Kansas City Chiefs

External Link: Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame (http://www.kcchiefs.com/halloffame/).
. Names are in italics for players who made a majority of their contributions with another team. ISBN 0-7868-8352-9. Items are listed as Player Name (date inducted; years played as a chief) Short Bio. In 1977, Aljean Harmetz wrote The Making of The Wizard of Oz, a detailed description of the creation of the film based on interviews and research; it was updated in 1989. Records are listed in chronological order. It is also consistently in the top 100 on the IMDB Top 250 Films List.

They may have been surpassed between the time of making the record and the current date. The film is #6 on the American Film Institute's 100 years, 100 movies list, and two songs from the film are on the 100 years, 100 songs list ("Ding, Dong, the Witch is Dead" was #82 and "Over the Rainbow" was #1). The following are team and league records. The film has been deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. The offense, unable to record the same high scores as the previous year, was unable to bring in the wins as they had the previous year. For more detail about this, see Possible film and music synchronizations. However, the defense showed little improvement. There are also several coincidences between this movie and the Pink Floyd album, Dark Side of the Moon.

In 2004 Gunther Cunningham was brought back as the defensive coach. There is also a similar theory that portrays the elements of the story together as a populist allegory. As with the loss to the Broncos in the 1997 season, this loss led to a poor following season. and, of course, on the side of the Allies. However, the season sputtered by November and the Chiefs lost to the Indianapolis Colts in the playoffs. And the seemingly "muddled" good witch, Glinda, appears to represent God: all-knowing, all-powerful.. Three years later, the Chiefs went 13-3 in 2003 and set many records along the way. He is, in fact, the spirit of democracy.

Another notable replacement was Priest Holmes at running back. He is both a supreme humanitarian and a misanthrope, in that he excels at detecting the weaknesses of others, because he knows his own so well. He immediately dropped Elvis Grbac, replacing him with his primary pick for the Rams' quartback, Trent Green. The Wizard who encourages and profits from the defeat of the Western Witch turns out to be another version of the same flimflam man she met at home, a cynical politician who realizes that none of Dorothy's allies truly require anything that they didn't already have. Louis Rams to the Super Bowl and retiring, Dick Vermeil took over as head coach in 2001 with the statement that it takes three years to get a team ready for the Super Bowl. To defeat Fascism, she receives the aid of Britain (Glinda), the naive peasantry (the Scarecrow), the dehumanized Proletariat (the heartless Tin Man), and the emasculated nobility (Cowardly Lion). After coaching the St. She defeats Stalinism when her house falls upon the Eastern Witch early on, which suggests the overwhelming power of commercial capitalism and its precedence in Western Europe.

The Chiefs' wins were mostly made by a high scoring offense rather than a powerful defense. She enters a more colourful Europe (Munchkinland), threatened by the Wicked Witches of the East (Stalinism) and West (Fascism). After the loss of Derrick Thomas, the collapse of the defense was unmistakable. Roosevelt's New Deal (the flimflam magician) for hope. In two years, Cunningham showed little improvement, going 9-7 and 7-9. Such obscure and esoteric interpretations usually posit Dorothy as representing a depressed, monochrome America, turning to Franklin D. Schottenheimer left as head coach, replaced by his defensive coach Gunther Cunningham. Several film scholars have written interesting interpretations of the film, including several attempts by structuralist semiologists suggesting that the film was intended to prepare America for entry into war, although this ignores the fact that the Second World War had not yet started.

The following losing seaon with Grbac at quarterback did not help. On May 24, 2000, a pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the film (with red sequins; seven pairs are believed to exist) sold at auction for $666,000. The choice to play Grbac over Gannon made many fans angry with Schottenheimer. Wizard of Oz collectibles, such as autographs and props from the film, are among the most sought-after of all movie memorabilia. After going 13-2 during the season, Gannon was replaced by Grbac in the playoff game against Denver. Director John Boorman utilized aspects of the film in his 1974 science fiction classic Zardoz. After a loss to Denver, Grbac was injured and Rich Gannon took over. The movie continues to generate a cult following, despite its age and original creative intent as a musical cinematic fable for children.

