Kansas City Chiefs

External Link: Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame (http://www.kcchiefs.com/halloffame/). See also Category:Minnesota Twins players. Names are in italics for players who made a majority of their contributions with another team. Although Minneapolis appears at first glance to be a "small market" city (3 million residents of the associated metropolitan area), the team routinely draws fans from as far away as Montana and Wyoming. Items are listed as Player Name (date inducted; years played as a chief) Short Bio. The impact of the Twins on the Upper Midwest should not be underestimated. Records are listed in chronological order. In fact, in addition to the Twins, the Vikings and Gophers both have new stadium proposals in various stages of development.

They may have been surpassed between the time of making the record and the current date. The Dome is thought to be an increasingly poor fit for all three of its major tenants (the Twins, the Vikings and the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers football team). The following are team and league records. However, attempts to spur interest and push legislative efforts towards a new stadium have repeatedly failed. 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. In particular, the Twins receive no revenue from luxury suite leasing (as those are owned by co-tenant Minnesota Vikings) and only a small percentage of concessions sales; also, the percentage of season-ticket-quality seats in the Metrodome is said to be very low compared to other stadiums. However, the defense showed little improvement. The Twins wish to replace the Metrodome with a new ballpark within the next half decade, claiming that the Metrodome generates too little revenue for the Twins to be competitive.

In 2004 Gunther Cunningham was brought back as the defensive coach. Their streak of three straight division titles, along with some bitterly fought games, have helped to create an intense rivalry with the Chicago White Sox during the 2004 and 2005 seasons. As with the loss to the Broncos in the 1997 season, this loss led to a poor following season. Threatened with closure by league contraction in 2002, the team battled back to reach the American League Championship Series before being eliminated 4-1 by that year's eventual World Series Champion Anaheim Angels. However, the season sputtered by November and the Chiefs lost to the Indianapolis Colts in the playoffs. From <! daterange+ ->2002 to 2004<!- daterange- ->, the Twins compiled their longest streak of consecutive league/division championships ever (previous were the 1924 World Champion-1925 AL Champion Senators and the 1969–70 Twins). Three years later, the Chiefs went 13-3 in 2003 and set many records along the way. Things turned around, and in <! daterange+ ->2001 to 2004<!- daterange- ->, the Twins compiled the longest streak of consecutive winning seasons since moving to Minnesota, going 85-77 in 2001, 94-67 in 2002, 90-72 in 2003 and 92-70 in 2004.

Another notable replacement was Priest Holmes at running back. After 1992, the Twins again fell into an extended slump, posting a losing record each year through 2000. He immediately dropped Elvis Grbac, replacing him with his primary pick for the Rams' quartback, Trent Green. 1991 was also the first time any team finishing last in its division the previous year advanced to the World Series, with both the Twins and Braves accomplishing this unprecedented feat. 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. Paul native) Jack Morris. After coaching the St. All three Series were decided in seven games, with the latter series ending in a dramatic 10-inning, 1-0 shutout by Series MVP (and St.

The Chiefs' wins were mostly made by a high scoring offense rather than a powerful defense. In both of these World Series, the home team won each game, which had never occurred prior to 1987. After the loss of Derrick Thomas, the collapse of the defense was unmistakable. Louis Cardinals to win the 1987 World Series, then later defeated the Atlanta Braves to win the 1991 World Series. In two years, Cunningham showed little improvement, going 9-7 and 7-9. The Twins defeated the St. Schottenheimer left as head coach, replaced by his defensive coach Gunther Cunningham. After several losing seasons in the Dome, the arrival of 1980s superstars Kent Hrbek and Kirby Puckett electrified the team and sent them to two World Series in five years.

The following losing seaon with Grbac at quarterback did not help. The 1982 season brought the team indoors, into the Metrodome, which is in downtown Minneapolis near the Mississippi River. The choice to play Grbac over Gannon made many fans angry with Schottenheimer. The Mall of America now occupies the spot where the "Old Met" stood. After going 13-2 during the season, Gannon was replaced by Grbac in the playoff game against Denver. Through 1981, the team played its games at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, a suburb south of the Twin Cities. After a loss to Denver, Grbac was injured and Rich Gannon took over. The team continued to post winning records through 1971, but then entered a decade-long slump.

In 1997, he started with Elvis Grbac as quarterback. They were defeated in the World Series by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but the championship drive cemented the team's relationship with the people of Minnesota. He was also in the midst of a quarterback controversy. The Twins were eagerly greeted in Minnesota when they arrived in 1961, and they advanced to the World Series in 1965, driven by the exciting play of superstar first baseman Harmon Killebrew. Marty Schottenheimer took much of the blame for his failed attempts at clock control (also nicknamed Martyball by his critics). This fact is reinforced by the stylized TC logo worn on road caps, and by their mascot, TC Bear. 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. Paul (and, presumably, the entire state).

