1975 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: Paul Wiggin (5-9)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1975 Kansas City Chiefs StatisticsTeam Record: 5-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Paul Wiggin (5-9)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1975 Kansas City Chiefs Results
The Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ended the 1975 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 282 points, but the defensive unit allowed 341. Woody Green carried the ball for a team-leading 611 yards for Kansas City.
Mike Livingston passed for 1,245 yards, and Len Dawson spent time under center, too. Ed Podolak topped pass catchers, grabbing 37 passes, while Barry Pearson added 608 receiving yards. Walter White contributed to the receiving game also.
Emmitt Thomas intercepted 6 opponent throws.
Paul Wiggin coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Tony Adams | QB | March 9, 1950 | 6'0" | 198 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 6 | 2 |
| 56 | Charlie Ane | C | August 12, 1952 | 6'1" | 233 | Michigan St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | Hise Austin | DB | September 8, 1950 | 6'4" | 191 | Prairie View | Houston, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | Ken Avery | LB | May 23, 1944 | 6'0" | 227 | Southern Miss | New York, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 64 | Randy Beisler | G | October 24, 1944 | 6'5" | 250 | Indiana | Gary, IN USA | 3 | 2 |
| 68 | Roger Bernhardt | G | October 14, 1949 | 6'4" | 244 | Kansas | Lyons, NY USA | 4 | 3 |
| 83 | Larry Brunson | WR | 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 | G | November 2, 1940 | 6'5" | 265 | Michigan St. | Highland Park, MI USA | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Wayne Clark | QB | May 30, 1947 | 6'2" | 203 | U.S. International | Oskaloosa, IA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Tom Condon | RG | October 26, 1952 | 6'3" | 255 | Boston Col. | Derby, CT USA | 9 | 9 |
| 80 | Reggie Craig | WR | June 10, 1953 | 6'1" | 187 | Arkansas | Baytown, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 16 | Len Dawson | QB | June 20, 1935 | 6'0" | 190 | Purdue | Alliance, OH USA | 12 | 5 |
| 41 | Doug Dressler | RB | August 19, 1948 | 6'3" | 228 | Cal State-Chico | Beaver Falls, PA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 74 | Larry Estes | DE | December 9, 1946 | 6'6" | 255 | Alcorn St. | Louisville, MS USA | 4 | 0 |
| 77 | Charlie Getty | LT | July 24, 1952 | 6'4" | 265 | Penn St. | Pompton Lakes, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 27 | Woody Green | FB | June 20, 1951 | 6'0" | 205 | Arizona St. | Warren, OR USA | 12 | 0 |
| 46 | Jim Kearney | SS | January 21, 1943 | 6'2" | 206 | Prairie View | Wharton, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | Tim Kearney | LB | November 5, 1950 | 6'2" | 227 | Northern Michigan | Kingsford, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Tom Keating | DT | September 2, 1942 | 6'2" | 247 | Michigan | Chicago, IL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 31 | Jeff Kinney | RB | November 1, 1949 | 6'2" | 215 | Nebraska | Oxford, NE USA | 13 | 2 |
| 45 | Morris LaGrand | RB | February 9, 1953 | 6'1" | 220 | Tampa | Tampa, FL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 42 | MacArthur Lane | RB | March 16, 1942 | 6'1" | 220 | Utah St. | Oakland, CA USA | 9 | 3 |
| 63 | Willie Lanier | MLB | August 21, 1945 | 6'1" | 245 | Morgan St. | Clover, VA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 10 | Mike Livingston | QB | November 14, 1945 | 6'4" | 212 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 7 | 7 |
| 87 | John Lohmeyer | LDT | January 15, 1951 | 6'4" | 229 | Emporia St. | Emporia, KS USA | 7 | 0 |
| 51 | Jim Lynch | RLB | August 28, 1945 | 6'1" | 235 | Notre Dame | Lima, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Bob Maddox | DT-DE | May 2, 1949 | 6'5" | 237 | Frostburg St. | Frederick, MD USA | 6 | 0 |
| 40 | Jim Marsalis | LCB | October 10, 1945 | 5'11" | 194 | Tennessee St. | Pascagoula, MS USA | 10 | 10 |
| 47 | Don Martin | DB | September 17, 1949 | 5'11" | 187 | Yale | Carrollton, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Billy Masters | TE | March 15, 1944 | 6'5" | 240 | LSU | Grayson, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 79 | John Matuszak | LDE | October 25, 1950 | 6'8" | 272 | Missouri | Milwaukee, WI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 5 | Jim McCann | P | March 29, 1949 | 6'2" | 163 | Arizona St. | Phoenix, AZ USA | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Cleo Miller | RB | September 5, 1952 | 5'11" | 207 | Ark-Pine Bluff | Gould, AR USA | 6 | 0 |
| 70 | Jim Nicholson | RT | February 28, 1949 | 6'6" | 269 | Michigan St. | Honolulu, HI USA | 12 | 12 |
| 57 | Al Palewicz | LB | March 23, 1950 | 6'1" | 215 | Miami (FL) | Fort Worth, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 73 | Gery Palmer | T | December 25, 1950 | 6'4" | 255 | Kansas | Weimar, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | Barry Pearson | WR | February 4, 1950 | 5'11" | 185 | Northwestern | Geneseo, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Bill Peterson | LLB | June 6, 1945 | 6'3" | 230 | San Jose St. | San Jose, CA USA | 14 | 9 |
| 14 | Ed Podolak | PR | September 1, 1947 | 6'1" | 204 | Iowa | Atlantic, IA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 66 | Rocky Rasley | LG | April 27, 1947 | 6'3" | 250 | Oregon St. | Bakersfield, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 15 | Kerry Reardon | LCB | May 6, 1949 | 5'11" | 180 | Iowa | Kansas City, MO USA | 8 | 8 |
| 75 | Louis Ross | DE | August 31, 1947 | 6'6" | 248 | South Carolina St. | Orlando, FL USA | 1 | 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 |
| 62 | Bill Story | T | November 21, 1951 | 6'3" | 245 | Southern Illinois | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Otis Taylor | WR-FL | August 11, 1942 | 6'3" | 215 | Prairie View | Houston, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Charlie Thomas | KR | November 27, 1948 | 5'9" | 180 | Tennessee St. | Houston, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | Emmitt Thomas | RCB | June 3, 1943 | 6'2" | 192 | Bishop | Angleton, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Marvin Upshaw | DE-DT | November 22, 1946 | 6'4" | 260 | Trinity (TX) | Robstown, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 88 | Walter White | TE | July 19, 1951 | 6'3" | 216 | Maryland | Charlottesville, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | Jerrel Wilson | P | October 4, 1941 | 6'2" | 222 | Southern Miss | New Orleans, LA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 67 | Mike Wilson | T | October 20, 1947 | 6'3" | 245 | Dayton | Wilmington, OH USA | 4 | 3 |
| 99 | Wilbur Young | RDE | April 20, 1949 | 6'6" | 285 | William Penn | New York, NY USA | 13 | 11 |
