This is a select list of players from the Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs

The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...

 football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 team from the National Football League

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

.

For more information, see Kansas City Chiefs.

Chiefs quarterbacks

Throughout the Chiefs' near five-decade existence, there have been twelve starting quarterbacks to lead the team. Among the most prolific include Hall of Famers

Pro Football Hall of Fame

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...

 Len Dawson

Len Dawson

Leonard Ray "Len" "Lenny" Dawson is a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback who attended Purdue University and went on to play for three professional teams, most notably the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs...

 and Joe Montana

Joe Montana

Joseph Clifford "Joe" Montana, Jr. , nicknamed Joe Cool, Golden Joe, The Golden Great and Comeback Joe, is a retired American football player. Montana started his NFL career in 1979 with the San Francisco 49ers, where he played quarterback for the next 14 seasons...

, as well as superb quarterbacks of their era like Trent Green

Trent Green

Trent Jason Green is a retired professional American football quarterback. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the eighth round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played college football at Indiana University....

.

In the past few decades, the Chiefs have relied on veteran quarterbacks to lead their team. The last quarterback to be drafted by Kansas City that later went on to claim the starting position was Bill Kenney

Bill Kenney

William Patrick Kenney is a retired quarterback who spent 9 years in the National Football League with the Kansas City Chiefs from 1980 to 1988 and a former politician who spent 8 years as a Missouri State Senator...

 in 1980

1980 NFL season

The 1980 NFL season was the 61st regular season of the National Football League.After the league declined to approve the proposed move by the Raiders from Oakland, California to Los Angeles, the team along with the Los Angeles Coliseum sued the NFL for violating antitrust laws...

. Since Kenney's retirement in 1988

1988 NFL season

The 1988 NFL season was the 69th regular season of the National Football League. The Cardinals relocated from St. Louis, Missouri to the Phoenix, Arizona area becoming the Phoenix Cardinals but remained in the NFC East division....

. the Chiefs never drafted their own quarterback to develop until Brodie Croyle

Brodie Croyle

John Brodie Croyle is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football for the University of Alabama from 2002 to 2005...

, whom is expected to win the starting position in the near future, was drafted in 2006

2006 NFL Draft

The 2006 National Football League Draft, the 71st in league history, took place in New York City at Radio City Music Hall on April 29 and April 30, 2006. For the 27th consecutive year, the draft was telecast on ESPN and ESPN2, with additional coverage offered by ESPNU and, for the first time, by...

. When head coach Herman Edwards

Herman Edwards

Herman "Herm" Edwards, Jr. is an American football analyst who most recently coached in the National Football League for the Kansas City Chiefs. He was fired from this position on January 23, 2009. Since then, he has been hired as a football analyst for ESPN...

 arrived in 2006

2006 Kansas City Chiefs season

The 2006 Kansas City Chiefs season began with the team looking to improve on their 10–6 record in 2005 under new head coach Herman Edwards.The team battled many obstacles during the 2006 season, including the loss of starting quarterback Trent Green in the first game, the readjustment of a...

, he stated that he was looking towards implementing younger players into his gameplan, and he was arguably looking to start at the quarterback position.

The Chiefs have also had a repeated history of backup quarterbacks that steal the spotlight. Mike Livingston

Mike Livingston

Mike Livingston is a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback. He played professionally for the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs in 1968-1969, and for the NFL Chiefs from 1970 to 1979...

 led the Chiefs to the playoffs in their 1969 season

1969 Kansas City Chiefs season

The 1969 Kansas City Chiefs season resulted in a 11–3 record and a 23–7 victory in Super Bowl IV over the NFL’s heavily-favored Minnesota Vikings. The team beat their rivals, the Oakland Raiders in the final AFL Championship Game, claiming their third AFL Championship in franchise history...

 after starting quarterback Len Dawson

Len Dawson

Leonard Ray "Len" "Lenny" Dawson is a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback who attended Purdue University and went on to play for three professional teams, most notably the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs...

 was injured for the majority of the year. Most recently, Rich Gannon

Rich Gannon

Richard Joseph Gannon is a former football quarterback, who achieved most of his success late in his career with the Oakland Raiders in the National Football League...

 took over for the injured Elvis Grbac

Elvis Grbac

Elvis M. Grbac is a retired American football quarterback who played in the NFL. During his career he was a starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, the Kansas City Chiefs, and Baltimore Ravens...

 in the 1997 season

1997 Kansas City Chiefs season

The 1997 Kansas City Chiefs were an above-average football team without any major flaws. The 1997 Chiefs are widely considered a major disappointment. The Chiefs finished with a 13–3 record and AFC West division champions...

