1978 Kansas City Chiefs Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-12
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Marv Levy (4-12)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1978 Kansas City Chiefs StatisticsTeam Record: 4-12
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Marv Levy (4-12)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1978 Kansas City Chiefs Results
The Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
The Chiefs scored 243 points, but the defense conceded 327. Tony Reed carried the ball for a team-leading 1,053 yards for Kansas City.
Mike Livingston passed for 1,573 yards. Tony Reed topped the receiving corps, grabbing 48 passes for 483 yards, while Henry Marshall, MacArthur Lane and Walter White each contributed to the receiving game also.
Tim Gray seized 6 opponent throws.
Marv Levy 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 | 16 | 2 |
| 7 | Zenon Andrusyshyn | P | February 25, 1947 | 6'2" | 210 | UCLA | Gunzburg, Germany | 16 | 0 |
| 56 | Charlie Ane | C | August 12, 1952 | 6'1" | 233 | Michigan St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 39 | Mark Bailey | FB | December 13, 1954 | 6'3" | 237 | California | Lynwood, CA USA | 13 | 5 |
| 26 | Gary Barbaro | FS | February 11, 1954 | 6'4" | 203 | Nicholls St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 85 | Ed Beckman | TE | January 2, 1955 | 6'4" | 229 | Florida St. | Key West, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 35 | Horace Belton | RB | July 16, 1955 | 5'8" | 200 | SE Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 79 | Larry Brown | T | June 4, 1955 | 6'5" | 260 | Miami (FL) | Jacksonville, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Ted Burgmeier | DB | November 8, 1955 | 5'10" | 185 | Notre Dame | Dubuque, IA USA | 8 | 2 |
| 44 | Tim Collier | RCB | May 31, 1954 | 6'0" | 172 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Dallas, TX USA | 15 | 6 |
| 65 | Tom Condon | RG | October 26, 1952 | 6'3" | 255 | Boston Col. | Derby, CT USA | 16 | 16 |
| 80 | Larry Dorsey | WR | August 15, 1953 | 6'1" | 195 | Tennessee St. | Corinth, MS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Jimbo Elrod | LB | May 25, 1954 | 6'0" | 220 | Oklahoma | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 77 | Charlie Getty | RT | July 24, 1952 | 6'4" | 265 | Penn St. | Pompton Lakes, NJ USA | 16 | 10 |
| 46 | Tim Gray | SS | November 11, 1952 | 6'1" | 200 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Gary Green | LCB | October 22, 1955 | 5'11" | 187 | Baylor | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 60 | Matt Herkenhoff | LT | April 2, 1951 | 6'4" | 267 | Minnesota | Melrose, MN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | Sylvester Hicks | RDE | April 2, 1955 | 6'4" | 251 | Tennessee St. | Jackson, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 52 | Tom Howard | ROLB | August 18, 1954 | 6'2" | 213 | Texas Tech | Lubbock, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Charles Jackson | LB | March 22, 1955 | 6'2" | 225 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 72 | Stan Johnson | NT | June 18, 1955 | 6'4" | 275 | Tennessee St. | Sandusky, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
| 82 | Bill Kellar | WR | February 8, 1956 | 5'11" | 187 | Stanford | Longview, WA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 42 | MacArthur Lane | RB | March 16, 1942 | 6'1" | 220 | Utah St. | Oakland, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 71 | Dave Lindstrom | DE | November 16, 1954 | 6'6" | 255 | Boston Univ. | Cambridge, MA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 10 | Mike Livingston | QB | November 14, 1945 | 6'4" | 212 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 74 | Jeff Lloyd | DE | March 14, 1954 | 6'6" | 255 | West Texas A&M | St. Mary's, PA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 89 | Henry Marshall | WR | August 9, 1954 | 6'2" | 214 | Missouri | Broxton, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 22 | Larry Marshall | DB | March 2, 1950 | 5'10" | 195 | Maryland | Levittown, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Ted McKnight | RH | February 26, 1954 | 6'1" | 209 | Minnesota-Duluth | Duluth, MN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 83 | Jerrold McRae | WR | April 9, 1955 | 6'1" | 194 | Tennessee St. | Laurel, MS USA | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Ray Milo | DB | February 19, 1954 | 5'11" | 178 | New Mexico St. | Conroe, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Arnold Morgado | FB | March 27, 1952 | 6'0" | 210 | Michigan St. | Honolulu, HI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 70 | Jim Nicholson | T | February 28, 1949 | 6'6" | 269 | Michigan St. | Honolulu, HI USA | 6 | 0 |
| 38 | Ricky Odom | DB | September 16, 1956 | 6'0" | 183 | USC | Jonesboro, LA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 61 | Don Parrish | NT | April 6, 1955 | 6'2" | 255 | Pittsburgh | Tallahassee, FL USA | 15 | 12 |
| 64 | Whitney Paul | LOLB | October 8, 1953 | 6'3" | 220 | Colorado | Galveston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 34 | Eddie Payton | KR | August 3, 1951 | 5'8" | 175 | Jackson St. | Columbia, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Clyde Powers | DB | August 19, 1951 | 6'1" | 195 | Oklahoma | Pascagoula, MS USA | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Tony Reed | LH | March 30, 1955 | 5'11" | 197 | Colorado | San Francisco, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 55 | Dave Rozumek | LILB | April 25, 1954 | 6'1" | 215 | New Hampshire | Lawrence, MA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | Jack Rudnay | C | November 20, 1947 | 6'3" | 240 | Northwestern | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 81 | Tony Samuels | TE | December 30, 1954 | 6'4" | 229 | Florida A&M | Tampa, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 50 | Clarence Sanders | LB | December 28, 1952 | 6'4" | 228 | Cincinnati | Montgomery, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 73 | Bob Simmons | LG | July 7, 1954 | 6'4" | 260 | Texas | Temple, TX USA | 16 | 15 |
| 86 | J.T. Smith | WR | October 29, 1955 | 6'2" | 185 | North Texas | Leonard, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 59 | Gary Spani | RILB | January 9, 1956 | 6'2" | 229 | Kansas St. | Satanta, KS USA | 14 | 13 |
| 3 | Jan Stenerud | K | November 26, 1942 | 6'2" | 187 | Montana St. | Fetsund, Norway | 16 | 0 |
| 67 | Art Still | LDE | December 5, 1955 | 6'7" | 253 | Kentucky | Camden, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 18 | Emmitt Thomas | RCB | June 3, 1943 | 6'2" | 192 | Bishop | Angleton, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 76 | Rod Walters | G | February 27, 1954 | 6'3" | 258 | Iowa | Lansing, MI USA | 16 | 4 |
| 88 | Walter White | TE | July 19, 1951 | 6'3" | 216 | Maryland | Charlottesville, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
