1988 Kansas City Chiefs Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-11-1
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Frank Gansz (4-11-1)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1988 Kansas City Chiefs StatisticsTeam Record: 4-11-1
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Frank Gansz (4-11-1)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1988 Kansas City Chiefs Results
The Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 4 wins and 11 losses and 1 ties, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
Kansas City chalked up 254 points, while the defensive squad allowed 320. Steve DeBerg passed for 2,935 yards. Stephone Paige topped pass catchers, grabbing 61 passes for 902 yards. Paul Palmer and Carlos Carson were targeted regularly as well.
Christian Okoye carried the ball for a team-leading 473 yards for the Chiefs, while Herman Heard and Paul Palmer additionally contributed to the rushing attack.
Deron Cherry picked off 7 opponent throws. Bill Maas led the defensive unit with 4 sacks.
Frank Gansz coached the team.
Click on column headings to sort.
| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Mark Adickes | RG | April 22, 1961 | 6'4" | 278 | Baylor | Badconstadt, Germany | 10 | 10 |
| 76 | John Alt | LT | May 30, 1962 | 6'8" | 298 | Iowa | Stuttgart, Germany | 14 | 13 |
| 91 | Gary Baldinger | DE | October 4, 1963 | 6'3" | 264 | Wake Forest | Philadelphia, PA USA | 11 | 4 |
| 77 | Rich Baldinger | LG | December 31, 1959 | 6'4" | 285 | Wake Forest | Camp Lejeune, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 58 | Tom Baugh | C | December 1, 1963 | 6'3" | 274 | Southern Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 10 |
| 99 | Mike Bell | RDE | August 30, 1957 | 6'4" | 255 | Colorado St. | Wichita, KS USA | 12 | 12 |
| 34 | Lloyd Burruss | SS | October 31, 1957 | 6'0" | 204 | Maryland | Charlottesville, VA USA | 10 | 9 |
| 88 | Carlos Carson | WR | December 28, 1958 | 5'11" | 180 | LSU | Lake Worth, FL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 20 | Deron Cherry | FS | September 12, 1959 | 5'11" | 197 | Rutgers | Riverside, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 54 | Tim Cofield | ROLB | May 18, 1963 | 6'2" | 243 | Elizabeth City St. | Murfreesboro, NC USA | 16 | 15 |
| 81 | Darrell Colbert | WR | November 16, 1964 | 5'10" | 174 | Texas Southern | Beaumont, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | Louis Cooper | LB | August 5, 1963 | 6'2" | 240 | West. Carolina | Marion, SC USA | 11 | 4 |
| 17 | Steve DeBerg | QB | January 19, 1954 | 6'3" | 210 | San Jose St. | Oakland, CA USA | 13 | 11 |
| 50 | Jack Del Rio | LOLB | April 4, 1963 | 6'4" | 246 | USC | Castro Valley, CA USA | 15 | 10 |
| 65 | Curt DiGiacomo | G-C | October 24, 1963 | 6'4" | 270 | Arizona | San Diego, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 75 | Irv Eatman | RT | January 1, 1961 | 6'7" | 293 | UCLA | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 14 |
| 64 | Gerry Feehery | C | March 9, 1960 | 6'2" | 268 | Syracuse | Philadelphia, PA USA | 6 | 6 |
| 48 | Kenny Gamble | RB-DB | March 8, 1965 | 5'10" | 197 | Colgate | Holyoke, MA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 2 | Kelly Goodburn | P | April 14, 1962 | 6'2" | 195 | Emporia St. | Cherokee, IA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 98 | Leonard Griffin | LDE | September 22, 1962 | 6'4" | 268 | Grambling St. | Lake Providence, LA USA | 15 | 9 |
| 56 | Dino Hackett | RILB | June 28, 1964 | 6'3" | 228 | Appalachian St. | Greensboro, NC USA | 13 | 13 |
| 93 | Dee Hardison | DE | May 2, 1956 | 6'4" | 274 | North Carolina | Jacksonville, NC USA | 7 | 1 |
| 86 | Emile Harry | WR | April 5, 1963 | 5'11" | 175 | Stanford | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 64 | James Harvey | G-T | November 27, 1965 | 6'3" | 265 | Jackson St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Andy Hawkins | LB | March 31, 1958 | 6'2" | 225 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Bay City, TX USA | 7 | 3 |
