Kansas City Chiefs |
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| Conference | AFC |
| Division | West |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Home Field | Arrowhead Stadium |
| City | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Colors | Red, white and gold |
| Head Coach | Dick Vermeil |
| All-Time Record (W-L-T) (At Start of 2005 Season) |
364-320-12 |
The Kansas City Chiefs are a National Football League team based in Kansas City, Missouri.
The team is owned by Lamar Hunt, who founded the team along with their original league, the American Football League, in 1960. The Dallas Texans, as they were known then, defeated the Houston Oilers in a dramatic 1962 AFL championship which went into double overtime. The Dallas Texans moved to Kansas City in 1963. The name, "Chiefs" was selected by a fan contest, and is derived from the then-Mayor of Kansas City, H. Roe Bartle. 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. 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 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. 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. 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. 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.
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. In 1971, Municipal Stadium was abandoned in favor of the new Arrowhead Stadium. Municipal Stadium was demolished in 1976; it is now a community garden. The Chiefs' first game at Arrowhead Stadium was against the St. Louis Cardinals (Chiefs 24, St. Louis Cardinals 14).
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. They earned revenge three years later, upsetting the Minnesota Vikings 23-7. The team won 43 games between 1966 and 1969. The Chiefs had only two winning seasons between 1974 and 1986. They did not get to the playoffs for 15 straight years.
In 1989, Carl Peterson became the team's new President and General Manager. Peterson hired Marty Schottenheimer as the team's coach. Marty Schottenheimer helped establish six straight playoff appearances, three AFC West championships, nine winning seasons, and 76 consecutive soldout games at Arrowhead. Since 1992, no NFL team has a better regular season home winning percentage than Kansas City (27-5 (.844) record).
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. Marty Schottenheimer took much of the blame for his failed attempts at clock control (also nicknamed Martyball by his critics). He was also in the midst of a quarterback controversy.
In 1997, he started with Elvis Grbac as quarterback. After a loss to Denver, Grbac was injured and Rich Gannon took over. After going 13-2 during the season, Gannon was replaced by Grbac in the playoff game against Denver. The choice to play Grbac over Gannon made many fans angry with Schottenheimer. The following losing seaon with Grbac at quarterback did not help.
Schottenheimer left as head coach, replaced by his defensive coach Gunther Cunningham. In two years, Cunningham showed little improvement, going 9-7 and 7-9. After the loss of Derrick Thomas, the collapse of the defense was unmistakable. The Chiefs' wins were mostly made by a high scoring offense rather than a powerful defense.
After coaching the St. 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. He immediately dropped Elvis Grbac, replacing him with his primary pick for the Rams' quartback, Trent Green. Another notable replacement was Priest Holmes at running back. Three years later, the Chiefs went 13-3 in 2003 and set many records along the way. However, the season sputtered by November and the Chiefs lost to the Indianapolis Colts in the playoffs. As with the loss to the Broncos in the 1997 season, this loss led to a poor following season.
In 2004 Gunther Cunningham was brought back as the defensive coach. However, the defense showed little improvement. 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.
The following are team and league records. They may have been surpassed between the time of making the record and the current date. Records are listed in chronological order.
Items are listed as Player Name (date inducted; years played as a chief) Short Bio. Names are in italics for players who made a majority of their contributions with another team.
