1983 Kansas City Chiefs Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: John Mackovic (6-10)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1983 Kansas City Chiefs StatisticsTeam Record: 6-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: John Mackovic (6-10)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1983 Kansas City Chiefs Results
The Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
Kansas City racked up 386 points, while the defensive squad conceded 367. Bill Kenney led the charge, slinging for 4,348 yards. Carlos Carson grabbed 80 passes for 1,351 yards.
Billy Jackson carried the ball for a team-leading 499 yards for the Chiefs, and Theotis Brown also aided the ground game.
The ball-hawking defense created 51 turnovers. Deron Cherry picked off 7 opponent throws. Mike Bell topped the defensive unit with 10 quarterback sacks.
John Mackovic coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Jim Arnold | P | January 31, 1961 | 6'2" | 215 | Vanderbilt | Dalton, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 77 | Rich Baldinger | G | December 31, 1959 | 6'4" | 285 | Wake Forest | Camp Lejeune, NC USA | 6 | 4 |
| 85 | Ed Beckman | TE | January 2, 1955 | 6'4" | 229 | Florida St. | Key West, FL USA | 15 | 7 |
| 99 | Mike Bell | RDE | August 30, 1957 | 6'4" | 255 | Colorado St. | Wichita, KS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 14 | Todd Blackledge | QB | February 25, 1961 | 6'3" | 225 | Penn St. | Canton, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
| 57 | Jerry Blanton | LILB | December 20, 1956 | 6'1" | 231 | Kentucky | Toledo, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 27 | Theotis Brown | FB | April 20, 1957 | 6'2" | 225 | UCLA | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 9 |
| 45 | Trent Bryant | DB | August 14, 1959 | 5'10" | 180 | Arkansas | Arkadelphia, AR USA | 16 | 2 |
| 66 | Brad Budde | LG | May 9, 1958 | 6'4" | 262 | USC | Detroit, MI USA | 12 | 12 |
| 34 | Lloyd Burruss | SS | October 31, 1957 | 6'0" | 204 | Maryland | Charlottesville, VA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 88 | Carlos Carson | WR | December 28, 1958 | 5'11" | 180 | LSU | Lake Worth, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Deron Cherry | FS | September 12, 1959 | 5'11" | 197 | Rutgers | Riverside, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Tom Condon | RG | October 26, 1952 | 6'3" | 255 | Boston Col. | Derby, CT USA | 9 | 8 |
| 50 | Calvin Daniels | LB | December 26, 1958 | 6'3" | 236 | North Carolina | Morehead City, NC USA | 16 | 1 |
| 11 | Bob Gagliano | QB | September 5, 1958 | 6'3" | 200 | U.S. International | Los Angeles, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Ellis Gardner | T-G | September 16, 1961 | 6'5" | 257 | Georgia Tech | Chattanooga, TN USA | 8 | 0 |
| 24 | Gary Green | LCB | October 22, 1955 | 5'11" | 187 | Baylor | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 48 | James Hadnot | RB | July 11, 1957 | 6'2" | 244 | Texas Tech | Jasper, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 82 | Anthony Hancock | KR | June 10, 1960 | 6'0" | 200 | Tennessee | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 7 |
| 56 | Louis Haynes | LB | January 17, 1960 | 6'0" | 227 | Bishop | New Orleans, LA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 60 | Matt Herkenhoff | LT | April 2, 1951 | 6'4" | 267 | Minnesota | Melrose, MN USA | 12 | 11 |
| 52 | Tom Howard | LOLB | August 18, 1954 | 6'2" | 213 | Texas Tech | Lubbock, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 43 | Billy Jackson | RB | September 13, 1959 | 5'10" | 217 | Alabama | Phenix City, AL USA | 16 | 14 |