| 85 | Jonathan Hayes | TE | August 11, 1962 | 6'5" | 248 | Iowa | South Fayette, PA USA | 16 | 9 |
| 44 | Herman Heard | RB | November 24, 1961 | 5'10" | 184 | Fort Lewis | Denver, CO USA | 12 | 5 |
| 23 | Greg Hill | DB | February 12, 1961 | 6'1" | 194 | Oklahoma St. | Orange, TX USA | 15 | 0 |
| 25 | David Hollis | DB,WR/DB | April 4, 1965 | 5'11" | 175 | UNLV | Los Angeles, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | Todd Howard | LB | February 18, 1965 | 6'2" | 235 | Texas A&M | Bryan, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 60 | Byron Ingram | RG | November 17, 1964 | 6'2" | 295 | East. Kentucky | Lexington, KY USA | 12 | 5 |
| 41 | Keyvan Jenkins | RB | January 6, 1961 | 5'10" | 190 | UNLV | Stockton, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Sidney Johnson | DB | March 7, 1965 | 5'9" | 175 | California | Los Angeles, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 81 | Rod Jones | TE | March 3, 1964 | 6'4" | 240 | Washington | Richmond, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | Brian Jozwiak | G | June 20, 1963 | 6'5" | 304 | West Virginia | Baltimore, MD USA | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Bill Kenney | QB | January 20, 1955 | 6'4" | 211 | Arizona St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 29 | Albert Lewis | LCB | October 6, 1960 | 6'2" | 196 | Grambling St. | Mansfield, LA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 22 | Calvin Loveall | DB | July 23, 1962 | 5'9" | 180 | Idaho | Kennewick, WA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 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 | 15 | 7 |
| 63 | Bill Maas | NT | March 2, 1962 | 6'5" | 271 | Pittsburgh | Newtown Square, PA USA | 8 | 8 |
| 57 | Chris Martin | LB | December 19, 1960 | 6'2" | 236 | Auburn | Huntsville, AL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 92 | Jerry McCabe | LB | January 25, 1965 | 6'1" | 225 | Holy Cross | Detroit, MI USA | 3 | 1 |
| 62 | Ron McLean | NT-DE | April 13, 1963 | 6'3" | 270 | Cal State-Fullerton | Everett, WA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 32 | Larry Moriarty | RB | April 24, 1958 | 6'1" | 240 | Notre Dame | Santa Barbara, CA USA | 9 | 3 |
| 35 | Christian Okoye | FB | August 16, 1961 | 6'1" | 253 | Azusa Pacific | Enugu, Nigeria | 9 | 9 |
| 83 | Stephone Paige | WR | October 15, 1961 | 6'2" | 184 | Fresno St. | Long Beach, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Paul Palmer | KR | October 14, 1964 | 5'9" | 184 | Temple | Bethesda, MD USA | 15 | 11 |
| 96 | Aaron Pearson | LILB | August 22, 1964 | 6'0" | 239 | Mississippi St. | Gadsden, AL USA | 16 | 10 |
| 24 | J.C. Pearson | LCB | August 17, 1963 | 5'11" | 187 | Cal Poly-Pomona | , Japan | 16 | 6 |
| 27 | Kevin Porter | SS | April 11, 1966 | 5'10" | 215 | Auburn | Bronx, NY USA | 15 | 7 |
| 87 | Alfredo Roberts | TE | March 1, 1965 | 6'3" | 250 | Miami (FL) | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 16 | 7 |
| 31 | Kevin Ross | RCB | January 16, 1962 | 5'9" | 185 | Temple | Camden, NJ USA | 15 | 14 |
| 70 | Jerome Sally | NT | February 24, 1959 | 6'3" | 267 | Missouri | Chicago, IL USA | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | James Saxon | FB | March 23, 1966 | 5'11" | 237 | San Jose St. | Buford, SC USA | 16 | 4 |
| 90 | Neil Smith | LDE | April 10, 1966 | 6'4" | 270 | Nebraska | New Orleans, LA USA | 13 | 7 |
| 52 | Angelo Snipes | LOLB | January 11, 1963 | 6'0" | 222 | West Georgia | Atlanta, GA USA | 15 | 8 |
| 94 | Troy Stedman | LB | May 19, 1965 | 6'3" | 243 | Iowa Central | Cedar Falls, IA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 67 | Mike Stensrud | LDE | February 19, 1956 | 6'5" | 280 | Iowa St. | Forest City, IA USA | 13 | 5 |
| 82 | Kitrick Taylor | PR | July 22, 1964 | 5'11" | 194 | Washington St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 71 | Don Thorp | NT-DE | July 10, 1962 | 6'4" | 260 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 3 | 0 |