, but was revoked of the job in favor of Grbac's return for the playoffs. The Chiefs lost in the playoffs to the eventual Super Bowl champion

Super Bowl XXXII

Super Bowl XXXII was an American football game played on January 25, 1998 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California to decide the National Football League champion following the 1997 regular season...

 Denver Broncos

Denver Broncos

The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

. A similar incident occurred in the 2006 season

2006 Kansas City Chiefs season

The 2006 Kansas City Chiefs season began with the team looking to improve on their 10–6 record in 2005 under new head coach Herman Edwards.The team battled many obstacles during the 2006 season, including the loss of starting quarterback Trent Green in the first game, the readjustment of a...

 and playoffs when Trent Green

Trent Green

Trent Jason Green is a retired professional American football quarterback. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the eighth round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played college football at Indiana University....

 and the Chiefs' offense failed to get a first down in the first forty-two minutes of the game. Backup quarterback Damon Huard

Damon Huard

Damon Paul Huard is a former American football quarterback. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 1996. He played college football at Washington....

, whom led the Chiefs on a 5-2 record in Green's absence, never played a down in the playoff loss to—coincidentally—the eventual Super Bowl champion

Super Bowl XLI

Super Bowl XLI was an American football game that featured the American Football Conference champion Indianapolis Colts and the National Football Conference champion Chicago Bears to decide the National Football League champion for the 2006 season...

 Indianapolis Colts

Indianapolis Colts

The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....

.