In 1997, he started with Elvis Grbac as quarterback. After completion of the film, the coat was presented to Baum's widow who confirmed it was indeed his. He was also in the midst of a quarterback controversy. The inside pocket had his name on it. Marty Schottenheimer took much of the blame for his failed attempts at clock control (also nicknamed Martyball by his critics). Frank Baum (the author of the Oz series of books). After going from 13-3 in 1997 and losing the playoff game to the Denver Broncos (10-14), the Chiefs fell to 7-9 in 1998. According to another story, which appears to be true, the coat Frank Morgan wore as Professor Marvel, which was handpicked from a second-hand clothing rack, once belonged to L.

Since 1992, no NFL team has a better regular season home winning percentage than Kansas City (27-5 (.844) record). On a late-night talk show in the 1960s, seemingly a little "medicated" herself, the host started to ask about the little people, and she blurted out, "They were drunks!" The audience roared, and that episode fed fuel to the story. Marty Schottenheimer helped establish six straight playoff appearances, three AFC West championships, nine winning seasons, and 76 consecutive soldout games at Arrowhead. This rumor was enhanced significantly by Judy Garland herself. Peterson hired Marty Schottenheimer as the team's coach. Additionally, the large group of "little people" cast to play the Munchkins were rumored to have held wild drunken orgies, but these stories are likely to have been exaggerated. In 1989, Carl Peterson became the team's new President and General Manager. The re-release of the movie to theaters for a time in the late 1990s settled this issue, as the picture was large enough to reveal the truth that the small TV screen had made to seem ambiguous.

They did not get to the playoffs for 15 straight years. It is in fact an animal handler recapturing an escaped bird. The Chiefs had only two winning seasons between 1974 and 1986. This is not true. The team won 43 games between 1966 and 1969. The most common of these, which refuses to die, claims that one of the cast or crew hanged himself on the set, and can be seen in the Enchanted Forest scene. They earned revenge three years later, upsetting the Minnesota Vikings 23-7. The Wizard of Oz has generated many rumors and stories, some of which have reached the level of urban legends.

As the Chiefs, under coach Hank Stram, the team played in the first Super Bowl, losing 35-10 to Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers. The movie is just vague enough on that point to leave the door open to such an explanation. Louis Cardinals 14). A counterargument to that complaint is that this was not necessarily an ordinary dream -- her uncle comments that "for awhile there we thought you were going to leave us" -- and that her experience might have been "real", but in another dimension. Louis Cardinals (Chiefs 24, St. The main point of contention with Baum's fans is the ending, which they feel strongly goes against the nature of the original. In Baum's novel, there is no hint that Oz is anything but a real place, to which Dorothy returns repeatedly (she eventually moved to Oz permanently and was joined by her aunt and uncle) in the numerous sequels. The Chiefs' first game at Arrowhead Stadium was against the St. The fans who have this opinion generally tend to agree that Return to Oz, the 1985 semisequel to The Wizard of Oz, is much closer to the feel of the original books and blame The Wizard of Oz for spreading misconceptions of the book, and the unpopularity of the image of Oz Return to Oz portrays.

Municipal Stadium was demolished in 1976; it is now a community garden. The trees then shake in pain and terror. In 1971, Municipal Stadium was abandoned in favor of the new Arrowhead Stadium. He also uses his axe to chop off all the limbs of anthropomorphized trees, which are not capable of speaking as in the movie. The Kansas City Chiefs' (under Dallas Texans name) first stadium was at 22nd and Brooklyn, called "Municipal Stadium". Municipal Stadium opened in 1923 and had 49,002 seats. Some fans believe that the book tends to be a lot darker and in some places even gruesome, greatly diverging from the movie. For instance, in the book there is a scene in which the Tin Woodsmen chops the head off a tiger. They have the largest presence in the American Football League Hall of Fame, with 24 representatives, and they had just one coach throughout their AFL history, Hall-of-Famer Hank Stram. Also the Tin Woodsman's name is changed to simply the Tin Man.

The Chiefs dropped the first Super Bowl to the Packers, then pulverized the Vikings 23 - 7 in the final "true" AFL-NFL World Championsip game after the AFL's last season in 1969. In the book, however, the Witch of the North's name is not given; and Dorothy must journey to visit Glinda, the Good Witch of the South, to learn how to use the silver shoes. The Texans won the classic 1962 double-overtime AFL championship game against the Houston Oilers, 20 - 17, at the time the longest, and still one of the best professional football championship games ever played. In the movie, Glinda is the name of the Good Witch of the North who returns to show Dorothy how to use the Ruby Slippers to go home. The Texans/Chiefs franchise was the flagship team of the American Football League, with the most playoff appearances as an AFL team, six (tied with Oakland), the most American Football League Championships (3), and the most Super Bowl appearances, playing in the first Super Bowl, and in the last to be played between League champions. This was changed to show off the film's sophisticated color technology. It is said that Hunt actually considered keeping the team name as it was, and playing as the "Kansas City Texans."[1 (http://www.kcchiefs.com/history/60s/)]. It is also worth noting that in the original book the enchanted slippers were silver, not ruby.

