1990 Kansas City Chiefs Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Marty Schottenheimer (11-5)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1990 Kansas City Chiefs StatisticsTeam Record: 11-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Marty Schottenheimer (11-5)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1990 Kansas City Chiefs Results
The Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ended the 1990 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Kansas City piled up points with 369 points, while the solid defense conceded 257. Steve DeBerg triggered the aerial attack, slinging for 3,444 yards. Stephone Paige grabbed 65 passes for 1,021 yards.
Barry Word carried the ball for a team-leading 1,015 yards for the Chiefs, and Christian Okoye additionally contributed to the rushing attack.
The opportunistic defense created 45 turnovers, best in the league. Kevin Ross picked off 5 opponent throws. Derrick Thomas topped the defensive unit with 20 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 60 sacks.
Marty Schottenheimer coached the team. The 1990 Kansas City Chiefs lost in the Wild Card.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | John Alt | LT | May 30, 1962 | 6'8" | 298 | Iowa | Stuttgart, Germany | 16 | 16 |
| 77 | Rich Baldinger | RT | December 31, 1959 | 6'4" | 285 | Wake Forest | Camp Lejeune, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 4 | Bryan Barker | P | June 28, 1964 | 6'1" | 202 | Santa Clara | Jacksonville Beach, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 99 | Mike Bell | DE | August 30, 1957 | 6'4" | 255 | Colorado St. | Wichita, KS USA | 16 | 2 |
| 88 | J.J. Birden | WR | June 16, 1965 | 5'9" | 170 | Oregon | Portland, OR USA | 11 | 0 |
| 34 | Lloyd Burruss | DB | October 31, 1957 | 6'0" | 204 | Maryland | Charlottesville, VA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 20 | Deron Cherry | FS | September 12, 1959 | 5'11" | 197 | Rutgers | Riverside, NJ USA | 9 | 6 |
| 55 | Louis Cooper | LB | August 5, 1963 | 6'2" | 240 | West. Carolina | Marion, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 25 | Danny Copeland | DB | January 24, 1966 | 6'2" | 210 | East. Kentucky | Camilla, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | Steve DeBerg | QB | January 19, 1954 | 6'3" | 210 | San Jose St. | Oakland, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 42 | Jeff Donaldson | FS | April 19, 1962 | 6'0" | 192 | Colorado | Fort Collins, CO USA | 16 | 9 |
| 75 | Irv Eatman | T | January 1, 1961 | 6'7" | 293 | UCLA | Birmingham, AL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 48 | Kenny Gamble | RB-DB | March 8, 1965 | 5'10" | 197 | Colgate | Holyoke, MA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Kelly Goodburn | P | April 14, 1962 | 6'2" | 195 | Emporia St. | Cherokee, IA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 74 | Derrick Graham | G-T | March 18, 1967 | 6'4" | 310 | Appalachian St. | Groveland, FL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 98 | Leonard Griffin | DE | September 22, 1962 | 6'4" | 268 | Grambling St. | Lake Providence, LA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 61 | Tim Grunhard | C | May 17, 1968 | 6'2" | 311 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 9 |
| 56 | Dino Hackett | RILB | June 28, 1964 | 6'3" | 228 | Appalachian St. | Greensboro, NC USA | 16 | 15 |
| 86 | Emile Harry | WR | April 5, 1963 | 5'11" | 175 | Stanford | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 85 | Jonathan Hayes | TE | August 11, 1962 | 6'5" | 248 | Iowa | South Fayette, PA USA | 12 | 11 |
