1969 Kansas City Chiefs Roster
Team Record: 11-3
Finishing 2nd in the AFL's West Division
Postseason: 3-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Hank Stram (11-3)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1969 Kansas City Chiefs Results
The Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League ended the 1969 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, finishing second in the AFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.
Defensively, the Chiefs conceded 177 points, the lowest total in the circuit. Kansas City moved the ball well, scoring 359 points. Mike Garrett carried the pigskin for a team-leading 732 yards, while Robert Holmes also buoyed the ground attack.
Len Dawson passed for 1,323 yards, and Mike Livingston spent time under center also. Mike Garrett grabbed 43 passes, while Otis Taylor added 696 receiving yards.
The sticky-fingered defense created 47 turnovers, best in the league. Emmitt Thomas intercepted 9 opponent throws.
Hank Stram coached the team. The 1969 Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | Fred Arbanas | TE | January 14, 1939 | 6'3" | 240 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 78 | Bobby Bell | LLB | June 17, 1940 | 6'4" | 228 | Minnesota | Shelby, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Ceasar Belser | DB | September 13, 1944 | 6'0" | 205 | Ark-Pine Bluff | Montgomery, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 87 | Aaron Brown | RDE | November 16, 1943 | 6'5" | 255 | Minnesota | Port Arthur, TX 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 |
| 61 | Curley Culp | LDT | March 10, 1946 | 6'2" | 265 | Arizona St. | Yuma, AZ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 60 | George Daney | G | February 2, 1946 | 6'4" | 240 | Detroit Mercy | Washington, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 16 | Len Dawson | QB | June 20, 1935 | 6'0" | 190 | Purdue | Alliance, OH USA | 9 | 7 |
| 12 | Tom Flores | QB | March 21, 1937 | 6'1" | 202 | Pacific | Fresno, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | Mike Garrett | HB | April 12, 1944 | 5'9" | 191 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 38 | Wendell Hayes | RB | August 5, 1940 | 6'1" | 220 | Humboldt St. | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Dave Hill | RT | February 1, 1941 | 6'5" | 260 | Auburn | Lanett, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 45 | Robert Holmes | FB | October 5, 1945 | 5'9" | 221 | Southern | Huntsville, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | E.J. Holub | C | January 5, 1938 | 6'4" | 236 | Texas Tech | Schulenburg, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Chuck Hurston | DE-LB | November 9, 1942 | 6'6" | 240 | Auburn | Columbus, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 46 | Jim Kearney | LS | January 21, 1943 | 6'2" | 206 | Prairie View | Wharton, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 63 | Willie Lanier | MLB | August 21, 1945 | 6'1" | 245 | Morgan St. | Clover, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Jacky Lee | QB | July 11, 1939 | 6'1" | 189 | Cincinnati | Minneapolis, MN USA | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Mike Livingston | QB | November 14, 1945 | 6'4" | 212 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 9 | 6 |
| 82 | Ed Lothamer | DT-DE | May 20, 1942 | 6'5" | 270 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 13 | 0 |
| 26 | Paul Lowe | HB | September 27, 1936 | 6'0" | 205 | Oregon St. | Homer, LA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 51 | Jim Lynch | RLB | August 28, 1945 | 6'1" | 235 | Notre Dame | Lima, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Jim Marsalis | LCB | October 10, 1945 | 5'11" | 194 | Tennessee St. | Pascagoula, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Jerry Mays | LDE | November 24, 1939 | 6'4" | 252 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Mickey McCarty | TE | November 15, 1946 | 6'5" | 255 | TCU | Jonesboro, AR USA | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Curtis McClinton | FB-TE | June 25, 1939 | 6'3" | 227 | Kansas | Muskogee, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 6 | Warren McVea | RB-SE-WR | July 30, 1946 | 5'9" | 182 | Houston | San Antonio, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 22 | Willie Mitchell | PR | August 28, 1940 | 6'0" | 185 | Tennessee St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 76 | Mo Moorman | RG | July 24, 1944 | 6'5" | 252 | Kentucky | Louisville, KY USA | 11 | 0 |
| 25 | Frank Pitts | SE | November 12, 1943 | 6'3" | 199 | Southern | Atlanta, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | Ed Podolak | RB | September 1, 1947 | 6'1" | 204 | Iowa | Atlantic, IA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 65 | Remi Prudhomme | C-DE-G-DT | April 24, 1942 | 6'4" | 250 | LSU | Opelousas, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 42 | Johnny Robinson | RS | September 9, 1938 | 6'1" | 205 | LSU | Delhi, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Goldie Sellers | DB | January 9, 1942 | 6'2" | 198 | Grambling St. | Winnsboro, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | Noland Smith | WR | October 20, 1943 | 5'5" | 154 | Tennessee St. | Jackson, MS USA | 6 | 0 |
| 66 | Bob Stein | LB | January 22, 1948 | 6'3" | 235 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Jan Stenerud | K | November 26, 1942 | 6'2" | 187 | Montana St. | Fetsund, Norway | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Otis Taylor | FL | August 11, 1942 | 6'3" | 215 | Prairie View | Houston, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 18 | Emmitt Thomas | RCB | June 3, 1943 | 6'2" | 192 | Bishop | Angleton, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Gene Trosch | DE | June 7, 1945 | 6'7" | 277 | Miami (FL) | Steubenville, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 77 | Jim Tyrer | LT | February 25, 1939 | 6'6" | 280 | Ohio St. | Newark, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Gloster Van Richardson | WR-FL | July 18, 1942 | 6'2" | 200 | Jackson St. | Greenville, MS USA | 13 | 0 |
| 44 | Jerrel Wilson | P | October 4, 1941 | 6'2" | 222 | Southern Miss | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
