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1969 Kansas City Chiefs

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Record: 11-3-0, Finished 2nd in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary

1969 Super Bowl Champions

Scored 359 points (25.6/g), 2nd of 10 in the AFL.
 Allowed 177 points (12.6/g), 1st.
 Differential of 182 points (13.0/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 11.8-2.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.6/g), 3rd.

Coached by Hank Stram (11-3-0)

1969 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* 34 12 7 98 for 166, 1,323 yards, 9 td, 13 int, & 1 rush for 3 yards and 0 td

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 5th pick / 1957

QB Mike Livingston* 24 1 6 84 for 161, 1,123 yards, 4 td, 6 int, & 15 rushes for 102 yards and 0 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 48th pick / 1968

HB Mike Garrett 25 3 0 168 rushes for 732 yards, 6 td, & 43 catches for 432 yards and 2 td

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 18th pick / 1966
Kansas City Chiefs / 20th / 178th pick / 1966

HB Warren McVea 23 1 0 106 rushes for 500 yards, 7 td, & 7 catches for 71 yards and 0 td

Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 109th pick / 1968

FB Robert Holmes* 24 1 0 150 rushes for 612 yards, 2 td, & 26 catches for 266 yards and 3 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 14th / 375th pick / 1968

FL Otis Taylor 27 4 0 41 catches for 696 yards, 7 td, & 2 rushes for -2 yards and 0 td

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

FL Gloster Richardson 27 2 0 23 catches for 381 yards, 2 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 50th pick / 1965

SE Frank Pitts 26 4 0 31 catches for 470 yards, 2 td, & 5 rushes for 28 yards and 0 td

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

TE Fred Arbanas 30 7 0 16 catches for 258 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td

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

LT Jim Tyrer*+ 30 8 0

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

LG Ed Budde*+ 29 6 0

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

C E.J. Holub 31 8 0

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

RG Mo Moorman 25 1 0

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 19th pick / 1968

RT Dave Hill 28 6 0

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

 Defensive Starters
LDE Jerry Mays 30 8 0

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

LDT Curley Culp* 23 1 0

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 31st pick / 1968

RDT Buck Buchanan*+ 29 6 0

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

RDE Aaron Brown 26 3 0 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 6th pick / 1966

LLB Bobby Bell*+ 29 6 0 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

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

MLB Willie Lanier* 24 2 0 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 50th pick / 1967

RLB Jim Lynch 24 2 0 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 47th pick / 1967

LCB Jim Marsalis* 24 Rook 0 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 23rd pick / 1969

RCB Emmitt Thomas 26 3 0 9 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered
LS Jim Kearney 26 4 0 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 11th / 151st pick / 1965

RS Johnny Robinson+ 31 9 0 8 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1960

 Special Teams Starters
K Jan Stenerud* 27 2 0 27 of 35 field goals & 38 of 38 extra points
P Jerrel Wilson 28 6 0 68 punts for a 44.4 average, 0 blocked

Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 88th pick / 1963
Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 225th pick / 1963

PR Willie Mitchell 29 5 0 13 punt returns for a 7.8 average and 0 td
KR Warren McVea 23 1 0 13 kick returns for a 24.5 average and 0 td

Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 109th pick / 1968

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Fred Arbanas 30 TE 14 0 240 6-3 Michigan State 1/14/1939 7

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

Bobby Bell*+ 29 LB-DE 14 0 228 6-4 Minnesota 6/17/1940 6

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

Ceasar Belser 25 DB 14 0 205 6-0 Ark-Pine Bluff 9/13/1944 1

Washington Redskins / 10th / 145th pick / 1966

Aaron Brown 26 DE 14 0 255 6-5 Minnesota 11/16/1943 3

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 6th pick / 1966

Buck Buchanan*+ 29 DT 14 0 270 6-7 Grambling State 9/10/1940 6

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

Ed Budde*+ 29 G 14 0 265 6-5 Michigan State 11/2/1940 6

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

Curley Culp* 23 DT-NT-G 14 0 265 6-2 Arizona State 3/10/1946 1

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 31st pick / 1968

George Daney 23 G 14 0 240 6-4 Detroit Mercy,Texas-El Paso 2/2/1946 1

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 22nd pick / 1968

Len Dawson* 34 QB 9 7 190 6-0 Purdue 6/20/1935 12

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 5th pick / 1957

Tom Flores 32 QB 5 0 202 6-1 Pacific 3/21/1937 9
Mike Garrett 25 RB 14 0 191 5-9 USC 4/12/1944 3