External Link: Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame (http://www.kcchiefs.com/halloffame/)
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External Link: Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame (http://www.kcchiefs.com/halloffame/). A full list can be found at The Internet Movie Database: Gone With the Wind (1939) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031381/fullcredits). Names are in italics for players who made a majority of their contributions with another team. The film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry and has undergone a complete digital restoration. Items are listed as Player Name (date inducted; years played as a chief) Short Bio. In early 1940, an African American would win an Academy Award when Hattie McDaniel walked to the podium to accept her Oscar as Best Supporting Actress. Records are listed in chronological order. A black woman, Mammy, was not shy about upbraiding her white mistress, Scarlett. They may have been surpassed between the time of making the record and the current date. Scarlett O'Hara's father, Gerald, deferred to his wife, Ellen, who was portrayed as the real head of the O'Hara household. The following are team and league records. Although some have criticized the film for sanitizing or even promoting the values of the Old South, filmgoers in 1939 had a different view. 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. It garnered thirteen Academy Award nominations and eight Awards. However, the defense showed little improvement. Shooting began on December 10, 1938 and was completed on November 11, 1939. The film premiered in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 15, 1939, with estimated production costs of $4 million, and has become the highest-grossing movie of all time (adjusted for inflation). In 2004 Gunther Cunningham was brought back as the defensive coach. A well-publicized casting search for an actress to play Scarlett resulted in the hire of young British actress Vivien Leigh, although many other famous or soon-to-be-famous actresses had been auditioned, considered for the role, or tested, including Katharine Hepburn, Norma Shearer, Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Crawford, Lana Turner, Susan Hayward, Carole Lombard, Paulette Goddard, Irene Dunne, Merle Oberon, Ida Lupino, Joan Fontaine, Loretta Young, Miriam Hopkins, Jean Arthur, Tallulah Bankhead, Joan Bennett, Frances Dee and Lucille Ball. As with the loss to the Broncos in the 1997 season, this loss led to a poor following season. He bought the rights for $50,000, a record amount at the time. However, the season sputtered by November and the Chiefs lost to the Indianapolis Colts in the playoffs. Selznick decided that he wanted to create a movie based on Gone With the Wind. Three years later, the Chiefs went 13-3 in 2003 and set many records along the way. In 1936, film producer David O. Another notable replacement was Priest Holmes at running back. The successful defense was based on the court's acceptance of the book as parody. He immediately dropped Elvis Grbac, replacing him with his primary pick for the Rams' quartback, Trent Green. A federal appeals court ruled against the plaintiffs in 2001. 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. In 2000, the copyright holders attempted to suppress publication of The Wind Done Gone, a book that told the story from the point of view of the slaves. After coaching the St. The official sequel, Scarlett, was written by Alexandra Ripley in 1991. The Chiefs' wins were mostly made by a high scoring offense rather than a powerful defense. Mitchell's sweeping narrative of war and loss helped the book win the Pulitzer Prize on May 3, 1937. After the loss of Derrick Thomas, the collapse of the defense was unmistakable. Nevertheless, the book includes a vivid description of the fall of Atlanta in 1864 and the devastation of war (some of it absent from the 1939 film), and shows a considerable amount of historical research. In two years, Cunningham showed little improvement, going 9-7 and 7-9. This is apparent from the book's opening pages, which describe how Scarlett's beaux, the Tarleton twins, have been expelled from university and are accompanied home by their elder brothers out of a sense of honor: a metaphor for the South's viewpoint on the statehood of Kansas. Schottenheimer left as head coach, replaced by his defensive coach Gunther Cunningham. Critics and historians regard the book as having a strong ideological commitment to the cause of the Confederacy and a romanticized view of the culture of the antebellum South. The following losing seaon with Grbac at quarterback did not help. It also tells the story of the love that blossoms between Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler. The choice to play Grbac over Gannon made many fans angry with Schottenheimer. Mitchell's work relates the story of a rebellious Georgia woman named Scarlett O'Hara and her travails with friends, family and lovers in the midst of the antebellum South, the American Civil War, and the Reconstruction period. After going 13-2 during the season, Gannon was replaced by Grbac in the playoff game against Denver. The novel is one of the most popular of all time, and an American film adaptation released on Decemeber 15, 1939 became the highest-grossing film in the history of Hollywood and received a record-breaking number of Academy Awards. After a loss to Denver, Grbac was injured and Rich Gannon took over. Gone With the Wind, an American novel by Margaret Mitchell, was published in 1936 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937. In 1997, he started with Elvis Grbac as quarterback. Moulton (Samuel Goldwyn SSD). He was also in the midst of a quarterback controversy. Best Sound, Recording - Thomas T. Marty Schottenheimer took much of the blame for his failed attempts at clock control (also nicknamed Martyball by his critics). Best Music, Original Score - Max Steiner. 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. Best Effects, Special Effects - Fred Albin (sound), Jack Cosgrove (photographic), and Arthur Johns (sound). Since 1992, no NFL team has a better regular season home winning percentage than Kansas City (27-5 (.844) record). Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Olivia de Havilland. Marty Schottenheimer helped establish six straight playoff appearances, three AFC West championships, nine winning seasons, and 76 consecutive soldout games at Arrowhead. Best Actor in a Leading Role - Clark Gable. Peterson hired Marty Schottenheimer as the team's coach.
