1974 Kansas City Chiefs Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Hank Stram (5-9)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1974 Kansas City Chiefs StatisticsTeam Record: 5-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Hank Stram (5-9)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1974 Kansas City Chiefs Results
The Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 5 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
The Chiefs scored 233 points, but the defensive squad surrendered 293. Woody Green carried the ball for a team-leading 509 yards for Kansas City, and Ed Podolak also aided the ground game.
Len Dawson passed for 1,573 yards. Ed Podolak topped pass catchers, grabbing 43 passes, while Barry Pearson added 387 receiving yards, while Larry Brunson and Otis Taylor contributed to the receiving game as well.
The opportunistic defense created 44 turnovers. Emmitt Thomas intercepted 12 opponent throws.
Hank Stram coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Nate Allen | LCB | May 13, 1948 | 5'10" | 170 | Texas Southern | Georgetown, SC USA | 12 | 0 |
| 78 | Bobby Bell | LLB | June 17, 1940 | 6'4" | 228 | Minnesota | Shelby, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Bob Briggs | DE-DT | April 28, 1945 | 6'4" | 258 | Heidelberg | Toledo, OH USA | 7 | 0 |
| 83 | Larry Brunson | PR | August 11, 1949 | 5'11" | 180 | Mesa | Little Rock, AR 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 |
| 9 | Dean Carlson | QB | August 1, 1950 | 6'3" | 210 | Iowa St. | Rushford, MN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Tom Condon | G | October 26, 1952 | 6'3" | 255 | Boston Col. | Derby, CT USA | 14 | 0 |
| 61 | Curley Culp | DT-NT-G | March 10, 1946 | 6'2" | 265 | Arizona St. | Yuma, AZ USA | 4 | 0 |
| 60 | George Daney | RG | February 2, 1946 | 6'4" | 240 | Detroit Mercy | Washington, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 16 | Len Dawson | QB | June 20, 1935 | 6'0" | 190 | Purdue | Alliance, OH USA | 14 | 8 |
| 69 | Fred DeBernardi | DE | March 2, 1949 | 6'5" | 250 | Texas-El Paso | Santa Clarita, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 76 | Tom Drougas | T-G | December 25, 1949 | 6'4" | 257 | Oregon | Portland, OR USA | 7 | 0 |
| 24 | Willie Ellison | RB | November 1, 1945 | 6'2" | 210 | Texas Southern | Lockhart, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 77 | Charlie Getty | LT | July 24, 1952 | 6'4" | 265 | Penn St. | Pompton Lakes, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 56 | Tom Graham | LB | April 15, 1950 | 6'2" | 235 | Oregon | Los Angeles, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 27 | Woody Green | FB | June 20, 1951 | 6'0" | 205 | Arizona St. | Warren, OR USA | 10 | 0 |
| 80 | Andy Hamilton | WR | November 8, 1950 | 6'3" | 190 | LSU | Ruston, LA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 38 | Wendell Hayes | RB | August 5, 1940 | 6'1" | 220 | Humboldt St. | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Dave Hill | T | February 1, 1941 | 6'5" | 260 | Auburn | Lanett, AL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 52 | Tommy Humphrey | C,T,OT | March 24, 1950 | 6'6" | 260 | Abilene Christian | Comanche, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | David Jaynes | QB | December 12, 1952 | 6'2" | 212 | Kansas | Kansas City, KS USA | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Doug Jones | DB | May 31, 1950 | 6'2" | 202 | Arizona St. | San Diego, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 46 | Jim Kearney | SS | January 21, 1943 | 6'2" | 206 | Prairie View | Wharton, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Tom Keating | LDT | September 2, 1942 | 6'2" | 247 | Michigan | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 31 | Jeff Kinney | RB | November 1, 1949 | 6'2" | 215 | Nebraska | Oxford, NE USA | 13 | 0 |
| 63 | Willie Lanier | MLB | August 21, 1945 | 6'1" | 245 | Morgan St. | Clover, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | Mike Livingston | QB | November 14, 1945 | 6'4" | 212 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 8 | 6 |
| 51 | Jim Lynch | RLB | August 28, 1945 | 6'1" | 235 | Notre Dame | Lima, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Jim Marsalis | DB | October 10, 1945 | 5'11" | 194 | Tennessee St. | Pascagoula, MS USA | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | John Matuszak | DE-DT | October 25, 1950 | 6'8" | 272 | Missouri | Milwaukee, WI USA | 8 | 0 |
| 30 | Cleo Miller | RB | September 5, 1952 | 5'11" | 207 | Ark-Pine Bluff | Gould, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | Donnie Joe Morris | RB,WR | February 16, 1950 | 5'11" | 195 | North Texas | Amarillo, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 70 | Jim Nicholson | RT | February 28, 1949 | 6'6" | 269 | Michigan St. | Honolulu, HI USA | 13 | 0 |
| 47 | Willie Osley | DB | April 10, 1951 | 6'0" | 195 | Illinois | Detroit, MI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 57 | Al Palewicz | LB | March 23, 1950 | 6'1" | 215 | Miami (FL) | Fort Worth, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 85 | Barry Pearson | WR | February 4, 1950 | 5'11" | 185 | Northwestern | Geneseo, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Francis Peay | T | May 23, 1944 | 6'5" | 250 | Arizona | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 14 | Ed Podolak | RB | September 1, 1947 | 6'1" | 204 | Iowa | Atlantic, IA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 15 | Kerry Reardon | DB | May 6, 1949 | 5'11" | 180 | Iowa | Kansas City, MO USA | 11 | 0 |
| 58 | Jack Rudnay | C | November 20, 1947 | 6'3" | 240 | Northwestern | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Mike Sensibaugh | FS | January 3, 1949 | 5'11" | 192 | Ohio St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Jan Stenerud | K | November 26, 1942 | 6'2" | 187 | Montana St. | Fetsund, Norway | 14 | 0 |
| 87 | John Strada | TE | November 13, 1952 | 6'3" | 230 | William Jewell | Kansas City, MO USA | 11 | 0 |
| 88 | Morris Stroud | TE | May 17, 1946 | 6'10" | 255 | Clark (GA) | Miami, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Otis Taylor | WR | August 11, 1942 | 6'3" | 215 | Prairie View | Houston, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | Emmitt Thomas | RCB | June 3, 1943 | 6'2" | 192 | Bishop | Angleton, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 43 | Bill Thomas | KR | August 7, 1949 | 6'2" | 225 | Boston Col. | Ossining, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | Bob Thornbladh | LB | September 19, 1952 | 6'1" | 220 | Michigan | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Marvin Upshaw | LDE | November 22, 1946 | 6'4" | 260 | Trinity (TX) | Robstown, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 72 | Wayne Walton | T-G | October 15, 1948 | 6'5" | 255 | Abilene Christian | Waco, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 54 | Clyde Werner | LB | December 10, 1947 | 6'4" | 225 | Washington | Munising, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | Jerrel Wilson | P | October 4, 1941 | 6'2" | 222 | Southern Miss | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | Elmo Wright | WR | July 3, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | Houston | Brazoria, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 99 | Wilbur Young | RDE | April 20, 1949 | 6'6" | 285 | William Penn | New York, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
