Kansas City Chiefs

External Link: Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame (http://www.kcchiefs.com/halloffame/). Coaches. Names are in italics for players who made a majority of their contributions with another team. Manager. Items are listed as Player Name (date inducted; years played as a chief) Short Bio. The Marlins also lost radio announcer Boog Sciambi, and replaced him with Roxy Bernstein. Records are listed in chronological order. Play-by-play TV broadcaster Len Kasper was also lost to the Chicago Cubs and replaced by Rich Waltz, who had previously been with the Seattle Mariners.

They may have been surpassed between the time of making the record and the current date. Delgado's contract was the biggest in franchise history at $52 million over 4 years, with an option for a fifth year. The following are team and league records. While losing All-Stars Carl Pavano and Armando Benitez, the Marlins signed Al Leiter and Carlos Delgado. 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. But the team was able to retain Jack McKeon as coach for the 2005 season. However, the defense showed little improvement. A series of rain-outs in September (due to hurricanes in Florida), the delayed doubleheaders that followed, and losing three key players from the Marlins' previous championship year (Rodríguez, Lee and Urbina) factored in the team's downfall during the season's stretch run.

In 2004 Gunther Cunningham was brought back as the defensive coach. Although posting a winning record of 83-79 (only their third winning season of their history), the Marlins' aspirations of successfully defending their World Series title fell short as they finished nine games behind the Houston Astros for the National League Wild Card title, thus the Marlins became the fourth consecutive major league team not to repeat as World Series champions. As with the loss to the Broncos in the 1997 season, this loss led to a poor following season. On October 15, the Marlins defeated the Chicago Cubs four games to three in the 2003 National League Championship Series, after falling three games to one before coming back with a Beckett complete-game shutout in Game 5; The Inning, in Game 6, and the traditional come-from-behind win in Game 7 to take the series, staking claim to their second NL pennant and advancing to the 2003 World Series, where they defeated the New York Yankees in six games. Starter Josh Beckett was named the Most Valuable Player for the series after twirling a five-hit complete-game shutout in Game 6. However, the season sputtered by November and the Chiefs lost to the Indianapolis Colts in the playoffs. It was the first postseason series ever to end with the potential tying run being thrown out at the plate. Three years later, the Chiefs went 13-3 in 2003 and set many records along the way. Snow, the son of former Rams lineman Jack Snow, tried to imitate his father by lowering his shoulder and bulldozing Rodríguez at the plate, but the Marlins catcher held on to the ball for the out.

Another notable replacement was Priest Holmes at running back. Snow at the plate after catching a perfect throw from Jeff Conine, which made it just in time to make the play. He immediately dropped Elvis Grbac, replacing him with his primary pick for the Rams' quartback, Trent Green. The series ended with Marlins catcher Rodríguez tagging out a charging J.T. 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 the two Division Series games at Pro Player Stadium, Florida drew over 130,000 fans. After coaching the St. The Marlins clinched the Division Series against the favored San Francisco Giants going 3 games to 1.

The Chiefs' wins were mostly made by a high scoring offense rather than a powerful defense. In 2003, Florida clinched the National League Wild Card for the second time in team history with a 4-3 win over the New York Mets on September 26, finishing with an overall record of 91-71. After the loss of Derrick Thomas, the collapse of the defense was unmistakable. Miguel Cabrera (also from the Mudcats), Jeff Conine (from Baltimore) and Ugueth Urbina (from Texas) were all acquired mid-season as well to help the Marlins play-off push. In two years, Cunningham showed little improvement, going 9-7 and 7-9. Around the same time, Florida recalled the high-kicking rookie phenom Dontrelle Willis up from the Double-A minor league Carolina Mudcats, who carried the injury-plagued Marlins with a 9-1 record in his first 13 starts. Schottenheimer left as head coach, replaced by his defensive coach Gunther Cunningham. In that timespan, Florida was at its lowest point, with a major league worst record of 19-29.

The following losing seaon with Grbac at quarterback did not help. On May 11, Florida replaced manager Torborg with 72-year-old Jack McKeon. The choice to play Grbac over Gannon made many fans angry with Schottenheimer. Burnett, Josh Beckett, and Mark Redman. After going 13-2 during the season, Gannon was replaced by Grbac in the playoff game against Denver. In that span, Florida also lost its top three pitchers, A.J. After a loss to Denver, Grbac was injured and Rich Gannon took over. The Marlins struggled in the opening stages of the 2003 season, going 16-22.