Super Bowl IV (1969) champions

Kansas City Chiefs 1969 final roster
Quarterbacks 16 Len Dawson Len Dawson Leonard Ray "Len" "Lenny" Dawson is a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback who attended Purdue University and went on to play for three professional teams, most notably the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs... 12 Tom Flores Tom Flores Thomas R. "Tom" Flores is a retired American football quarterback and coach. Flores and Mike Ditka are the only two people in the National Football League history to win a Super Bowl as a player, as an assistant coach, and as a head coach... 10 Mike Livingston Mike Livingston Mike Livingston is a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback. He played professionally for the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs in 1968-1969, and for the NFL Chiefs from 1970 to 1979... 15 Jacky Lee Running Backs 21 Mike Garrett Mike Garrett Michael Lockett Garrett is a former American collegiate and professional football player who won the 1965 Heisman Trophy as a tailback for the University of Southern California Trojans. Garrett also played professional football for eight seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers... HB Halfback (American football) A halfback, sometimes referred to as a tailback, is an offensive position in American football, which lines up in the backfield and generally is responsible for carrying the ball on run plays. Historically, from the 1870s through the 1950s, the halfback position was both an offensive and defensive... 38 Wendell Hayes Wendell Hayes Wendell Hayes is a former Professional Football running back. Wendell played college football at Humboldt State University... 45 Robert Holmes Robert Holmes (American football) Robert Holmes is a former American football running back who played collegiately at Southern University and professionally in the American Football League for the Kansas City Chiefs, and in the National Football League for the Chiefs, the Houston Oilers, and the San Diego Chargers... FB Fullback (American football) A fullback is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback... 23 Paul Lowe Paul Lowe Paul Edward Lowe is a retired American football running back who played for the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League from 1960 to 1969.-College career:... 14 Ed Podolak Ed Podolak Edward Joseph Podolak is a former professional American football player. He played quarterback and halfback at the University of Iowa before being selected by the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs in the second round of the 1969 Common Draft.During a nine-year career from 1969 to 1977,... Wide Receivers 25 Frank Pitts Frank Pitts Frank H. Pitts is a former professional American football wide receiver in the American Football League and the National Football League... SE  1 Noland Smith Noland Smith Noland "Super Gnat" Smith is a former American football wide receiver/return specialist for the Kansas City Chiefs in the American Football League and San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League.-College career:Smith played college football at Tennessee A&I University where he... 30 Gloster Richardson Gloster Richardson Gloster Van Richardson is a former professional American football wide receiver in the American Football League for the Kansas City Chiefs, and then in the National Football League for the Chiefs, the Dallas Cowboys, and the Cleveland Browns.He is the younger brother of former NFL wide receiver... FL Wide receiver A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible... 89 Otis Taylor Otis Taylor (American football) Otis Taylor was an American college and professional American football player, for Prairie View A&M University and the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs... FL Wide receiver A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible... Tight Ends 84 Fred Arbanas Fred Arbanas Frederick Vincent Arbanas is an American former college and professional football player. Drafted out of Michigan State by the American Football League's Dallas Texans in 1961, he missed the 1961 season with injuries... 32 Curtis McClinton Curtis McClinton Curtis McClinton is a former collegiate and professional American football player.McClinton attended Wichita High School North in Wichita, Kansas before attending the University of Kansas. A three-time All-Big Eight selection as a Jayhawk, McClinton led the team in rushing in 1959 and rushed for... 81 Mickey McCarty		Offensive Linemen 71 Ed Budde Ed Budde Edward Leon Budde , a product of Denby High School in Detroit, Michigan and later Michigan State University, was the number one draft pick of the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs in 1963.... G (L) 60 George Daney George Daney George Anthony Daney was a college and professional football player. Born in Washington, Pennsylvania, he played collegiately for Texas-El Paso, and went to the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs as a first-round draft choice in 1968...  G 73 Dave Hill Dave Hill (American football) David Harris Hill is a former college and professional American football player.Hill was born in Lanett, Alabama and attended Lanett High School. He graduated in 1958 and attended Auburn University along with fellow Lanett High School alumnus, Bobby Hunt... T (R) 55 E. J. Holub E. J. Holub Emil Joe Holub is a former American football center and linebacker in the American Football League and the National Football League . Collegiately, he played for Texas Technological College .-College:E.J. Holub graduated from Lubbock High School in 1957 and went on to attend Texas Technological... C 76 Mo Moorman Mo Moorman Maurice "Mo" Moorman was an American college and professional football player. He played collegiately for Texas A&M, and went to the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs as a first-round draft choice in 1968... G (R) 65 Remi Prudhomme Remi Prudhomme Joseph Remi Prudhomme was an American football offensive lineman at Louisiana State University, where he was an All-American in 1964...  C 77 Jim Tyrer Jim Tyrer James Efflo Tyrer was an American football offensive tackle in the American Football League for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs... T (L) Defensive Linemen 87 Aaron Brown DE (R) 86 Buck Buchanan Buck Buchanan Junious "Buck" Buchanan was an American collegiate and professional Football defensive tackle. He played for the Kansas City Chiefs in the American Football League and in the National Football League .... DT (R) 61 Curley Culp Curley Culp Curley Culp is a former professional American football player. An offensive and defensive lineman, he played college football at Arizona State University, was the NCAA heavyweight wrestling champion while at ASU, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Kansas City Chiefs... DT (L) 82 Ed Lothamer Ed Lothamer Edward Dewey Lothamer is a former American football defensive tackle who played eight seasons in the American Football League and in the National Football League for the Kansas City Chiefs.-External links:*...  DT 75 Jerry Mays DE (L) 74 Gene Trosch Gene Trosch Eugene Lloyd Trosch is a former American collegiate and Professional Football defensive lineman. He played collegiately for the University of Miami and professionally in the American Football League. Trosch was on the Kansas City Chiefs' roster for two seasons in 1967 and 1969 but according to...  DE		Linebackers 78 Bobby Bell Bobby Bell Bobby Lee Bell, Sr is a former professional American football linebacker/defensive end. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the College Football Hall of Fame, and was a member of the Chiefs' team that won Super Bowl IV against the Minnesota Vikings.- High school career :He excelled in... OLB (L) 85 Chuck Hurston Chuck Hurston Charles Frederick Hurston is a former professional American football defensive end who played seven professional seasons from 1964-1971. He was draffted by the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs in 1965... 63 Willie Lanier Willie Lanier Willie Edward Lanier is a former American football middle-linebacker who played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1967 through 1977. He won postseason honors for eight consecutive years, making the American Football League All-Star team in 1968 and 1969 before being selected to the Pro Bowl from... MLB 51 Jim Lynch Jim Lynch James Robert Lynch is a former American football linebacker who spent his entire eleven-year professional career with the American Football League and National Football League Kansas City Chiefs.-Early years:... OLB (R) 66 Bob Stein Bob Stein (American football) Robert Allen Stein is a former American football linebacker. He played collegiately for the University of Minnesota and was both Football and Academic All-American in 1967 and 1968. He began his professional career in 1969 with the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs, with whom he won... Defensive Backs 24 Caesar Belser Caesar Belser Caesar Edward Belser is a former American football linebacker and safety who played in the American Football League and the National Football League ....  S 46 Jim Kearney Jim Kearney James Lee Kearney is a former American football safety who played twelve seasons in the National Football League and the American Football League from 1965-1976. He started in Super Bowl IV for the Kansas City Chiefs. In 1972 he tied an NFL record by returning four interceptions for touchdowns. ... SS (L) 40 Jim Marsalis Jim Marsalis James "Jim" Marsalis was a college and professional American football player. A star at Tennessee State, he played nine professional seasons as a cornerback from 1969-1977... CB (L) 42 Johnny Robinson FS (R) 20 Goldie Sellers Goldie Sellers Goldie Sellers is a former American football defensive back in the American Football League. Sellers played collegiately at Grambling State University under legendary coach Eddie Robinson. As a professional, he played four seasons as a cornerback for the Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs...  CB 18 Emmitt Thomas Emmitt Thomas Emmitt Earl Thomas is currently the secondary coach of the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs. He is a former college and professional football player who played for the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs from 1966 to 1969, and then for the Chiefs in the NFL from 1970 to 1978... CB (R) Special Teams 44 Jerrel Wilson Jerrel Wilson Jerrel "Thunderfoot" Wilson was an American football player. He was a punter who spent sixteen professional seasons, fifteen of them with the Kansas City Chiefs, in the American Football League and then the National Football League. He was selected to three AFL All-Star Teams and three AFC-NFC... P  3 Jan Stenerud Jan Stenerud Jan Stenerud is a former professional football player for the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs , and the NFL's Chiefs , Green Bay Packers , and Minnesota Vikings .-Background:... K  6 Warren McVea Warren McVea Warren McVea was a football player who made civil rights history by becoming the first African-American to play the sport for the University of Houston.... HB/KR Kick returner In American and Canadian football, a kick returner is the player on special teams who is primarily responsible to catch kickoffs and attempts to return them in the opposite direction. If the ball is kicked into his own endzone, he must assess the situation on the field while the ball is in the... 22 Willie Mitchell CB/PR Punt returner Punt returner is a position on special teams in American football.-Description:The role of a punt returner is to catch the ball after it is punted and to give his team good field position by returning it. Before catching the punted ball, the returner must assess the situation on the field while...	Reserve List—Did not play 58 Jack Rudnay Jack Rudnay John Carl "Jack" Rudnay is a former professional American football center in the National Football League... C 88 Morris Stroud Morris Stroud Morris Stroud , was a former tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs. He did not play in the 1969 regular season but was on the roster for the 1969 AFL Championship Game. From 1970 to 1974, he played for the NFL's Chiefs... TE Complete team roster Rookies in italics Starters in bold Positions in parentheses