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 18th pick / 1966
Kansas City Chiefs / 20th / 178th pick / 1966

Wendell Hayes 29 RB 14 0 220 6-1 Humboldt State 8/5/1940 6
Dave Hill 28 T 14 0 260 6-5 Auburn 2/1/1941 6

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

Robert Holmes* 24 RB 14 0 221 5-9 Southern 10/5/1945 1

Kansas City Chiefs / 14th / 375th pick / 1968

E.J. Holub 31 LB-C 14 0 236 6-4 Texas Tech 1/5/1938 8

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

Chuck Hurston 27 DE-LB 14 0 240 6-6 Auburn 11/9/1942 4

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

Jim Kearney 26 DB 14 0 206 6-2 Prairie View 1/21/1943 4

Detroit Lions / 11th / 151st pick / 1965

Willie Lanier* 24 LB 14 0 245 6-1 Morgan State 8/21/1945 2

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 50th pick / 1967

Jacky Lee 30 QB 3 1 189 6-1 Cincinnati 7/11/1939 9

St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 61st pick / 1960

Mike Livingston* 24 QB 9 6 212 6-4 SMU 11/14/1945 1

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 48th pick / 1968

Ed Lothamer 27 DT-DE 13 0 270 6-5 Michigan State 5/20/1942 5

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

Paul Lowe 33 HB 7 0 205 6-0 Oregon State 9/27/1936 9
Jim Lynch 24 LB 14 0 235 6-1 Notre Dame 8/28/1945 2

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 47th pick / 1967

Jim Marsalis* 24 DB 14 0 194 5-11 Tennessee State 10/10/1945 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 23rd pick / 1969

Jerry Mays 30 DE-DT 14 0 252 6-4 SMU 11/24/1939 8

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

Mickey McCarty 23 TE 3 0 255 6-5 TCU 11/15/1946 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 90th pick / 1968

Curtis McClinton 30 FB-TE 14 0 227 6-3 Kansas 6/25/1939 7

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

Warren McVea 23 RB-SE-WR 11 0 182 5-9 Houston 7/30/1946 1

Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 109th pick / 1968

Willie Mitchell 29 DB 14 0 185 6-0 Tennessee State 8/28/1940 5
Mo Moorman 25 G 11 0 252 6-5 Kentucky,Texas A&M 7/24/1944 1

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 19th pick / 1968

Frank Pitts 26 WR-SE 14 0 199 6-3 Southern 11/12/1943 4

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

Ed Podolak 22 RB 4 0 204 6-1 Iowa 9/1/1947 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 48th pick / 1969

Remi Prudhomme 27 C-DE-G-DT 14 0 250 6-4 LSU 4/24/1942 3

St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 37th pick / 1964
Buffalo Bills / 14th / 108th pick / 1964

Gloster Richardson 27 WR-FL 13 0 200 6-2 Jackson State 7/18/1942 2

Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 50th pick / 1965

Johnny Robinson+ 31 DB-FL-HB 14 0 205 6-1 LSU 9/9/1938 9

Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1960

Goldie Sellers 27 DB 14 0 198 6-2 Grambling State 1/9/1942 3

Denver Broncos / 8th / 66th pick / 1966
Chicago Bears / 20th / 302nd pick / 1966

Noland Smith 26 WR 6 0 154 5-5 Tennessee State 10/20/1943 2

Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 156th pick / 1967

Bob Stein 21 LB 14 0 235 6-3 Minnesota 1/22/1948 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 126th pick / 1969

Jan Stenerud* 27 K 14 0 187 6-2 Montana State 11/26/1942 2
Otis Taylor 27 WR-FL 11 0 215 6-3 Prairie View 8/11/1942 4

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

Emmitt Thomas 26 DB 14 0 192 6-2 Bishop 6/3/1943 3
Gene Trosch 24 DE 13 0 277 6-7 Miami (FL) 6/7/1945 2

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 24th pick / 1967

Jim Tyrer*+ 30 T 14 0 280 6-6 Ohio State 2/25/1939 8

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

Jerrel Wilson 28 RB-P 14 0 222 6-2 Southern Miss 10/4/1941 6

Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 88th pick / 1963
Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 225th pick / 1963

Team Total 26.8 14 224.7 6-2.4 4.0