1966 Kansas City Chiefs Roster

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 11-2-1
Finishing 1st in the AFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-1 Won Championship
Coach: Hank Stram (11-2-1)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1966 Kansas City Chiefs Statistics
1966 Kansas City Chiefs Results

The Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 11 wins and 2 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the AFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

On offense, the Chiefs earned 448 points, tops in the circuit. Meanwhile, the solid defense yielded 276 points. Mike Garrett carried the ball for a team-leading 801 yards.

Len Dawson threw for 2,527 yards. Chris Burford grabbed 58 passes, while Otis Taylor added 1,297 receiving yards.

The ball-hawking defense led the way with 41 turnovers. Johnny Robinson and Bobby Hunt each picked off 10 opponent throws.

Hank Stram coached the team. The 1966 Kansas City Chiefs won the Championship.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
52Bud AbellLBDecember 21, 19406'3"220MissouriKansas City, MO USA140
84Fred ArbanasTEJanuary 14, 19396'3"240Michigan St.Detroit, MI USA140
10Pete BeathardQBMarch 7, 19426'1"200USCHermosa Beach, CA USA140
78Bobby BellLLBJune 17, 19406'4"228MinnesotaShelby, NC USA140
61Dennis BiodrowskiGJune 27, 19406'1"250MemphisGary, IN USA140
38Solomon BrannanDB-HBSeptember 5, 19426'1"188Morris BrownSavannah, GA USA30
81Tommy BrookerE-KOctober 31, 19396'2"235AlabamaDemopolis, AL USA40
87Aaron BrownDENovember 16, 19436'5"255MinnesotaPort Arthur, TX USA140
86Buck BuchananRDTSeptember 10, 19406'7"270Grambling St.Gainesville, AL USA140
71Ed BuddeLGNovember 2, 19406'5"265Michigan St.Highland Park, MI USA140
88Chris BurfordSEJanuary 31, 19386'3"220StanfordOakland, CA USA140
80Reggie CarolanTEOctober 25, 19396'6"236IdahoSan Rafael, CA USA140
23Bert CoanHBJuly 2, 19406'5"220TCUTimpson, TX USA140
56Walt CoreyLBMay 9, 19386'2"240Miami (FL)Latrobe, PA USA90
16Len DawsonQBJune 20, 19356'0"190PurdueAlliance, OH USA1414
72Tony DiMidioT-CAugust 20, 19426'3"250West ChesterBryn Mawr, PA USA140
66Wayne FrazierCMarch 5, 19396'3"245AuburnEvergreen, AL USA140
21Mike GarrettHBApril 12, 19445'9"191USCLos Angeles, CA USA140
65Jon GilliamCOctober 22, 19386'2"240Oklahoma St.Oklahoma City, OK USA10
69Sherrill HeadrickMLBMarch 13, 19376'2"240TCUWaco, TX USA140
73Dave HillRTFebruary 1, 19416'5"260AuburnLanett, AL USA140
12Jimmy HillDBJune 27, 19286'2"192Sam Houston St.Dallas, TX USA30
55E.J. HolubRLBJanuary 5, 19386'4"236Texas TechSchulenburg, TX USA140
20Bobby HuntLSAugust 15, 19406'1"185AuburnLanett, AL USA140
85Chuck HurstonRDENovember 9, 19426'6"240AuburnColumbus, GA USA140
82Ed LothamerDT-DEMay 20, 19426'5"270Michigan St.Detroit, MI USA70
75Jerry MaysLDENovember 24, 19396'4"252SMUDallas, TX USA140
32Curtis McClintonFBJune 25, 19396'3"227KansasMuskogee, OK USA140
15Mike MercerKNovember 21, 19356'0"220MinnesotaAlgona, IA USA100
64Curt MerzRGApril 17, 19386'4"267IowaNewark, NJ USA140
22Willie MitchellRCBAugust 28, 19406'0"185Tennessee St.San Antonio, TX USA140
25Frank PittsWR-SENovember 12, 19436'3"199SouthernAtlanta, GA USA140
14Bobby PlyDBAugust 13, 19406'1"190BaylorMission, TX USA140
60Al ReynoldsGFebruary 15, 19386'3"250TarkioWinchester, KS USA140
58Andy RiceLDTSeptember 6, 19406'2"268Texas SouthernHallettsville, TX USA140
42Johnny RobinsonRSSeptember 9, 19386'1"205LSUDelhi, LA USA140
76Hatch RosdahlDE-DTAugust 24, 19416'5"250Penn St.Hackensack, NJ USA70
17Fletcher SmithDB-K,CBOctober 13, 19436'0"178Tennessee St.Hearne, TX USA110
35Smokey StoverLBAugust 24, 19386'0"227La-MonroeMcPherson, KS USA140
89Otis TaylorFLAugust 11, 19426'3"215Prairie ViewHouston, TX USA140
18Emmitt ThomasKRJune 3, 19436'2"192BishopAngleton, TX USA143
45Gene ThomasRBSeptember 1, 19426'1"210Florida A&MBarberton, OH USA140
77Jim TyrerLTFebruary 25, 19396'6"280Ohio St.Newark, OH USA140
24Fred WilliamsonLCBMarch 5, 19376'3"219NorthwesternGary, IN USA120
44Jerrel WilsonPOctober 4, 19416'2"222Southern MissNew Orleans, LA USA140



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