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1979 Kansas City Chiefs
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 5th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 238 points (14.9/g), 26th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 262 points (16.4/g), 5th.
Differential of -24 points (-1.5/g), 18th.
Expected W-L: 7.1-8.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 12th.
Coached by Marv Levy (7-9-0)
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1979 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 | Steve Fuller | 22 | Rook | 12 | 146 for 270, 1,484 yards, 6 td, 14 int, & 50 rushes for 264 yards and 1 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 23rd pick / 1979 |
| RB | Tony Reed | 24 | 2 | 11 | 113 rushes for 446 yards, 1 td, & 34 catches for 352 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 37th pick / 1977 |
| FB | Ted McKnight | 25 | 2 | 14 | 153 rushes for 755 yards, 8 td, & 38 catches for 226 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 57th pick / 1977 |
| WR | Henry Marshall | 25 | 3 | 12 | 21 catches for 332 yards, 1 td, & 2 rushes for 34 yards and 1 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 79th pick / 1976 |
| WR | J.T. Smith | 24 | 1 | 13 | 33 catches for 444 yards, 3 td | |
| TE | Tony Samuels | 25 | 2 | 13 | 14 catches for 147 yards, 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 94th pick / 1977 |
| LT | Charlie Getty | 27 | 5 | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 41st pick / 1974 |
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| LG | Bob Simmons | 25 | 2 | 15 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 77th pick / 1976 |
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| C | Jack Rudnay | 32 | 9 | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 101st pick / 1969 |
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| RG | Tom Condon | 27 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 250th pick / 1974 |
| RT | Jim Nicholson | 30 | 5 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 219th pick / 1973 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Art Still | 24 | 1 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1978 |
| NT | Don Parrish | 24 | 1 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 314th pick / 1977 |
| RDE | Sylvester Hicks | 24 | 1 | 13 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 29th pick / 1978 |
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| LOLB | Whitney Paul | 26 | 3 | 15 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 277th pick / 1976 |
| LILB | Frank Manumaleuga | 23 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 85th pick / 1979 |
| RILB | Gary Spani | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 58th pick / 1978 |
| ROLB | Tom Howard | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 67th pick / 1977 |
| LCB | Gary Green | 24 | 2 | 16 | 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 10th pick / 1977 |
| RCB | Tim Collier | 25 | 3 | 9 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 9th / 249th pick / 1976 |
| RCB | M.L. Carter | 24 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | Jerry L. Reese | 24 | Rook | 0 | ||
| SS | Herb Christopher | 25 | Rook | 6 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Gary Barbaro | 25 | 3 | 16 | 7 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 74th pick / 1976 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jan Stenerud | 37 | 12 | 0 | 12 of 23 field goals & 28 of 29 extra points | |
| P | Bob Grupp* | 24 | Rook | 0 | 89 punts for a 43.6 average, 1 blocked | New York Jets / 7th / 171st pick / 1977 |
| PR | J.T. Smith | 24 | 1 | 13 | 58 punt returns for a 10.6 average and 2 td | |
| KR | Horace Belton | 24 | 1 | 0 | 22 kick returns for a 21.0 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Curtis Anderson | 22 | DE-DT | 6 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Central State (OH) | 5/16/1957 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 128th pick / 1979 |
| Charlie Ane | 27 | C | 16 | 0 | 233 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 8/12/1952 | 4 | |
| Gary Barbaro | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 203 | 6-4 | Nicholls State | 2/11/1954 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 74th pick / 1976 |
| Ed Beckman | 24 | TE | 9 | 2 | 229 | 6-4 | Florida State | 1/2/1955 | 2 | |
| Mike Bell | 22 | DE | 11 | 4 | 255 | 6-4 | Colorado State | 8/30/1957 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1979 |
| Horace Belton | 24 | RB | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-8 | Southeastern Louisiana | 7/16/1955 | 1 | |
| Jerry Blanton | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 231 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 12/20/1956 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 11th / 282nd pick / 1978 |
| Larry D. Brown | 24 | T | 4 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 6/4/1955 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 9th / 224th pick / 1978 |
| M.L. Carter | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 173 | 5-9 | Cal State-Fullerton,San Jose State | 12/9/1955 | Rook | |
| Herb Christopher | 25 | DB | 9 | 6 | 195 | 5-10 | Morris Brown | 4/7/1954 | Rook | |
| Tim Collier | 25 | DB | 15 | 9 | 172 | 6-0 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 5/31/1954 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 9th / 249th pick / 1976 |
| Tom Condon | 27 | G | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-3 | Boston College | 10/26/1952 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 250th pick / 1974 |
| Johnnie Dirden | 27 | WR | 4 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Sam Houston State | 3/14/1952 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 10th / 1st pick / 1978 Supp |