Bartle was the founder of the Native American-based honor society known as The Tribe of Mic-O-Say within the Boy Scouts of America organization, which earned him the nickname, "The Chief," and was instumental in persuading Lamar Hunt to move his team to Mid-America. Numerous other abridgments occur: for example, the mice have no involvement with the band's escape from the poppies in the movie; a blizzard is used instead. Roe Bartle. The book featured several sub-plots (including a confrontation with the belligerent Hammer-Heads and a visit to a town with inhabitants and structures constructed of china) that, though relevant, weren't integral to the main plot. The name, "Chiefs" was selected by a fan contest, and is derived from the then-Mayor of Kansas City, H. Baum originally provided complex back stories for all the characters and locations, which are largely omitted in the film. The Dallas Texans moved to Kansas City in 1963. The film's basic plot is not very different from the original novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, but quite a bit less detailed.

The Dallas Texans, as they were known then, defeated the Houston Oilers in a dramatic 1962 AFL championship which went into double overtime. The movie ends with Dorothy hugging Toto and exclaiming to her Aunt Em that there really is no place like home. The team is owned by Lamar Hunt, who founded the team along with their original league, the American Football League, in 1960. She tells them about her journey, and they tell her it was all a bad dream. The Kansas City Chiefs are a National Football League team based in Kansas City, Missouri. Dorothy and Toto say goodbye to their friends, and Glinda instructs her to click her heels together and repeat the words, "There's no place like home." She awakens in her Kansas house surrounded by her family and friends. Jack Steadman (General Manager). When asked what she has learned, a tearful Dorothy replies that, if she can't find what she's looking for in her own backyard, then she never really lost it to begin with.

Lloyd Burruss. both herself and "Toto too!" She didn't tell her at first, though, because Dorothy had to learn a lesson. Tony Reed. She tells Dorothy that she can use the ruby slippers to return home.. Smith. Just as Dorothy is resigning herself to spending the rest of her life in Oz, Glinda appears. T. ("I can't come back! I don't know how it works!").

J. Dorothy goes after him, and the Wizard accidentally takes off, unable to get back to the ground. Gary Barbaro. Just before takeoff, though, Toto jumps out of the balloon's basket to chase a cat. Jerrell Wilson (Punter 1963-77; Chiefs Hall of Fame 1987, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). He announces to his people that he will leave the Scarecrow, the Tinman and the Lion in charge of the Emerald City. Tyrer is a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). He promises to take Dorothy home in the same balloon that got him there in the first place.

Jim Tyrer (Tackle 1969 Super Bowl IV Champion; 6-foot-6, 270 pound Tackle would take on two defensive linemen at once. He explains to them that his presence in Oz was an accident, that he was lost in a hot air balloon, and that he is, in fact, from Kansas as well (which seems strange since the text on his balloon reads "Omaha", a town in Nebraska). Died shortly after a car accident in 2000). He gives the Scarecrow a diploma, the Tinman a heart-shaped clock (he calls it a "testimonial"), and the Lion a badge of courage. Derrick Thomas (school record with 52 quarterback sacks and 74 tackles behind the line of scrimmage; Finished 10th in the Heisman Trophy voting; Kansas City Chief for eleven years; team career records: 119.5 sacks, 3 safeties and 18 fumble recoveries. The four friends are horrified, but the Wizard solves their problems. Otis Taylor (46-yard touchdown reception in Super Bowl IV, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). Dorothy scolds the Wizard for lying, and they soon discover, thanks to Toto's exploring, that the Wizard is just a man behind a curtain (also played by Frank Morgan), and not really a wizard at all.

5, 1980].). He tells them to come back later. Oakland [Oct. Once they are in the wizard's room they present the broom to a shocked Wizard. Art Still (Career Sacks, 72.5, 1978-87; Season Sacks, 14.5 1980 and 1984; Game Sacks, 4.0 : vs. Footage of this scene no longer exists, except for a few frames seen in a later re-issue trailer. A member of the All-time All-AFL team, one of only twenty players who were in the American Football League for its entire ten-year existence, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). Originally, the crew returned to the Emerald City to a "hero's welcome", with everyone singing "The Wicked Witch is Dead". This too was cut after early previews.

