1977 Kansas City Chiefs Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-12
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Tom Bettis (1-6)
Coach: Paul Wiggin (1-6)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1977 Kansas City Chiefs StatisticsTeam Record: 2-12
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Tom Bettis (1-6)
Coach: Paul Wiggin (1-6)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1977 Kansas City Chiefs Results
The Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 2 wins and 12 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
The Chiefs chalked up 225 points, but the wobbly defensive unit gave up 349. Ed Podolak carried the ball for a team-leading 550 yards for Kansas City, while Tony Reed additionally buoyed the ground attack.
Mike Livingston passed for 1,823 yards. Walter White grabbed 48 passes for 674 yards.
The opportunistic defense manufactured 44 turnovers. Gary Barbaro picked off 8 opponent throws.
Tom Bettis and 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 | 14 | 3 |
| 53 | Billy Andrews | LLB | June 14, 1945 | 6'0" | 220 | SE Louisiana | Clinton, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 56 | Charlie Ane | C | August 12, 1952 | 6'1" | 233 | Michigan St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 39 | Mark Bailey | RB | December 13, 1954 | 6'3" | 237 | California | Lynwood, CA USA | 14 | 4 |
| 26 | Gary Barbaro | FS | February 11, 1954 | 6'4" | 203 | Nicholls St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 85 | Ed Beckman | TE | January 2, 1955 | 6'4" | 229 | Florida St. | Key West, FL USA | 14 | 1 |
| 43 | John Brockington | FB | September 7, 1948 | 6'1" | 225 | Ohio St. | Brooklyn, NY USA | 10 | 0 |
| 83 | Larry Brunson | PR | August 11, 1949 | 5'11" | 180 | Mesa | Little Rock, AR USA | 11 | 0 |
| 59 | Raymond Burks | LB | March 9, 1955 | 6'3" | 217 | UCLA | Gardena, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 37 | Tim Collier | RCB | May 31, 1954 | 6'0" | 172 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Dallas, TX USA | 9 | 6 |
| 65 | Tom Condon | RG | October 26, 1952 | 6'3" | 255 | Boston Col. | Derby, CT USA | 14 | 14 |
| 40 | Ricky Davis | SS | May 18, 1953 | 6'1" | 179 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 13 | 5 |
| 57 | Jimbo Elrod | LB | May 25, 1954 | 6'0" | 220 | Oklahoma | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 61 | Cliff Frazier | DT | November 23, 1952 | 6'4" | 265 | UCLA | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 77 | Charlie Getty | LG | July 24, 1952 | 6'4" | 265 | Penn St. | Pompton Lakes, NJ USA | 14 | 5 |
| 47 | Chris Golub | DB | December 2, 1954 | 6'2" | 196 | Kansas | Kansas City, MO USA | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Tim Gray | SS | November 11, 1952 | 6'1" | 200 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 10 | 9 |
| 24 | Gary Green | LCB | October 22, 1955 | 5'11" | 187 | Baylor | San Antonio, TX USA | 11 | 10 |
| 62 | Darius Helton | G | October 2, 1954 | 6'2" | 260 | North Carolina Central | Charlotte, NC USA | 6 | 0 |
| 60 | Matt Herkenhoff | LT | April 2, 1951 | 6'4" | 267 | Minnesota | Melrose, MN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 52 | Tom Howard | LB | August 18, 1954 | 6'2" | 213 | Texas Tech | Lubbock, TX USA | 13 | 3 |
| 42 | MacArthur Lane | RB | March 16, 1942 | 6'1" | 220 | Utah St. | Oakland, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 63 | Willie Lanier | MLB | August 21, 1945 | 6'1" | 245 | Morgan St. | Clover, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 78 | Willie Lee | LDT | July 13, 1950 | 6'5" | 249 | Bethune-Cookman | Daytona Beach, FL USA | 14 | 10 |
| 10 | Mike Livingston | QB | November 14, 1945 | 6'4" | 212 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 13 | 11 |
| 87 | John Lohmeyer | RDT | January 15, 1951 | 6'4" | 229 | Emporia St. | Emporia, KS USA | 14 | 5 |
| 51 | Jim Lynch | RLB | August 28, 1945 | 6'1" | 235 | Notre Dame | Lima, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 89 | Henry Marshall | WR | August 9, 1954 | 6'2" | 214 | Missouri | Broxton, GA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 22 | Ted McKnight | RB | February 26, 1954 | 6'1" | 209 | Minnesota-Duluth | Duluth, MN USA | 13 | 0 |
| 45 | Pat McNeil | RB | February 28, 1954 | 5'9" | 208 | Baylor | Pittsburg, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Arnold Morgado | RB | March 27, 1952 | 6'0" | 210 | Michigan St. | Honolulu, HI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Jim Nicholson | RT | February 28, 1949 | 6'6" | 269 | Michigan St. | Honolulu, HI USA | 12 | 12 |
| 64 | Whitney Paul | LDE | October 8, 1953 | 6'3" | 220 | Colorado | Galveston, TX USA | 14 | 13 |
| 14 | Ed Podolak | RB | September 1, 1947 | 6'1" | 204 | Iowa | Atlantic, IA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 32 | Tony Reed | RB | March 30, 1955 | 5'11" | 197 | Colorado | San Francisco, CA USA | 14 | 8 |
| 55 | Dave Rozumek | LB | April 25, 1954 | 6'1" | 215 | New Hampshire | Lawrence, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 58 | Jack Rudnay | C | November 20, 1947 | 6'3" | 240 | Northwestern | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Tony Samuels | TE | December 30, 1954 | 6'4" | 229 | Florida A&M | Tampa, FL USA | 14 | 1 |
| 73 | Bob Simmons | LG | July 7, 1954 | 6'4" | 260 | Texas | Temple, TX USA | 14 | 10 |
| 72 | Keith Simons | RDT | April 26, 1954 | 6'3" | 254 | Minnesota | Ypsilanti, MI USA | 14 | 6 |
| 3 | Jan Stenerud | K | November 26, 1942 | 6'2" | 187 | Montana St. | Fetsund, Norway | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | Emmitt Thomas | RCB | June 3, 1943 | 6'2" | 192 | Bishop | Angleton, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Charlie Wade | WR | February 23, 1950 | 5'10" | 164 | Tennessee St. | Nashville, TN USA | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | Ricky Wesson | DB | June 29, 1955 | 5'9" | 163 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Walter White | TE | July 19, 1951 | 6'3" | 216 | Maryland | Charlottesville, VA USA | 13 | 12 |
| 66 | Tom Wickert | T-G | April 5, 1952 | 6'4" | 246 | Washington St. | Astoria, OR USA | 5 | 0 |
| 80 | Lawrence Williams | KR | September 3, 1953 | 5'10" | 173 | Texas Tech | Wichita Falls, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 44 | Jerrel Wilson | P | October 4, 1941 | 6'2" | 222 | Southern Miss | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 99 | Wilbur Young | RDE | April 20, 1949 | 6'6" | 285 | William Penn | New York, NY USA | 13 | 11 |