In 1997, he started with Elvis Grbac as quarterback. In the offseason, the Marlins acquired 10-time Golden Glove winner Iván Rodríguez from free agency and Juan Pierre from the Colorado Rockies after trading off homerun sluggers Cliff Floyd and Preston Wilson. He was also in the midst of a quarterback controversy. Torborg put up a 79-83 record in his first season with the team. Marty Schottenheimer took much of the blame for his failed attempts at clock control (also nicknamed Martyball by his critics). In 2002, Tony Pérez was replaced by Jeff Torborg as the new Marlin's manager. 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. From 2000 through 2002, the Marlins consecutively put up three 75+ win seasons.

Since 1992, no NFL team has a better regular season home winning percentage than Kansas City (27-5 (.844) record). Burnett, Luis Castillo, and Mike Lowell. Marty Schottenheimer helped establish six straight playoff appearances, three AFC West championships, nine winning seasons, and 76 consecutive soldout games at Arrowhead. The club slowly worked back to becoming a respectable ballclub despite attendance issues, driven by young stars such as A.J. Peterson hired Marty Schottenheimer as the team's coach. In 2002, the Marlins' fifth straight losing season since winning the World Series, the team drew a franchise low 813,111 fans, averaging just 10,038 per game. In 1989, Carl Peterson became the team's new President and General Manager. Leyland resigned as manager in October 1998, and Huizenga sold the club to businessman John Henry during the off-season.

They did not get to the playoffs for 15 straight years. The Marlins' record in 1998 slumped to 54-108, making them the first club ever to win a World Series and then lose more than 100 games during the following season. The Chiefs had only two winning seasons between 1974 and 1986. Fans were outraged by this "fire sale" and Marlins home attendance plummeted as a result. The team won 43 games between 1966 and 1969. Among them, Moises Alou was traded to the Houston Astros, Bobby Bonilla was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Kevin Brown was traded to the San Diego Padres. They earned revenge three years later, upsetting the Minnesota Vikings 23-7. He dismantled the team by trading off most of the club's most talented players.

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. Following the World Series victory team owner Huizenga claimed massive financial losses which would later prove to be mostly false as he reported team and stadium earnings separately. Louis Cardinals 14). The underdog Florida Marlins went to take on the Cleveland Indians and won the 1997 World Series in 7 games, with an amazing extra-inning single by shortstop Edgar Rentería off of Cleveland pitcher Charles Nagy, which barely cleared his glove, scoring Craig Counsell to win the game. Liván Hernández was named the MVP. Louis Cardinals (Chiefs 24, St. They swept the San Francisco Giants 3-0 in the National League Division Series, and then went on to beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 in the National League Championship Series. The Chiefs' first game at Arrowhead Stadium was against the St. In 1997, the Florida Marlins led by new manager Leyland won the wild card, finishing 92-70.

Municipal Stadium was demolished in 1976; it is now a community garden. Boles then returned to his previous position as director of player development, and former Pittsburgh Pirates manager Jim Leyland was hired to lead the club in 1997. In 1971, Municipal Stadium was abandoned in favor of the new Arrowhead Stadium. After a slow start, the Marlins finished the year with an 80-82 win-loss record to place third in their division. 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. Catcher Charles Johnson led the league with a .995 fielding percentage, threw out a league-high 48 percent of base runners, and collected his second straight Gold Glove Award for fielding excellence. 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. Despite problems in the dugout and on the field, the Marlins had some bright spots on the mound and behind the plate in 1996. The team's 3.95 ERA ranked third in the NL, led by newcomer Kevin Brown, who finished the season with a 17-11 win-loss record and an impressive 1.89 ERA.

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. After the Marlins finished last in their division in 1994 and fourth in 1995, Lachemann was replaced as manager midway through the 1996 season with the Marlins' director of player development, John Boles. 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 Marlins' first manager was Rene Lachemann, a former catcher who had previously managed the Seattle Mariners and Milwaukee Brewers. Lachemann kept Florida out of the Eastern Division cellar during the 1993 season as the team finished the year five games ahead of the last-place New York Mets. 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. On June 10, 1991, the National League awarded a franchise to Wayne Huizenga, chief executive officer of Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation, owner of the Miami Dolphins football team, and chairman of the board of the Florida Panthers hockey team. 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/)]. They are in the Eastern Division of the National League.

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Jamestown Jammers. The Dallas Texans moved to Kansas City in 1963. Carolina Mudcats.