| 80 | Fred Jones | WR | March 6, 1967 | 5'9" | 175 | Grambling St. | Atlanta, GA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 43 | Bill Jones | RB | September 10, 1966 | 5'11" | 228 | SMU | Abilene, TX USA | 16 | 5 |
| 29 | Albert Lewis | LCB | October 6, 1960 | 6'2" | 196 | Grambling St. | Mansfield, LA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 8 | Nick Lowery | K | May 27, 1956 | 6'4" | 215 | Dartmouth | Munich, Germany | 16 | 0 |
| 72 | Dave Lutz | RG | December 20, 1959 | 6'6" | 305 | Georgia Tech | Monroe, NC USA | 16 | 15 |
| 63 | Bill Maas | RDE | March 2, 1962 | 6'5" | 271 | Pittsburgh | Newtown Square, PA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 89 | Pete Mandley | WR | July 29, 1961 | 5'10" | 191 | Northern Arizona | Phoenix, AZ USA | 5 | 2 |
| 57 | Chris Martin | LOLB | December 19, 1960 | 6'2" | 236 | Auburn | Huntsville, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 50 | Rob McGovern | LB | October 1, 1966 | 6'2" | 225 | Holy Cross | Teaneck, NJ USA | 11 | 0 |
| 48 | Todd McNair | KR | October 7, 1965 | 6'1" | 202 | Temple | Camden, NJ USA | 15 | 1 |
| 69 | Greg Meisner | NT-DE | April 23, 1959 | 6'3" | 257 | Pittsburgh | New Kensington, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 35 | Christian Okoye | FB | August 16, 1961 | 6'1" | 253 | Azusa Pacific | Enugu, Nigeria | 14 | 13 |
| 83 | Stephone Paige | WR | October 15, 1961 | 6'2" | 184 | Fresno St. | Long Beach, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | J.C. Pearson | LCB | August 17, 1963 | 5'11" | 187 | Cal Poly-Pomona | , Japan | 16 | 5 |
| 11 | Steve Pelluer | QB | July 29, 1962 | 6'4" | 209 | Washington | Yakima, WA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 45 | Stan Petry | DB | August 14, 1966 | 5'11" | 174 | TCU | Alvin, TX USA | 16 | 2 |
| 27 | Kevin Porter | SS | April 11, 1966 | 5'10" | 215 | Auburn | Bronx, NY USA | 16 | 14 |
| 87 | Alfredo Roberts | TE | March 1, 1965 | 6'3" | 250 | Miami (FL) | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 16 | 13 |
| 52 | Tracy Rogers | LB | August 13, 1967 | 6'2" | 244 | Fresno St. | Taft, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 31 | Kevin Ross | RCB | January 16, 1962 | 5'9" | 185 | Temple | Camden, NJ USA | 16 | 15 |
| 97 | Dan Saleaumua | NT | November 11, 1964 | 6'0" | 305 | Arizona St. | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 21 | James Saxon | FB | March 23, 1966 | 5'11" | 237 | San Jose St. | Buford, SC USA | 6 | 0 |
| 90 | Neil Smith | LDE | April 10, 1966 | 6'4" | 270 | Nebraska | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 59 | Percy Snow | LILB | November 5, 1967 | 6'2" | 248 | Michigan St. | Canton, OH USA | 15 | 14 |
| 79 | Dave Szott | LG | December 12, 1967 | 6'4" | 289 | Penn St. | Passaic, NJ USA | 16 | 11 |
| 58 | Derrick Thomas | ROLB | January 1, 1967 | 6'3" | 243 | Alabama | Miami, FL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 81 | Robb Thomas | WR | March 29, 1966 | 5'11" | 175 | Oregon St. | Portland, OR USA | 16 | 12 |
| 46 | Charles Washington | DB,LB | October 8, 1966 | 6'1" | 212 | Texas | Shreveport, LA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 53 | Mike Webster | C | March 18, 1952 | 6'1" | 255 | Wisconsin | Tomahawk, WI USA | 9 | 7 |
| 82 | Danta Whitaker | TE | March 14, 1964 | 6'4" | 252 | Miss. Valley St. | Atlanta, GA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 65 | Frank Winters | LG | January 23, 1964 | 6'3" | 291 | West. Illinois | Hoboken, NJ USA | 16 | 6 |
| 23 | Barry Word | RB | January 17, 1963 | 6'2" | 242 | Virginia | Long Island, VA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 84 | Naz Worthen | PR | March 27, 1966 | 5'8" | 177 | North Carolina St. | Jacksonville, FL USA | 9 | 0 |