Pro Football Hall of Famers

Chiefs Hall of Fame

The Kansas City Chiefs feature thirty-nine former players and franchise contributors in their team hall of fame. Several of the team's names are featured at Arrowhead Stadium in a "ring of honor." A new member has been inducted in an annual ceremony, with the exception of the 1983 season.
1970s

1970 Lamar Hunt

Lamar Hunt

Lamar Hunt was an American sportsman and promoter of American football, soccer, basketball, and ice hockey in the United States and an inductee into three sports' halls of fame. He was one of the founders of the American Football League and Major League Soccer , as well as MLS predecessor the...

, team founder and owner

1971 #36 Mack Lee Hill

Mack Lee Hill

Mack Lee Hill was an American college and professional football player. He played running back at Southern University and for the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs for two seasons , before dying while undergoing knee surgery, days after a game against the Buffalo Bills.He made the...

, Running back

1972 #75 Jerry Mays, Defensive tackle

1973 #84 Fred Arbanas

Fred Arbanas

Frederick Vincent Arbanas is an American former college and professional football player. Drafted out of Michigan State by the American Football League's Dallas Texans in 1961, he missed the 1961 season with injuries...

, Tight end

1974 #42 Johnny Robinson, Safety

1975 #88 Chris Burford

Chris Burford

Christopher William Burford, III is a former American football wide receiver. Burford was a master of sideline receptions for the Dallas Texans and the Kansas City Chiefs. What he lacked in great speed or physical presence, he made up for by running perfectly choreographed pass routes that...

, Wide receiver

1976 #55 E. J. Holub

E. J. Holub

Emil Joe Holub is a former American football center and linebacker in the American Football League and the National Football League . Collegiately, he played for Texas Technological College .-College:E.J. Holub graduated from Lubbock High School in 1957 and went on to attend Texas Technological...

, Center/Linebacker

1977 #77 Jim Tyrer

Jim Tyrer

James Efflo Tyrer was an American football offensive tackle in the American Football League for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs...