Since 1992, no NFL team has a better regular season home winning percentage than Kansas City (27-5 (.844) record). The "Minnesota" designation, instead of "Minneapolis", comes from the fact that the team is intended to represent the "Twin" Cities of Minneapolis-St. Marty Schottenheimer helped establish six straight playoff appearances, three AFC West championships, nine winning seasons, and 76 consecutive soldout games at Arrowhead. Team nickname: Nats, short for Nationals. Also sometimes called Griffs by inventive headline writers, in reference to the club owner. Peterson hired Marty Schottenheimer as the team's coach. One of the songs from the musical, You Gotta Have Heart, is frequently played at baseball games. In 1989, Carl Peterson became the team's new President and General Manager. The plot features a middle-aged man named Joe Hardy who sells his soul to the Devil so the Washington Senators can win the pennant.

They did not get to the playoffs for 15 straight years. The longtime competitive struggles of the team were fictionalized in the book The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant, which became the Broadway musical and movie Damn Yankees. The Chiefs had only two winning seasons between 1974 and 1986. The team played its games at Griffith Stadium, sharing it with the Homestead Grays of the Negro Leagues (who played some of their games there). The team won 43 games between 1966 and 1969. [1] (http://www.snopes.com/sports/baseball/castro.asp). They earned revenge three years later, upsetting the Minnesota Vikings 23-7. It is falsely claimed that prior to the Cuban revolution, Fidel Castro tried out for the Senators as a pitcher during the early 1950s.

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. During one portion of its history, the team was so notoriously inept that it inspired San Francisco Chronicle columnist Charley Dryden to joke: "Washington: First in war, first in peace, and last in the American League." This was a play on Light Horse Harry Lee's remembrance of George Washington: "First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen." The team's difficulties on the field also inspired the book The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant (see below). Louis Cardinals 14). That, along with its poor early years, resulted in the team being remembered mostly for its failures rather than its successes. Louis Cardinals (Chiefs 24, St. After that, the team fell into mediocrity quickly. The Chiefs' first game at Arrowhead Stadium was against the St. During the period <! daterange+ ->1907 to 1927<!- daterange- ->, the team's line up boasted the presence of Walter "The Big Train" Johnson and they won the 1924 World Series. They also appeared in the 1925 and 1933 Series and came very close in 1945.

Municipal Stadium was demolished in 1976; it is now a community garden. They and their expansion-replacement in 1961 would remain officially the "Senators" for good, although space-saving headline writers continued to refer to them as "Nats" frequently. In 1971, Municipal Stadium was abandoned in favor of the new Arrowhead Stadium. In 1959 the word "Senators" finally appeared on their shirts. 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. By the 1950s, "Nationals" was pretty much passe. 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. Baseball guides even said "Nationals or Senators" when listing the nickname.

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. Newspaper articles for decades used the names "Senators" and "Nationals" (or "Nats") interchangeably, often within the same article. 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. Otherwise, the jerseys either read "Washington" or carried a plain block "W". 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. During <! daterange+ ->1905 to 1906<!- daterange- -> the team actually wore "Nationals" on their jerseys. 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/)]. The Washington ballclub was known by two nicknames, the Nationals and the Senators, for most of its history prior to moving to Minnesota.

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. The Blues were champions of the Western League in 1898, taking the league by a game-and-a-half from the Indianapolis Hoosiers. Roe Bartle. Byron "Ban" Johnson, president of the Western League, changed the name to the American League in 1900 and major league status was awarded a year later. The name, "Chiefs" was selected by a fan contest, and is derived from the then-Mayor of Kansas City, H. The Kansas City Blues were a charter member of a the Western League, a minor league at the time. The Dallas Texans moved to Kansas City in 1963. in 1901 when the American League was formed, and played there through the 1960 season.

The Dallas Texans, as they were known then, defeated the Houston Oilers in a dramatic 1962 AFL championship which went into double overtime. The franchise originated in Kansas City, Missouri in 1894, moved to Washington, D.C. The team is owned by Lamar Hunt, who founded the team along with their original league, the American Football League, in 1960. Bear is the Twins' mascot, introduced in 2001. The Kansas City Chiefs are a National Football League team based in Kansas City, Missouri. T.C. Jack Steadman (General Manager). The club has several well-known, harmless hazing rituals, such as requiring the most junior relief pitcher on the team to carry water and snacks to the bullpen in a bright pink Barbie backpack and many of its players, both past and present, are notorious pranksters.