| 51 | Charles Jackson | ROLB | March 22, 1955 | 6'2" | 225 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 22 | Van Jakes | DB | May 10, 1961 | 6'0" | 188 | Kent St. | Phenix City, AL USA | 14 | 1 |
| 9 | Bill Kenney | QB | January 20, 1955 | 6'4" | 211 | Arizona St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 64 | Mark Kirchner | G | October 19, 1959 | 6'3" | 261 | Baylor | Pasadena, TX USA | 5 | 1 |
| 55 | Dave Klug | LB | May 17, 1958 | 6'4" | 230 | Concordia (MN) | Litchfield, MN USA | 1 | 1 |
| 91 | Ken Kremer | NT | July 16, 1957 | 6'4" | 250 | Ball St. | Hammond, IN USA | 16 | 5 |
| 29 | Albert Lewis | DB | October 6, 1960 | 6'2" | 196 | Grambling St. | Mansfield, LA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 71 | Dave Lindstrom | DE | November 16, 1954 | 6'6" | 255 | Boston Univ. | Cambridge, MA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 62 | Adam Lingner | C | November 2, 1960 | 6'4" | 268 | Illinois | Indianapolis, IN USA | 16 | 1 |
| 8 | Nick Lowery | K | May 27, 1956 | 6'4" | 215 | Dartmouth | Munich, Germany | 16 | 0 |
| 72 | Dave Lutz | RT | December 20, 1959 | 6'6" | 305 | Georgia Tech | Monroe, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 74 | Dino Mangiero | NT | December 19, 1958 | 6'2" | 265 | Rutgers | New York, NY USA | 16 | 11 |
| 89 | Henry Marshall | WR | August 9, 1954 | 6'2" | 214 | Missouri | Broxton, GA USA | 13 | 9 |
| 83 | Stephone Paige | WR | October 15, 1961 | 6'2" | 184 | Fresno St. | Long Beach, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 58 | Steve Potter | LB | November 6, 1957 | 6'3" | 235 | Virginia | Bradford, PA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 79 | Dean Prater | DE | September 28, 1958 | 6'5" | 225 | Oklahoma St. | Altus, OK USA | 16 | 1 |
| 42 | Lawrence Ricks | RB | June 4, 1961 | 5'9" | 194 | Michigan | Barberton, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 38 | Durwood Roquemore | DB | January 19, 1960 | 6'1" | 183 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Dallas, TX USA | 15 | 3 |
| 70 | Jim Rourke | T-G | February 10, 1957 | 6'5" | 264 | Boston Col. | Weymouth, MA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 53 | Bob Rush | C | February 27, 1955 | 6'5" | 265 | Memphis | Santa Monica, CA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 81 | Willie Scott | TE | February 13, 1959 | 6'4" | 245 | South Carolina | Newberry, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 73 | Bob Simmons | RG | July 7, 1954 | 6'4" | 260 | Texas | Temple, TX USA | 15 | 12 |
| 86 | J.T. Smith | PR | October 29, 1955 | 6'2" | 185 | North Texas | Leonard, TX USA | 9 | 1 |
| 23 | Lucious Smith | RCB | January 17, 1957 | 5'10" | 190 | San Diego St. | Columbus, GA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 59 | Gary Spani | RILB | January 9, 1956 | 6'2" | 229 | Kansas St. | Satanta, KS USA | 10 | 9 |
| 67 | Art Still | LDE | December 5, 1955 | 6'7" | 253 | Kentucky | Camden, NJ USA | 15 | 12 |
| 31 | Jewerl Thomas | RB | September 10, 1957 | 5'10" | 230 | UCLA | Hanford, CA USA | 10 | 1 |
| 35 | Ken Thomas | RB | February 11, 1960 | 5'9" | 211 | San Jose St. | Hanford, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 54 | James Walker | LB | December 9, 1958 | 6'1" | 250 | Kansas St. | Muskogee, OK USA | 3 | 2 |
| 87 | Ron Wetzel | TE | November 10, 1960 | 6'5" | 242 | Arizona St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 92 | Ray Yakavonis | NT | January 20, 1957 | 6'4" | 250 | East Stroudsburg | Wilkes-Barre, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | John Zamberlin | LB | February 13, 1956 | 6'2" | 230 | Pacific Lutheran | Tacoma, WA USA | 14 | 3 |