Johnny Robinson (In Super Bowl IV, helped defeat the Vikings, 23-7, picking off a Joe Kapp pass). They give Dorothy the broomstick and allow them to leave. Christian Okoye (Nigerian; omitted from his Country's Olympic team in track and field; drafted in 1987 by the Chiefs in the second round; Chiefs rushing records, including total yards in a season, attempts in a season, touchdowns in a season, attempts in a single game, 100-yard games in a season, and was the first Chiefs running back to rush for 1,000 yards for more than one season.). To the travelers' surprise, her soldiers are delighted. Curtis McClinton (scored a touchdown in Super Bowl I). Dorothy grabs a nearby bucket of water and, in throwing the water on her friend, she also hits the Witch and causes her to melt. Bill Maas. The Witch stops them, and once she and her soldiers have them cornered, sets the Scarecrow on fire.

Also played for the San Diego Chargers and the Houston Oilers, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). When they finally get inside the castle, they find Dorothy and try to escape (to the tune of Moussorgsky's A Night on Bald Mountain). Ernie Ladd (Defensive tackle; 1967-1968. It too was cut after an early preview of the film.). Bobby Hunt (1962 [Dallas Texans] - 1967 [Kansas City Chiefs]; Defensive Back, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). (Originally, during these scenes there was a reprise of Dorothy, in terror, singing "Over the Rainbow" with slightly altered lyrics. Holub (started the first world championship game between the AFL and NFL (before it was called the Super Bowl) at linebacker and started Super Bowl IV, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). Dorothy cries out to her aunt, but the image of Aunt Em soon turns into the Wicked Witch, cackling and mocking Dorothy, terrifying her; then turning and facing the camera, continuing her devilish laughter before fading out.

E.J. As she waits and cries, she sees her Aunt Em in the crystal ball, wondering where her niece is. Headrick played the entire game and the next game. Headrick is a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). When the hourglass runs out, Dorothy will die. Sherrill "Psycho" Headrick (Texan and Chief linebacker that withstood pain and injury when he played with a fractured neck vertebrae. Dorothy, meanwhile, is locked inside a chamber with an hourglass and a crystal ball. All-time AFL leader in all-purpose yards with 12,065, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). He finds their friends and leads them to the castle to save Dorothy.

Abner Haynes (1960 Rookie of the Year and MVP. The latter, however, escapes. In June 29, 1983, Joe drowned attempting to rescue two boys from a rain-swollen pit shortly after rescuing one other; posthumously awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal and the NCAA Award of Valor.) 37Forever.org (http://www.37forever.org) was formed to teach KC area kids how to swim in honor of the valor that Joe Delaney demonstrated. In a fury, the Witch orders one of her monkey slaves to kill Toto. Joe Delaney (Running back 1981-82, Rookie of the Year 1981, Pro Bowl 1981, College Football Hall of Fame 1997, Chiefs Hall of Fame 2004. Once Dorothy gets to the witch's castle, the Witch demands the ruby slippers, but it turns out that Dorothy cannot remove them. Deron Cherry (50 interceptions; 15 career fumble recoveries; Byron White Humanitarian Award for service to his team, community, and country). Some writers have pointed out that the bouncy song was inappropriate to the mood of the scene, and that cutting it was a wise decision.).

Chris Burford (391 Pass Receptions, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). Unfortunately, the original footage appears to have been lost. Ed Budde (14 years as a Chief, member of the All-time AFL team, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). (The only archival evidence remaining of this scene is the sound recordings and a backstage home movie filmed during rehearsals. #82 Dante Hall (NFL record returning a kick or a punt for a touchdown for four consecutive weeks; won four consecutive NFL weekly awards). It, too, was cut after an early preview. #31 Priest Holmes (NFL record for most touchdowns in a season at 27). I've sent a little insect on ahead to take the fight out of them" she sends a fictitious bug, "the jitterbug", that bites or stings them, causing Dorothy and friends to dance helplessly until the flying monkeys arrive to take Dorothy and Toto away.