, Offensive tackle

1978 #21 Mike Garrett

Mike Garrett

Michael Lockett Garrett is a former American collegiate and professional football player who won the 1965 Heisman Trophy as a tailback for the University of Southern California Trojans. Garrett also played professional football for eight seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers...

, Running back

1979 #16 Len Dawson

Len Dawson

Leonard Ray "Len" "Lenny" Dawson is a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback who attended Purdue University and went on to play for three professional teams, most notably the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs...

, Quarterback

1980s

1980 #78 Bobby Bell

Bobby Bell

Bobby Lee Bell, Sr is a former professional American football linebacker/defensive end. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the College Football Hall of Fame, and was a member of the Chiefs' team that won Super Bowl IV against the Minnesota Vikings.- High school career :He excelled in...

, Linebacker

1981 #86 Buck Buchanan

Buck Buchanan

Junious "Buck" Buchanan was an American collegiate and professional Football defensive tackle. He played for the Kansas City Chiefs in the American Football League and in the National Football League ....

, Defensive tackle

1982 #89 Otis Taylor

Otis Taylor (American football)

Otis Taylor was an American college and professional American football player, for Prairie View A&M University and the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs...

, Wide receiver

1983 No induction

1984 #71 Ed Budde

Ed Budde

Edward Leon Budde , a product of Denby High School in Detroit, Michigan and later Michigan State University, was the number one draft pick of the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs in 1963....

, Guard

1985 #63 Willie Lanier

Willie Lanier

Willie Edward Lanier is a former American football middle-linebacker who played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1967 through 1977. He won postseason honors for eight consecutive years, making the American Football League All-Star team in 1968 and 1969 before being selected to the Pro Bowl from...

, Linebacker

1986 #18 Emmitt Thomas

Emmitt Thomas

Emmitt Earl Thomas is currently the secondary coach of the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs. He is a former college and professional football player who played for the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs from 1966 to 1969, and then for the Chiefs in the NFL from 1970 to 1978...

, Cornerback

1987 Hank Stram

Hank Stram

Henry Louis "Hank" Stram was an American football coach. He is best known for his 15-year tenure with the American Football League's Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs and the Chiefs of the NFL. Stram won three AFL Championships and Super Bowl IV with the Chiefs...

, Coach

1988 #44 Jerrel Wilson

Jerrel Wilson

Jerrel "Thunderfoot" Wilson was an American football player. He was a punter who spent sixteen professional seasons, fifteen of them with the Kansas City Chiefs, in the American Football League and then the National Football League. He was selected to three AFL All-Star Teams and three AFC-NFC...

, Punter

1989 #14 Ed Podolak

Ed Podolak

Edward Joseph Podolak is a former professional American football player. He played quarterback and halfback at the University of Iowa before being selected by the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs in the second round of the 1969 Common Draft.During a nine-year career from 1969 to 1977,...

, Running back
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1990s

1990 #51 Jim Lynch

Jim Lynch

James Robert Lynch is a former American football linebacker who spent his entire eleven-year professional career with the American Football League and National Football League Kansas City Chiefs.-Early years:...

, Linebacker

1991 #28 Abner Haynes

Abner Haynes

Abner Haynes is a former college and professional football player in the United States.Haynes is a graduate of North Texas State University where he and his then teammate Leon King integrated college football in the state of Texas in 1956...

, Running back

1992 #3 Jan Stenerud

Jan Stenerud

Jan Stenerud is a former professional football player for the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs , and the NFL's Chiefs , Green Bay Packers , and Minnesota Vikings .-Background:...

, Kicker

1993 #69 Sherrill Headrick

Sherrill Headrick

Sherrill Headrick was an American college and Professional Football player from Texas Christian University.In 1960, Headrick came to the American Football League's Dallas Texans as an undrafted linebacker...

, Linebacker

1994 #58 Jack Rudnay

Jack Rudnay

John Carl "Jack" Rudnay is a former professional American football center in the National Football League...

, Center

1995 #32 Curtis McClinton

Curtis McClinton

Curtis McClinton is a former collegiate and professional American football player.McClinton attended Wichita High School North in Wichita, Kansas before attending the University of Kansas. A three-time All-Big Eight selection as a Jayhawk, McClinton led the team in rushing in 1959 and rushed for...

, Running back

1996 #20 Deron Cherry

Deron Cherry

Deron Leigh Cherry is a retired professional American football strong safety who played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1981 to 1991. Deron was a free safety and punter at Rutgers University. In 1979, he was named the team’s MVP. In 1979 and 1980, Cherry earned AP All-East honors...