The Dallas Texans, as they were known then, defeated the Houston Oilers in a dramatic 1962 AFL championship which went into double overtime. Albuquerque Isotopes. The team is owned by Lamar Hunt, who founded the team along with their original league, the American Football League, in 1960. National League
. The Kansas City Chiefs are a National Football League team based in Kansas City, Missouri. Pitching Strikeouts: 209 (2000) Ryan Dempster. Jack Steadman (General Manager). Pitching Wins: 18 (2004) Carl Pavano.

Lloyd Burruss. Walks: 142 (1996) Gary Sheffield. Tony Reed. Strikeouts: 187 (2000) Preston Wilson. Smith. Hitting Streak: 32 (2002) Luis Castillo. T. Stolen Bases: 65 (2003) Juan Pierre.

J. Triples: 12 (2004) Juan Pierre. Gary Barbaro. Doubles: 45 (1998) Cliff Floyd. Jerrell Wilson (Punter 1963-77; Chiefs Hall of Fame 1987, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). Runs: 123 (2001) Cliff Floyd. Tyrer is a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). Hits: 221 (2004) Juan Pierre.

Jim Tyrer (Tackle 1969 Super Bowl IV Champion; 6-foot-6, 270 pound Tackle would take on two defensive linemen at once. Batting Average: .334 (2000) Luis Castillo. Died shortly after a car accident in 2000). Runs Batted In: 121 (2000) Preston Wilson. 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. Home Runs: 42 (1996) Gary Sheffield. Otis Taylor (46-yard touchdown reception in Super Bowl IV, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). 42 Jackie Robinson (retired throughout baseball).

5, 1980].).   5 Carl Barger (team President who died before team played their first game). Oakland [Oct. Walt Weiss. Art Still (Career Sacks, 72.5, 1978-87; Season Sacks, 14.5 1980 and 1984; Game Sacks, 4.0 : vs. Ugueth Urbina. 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.). Gary Sheffield.

Johnny Robinson (In Super Bowl IV, helped defeat the Vikings, 23-7, picking off a Joe Kapp pass). Iván Rodríguez. 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.). Edgar Rentería. Curtis McClinton (scored a touchdown in Super Bowl I). Pat Rapp. Bill Maas. Robb Nen.

Also played for the San Diego Chargers and the Houston Oilers, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). Derrek Lee. Ernie Ladd (Defensive tackle; 1967-1968. Charles Johnson. Bobby Hunt (1962 [Dallas Texans] - 1967 [Kansas City Chiefs]; Defensive Back, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). Charlie Hough. 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.). Liván Hernández.

E.J. Bryan Harvey. Headrick played the entire game and the next game. Headrick is a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). Craig Counsell. Sherrill "Psycho" Headrick (Texan and Chief linebacker that withstood pain and injury when he played with a fractured neck vertebrae. Kevin Brown. All-time AFL leader in all-purpose yards with 12,065, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). Bobby Bonilla.

Abner Haynes (1960 Rookie of the Year and MVP. Armando Benitez. 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. Moisés Alou. 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. 30 Luis Dorante (bullpen). Deron Cherry (50 interceptions; 15 career fumble recoveries; Byron White Humanitarian Award for service to his team, community, and country). 33 Harry Dunlop (bench).

Chris Burford (391 Pass Receptions, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). 38 Mark Wiley (pitching). 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.). 28 Bill Robinson (hitting). #82 Dante Hall (NFL record returning a kick or a punt for a touchdown for four consecutive weeks; won four consecutive NFL weekly awards).   7 Perry Hill (first Base). #31 Priest Holmes (NFL record for most touchdowns in a season at 27). 47 Jeff Cox (third base).

#10 Trent Green. 67 Pierre Arsenault (bullpen coordinator). #88 Tony Gonzalez (2004 Season Lead the NFL in receptions with 102). 15 Jack McKeon. #86 Buck Buchanan (Defense Tackle). Tony Pérez (Assistant to Marlins President; inducted as a member of the Cincinnati Reds). #78 Bobby Bell (Linebacker). Iván Rodríguez up for free agency (signed by the Detroit Tigers).

#63 Willie Lanier (Linebacker). Derrek Lee traded to Chicago Cubs for Hee Seop Choi. #36 Mack Lee Hill (Running Back). Jack McKeon named Manager of the Year. #33 Stone Johnson (Running Back). Dontrelle Willis named NL Rookie of the Year. #28 Abner Haynes (Running Back).

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

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.