#10 Trent Green. Here was another deleted scene that the witch hints at when she says "They'll give you no trouble; I promise you that. #88 Tony Gonzalez (2004 Season Lead the NFL in receptions with 102). On their way to her castle, flying monkeys, sent by the Wicked Witch, capture Dorothy and Toto and take them to the castle. #86 Buck Buchanan (Defense Tackle). He bellows that he will only help them if they can obtain the broomstick of the Witch of the West. #78 Bobby Bell (Linebacker). When the party meets the Wizard, they find him to be a terrifying floating head surrounded by fire.

#63 Willie Lanier (Linebacker). Given the full text of that message, arguably the executives also felt some ideas were too silly.). #36 Mack Lee Hill (Running Back). A lot of the witch's scenes were cut, or script ideas never filmed, because MGM executives felt it made the witch too scary for kids. #33 Stone Johnson (Running Back). (Originally it was "SURRENDER DOROTHY OR DIE SIGNED WWW"; the last few words were cut after the first preview. #28 Abner Haynes (Running Back). After some difficulty, they finally make it to the Wizard.

#16 Len Dawson (Quarterback). They clean up, and just before they go to see the Wizard, the Wicked Witch flies above the Emerald City, writing the words "SURRENDER DOROTHY" in the sky with her broomstick. #3 Jan Stenerud (Placekicker). Inside the Emerald City, everything is green except for the Horse of a Different Color, who changes colors several times while taking the group to a salon. Mike Webster (1997; 1989-1990). They immediately arrive at the Emerald City, where they are only allowed in after Dorothy proves that Glinda sent her there. Head coach of the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs for the entire ten-year history of the AFL. The Scarecrow and the Tinman (who are not conventional living creatures and are immune to the spell) cry for help, and Glinda produces a counterspell in the form of a snow shower to wake everybody up.

Post-season record 5-1. She produces a giant field of poppies that put Dorothy, Toto and the Lion to sleep. Post-season appearances 6. Just before the group reaches the Art Deco-style Emerald City, the Wicked Witch casts a spell to stop them. Victories 87. Originally there was a scene with dozens of bees flying around the Tin Man. Hank Stram (2003; 1960-1974) Dallas Texans and Kansas City Chiefs coach won three AFL titles. The second one was a scene where the witch follows up on her threat to turn the Tin Man into a beehive.

48-yard field goal, the longest in Super Bowl history, against the Vikings in Super Bowl IV. First was about 2 minutes of Ray Bolger's "If I only had a brain" song scenes. six postseason All-Star games (four NFL Pro Bowl). Two scenes filmed along the way were cut. 7 field goal attempts in a game. They too decide they will visit the Wizard to obtain what they desire, despite the Witch's threats to stop them. 44 field goals in a season. All three of them sing songs detailing their difficult handicaps.

Career 409 PATs and 436 field goals attempted. On her journey, Dorothy befriends a brainless talking scarecrow (Ray Bolger), a heartless (though very kind) tin woodsman (Jack Haley), and a cowardly lion (Bert Lahr). 186 consecutive games played. Before Glinda disappears in her bubble, she tells Dorothy never to take off the slippers, and to always follow the Yellow Brick Road (as opposed to the red brick road which starts at the same point). Only pure kicker in the Hall of Fame. 19-year career. Glinda tells Dorothy that the only way to get back to Kansas is to follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City, where she can ask the mysterious Wizard of Oz for help. Jan Stenerud (1991; 1967-1979) Placekicker. She returned to the set on February 11, 1939.

Popular for come-from-behind wins, including the 1993 playoffs and the outdueling of Elway in 1994 as a Chief. Her green makeup did catch fire, she was severely burned and she was out of the filming for six weeks. Joe Montana (2000; 1993-1994) Quarterback. When the fire started she nearly got caught in it. Marv Levy (2001; 1978-1982). On December 23, 1938, during a second filming of her departure from Munchkinland the lift Margaret Hamilton was standing on did not go down fast enough. 1969 Super Bowl IV Champion. The Munchkin Land scenes were filmed from December 10 - 23, 1938.

Second Chief selected to go into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Wicked Witch makes threats to Dorothy, but Glinda informs her that she has no power in Munchkinland: "Oh rubbish! You have no power here! Be gone! Before somebody drops a house on you!." The Wicked Witch vows revenge on Dorothy and Toto, and she disappears in the same way she arrived. Willie "Contact" Lanier (1986; 1967-1977) Outside linebacker. To her horror, Glinda magically moves the slippers to Dorothy's feet, replacing a pair of homely, black lace-ups. Started American Football League that was the genesis of modern professional football. She wants to know who killed her sister, and she wants to claim her dead sister's powerful ruby slippers. Lamar Hunt (1972; 1959-present) Owner. Mid-song, there is a burst of fire and the Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) arrives.