Lloyd Burruss. The party atmosphere of the Twins clubhouse after a win is well-known, the team's players unwinding with loud rock music (usually the choice of the winning pitcher) and video games. Tony Reed. Former manager Tom Kelly and current manager Ron Gardenhire run and encourage a hard-nosed, fundamentals-first attitude toward playing and winning baseball games. Smith. The Twins are affectionately known among their fans as the "Twinkies." Despite the cream-puff sound of that nickname, the Twins have a reputation as a hard-working, hard-playing club. T. The team and its famous (or infamous) domed ballpark, the Metrodome, were featured in the 1994 motion picture Little Big League.

J. The team is owned by Minneapolis businessman Carl Pohlad, the third owner of the club (following Clark Griffith and his son Calvin). Gary Barbaro. They are in the Central Division of the American League. Jerrell Wilson (Punter 1963-77; Chiefs Hall of Fame 1987, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). The Minnesota Twins is a Major League Baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Tyrer is a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). Elizabethton Twins
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Jim Tyrer (Tackle 1969 Super Bowl IV Champion; 6-foot-6, 270 pound Tackle would take on two defensive linemen at once. Fort Myers Miracle
Beloit Snappers. Died shortly after a car accident in 2000). New Britain Rock Cats. 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. Rochester Red Wings. Otis Taylor (46-yard touchdown reception in Super Bowl IV, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). American League
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5, 1980].). Pitching saves: Eddie Guardado, 45 (2002). Oakland [Oct. Pitching ERA: Walter Johnson, 1.14 (1.14). Art Still (Career Sacks, 72.5, 1978-87; Season Sacks, 14.5 1980 and 1984; Game Sacks, 4.0 : vs. Pitching strikeouts: Walter Johnson, 313 (1910). 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.). Pitching wins: Walter Johnson, 36 (1913).

Johnny Robinson (In Super Bowl IV, helped defeat the Vikings, 23-7, picking off a Joe Kapp pass). Strikeouts: Bobby Darwin, 145 (1972). 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.). Walks: Eddie Yost, 151 (1956). Curtis McClinton (scored a touchdown in Super Bowl I). Hitting streak: Ken Landreaux, 31 games (1980). Bill Maas. Stolen bases: Chuck Knoblauch, 62 (1997).

Also played for the San Diego Chargers and the Houston Oilers, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). Extra-Base hits: Tony Oliva, 84 (1964). Ernie Ladd (Defensive tackle; 1967-1968. Triples: Goose Goslin and Christian Guzman, 20 (1925 and 2000). Bobby Hunt (1962 [Dallas Texans] - 1967 [Kansas City Chiefs]; Defensive Back, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). Doubles: Mickey Vernon, 51 (1966). 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.). Singles: Sam Rice, 182 (1925).

E.J. Hits: Rod Carew, 239 (1977). Headrick played the entire game and the next game. Headrick is a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). Runs: Chuck Knoblauch, 140 (1996). Sherrill "Psycho" Headrick (Texan and Chief linebacker that withstood pain and injury when he played with a fractured neck vertebrae. Runs batted in: Harmon Killebrew, 140 (1969). All-time AFL leader in all-purpose yards with 12,065, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). Home runs: Harmon Killebrew, 49 (1964 and 1969).

Abner Haynes (1960 Rookie of the Year and MVP. Batting average: Rod Carew, .388 (1977). 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. 44 Bob Casey. 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. 42 Jackie Robinson (retired throughout baseball). Deron Cherry (50 interceptions; 15 career fumble recoveries; Byron White Humanitarian Award for service to his team, community, and country). 34 Kirby Puckett.

Chris Burford (391 Pass Receptions, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). 29 Rod Carew. 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.). 14 Kent Hrbek. #82 Dante Hall (NFL record returning a kick or a punt for a touchdown for four consecutive weeks; won four consecutive NFL weekly awards).   6 Tony Oliva. #31 Priest Holmes (NFL record for most touchdowns in a season at 27).   3 Harmon Killebrew.

#10 Trent Green. Bob Casey, the public address announcer for the first 44 years of Twins baseball (<! daterange+ ->1961 to 2004<!- daterange- ->). #88 Tony Gonzalez (2004 Season Lead the NFL in receptions with 102). Frank Viola. #86 Buck Buchanan (Defense Tackle). Zoilo Versalles. #78 Bobby Bell (Linebacker). César Tovar.

#63 Willie Lanier (Linebacker). Kevin Tapani. #36 Mack Lee Hill (Running Back). Rich Rollins. #33 Stone Johnson (Running Back). Jeff Reardon. #28 Abner Haynes (Running Back). Pierzynski.

#16 Len Dawson (Quarterback). A.J. #3 Jan Stenerud (Placekicker). Jim Perry. Mike Webster (1997; 1989-1990). Camilo Pascual. Head coach of the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs for the entire ten-year history of the AFL. Tony Oliva.