They did not get to the playoffs for 15 straight years. Honorary Award - William Cameron Menzies - "For outstanding achievement in the use of color for the enhancement of dramatic mood in the production of Gone with the Wind." (plaque). The Chiefs had only two winning seasons between 1974 and 1986. Best Writing, Screenplay - Sidney Howard. The team won 43 games between 1966 and 1969. Newcom. They earned revenge three years later, upsetting the Minnesota Vikings 23-7. Kern, and James E. 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. Best Film Editing - Hal C. Louis Cardinals 14). Best Director - Victor Fleming. Louis Cardinals (Chiefs 24, St. Best Cinematography, Color - Ernest Haller, and Ray Rennahan. The Chiefs' first game at Arrowhead Stadium was against the St. Wheeler. Municipal Stadium was demolished in 1976; it is now a community garden. Best Art Direction - Lyle R. In 1971, Municipal Stadium was abandoned in favor of the new Arrowhead Stadium. Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Hattie McDaniel. 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. Best Actress in a Leading Role - Vivien Leigh. 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. Selznick, producer. 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. Best Picture - David O. 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. Oscar Record
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. Produced by
The Dallas Texans, as they were known then, defeated the Houston Oilers in a dramatic 1962 AFL championship which went into double overtime. Frank Kennedy, a guest. The team is owned by Lamar Hunt, who founded the team along with their original league, the American Football League, in 1960. Carroll Nye ... The Kansas City Chiefs are a National Football League team based in Kansas City, Missouri. Charles Hamilton. Jack Steadman (General Manager). Rand Brooks ... Lloyd Burruss. India Wilkes. Tony Reed. Alicia Rhett ... Smith. John Wilkes (as Howard Hickman). T. Hickman ... J. Howard C. Gary Barbaro. Big Sam, the foreman. Jerrell Wilson (Punter 1963-77; Chiefs Hall of Fame 1987, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). Everett Brown (I) ... Tyrer is a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). Jonas Wilkerson, The Overseer. Jim Tyrer (Tackle 1969 Super Bowl IV Champion; 6-foot-6, 270 pound Tackle would take on two defensive linemen at once. Victor Jory (I) ... Died shortly after a car accident in 2000). Prissy. 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. Butterfly McQueen ... Otis Taylor (46-yard touchdown reception in Super Bowl IV, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). Pork. 5, 1980].). Oscar Polk ... Oakland [Oct. Brent Tarleton. Art Still (Career Sacks, 72.5, 1978-87; Season Sacks, 14.5 1980 and 1984; Game Sacks, 4.0 : vs. Fred Crane ... 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.). Stuart Tarleton. Johnny Robinson (In Super Bowl IV, helped defeat the Vikings, 23-7, picking off a Joe Kapp pass). George Reeves ... 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.). Carreen O'Hara. Curtis McClinton (scored a touchdown in Super Bowl I). Ann Rutherford ... Bill Maas. Suellen O'Hara. Also played for the San Diego Chargers and the Houston Oilers, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). Evelyn Keyes ... Ernie Ladd (Defensive tackle; 1967-1968. Barbara O'Neil .... Ellen O'Hara (as Barbara O'Neill). Bobby Hunt (1962 [Dallas Texans] - 1967 [Kansas City Chiefs]; Defensive Back, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). Gerald O'Hara. 