1). She introduces her to the Munchkins, a small community of little people who sing and dance in order to thank Dorothy for freeing them from the Witch's terror. 11th ranked passer in NFL history (retired No. She informs her of where she is, and that she killed the Wicked Witch of the East with her house. 19-year career, passed for 28,711 yards and 239 touchdowns. She asks Dorothy whether she is a good witch or a bad witch, and despite Dorothy's repeated explanations, Glinda appears to never quite understand who Dorothy is nor where she comes from. MVP of Super Bowl IV. Shortly thereafter, Glinda, the Good Witch of the North (played by Billie Burke), arrives in an iridescent bubble.

Two AFL championships. (The dramatic footage of the house falling toward the camera was actually a reversed piece of film of a model house being dropped toward a sky-colored floor.) The movie changes from sepia-toned to Technicolor as Dorothy and Toto walk out of the house. Chiefs Hall of Fame in 1978. Minutes later, Dorothy and Toto land in Munchkinland, a county in the land of Oz. Len Dawson (1987; 1963-1975) Quarterback. She cackles her famous Eeeeh-heh-heh-heh-heh-heh! and flies away. NAIA All-America in 1962. In a dramatic, terrifying moment (underscored by the audio track's sudden and powerful mood change), Gulch transforms into a witch and her bicycle into a broomstick.

First player taken in 1963 American Football League Draft. Gulch. Buck Buchanan (1990; 1963-1975) Lineman. She sees some familiar faces out of the window, including the wicked Ms. Bobby Bell (July 30, 1983; 1963-1974) Linebacker. Dorothy awakes to find that her house is inside the cyclone. Inducted into the Pro Hall of Fame as a Chief. A three-CD collection of all the music from the film, issued in 1995, contains a fuller version of this track).

Scored the 100th rushing touchdown of his career as a Chief. (There is also a very noticeable edit in the audio track. Marcus Allen (November 9, 2003; 1992-1997) Running Back. Although Dorothy is lying unconscious, the audience (and Toto) already begins to see various objects, stirred up by the cyclone, starting to appear in the window. December 5, 2004: Trent Green extends team record of consecutive quarterback starts to 60. Seeing the tornado approaching (a very convincing special effect, made from a large musline stocking spinning on a sliding track), Dorothy rushes inside the house and gets to her bedroom, but the "Gale" wind blows her window out of its frame, hitting her in the head, knocking her out. December 5, 2004: Will Shields extends team record of consecutive starts to 187 (actual consecutive games also a team record of 188). When she gets home, her whole family is already down in the storm cellar and cannot hear her stomping on its door.

November 28, 2004: Dante Hall sets team record with 213 kickoff returns. On her way out of the trailer, though, a cyclone begins to form ("a 'whopper', speaking in the vernacular of the peasantry"). 2003: Will Shields extends franchise record of consecutive starts to 175. Dorothy is convinced, and she and Toto hurry home. 2003: Priest Holmes surpasses Otis Taylor for most career touchdowns by a Chief. He leads Dorothy into his trailer and pretends to see Aunt Em crying in his crystal ball. November 9, 2003: the Chiefs beat the Cleveland Browns (41-20), winning their ninth straight game which sets a new franchise record for consecutive victories. Dorothy and Toto begin their journey, and they soon encounter Professor Marvel (played by Frank Morgan, who also the plays the Wizard of Oz, the doorman, the cabbie, and the guard).

2002: Priest Holmes sets the single-season rushing record with 1,615 yards. Gulch would be coming back for him. 2002: Team sets franchise record for most offensive yards with 6,000. When the dog gets home, Dorothy decides that they should run away from home, because Ms. 2001: Priest Holmes sets the single-season rushing record with 1,555 yards. Gulch's basket, who doesn't notice. 1996: Chiefs have first 4-0 start. He escapes, though, by jumping out of Ms.

1995: Chiefs make team record sixth consecutive playoff berth. Gulch, and Toto is taken away. 1990: Derrick Thomas sets team record with 20.0 sacks in a season. Dorothy's aunt and uncle argue unsuccessfully with Ms. October 24, 2004: the Chiefs completed 8 running touchdowns against the Atlanta Falcons, setting the league record for most running touchdowns in a single game. Dorothy's dog, Toto, gets in trouble for biting her, and Gulch comes to Dorothy's house with an order from the sheriff allowing her to take the dog to be put to sleep. 2003: Priest Holmes sets league record for most touchdowns as well as most rushing touchdowns with 27. The last recommends a more aggressive approach (Cowardly Lion).