Post-season record 5-1. Joe Niekro. Post-season appearances 6. Al Newman. Victories 87. Jack Morris. Hank Stram (2003; 1960-1974) Dallas Texans and Kansas City Chiefs coach won three AFL titles. Doug Mientkiewicz.

48-yard field goal, the longest in Super Bowl history, against the Vikings in Super Bowl IV. Shane Mack. six postseason All-Star games (four NFL Pro Bowl). Gene Larkin. 7 field goal attempts in a game. Chuck Knoblauch. 44 field goals in a season. Tom Kelly.

Career 409 PATs and 436 field goals attempted. Jim Kaat. 186 consecutive games played. Kent Hrbek. Only pure kicker in the Hall of Fame. 19-year career. Brian Harper. Jan Stenerud (1991; 1967-1979) Placekicker. Eddie Guardado.

Popular for come-from-behind wins, including the 1993 playoffs and the outdueling of Elway in 1994 as a Chief. Mudcat Grant. Joe Montana (2000; 1993-1994) Quarterback. Dan Gladden. Marv Levy (2001; 1978-1982). Greg Gagne. 1969 Super Bowl IV Champion. Gary Gaetti.

Second Chief selected to go into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Scott Erickson. Willie "Contact" Lanier (1986; 1967-1977) Outside linebacker. Chili Davis. Started American Football League that was the genesis of modern professional football. Tom Brunansky. Lamar Hunt (1972; 1959-present) Owner. Bert Blyleven.

1). Juan Berenguer. 11th ranked passer in NFL history (retired No. Bob Allison. 19-year career, passed for 28,711 yards and 239 touchdowns. Rick Aguilera. MVP of Super Bowl IV. Tom Kelly and Paul Molitor often work with the Twins in scouting and assistant coach roles, though neither are in the dugout during games.

Two AFL championships. Note

. Chiefs Hall of Fame in 1978. 46 USA Scott Ullger (batting). Len Dawson (1987; 1963-1975) Quarterback. 13 USA Jerry White (first base). NAIA All-America in 1962. 43 USA Rick Stelmaszek (bullpen).

First player taken in 1963 American Football League Draft. 62 USA Al Newman (third base). Buck Buchanan (1990; 1963-1975) Lineman.   9 USA Steve Liddle (bench). Bobby Bell (July 30, 1983; 1963-1974) Linebacker. 40 USA Rick Anderson (pitching). Inducted into the Pro Hall of Fame as a Chief. Coaches

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Scored the 100th rushing touchdown of his career as a Chief. 35 USA Ron Gardenhire. Marcus Allen (November 9, 2003; 1992-1997) Running Back. Manager

. December 5, 2004: Trent Green extends team record of consecutive quarterback starts to 60. Dave Winfield. December 5, 2004: Will Shields extends team record of consecutive starts to 187 (actual consecutive games also a team record of 188). Kirby Puckett.

November 28, 2004: Dante Hall sets team record with 213 kickoff returns. Paul Molitor. 2003: Will Shields extends franchise record of consecutive starts to 175. Harmon Killebrew. 2003: Priest Holmes surpasses Otis Taylor for most career touchdowns by a Chief. Walter Johnson. 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. Steve Carlton.

2002: Priest Holmes sets the single-season rushing record with 1,615 yards. Rod Carew. 2002: Team sets franchise record for most offensive yards with 6,000. 2001: Priest Holmes sets the single-season rushing record with 1,555 yards. 1996: Chiefs have first 4-0 start.

1995: Chiefs make team record sixth consecutive playoff berth. 1990: Derrick Thomas sets team record with 20.0 sacks in a season. 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. 2003: Priest Holmes sets league record for most touchdowns as well as most rushing touchdowns with 27.

2003: Dante Hall ties league record with 4 kick-returns for touchdowns in a single season. 2003: Morten Andersen has record 316 consecutive scoring games. 2003: Morten Andersen of Kansas City and Gary Anderson of Pittsburg tie for most seaons with 100 or more points with 14. December 22, 2002: Trent Green to Mark Boerigter tied for longest pass completion of 99 yards.

2002: Morten Andersen sets record with 40 field goals over 50 yards in a career. 1998: Chiefs set the record for most penalties (158) and most penalty yardage (1,304) in a season. Kansas City fans like having that record broken in 1998 by John Elway. 1993: Dave Krieg gets record 494 times sacked in a career.

1993: Nick Lowery sets record for most seasons with 100 or more points with 11. November 11, 1990: Derrick Thomas sets league record for most sacks in a game with 7.0. 1975: Len Dawson records 8 seasons leading the league in pass completions. December 25, 1971: Ed Podolak amasses 350 all-purpose yards against the Miami Dolphins, a playoff record.

1969: Len Dawson records 6 consecutive seasons leading the league in pass completions. 1966: Len Dawson ties Johnny Unitas for 4 seasons leading the league in touchdowns.