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.). Thomas Mitchell (I) ... E.J. Mammy. Headrick played the entire game and the next game. Headrick is a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). Hattie McDaniel ... Sherrill "Psycho" Headrick (Texan and Chief linebacker that withstood pain and injury when he played with a fractured neck vertebrae. Melanie Hamilton. All-time AFL leader in all-purpose yards with 12,065, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). Olivia de Havilland ... Abner Haynes (1960 Rookie of the Year and MVP. Ashley Wilkes. 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. Leslie Howard ... 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. Scarlett O'Hara. Deron Cherry (50 interceptions; 15 career fumble recoveries; Byron White Humanitarian Award for service to his team, community, and country). Vivien Leigh ... Chris Burford (391 Pass Receptions, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). Rhett Butler. 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.). Clark Gable ... #82 Dante Hall (NFL record returning a kick or a punt for a touchdown for four consecutive weeks; won four consecutive NFL weekly awards). Cast (in credits order)
#10 Trent Green. Jo Swerling (uncredited) &. #88 Tony Gonzalez (2004 Season Lead the NFL in receptions with 102). Selznick (uncredited) and. #86 Buck Buchanan (Defense Tackle). David O. #78 Bobby Bell (Linebacker). Ben Hecht (uncredited) and. #63 Willie Lanier (Linebacker). Sidney Howard - adapted screenplay. #36 Mack Lee Hill (Running Back). Margaret Mitchell (I) (novel). #33 Stone Johnson (Running Back). Writing credits
#16 Len Dawson (Quarterback). Victor Fleming. #3 Jan Stenerud (Placekicker). George Cukor (uncredited). Mike Webster (1997; 1989-1990). Directed by
Post-season record 5-1. Post-season appearances 6. Victories 87. Hank Stram (2003; 1960-1974) Dallas Texans and Kansas City Chiefs coach won three AFL titles. 48-yard field goal, the longest in Super Bowl history, against the Vikings in Super Bowl IV. six postseason All-Star games (four NFL Pro Bowl). 7 field goal attempts in a game. 44 field goals in a season. Career 409 PATs and 436 field goals attempted. 186 consecutive games played. Only pure kicker in the Hall of Fame. 19-year career. Jan Stenerud (1991; 1967-1979) Placekicker. Popular for come-from-behind wins, including the 1993 playoffs and the outdueling of Elway in 1994 as a Chief. Joe Montana (2000; 1993-1994) Quarterback. Marv Levy (2001; 1978-1982). 1969 Super Bowl IV Champion. Second Chief selected to go into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Willie "Contact" Lanier (1986; 1967-1977) Outside linebacker. Started American Football League that was the genesis of modern professional football. Lamar Hunt (1972; 1959-present) Owner. 1). 11th ranked passer in NFL history (retired No. 19-year career, passed for 28,711 yards and 239 touchdowns. MVP of Super Bowl IV. Two AFL championships. Chiefs Hall of Fame in 1978. Len Dawson (1987; 1963-1975) Quarterback. NAIA All-America in 1962. First player taken in 1963 American Football League Draft. Buck Buchanan (1990; 1963-1975) Lineman. Bobby Bell (July 30, 1983; 1963-1974) Linebacker. Inducted into the Pro Hall of Fame as a Chief. Scored the 100th rushing touchdown of his career as a Chief. Marcus Allen (November 9, 2003; 1992-1997) Running Back. December 5, 2004: Trent Green extends team record of consecutive quarterback starts to 60. December 5, 2004: Will Shields extends team record of consecutive starts to 187 (actual consecutive games also a team record of 188). November 28, 2004: Dante Hall sets team record with 213 kickoff returns. 2003: Will Shields extends franchise record of consecutive starts to 175. 2003: Priest Holmes surpasses Otis Taylor for most career touchdowns by a Chief. 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. 2002: Priest Holmes sets the single-season rushing record with 1,615 yards. 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. |