, Safety

1997 #73 Dave Hill

Dave Hill (American football)

David Harris Hill is a former college and professional American football player.Hill was born in Lanett, Alabama and attended Lanett High School. He graduated in 1958 and attended Auburn University along with fellow Lanett High School alumnus, Bobby Hunt...

, Offensive tackle

1998 #67 Art Still

Art Still

Arthur Barry Still is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League. He played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills...

, Defensive end

1999 #34 Lloyd Burruss

Lloyd Burruss

Lloyd Earl Burruss Jr. is a former American football safety who played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1981-1991 in the National Football League. He is the only Chief to ever be the Mack Lee Hill Award winner, the team’s MVP and a member of the Chiefs Hall of Fame.-External links:**...

, Cornerback

2000s

2000 #35 Christian Okoye

Christian Okoye

Christian Emeka Okoye , is a Nigerian-American former American football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1987 to 1992. Nicknamed "The Nigerian Nightmare," Okoye was known for his powerful running style and ability to break tackles. Okoye's six seasons in the NFL saw a league rushing...

, Running back

2001 #58 Derrick Thomas

Derrick Thomas

Derrick Vincent Thomas , nicknamed D.T., was an American football linebacker and defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League . He played his entire 11-year career for the Chiefs after being drafted fourth overall in the 1989 NFL Draft...

, Linebacker

2002 #76 John Alt

John Alt

John Michael Alt is a former professional American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. He played his entire NFL career with the Kansas City Chiefs from 1984 to 1996. He played his college years at the University of Iowa...

, Offensive tackle

2003 #59 Gary Spani

Gary Spani

Gary Spani is a former NFL linebacker who played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1978-1986. He has worked for the Chiefs' front office since 1989, and is currently the director of tickets and events marketing for the Chiefs....

, Linebacker

2004 #37 Joe Delaney

Joe Delaney

Joe Alton Delaney was an American football running back who played two seasons in the National Football League . In his two seasons with the Chiefs, Delaney set four franchise records that would stand for over 20 years....

, Running back

2005 Jack Steadman

Jack Steadman

Jack W. Steadman is the former chairman, vice president, president and general manager for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League....

, team vice chairman and general manager

2006 #90 Neil Smith, Defensive end

2007 #29 Albert Lewis

Albert Lewis (American football)

Albert Ray Lewis is a former American football player who played in the National Football League for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders...

, Cornerback

2008 #61 Curley Culp

Curley Culp

Curley Culp is a former professional American football player. An offensive and defensive lineman, he played college football at Arizona State University, was the NCAA heavyweight wrestling champion while at ASU, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Kansas City Chiefs...

, Defensive tackle

Missouri Sports Hall of Fame

• Lamar Hunt
  Lamar Hunt
  Lamar Hunt was an American sportsman and promoter of American football, soccer, basketball, and ice hockey in the United States and an inductee into three sports' halls of fame. He was one of the founders of the American Football League and Major League Soccer , as well as MLS predecessor the...
  
  , team Founder and Owner
• Hank Stram
  Hank Stram
  Henry Louis "Hank" Stram was an American football coach. He is best known for his 15-year tenure with the American Football League's Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs and the Chiefs of the NFL. Stram won three AFL Championships and Super Bowl IV with the Chiefs...
  
  , Coach
• #32 Marcus Allen
  Marcus Allen
  Marcus LeMarr Allen is a former American football player and, until recently, was affiliated with CBS as a game analyst. As a professional, Allen ran for 12,243 yards and caught 587 passes for 5,412 yards during his career for both the Los Angeles Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs from 1982 to 1997...
  
  , Running Back
• #84 Fred Arbanas
  Fred Arbanas
  Frederick Vincent Arbanas is an American former college and professional football player. Drafted out of Michigan State by the American Football League's Dallas Texans in 1961, he missed the 1961 season with injuries...
  
  , Tight End
• #78 Bobby Bell
  Bobby Bell
  Bobby Lee Bell, Sr is a former professional American football linebacker/defensive end. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the College Football Hall of Fame, and was a member of the Chiefs' team that won Super Bowl IV against the Minnesota Vikings.- High school career :He excelled in...
  
  , Linebacker
• #71 Ed Budde
  Ed Budde
  Edward Leon Budde , a product of Denby High School in Detroit, Michigan and later Michigan State University, was the number one draft pick of the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs in 1963....
  
