1979 Kansas City Chiefs Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Marv Levy (7-9)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1979 Kansas City Chiefs StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Marv Levy (7-9)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1979 Kansas City Chiefs Results
The Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
The Chiefs stumbled, scoring only 238 points, and the solid defense allowed 262. Ted McKnight carried the ball for a team-leading 755 yards for Kansas City.
Steve Fuller passed for 1,484 yards. Ted McKnight grabbed 38 passes, while J.T. Smith added 444 receiving yards, while Tony Reed contributed to the receiving game as well.
Gary Barbaro picked off 7 opponent throws.
Marv Levy coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Curtis Anderson | DE-DT | May 16, 1957 | 6'6" | 250 | Central State (OH) | Cincinnati, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 56 | Charlie Ane | C | August 12, 1952 | 6'1" | 233 | Michigan St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 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 | 9 | 2 |
| 99 | Mike Bell | DE | August 30, 1957 | 6'4" | 255 | Colorado St. | Wichita, KS USA | 11 | 4 |
| 35 | Horace Belton | KR | July 16, 1955 | 5'8" | 200 | SE Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 57 | Jerry Blanton | LB | December 20, 1956 | 6'1" | 231 | Kentucky | Toledo, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 79 | Larry Brown | T | June 4, 1955 | 6'5" | 260 | Miami (FL) | Jacksonville, FL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | M.L. Carter | DB | December 9, 1955 | 5'9" | 173 | Cal State-Fullerton | Beaufort, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 41 | Herb Christopher | SS | April 7, 1954 | 5'10" | 195 | Morris Brown | Thomasville, GA USA | 9 | 6 |
| 44 | Tim Collier | RCB | May 31, 1954 | 6'0" | 172 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Dallas, TX USA | 15 | 9 |
| 65 | Tom Condon | RG | October 26, 1952 | 6'3" | 255 | Boston Col. | Derby, CT USA | 16 | 16 |
| 80 | Johnnie Dirden | WR | March 14, 1952 | 6'0" | 188 | Sam Houston St. | Houston, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 84 | Al Dixon | TE | April 5, 1954 | 6'5" | 230 | Iowa St. | Drew, MS USA | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Steve Fuller | QB | January 5, 1957 | 6'4" | 198 | Clemson | Enid, OK USA | 16 | 12 |
| 23 | Earl Gant | RB | July 6, 1957 | 6'0" | 207 | Missouri | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 83 | Steve Gaunty | WR | May 3, 1957 | 5'10" | 175 | Northern Colorado | Chicago, IL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 77 | Charlie Getty | LT | July 24, 1952 | 6'4" | 265 | Penn St. | Pompton Lakes, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 24 | Gary Green | LCB | October 22, 1955 | 5'11" | 187 | Baylor | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 1 | Bob Grupp | P | May 8, 1955 | 5'11" | 193 | Duke | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 34 | Wilbert Haslip | RB | December 8, 1956 | 5'11" | 212 | Hawaii | El Centro, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 60 | Matt Herkenhoff | T | April 2, 1951 | 6'4" | 267 | Minnesota | Melrose, MN USA | 5 | 0 |
| 75 | Sylvester Hicks | RDE | April 2, 1955 | 6'4" | 251 | Tennessee St. | Jackson, TN USA | 16 | 13 |
| 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 | 12 | 4 |
| 49 | Gerald Jackson | DB | March 5, 1956 | 6'1" | 195 | Mississippi St. | Moss Point, MS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 91 | Ken Kremer | NT-DE | July 16, 1957 | 6'4" | 250 | Ball St. | Hammond, IN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 71 | Dave Lindstrom | DE | November 16, 1954 | 6'6" | 255 | Boston Univ. | Cambridge, MA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 10 | Mike Livingston | QB | November 14, 1945 | 6'4" | 212 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 5 | 4 |
| 54 | Frank Manumaleuga | LILB | May 9, 1956 | 6'2" | 245 | UCLA | Salelavalu, HI Western Samoa | 15 | 0 |
| 89 | Henry Marshall | WR | August 9, 1954 | 6'2" | 214 | Missouri | Broxton, GA USA | 16 | 12 |
| 22 | Ted McKnight | FB | February 26, 1954 | 6'1" | 209 | Minnesota-Duluth | Duluth, MN USA | 15 | 14 |
| 21 | Arnold Morgado | RB | March 27, 1952 | 6'0" | 210 | Michigan St. | Honolulu, HI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 70 | Jim Nicholson | RT | February 28, 1949 | 6'6" | 269 | Michigan St. | Honolulu, HI USA | 15 | 0 |
| 61 | Don Parrish | NT | April 6, 1955 | 6'2" | 255 | Pittsburgh | Tallahassee, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 53 | Whitney Paul | LOLB | October 8, 1953 | 6'3" | 220 | Colorado | Galveston, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 20 | Horace Perkins | DB | March 15, 1954 | 5'11" | 180 | Colorado | El Campo, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 50 | Cal Peterson | LB | October 16, 1952 | 6'3" | 220 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 32 | Tony Reed | RB | March 30, 1955 | 5'11" | 197 | Colorado | San Francisco, CA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 31 | Jerry Reese | SS | January 7, 1955 | 6'3" | 192 | Oklahoma | New Orleans, LA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 87 | Stan Rome | WR | June 4, 1956 | 6'5" | 212 | Clemson | Valdosta, GA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 55 | Dave Rozumek | LB | April 25, 1954 | 6'1" | 215 | New Hampshire | Lawrence, MA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 58 | Jack Rudnay | C | November 20, 1947 | 6'3" | 240 | Northwestern | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 81 | Tony Samuels | TE | December 30, 1954 | 6'4" | 229 | Florida A&M | Tampa, FL USA | 16 | 13 |
| 73 | Bob Simmons | LG | July 7, 1954 | 6'4" | 260 | Texas | Temple, TX USA | 16 | 15 |
| 86 | J.T. Smith | PR | October 29, 1955 | 6'2" | 185 | North Texas | Leonard, TX USA | 16 | 13 |
| 59 | Gary Spani | RILB | January 9, 1956 | 6'2" | 229 | Kansas St. | Satanta, KS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 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 |
| 76 | Rod Walters | G | February 27, 1954 | 6'3" | 258 | Iowa | Lansing, MI USA | 16 | 2 |
| 88 | Walter White | TE | July 19, 1951 | 6'3" | 216 | Maryland | Charlottesville, VA USA | 6 | 3 |
| 40 | Mike Williams | TE-FB | October 14, 1957 | 6'3" | 222 | New Mexico | New Kingston, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