2003: Dante Hall ties league record with 4 kick-returns for touchdowns in a single season. The next starts making a passionate speech, straight from the heart (Tin Woodman), but is stopped in mid-speech by Aunt Em. 2003: Morten Andersen has record 316 consecutive scoring games. One suggests that it's not smart to walk with Toto near Gulch's property (Scarecrow). 2003: Morten Andersen of Kansas City and Gary Anderson of Pittsburg tie for most seaons with 100 or more points with 14. Each hand advises her in his characteristic way, foreshadowing their appearance in Dorothy's dream of Oz. December 22, 2002: Trent Green to Mark Boerigter tied for longest pass completion of 99 yards. At the beginning of the film, Dorothy is telling the three farm hands about her conflict with a local rich woman, Almira Gulch (played by Margaret Hamilton, who also plays the Witch of the West).

2002: Morten Andersen sets record with 40 field goals over 50 yards in a career. Dorothy is an orphan from Kansas, raised by her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. 1998: Chiefs set the record for most penalties (158) and most penalty yardage (1,304) in a season. They were filmed from late February - March 16, 1939. Kansas City fans like having that record broken in 1998 by John Elway. These opening scenes were the last ones to be filmed. 1993: Dave Krieg gets record 494 times sacked in a career. (Also including deleted scenes and other filming information.).

1993: Nick Lowery sets record for most seasons with 100 or more points with 11. Family Entertainment. November 11, 1990: Derrick Thomas sets league record for most sacks in a game with 7.0. As of now, the rights to its distribution are held by Warner Bros. 1975: Len Dawson records 8 seasons leading the league in pass completions. For decades to follow, the movie was aired in the United States on or near Easter, although today with the Turner cable networks now holding the television rights, the film is generally shown during the summer and Christmas seasons. December 25, 1971: Ed Podolak amasses 350 all-purpose yards against the Miami Dolphins, a playoff record. The viewing audience for this broadcast was estimated at 45 million people, and was the beginning of a tradition.

1969: Len Dawson records 6 consecutive seasons leading the league in pass completions. It achieved its iconic status after decades of television showings, beginning on November 3, 1956. 1966: Len Dawson ties Johnny Unitas for 4 seasons leading the league in touchdowns. In spite of the publicity, the movie was only moderately successful in its initial theatrical run. Judy Garland and her frequent film co-star Mickey Rooney performed after the screening at Loews Capitol Theater in New York City, and would continue to do this after each screening for a week. On August 17, 1939, the movie opened nationally.

It premiered at the Strand Theatre in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin on August 12, 1939, and in Hollywood's Grauman's Chinese Theater on August 15. On August 7, 1939, The Wizard Of Oz, a movie that cost $2,777,000 to make, unheard of at the time, was officially and legally copyrighted. Audience members thought the movie was too long; others found some of the witch's scenes too scary. After this preview, as a response to several audience members, some scenes were deleted.

On June 5, 1939 it had its first sneak preview. The movie's filming was completed on March 16, 1939. The next day King Vidor would be assigned as director to finish the filming of the movie (mainly the sepia shots of the Kansas farm). Ironically, on February 12, 1939, Victor Fleming again replaced George Cukor in directing Gone With The Wind.

Cukor had a prior commitment to direct the movie Gone with the Wind, so he left on November 3, 1938, and Victor Fleming took over for him. He changed Judy Garland and Margaret Hamilton's makeup and costumes, which meant that all of their scenes had to be discarded and re-filmed. Thorpe was fired and George Cukor took over. Filming began on October 13, 1938, with Richard Thorpe directing.

Buddy Ebsen was a Midwesterner, like Judy Garland, and pronounced the r. Ray Bolger and Bert Lahr (and also Jack Haley, who had a solo but was not in the group vocal) were speakers of non-rhotic accents from the Northeast, and did not pronounce the r in wizard. His voice is easy to detect. So, while he had to be dropped from the cast, his singing voice remained, in the group vocals of "We're off to See the Wizard".