  , Guard
• #20 Deron Cherry
  Deron Cherry
  Deron Leigh Cherry is a retired professional American football strong safety who played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1981 to 1991. Deron was a free safety and punter at Rutgers University. In 1979, he was named the team’s MVP. In 1979 and 1980, Cherry earned AP All-East honors...
  
  , Safety
• #16 Len Dawson
  Len Dawson
  Leonard Ray "Len" "Lenny" Dawson is a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback who attended Purdue University and went on to play for three professional teams, most notably the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs...
  
  , Quarterback
• #46 Jim Kearney
  Jim Kearney
  James Lee Kearney is a former American football safety who played twelve seasons in the National Football League and the American Football League from 1965-1976. He started in Super Bowl IV for the Kansas City Chiefs. In 1972 he tied an NFL record by returning four interceptions for touchdowns. ...
  
  , Safety
• #63 Willie Lanier
  Willie Lanier
  Willie Edward Lanier is a former American football middle-linebacker who played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1967 through 1977. He won postseason honors for eight consecutive years, making the American Football League All-Star team in 1968 and 1969 before being selected to the Pro Bowl from...
  
  , Linebacker
• #54 Curt Merz
  Curt Merz
  Curtis Carl Merz is a former college and professional American football guard who played seven seasons in the American Football League from 1962–1968...
  
  , Guard
• #76 Mo Moorman
  Mo Moorman
  Maurice "Mo" Moorman was an American college and professional football player. He played collegiately for Texas A&M, and went to the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs as a first-round draft choice in 1968...
  
  , Guard
• #35 Christian Okoye
  Christian Okoye
  Christian Emeka Okoye , is a Nigerian-American former American football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1987 to 1992. Nicknamed "The Nigerian Nightmare," Okoye was known for his powerful running style and ability to break tackles. Okoye's six seasons in the NFL saw a league rushing...
  
  , Running Back
• #42 Johnny Robinson, Safety
• #3 Jan Stenerud
  Jan Stenerud
  Jan Stenerud is a former professional football player for the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs , and the NFL's Chiefs , Green Bay Packers , and Minnesota Vikings .-Background:...
  
  , Kicker
• #67 Art Still
  Art Still
  Arthur Barry Still is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League. He played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills...
  
  , Defensive End
• #89 Otis Taylor
  Otis Taylor (American football)
  Otis Taylor was an American college and professional American football player, for Prairie View A&M University and the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs...
  
  , Wide Receiver
• #20 Bill Tha Thrill Anderson, Wide Receiver

Other notable alumni

• #26 Gary Barbaro
  Gary Barbaro
  Gary Wayne Barbaro is a former defensive back in the National Football League and United States Football League....
  
  , DB
• #4 Steve Fuller, QB
• #24 Fred "The Hammer" Williamson
  Fred Williamson
  Fred "The Hammer" Williamson is an American actor, architect, and former professional American football defensive back who played mainly in the American Football League during the 1960s.-Football career:...
  
  , DB
• Bobby Hunt
  Bobby Hunt
  Robert Kenneth "Bobby" Hunt is a former American football defensive back who played professionally in the American Football League. He played college football at Auburn University, and went on to play in the AFL for the Dallas Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, and Cincinnati Bengals between 1962 and 1969...
  
   (1962 Dallas Texans - 1967 Kansas City Chiefs; Defensive Back, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.)
• #9 Bill Kenney
  Bill Kenney
  William Patrick Kenney is a retired quarterback who spent 9 years in the National Football League with the Kansas City Chiefs from 1980 to 1988 and a former politician who spent 8 years as a Missouri State Senator...
  
  , QB
• #99 Ernie Ladd
  Ernie Ladd
  Ernest "Ernie" Ladd , nicknamed "The Big Cat" was an American collegiate and professional football player and a professional wrestler.-Pro Football career:...
  
   (Defensive tackle; 1967-1968. Also played for the San Diego Chargers
  San Diego Chargers
  The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
  
   and the Houston Oilers, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.)
• #61 Curley Culp
  Curley Culp
  Curley Culp is a former professional American football player. An offensive and defensive lineman, he played college football at Arizona State University, was the NCAA heavyweight wrestling champion while at ASU, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Kansas City Chiefs...
  
  , DT
• #8 Nick Lowery
  Nick Lowery
  Dominic Gerald Lowery , nicknamed Nick the Kick, is a former American football placekicker for the New England Patriots , the Kansas City Chiefs , and New York Jets . Lowery was selected to the Pro Bowl three times and when he retired was ranked first in field goal percentage and also had the most...
  
