 | Tennessee State | 10/20/1943 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 156th pick / 1967 |
| Jan Stenerud | 25 | K | 14 | 0 | 187 | 6-2 | Montana State | 11/26/1942 | Rook | |
| Otis Taylor | 25 | WR-FL | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Prairie View | 8/11/1942 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 29th pick / 1965 |
| Emmitt Thomas | 24 | DB | 11 | 6 | 192 | 6-2 | Bishop | 6/3/1943 | 1 | |
| Gene Thomas | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Florida A&M | 9/1/1942 | 1 | |
| Gene Trosch | 22 | DE | 14 | 0 | 277 | 6-7 | Miami (FL) | 6/7/1945 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 24th pick / 1967 |
| Jim Tyrer+ | 28 | T | 14 | 0 | 280 | 6-6 | Ohio State | 2/25/1939 | 6 | Dallas Texans / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1961 |
| Wayne Walker | 23 | P | 4 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Northwest State (LA) | 10/14/1944 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 13th / 115th pick / 1966 |
| Fred Williamson | 30 | DB | 11 | 0 | 219 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 3/5/1937 | 7 | |
| Jerrel Wilson | 26 | RB-P | 10 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 10/4/1941 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 88th pick / 1963 |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 14 | 227.6 | 6-2.6 | 3.7 |