Several of the recordings were completed while Buddy Ebsen was still with the cast. The songs were recorded in a studio prior to filming. On August 12, 1938, Charlie Grapewin was cast as Uncle Henry. Frank Morgan was cast as the Wizard on September 22, 1938.

On July 25, 1938, Bert Lahr was signed and cast as the Cowardly Lion. She turned down the role, and was replaced on October 10, 1938 with Margaret Hamilton. She became unhappy with the role when the Witch's persona shifted from a sly glamorous witch into the familiar ugly hag. Originally, Gale Sondergaard was cast as the Witch.

Other MGM officials vetoed the idea of using Temple. After the casting of her role, a few executives at MGM contemplated replacing her with Shirley Temple, but were not able to get Fox to comply with the "loan" of the young actress. The role of Dorothy was given to Judy Garland on February 24, 1938. Ironically, despite his near-death experience with the makeup, Ebsen well-outlived all the principal players.

The makeup used on Jack Haley was quietly changed to nonmetallic. Jack Haley was given the part the next day. Ebsen didn't object to the change at first, but just 9 days into filming, he suffered an allergic reaction to the metallic makeup and had to leave the movie. Bolger was unhappy with the part, and convinced producer Mervyn LeRoy to recast him as the Scarecrow.

The Tin Man was originally slated for Ray Bolger, and Buddy Ebsen was to play the Scarecrow. One of the primary changes was in the role of the Tin Woodsman. Casting the film was problematic, with actors shifting roles repeatedly at the beginning of filming. Harburg for "Over the Rainbow").

It won Academy Awards for Best Music, Original Score and Best Music, Song (Harold Arlen and E.Y. It was directed by Victor Fleming, Richard Thorpe (uncredited), George Cukor (uncredited), and King Vidor (uncredited). Mankiewicz, Jack Mintz, Ogden Nash, and Sid Silvers. Harburg, Samuel Hoffenstein, Bert Lahr, John Lee Mahin, Herman J.

Cannon, Herbert Fields, Arthur Freed, Jack Haley, E.Y. Several people assisted with the adaptation without official credit: Irving Brecher, William H. The movie's script was adapted by Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, and Edgar Allan Woolf. The film premiered on August 12, 1939, and went into general release on August 25.

Filming started on October 13, 1938 and was completed on March 16, 1939. In January 1938, MGM bought the rights to the book. The script was completed on October 8, 1938. Over the following years it sold millions of copies, and Baum wrote thirteen more Oz books before his death on May 15, 1919. Frank Baum (born Lyman Frank Baum on May 15, 1856) published his book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1900.

L. While not the first feature film produced in Technicolor, The Wizard of Oz makes conspicuous use of the technique; its Kansas bookend sequences are in sepia-toned black-and-white, while the Oz scenes are in full three-strip Technicolor. It stars Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Billie Burke and Margaret Hamilton. Frank Baum's turn-of-the-century children's story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, in which a resourceful American girl is snatched up by a Kansas tornado and deposited in a fantastic land of witches, talking scarecrows, cowardly lions, and more.

It is based on L. The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In 2004, it was nominated for 9 Tony Awards, winning 3 (including one for Idina Menzel). The show opened to rave reviews from both critics and public, and even better box office.

Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman turned it into a musical entitled Wicked in 2003 with Kristen Chenoweth as Glinda and Idina Menzel as Elphaba. In 1995, Gregory Maguire released the critically acclaimed novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, a the-other-side-of-the-story look at the witches of The Wizard of Oz: Glinda and Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West). The considerably darker Return to Oz, was made by Walt Disney Studios in 1985 starring Fairuza Balk as Dorothy. The 1974 musical and 1978 film The Wiz were adapted from the same story.

The Wizard of Oz has an official sequel, the animated production Journey Back To Oz (made by Filmation Studios in 1964 but not released until eight years later), featuring the voice of Liza Minnelli, Garland's daughter, as Dorothy. Meinhardt Raabe - The Munchkin Coroner. Pat Walshe - Nikko. Clara Blandick - Aunt Emily Gale.

Grapewin - Uncle Henry Gale. Charles E. Margaret Hamilton - The Wicked Witch of the West, Miss Almira Gulch. Billie Burke - Glinda.

Jack Haley - Tin Man, Hickory. Bert Lahr - Cowardly Lion, Zeke. Ray Bolger - Scarecrow, Hunk. Frank Morgan - The Wizard of Oz, The Wizard's Guard, Professor Marvel, Emerald City Doorman.

Judy Garland - Dorothy Gale.