  , K
• #63 Bill Maas
  Bill Maas
  William Thomas Maas , is a former American Football defensive tackle who played for the Kansas City Chiefs , and the Green Bay Packers . Maas was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1986 and 1987. In 1984 Maas was named The NFL Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press...
  
  , DT
• #32 Curtis McClinton
  Curtis McClinton
  Curtis McClinton is a former collegiate and professional American football player.McClinton attended Wichita High School North in Wichita, Kansas before attending the University of Kansas. A three-time All-Big Eight selection as a Jayhawk, McClinton led the team in rushing in 1959 and rushed for...
  
   (scored a touchdown in Super Bowl I)
• #32 Tony Reed
  Tony Reed
  Tony Reed was an American college and professional football player. A star at Colorado, he played five professional seasons as a running back from 1977-1981. When he was in Kansas City he wore number 32. Rushing the ball his stats were 2,340 total rushing yards 8 rushing Touchdowns. Receiving...
  
  , RB
• #86 J. T. Smith, WR
• #83 Stephone Paige
  Stephone Paige
  Stephone Paige , is a former professional American football player who played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1983 to 1992 and the Minnesota Vikings in 1993. A 6'2" 185 lb. wide receiver undrafted free agent from Fresno State University, Paige played 9 years for the Chiefs and his final year...
  
  , WR
• #17 Elmo Wright
  Elmo wright
  Elmo Wright is the first football player ever to perform an end zone dance, while at the University of Houston.Wright was an All-American receiver for the Cougars and, somewhere during his collegiate career, he began the practice of "high-stepping" into the end zone at the end of long touchdown...
  
   and the Elmo Wright Touchdown Dance
• #10 Mike Livingston
  Mike Livingston
  Mike Livingston is a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback. He played professionally for the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs in 1968-1969, and for the NFL Chiefs from 1970 to 1979...
  
  , QB (Led the Chiefs in their championship 1969 season while Len Dawson was injured)
• #31 Kevin Ross, DB
• #61 Tim Grunhard
  Tim Grunhard
  Timothy Gerard Grunhard is a former American football center in the National Football League. A second-round draft choice in the 1990 NFL Draft for the Kansas City Chiefs, Grunhard went on to play 169 games in all with Kansas City, the fourth most ever by a Chiefs offensive lineman, and was...
  
  , C
• #38 Kimble Anders
  Kimble Anders
  Kimble Lynard Anders is a former American football fullback in the National Football League.The Galveston, Texas native played collegiate at the University of Houston where he produced 261 carries for 1,359 yards and 16 TDs to go with 115 receptions for 1,718 and 11 scores.Kimble was a free agent...
  
  , RB
• #17 Steve DeBerg
  Steve DeBerg
  Steven Leroy DeBerg had a long career as an American Football quarterback. His career spanned 21 years over 3 decades. Despite the fact that large portions of his career were spent as a backup, DeBerg ultimately accumulated some impressive NFL statistics, particularly during the early 1990s, when...
  
  , QB
• #40 James Hasty
  James Hasty
  James Edward Hasty is a former professional American football cornerback who played in the National Football League for the New York Jets, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Oakland Raiders from 1988 to 2001.-Football career:...
  
  , CB
• #49 Tony Richardson, FB (1995–2005, a major factor in the Chiefs' offensive success)
• #77 Willie Roaf
  Willie Roaf
  William Layton Roaf, sometimes nicknamed "Nasty" is a former American football offensive tackle.-Football career:...
  
  , T (2002–2005, dubbed the "heart and soul" of Kansas City's offense by fans during the Dick Vermeil era)
• #12 Rich Gannon
  Rich Gannon
  Richard Joseph Gannon is a former football quarterback, who achieved most of his success late in his career with the Oakland Raiders in the National Football League...
  
  , QB (1995–1998, backup quarterback under Steve Bono and Elvis Grbac)
• #88 Morris Stroud
  Morris Stroud
  Morris Stroud , was a former tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs. He did not play in the 1969 regular season but was on the roster for the 1969 AFL Championship Game. From 1970 to 1974, he played for the NFL's Chiefs...
  
  , TE (1970–1974), second tallest person to ever play in the NFL.
• #68 Will Shields
  Will Shields
  Will Herthie Shields is a former American football offensive guard. He attended the University of Nebraska and played his entire NFL career with the Kansas City Chiefs. In his 14 seasons in the NFL, Shields never missed a game...
  
  , G (1993–2006), never missed a game in his entire 14-year career all with the Chiefs and a major part of the Chiefs' offensive successes in the 1990s and early 2000s