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1965 Kansas City Chiefs Roster
Team Record: 7-5-2
Finishing 3rd in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Hank Stram (7-5-2)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1965 Kansas City Chiefs Results
The Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses and 2 ties, finishing third in the AFL's West Division.
Kansas City scored 322 points, while the defense yielded 285. Len Dawson passed for 2,262 yards. Chris Burford topped all receivers, grabbing 47 passes, while Curtis McClinton added 590 receiving yards, while Otis Taylor was targeted regularly, too.
Curtis McClinton carried the ball for a team-leading 661 yards for the Chiefs, while Mack Hill additionally buoyed the ground attack.
Fred Williamson intercepted 6 opponent throws.
Hank Stram coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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84 | Fred Arbanas | TE | January 14, 1939 | 6'3" | 240 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
10 | Pete Beathard | QB | March 7, 1942 | 6'1" | 200 | USC | Hermosa Beach, CA USA | 14 | 2 |
78 | Bobby Bell | LLB | June 17, 1940 | 6'4" | 228 | Minnesota | Shelby, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
61 | Dennis Biodrowski | G | June 27, 1940 | 6'1" | 250 | Memphis | Gary, IN USA | 6 | 0 |
87 | Mel Branch | RDE | February 15, 1937 | 6'2" | 230 | LSU | Leesville, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
38 | Solomon Brannan | DB-HB | September 5, 1942 | 6'1" | 188 | Morris Brown | Savannah, GA USA | 10 | 0 |
81 | Tommy Brooker | K | October 31, 1939 | 6'2" | 235 | Alabama | Demopolis, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
86 | Buck Buchanan | RDT | September 10, 1940 | 6'7" | 270 | Grambling St. | Gainesville, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
71 | Ed Budde | LG | November 2, 1940 | 6'5" | 265 | Michigan St. | Highland Park, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
88 | Chris Burford | SE | January 31, 1938 | 6'3" | 220 | Stanford | Oakland, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
80 | Reggie Carolan | TE | October 25, 1939 | 6'6" | 236 | Idaho | San Rafael, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
50 | Ronnie Caveness | LB | March 6, 1943 | 6'1" | 225 | Arkansas | Houston, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
23 | Bert Coan | KR | July 2, 1940 | 6'5" | 220 | TCU | Timpson, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
56 | Walt Corey | LB | May 9, 1938 | 6'2" | 240 | Miami (FL) | Latrobe, PA USA | 7 | 0 |
74 | Jerry Cornelison | T | September 13, 1936 | 6'4" | 250 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
16 | Len Dawson | QB | June 20, 1935 | 6'0" | 190 | Purdue | Alliance, OH USA | 14 | 12 |
79 | Al Dotson | DT | February 25, 1943 | 6'4" | 260 | Grambling St. | Houston, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
70 | Curt Farrier | DT | June 25, 1941 | 6'6" | 264 | Montana St. | Yakima, WA USA | 8 | 0 |
51 | Jim Fraser | LB-P | May 29, 1936 | 6'3" | 236 | Wisconsin | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
65 | Jon Gilliam | C | October 22, 1938 | 6'2" | 240 | Oklahoma St. | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | 14 |
69 | Sherrill Headrick | MLB | March 13, 1937 | 6'2" | 240 | TCU | Waco, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
73 | Dave Hill | RT | February 1, 1941 | 6'5" | 260 | Auburn | Lanett, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
36 | Mack Hill | HB | August 17, 1940 | 5'11" | 225 | Southern | Quincy, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
55 | E.J. Holub | RLB | January 5, 1938 | 6'4" | 236 | Texas Tech | Schulenburg, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
20 | Bobby Hunt | LS | August 15, 1940 | 6'1" | 185 | Auburn | Lanett, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
85 | Chuck Hurston | DE-LB | November 9, 1942 | 6'6" | 240 | Auburn | Columbus, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
26 | Frank Jackson | FL | April 14, 1939 | 6'1" | 185 | SMU | Levelland, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
82 | Ed Lothamer | LDT | May 20, 1942 | 6'5" | 270 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
75 | Jerry Mays | LDE | November 24, 1939 | 6'4" | 252 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
32 | Curtis McClinton | FB | June 25, 1939 | 6'3" | 227 | Kansas | Muskogee, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
64 | Curt Merz | RG | April 17, 1938 | 6'4" | 267 | Iowa | Newark, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
22 | Willie Mitchell | PR | August 28, 1940 | 6'0" | 185 | Tennessee St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
25 | Frank Pitts | WR-SE | November 12, 1943 | 6'3" | 199 | Southern | Atlanta, GA USA | 7 | 0 |
14 | Bobby Ply | DB | August 13, 1940 | 6'1" | 190 | Baylor | Mission, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
60 | Al Reynolds | G | February 15, 1938 | 6'3" | 250 | Tarkio | Winchester, KS USA | 14 | 0 |
42 | Johnny Robinson | RS | September 9, 1938 | 6'1" | 205 | LSU | Delhi, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
76 | Hatch Rosdahl | DE-DT | August 24, 1941 | 6'5" | 250 | Penn St. | Hackensack, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
35 | Smokey Stover | LB | August 24, 1938 | 6'0" | 227 | La-Monroe | McPherson, KS USA | 14 | 0 |
89 | Otis Taylor | WR-FL | August 11, 1942 | 6'3" | 215 | Prairie View | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
77 | Jim Tyrer | LT | February 25, 1939 | 6'6" | 280 | Ohio St. | Newark, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
24 | Fred Williamson | LCB | March 5, 1937 | 6'3" | 219 | Northwestern | Gary, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
44 | Jerrel Wilson | P | October 4, 1941 | 6'2" | 222 | Southern Miss | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 0 |