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 Statistics
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 Walter White, MacArthur Lane and Henry Marshall each provided receiving help 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
11Tony AdamsQBMarch 9, 19506'0"198TexasSan Antonio, TX USA162
7Zenon AndrusyshynPFebruary 25, 19476'2"210UCLAGunzburg, Germany160
56Charlie AneCAugust 12, 19526'1"233Michigan St.Los Angeles, CA USA160
39Mark BaileyFBDecember 13, 19546'3"237CaliforniaLynwood, CA USA135
26Gary BarbaroFSFebruary 11, 19546'4"203Nicholls St.New Orleans, LA USA1616
85Ed BeckmanTEJanuary 2, 19556'4"229Florida St.Key West, FL USA160
35Horace BeltonRBJuly 16, 19555'8"200SE LouisianaBaton Rouge, LA USA160
79Larry BrownTJune 4, 19556'5"260Miami (FL)Jacksonville, FL USA10
48Ted BurgmeierDBNovember 8, 19555'10"185Notre DameDubuque, IA USA82
44Tim CollierRCBMay 31, 19546'0"172Texas A&M-CommerceDallas, TX USA156
65Tom CondonRGOctober 26, 19526'3"255Boston Col.Derby, CT USA1616
80Larry DorseyWRAugust 15, 19536'1"195Tennessee St.Corinth, MS USA160
54Jimbo ElrodLBMay 25, 19546'0"220OklahomaMemphis, TN USA160
77Charlie GettyRTJuly 24, 19526'4"265Penn St.Pompton Lakes, NJ USA1610
46Tim GraySSNovember 11, 19526'1"200Texas A&MHouston, TX USA140
24Gary GreenLCBOctober 22, 19555'11"187BaylorSan Antonio, TX USA1616
60Matt HerkenhoffLTApril 2, 19516'4"267MinnesotaMelrose, MN USA1616
75Sylvester HicksRDEApril 2, 19556'4"251Tennessee St.Jackson, TN USA160
52Tom HowardROLBAugust 18, 19546'2"213Texas TechLubbock, TX USA1616
51Charles JacksonLBMarch 22, 19556'2"225WashingtonLos Angeles, CA USA160
72Stan JohnsonNTJune 18, 19556'4"275Tennessee St.Sandusky, OH USA100
82Bill KellarWRFebruary 8, 19565'11"187StanfordLongview, WA USA50
42MacArthur LaneRBMarch 16, 19426'1"220Utah St.Oakland, CA USA160
71Dave LindstromDENovember 16, 19546'6"255Boston Univ.Cambridge, MA USA160
10Mike LivingstonQBNovember 14, 19456'4"212SMUDallas, TX USA1414
74Jeff LloydDEMarch 14, 19546'6"255West Texas A&MSt. Mary's, PA USA164
89Henry MarshallWRAugust 9, 19546'2"214MissouriBroxton, GA USA1616
22Larry MarshallDBMarch 2, 19505'10"195MarylandLevittown, PA USA20
22Ted McKnightRHFebruary 26, 19546'1"209Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, MN USA1616
83Jerrold McRaeWRApril 9, 19556'1"194Tennessee St.Laurel, MS USA40
27Ray MiloDBFebruary 19, 19545'11"178New Mexico St.Conroe, TX USA10
21Arnold MorgadoFBMarch 27, 19526'0"210Michigan St.Honolulu, HI USA160
70Jim NicholsonTFebruary 28, 19496'6"269Michigan St.Honolulu, HI USA60
38Ricky OdomDBSeptember 16, 19566'0"183USCJonesboro, LA USA80
61Don ParrishNTApril 6, 19556'2"255PittsburghTallahassee, FL USA1512
64Whitney PaulLOLBOctober 8, 19536'3"220ColoradoGalveston, TX USA1616
34Eddie PaytonKRAugust 3, 19515'8"175Jackson St.Columbia, MS USA140
29Clyde PowersDBAugust 19, 19516'1"195OklahomaPascagoula, MS USA10
32Tony ReedLHMarch 30, 19555'11"197ColoradoSan Francisco, CA USA1616
55Dave RozumekLILBApril 25, 19546'1"215New HampshireLawrence, MA USA1616
58Jack RudnayCNovember 20, 19476'3"240NorthwesternCleveland, OH USA1616
81Tony SamuelsTEDecember 30, 19546'4"229Florida A&MTampa, FL USA160
50Clarence SandersLBDecember 28, 19526'4"228CincinnatiMontgomery, AL USA160
73Bob SimmonsLGJuly 7, 19546'4"260TexasTemple, TX USA1615
86J.T. SmithWROctober 29, 19556'2"185North TexasLeonard, TX USA60
59Gary SpaniRILBJanuary 9, 19566'2"229Kansas St.Satanta, KS USA1413
3Jan StenerudKNovember 26, 19426'2"187Montana St.Fetsund, Norway160
67Art StillLDEDecember 5, 19556'7"253KentuckyCamden, NJ USA1616
18Emmitt ThomasRCBJune 3, 19436'2"192BishopAngleton, TX USA160
76Rod WaltersGFebruary 27, 19546'3"258IowaLansing, MI USA164
88Walter WhiteTEJuly 19, 19516'3"216MarylandCharlottesville, VA USA1616



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