| Al Dixon | 25 | TE | 3 | 1 | 230 | 6-5 | Iowa State | 4/5/1954 | 2 | New York Giants / 7th / 178th pick / 1977 |
| Steve Fuller | 22 | QB | 16 | 12 | 198 | 6-4 | Clemson | 1/5/1957 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 23rd pick / 1979 |
| Earl Gant | 22 | RB | 16 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | Missouri | 7/6/1957 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 112th pick / 1979 |
| Steve Gaunty | 22 | WR | 9 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Northern Colorado | 5/3/1957 | Rook | |
| Charlie Getty | 27 | T-G | 16 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | Penn State | 7/24/1952 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 41st pick / 1974 |
| Gary Green | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 187 | 5-11 | Baylor | 10/22/1955 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 10th pick / 1977 |
| Bob Grupp* | 24 | P | 16 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Duke | 5/8/1955 | Rook | New York Jets / 7th / 171st pick / 1977 |
| Wilbert Haslip | 23 | RB | 5 | 0 | 212 | 5-11 | Hawaii | 12/8/1956 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 210th pick / 1979 |
| Matt Herkenhoff | 28 | T | 5 | 0 | 267 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 4/2/1951 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 94th pick / 1974 |
| Sylvester Hicks | 24 | DE | 16 | 13 | 251 | 6-4 | Tennessee State | 4/2/1955 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 29th pick / 1978 |
| Tom Howard | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 213 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 8/18/1954 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 67th pick / 1977 |
| Charles Jackson | 24 | LB | 12 | 4 | 225 | 6-2 | Washington | 3/22/1955 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 241st pick / 1977 |
| Gerald Jackson | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Mississippi State | 3/5/1956 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 260th pick / 1979 |
| Ken Kremer | 22 | NT-DE | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Ball State | 7/16/1957 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 167th pick / 1979 |
| Dave Lindstrom | 25 | DE | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-6 | Boston University | 11/16/1954 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 146th pick / 1977 |
| Mike Livingston | 34 | QB | 5 | 4 | 212 | 6-4 | SMU | 11/14/1945 | 11 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 48th pick / 1968 |
| Frank Manumaleuga | 23 | LB | 15 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | San Jose State,UCLA | 5/9/1956 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 85th pick / 1979 |
| Henry Marshall | 25 | WR | 16 | 12 | 214 | 6-2 | Missouri | 8/9/1954 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 79th pick / 1976 |
| Ted McKnight | 25 | RB | 15 | 14 | 209 | 6-1 | Minnesota-Duluth | 2/26/1954 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 57th pick / 1977 |
| Arnold Morgado | 27 | RB | 11 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Hawaii,Michigan State | 3/27/1952 | 2 | |
| Jim Nicholson | 30 | T | 15 | 0 | 269 | 6-6 | Michigan State | 2/28/1949 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 219th pick / 1973 |
| Don Parrish | 24 | NT-DE | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 4/6/1955 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 314th pick / 1977 |
| Whitney Paul | 26 | LB-DE | 15 | 15 | 220 | 6-3 | Colorado | 10/8/1953 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 277th pick / 1976 |
| Horace Perkins | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Colorado | 3/15/1954 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 207th pick / 1977 |
| Cal Peterson | 27 | LB | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | UCLA | 10/16/1952 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1974 |
| Tony Reed | 24 | RB | 11 | 11 | 197 | 5-11 | Colorado | 3/30/1955 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 37th pick / 1977 |
| Jerry L. Reese | 24 | DB | 7 | 0 | 192 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 1/7/1955 | Rook | |
| Stan Rome | 23 | WR | 9 | 0 | 212 | 6-5 | Clemson | 6/4/1956 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 277th pick / 1979 |
| Dave Rozumek | 25 | LB | 7 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | New Hampshire | 4/25/1954 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 15th / 415th pick / 1976 |
| Jack Rudnay | 32 | C | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 11/20/1947 | 9 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 101st pick / 1969 |
| Tony Samuels | 25 | TE | 16 | 13 | 229 | 6-4 | Bethune-Cookman,Florida A&M | 12/30/1954 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 94th pick / 1977 |
| Bob Simmons | 25 | G-T | 16 | 15 | 260 | 6-4 | Texas | 7/7/1954 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 77th pick / 1976 |
| J.T. Smith | 24 | WR | 16 | 13 | 185 | 6-2 | North Texas | 10/29/1955 | 1 | |
| Gary Spani | 23 | LB | 16 | 16 | 229 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 1/9/1956 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 58th pick / 1978 |
| Jan Stenerud | 37 | K | 16 | 0 | 187 | 6-2 | Montana State | 11/26/1942 | 12 | |
| Art Still | 24 | DE | 16 | 16 | 253 | 6-7 | Kentucky | 12/5/1955 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1978 |
| Rod Walters | 25 | G-T | 16 | 2 | 258 | 6-3 | Iowa | 2/27/1954 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 14th pick / 1976 |
| Walter White | 28 | TE | 6 | 3 | 216 | 6-3 | Maryland | 7/19/1951 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 78th pick / 1975 |
| Mike A. Williams | 22 | TE-FB | 14 | 0 | 222 | 6-3 | New Mexico | 10/14/1957 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 195th pick / 1979 |
| Team Total | 25.1 | 16 | 221.1 | 6-2.2 | 2.1 |