1970 Kansas City Chiefs Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-5-2
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Hank Stram (7-5-2)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1970 Kansas City Chiefs Statistics
1970 Kansas City Chiefs Results

The Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses and 2 ties, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

Kansas City scored 272 points, while the defensive squad surrendered 244. Ed Podolak carried the ball for a team-leading 749 yards for the Chiefs.

Len Dawson threw for 1,876 yards. Otis Taylor topped all receivers, grabbing 34 passes for 618 yards. Wendell Hayes and Ed Podolak were targeted regularly as well.

The opportunistic defense led the way with 43 turnovers. Johnny Robinson intercepted 10 opponent throws.

Hank Stram coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
84Fred ArbanasTEJanuary 14, 19396'3"240Michigan St.Detroit, MI USA60
78Bobby BellLLBJune 17, 19406'4"228MinnesotaShelby, NC USA140
24Ceasar BelserDBSeptember 13, 19446'0"205Ark-Pine BluffMontgomery, AL USA140
87Aaron BrownRDENovember 16, 19436'5"255MinnesotaPort Arthur, TX USA110
86Buck BuchananRDTSeptember 10, 19406'7"270Grambling St.Gainesville, AL USA140
71Ed BuddeLGNovember 2, 19406'5"265Michigan St.Highland Park, MI USA140
80Billy CannonTE-HB-FBAugust 2, 19376'1"207LSUPhiladelphia, MS USA60
61Curley CulpLDTMarch 10, 19466'2"265Arizona St.Yuma, AZ USA140
60George DaneyGFebruary 2, 19466'4"240Detroit MercyWashington, PA USA140
16Len DawsonQBJune 20, 19356'0"190PurdueAlliance, OH USA1412
21Mike GarrettRBApril 12, 19445'9"191USCLos Angeles, CA USA30
23David HadleyDBOctober 8, 19485'9"186Alcorn St.Amory, MS USA140
38Wendell HayesFBAugust 5, 19406'1"220Humboldt St.Dallas, TX USA140
73Dave HillRTFebruary 1, 19416'5"260AuburnLanett, AL USA140
81Jimmy HinesWRSeptember 10, 19466'0"175Texas SouthernDumas, AR USA10
45Robert HolmesKROctober 5, 19455'9"221SouthernHuntsville, TX USA140
55E.J. HolubLB-CJanuary 5, 19386'4"236Texas TechSchulenburg, TX USA140
7John HuarteQBApril 6, 19446'0"185Notre DameAnaheim, CA USA10
85Chuck HurstonDE-LBNovember 9, 19426'6"240AuburnColumbus, GA USA140
46Jim KearneySSJanuary 21, 19436'2"206Prairie ViewWharton, TX USA140
63Willie LanierMLBAugust 21, 19456'1"245Morgan St.Clover, VA USA140
62Bob LiggettDTDecember 8, 19466'2"255NebraskaAliquippa, PA USA70
10Mike LivingstonQBNovember 14, 19456'4"212SMUDallas, TX USA42
51Jim LynchRLBAugust 28, 19456'1"235Notre DameLima, OH USA140
40Jim MarsalisLCBOctober 10, 19455'11"194Tennessee St.Pascagoula, MS USA140
75Jerry MaysLDENovember 24, 19396'4"252SMUDallas, TX USA140
6Warren McVeaRB-SE-WRJuly 30, 19465'9"182HoustonSan Antonio, TX USA140
22Willie MitchellDBAugust 28, 19406'0"185Tennessee St.San Antonio, TX USA140
76Mo MoormanRGJuly 24, 19446'5"252KentuckyLouisville, KY USA130
50Mike OriardC-GMay 26, 19486'4"223Notre DameSpokane, WA USA10
25Frank PittsWRNovember 12, 19436'3"199SouthernAtlanta, GA USA120
14Ed PodolakPRSeptember 1, 19476'1"204IowaAtlantic, IA USA140
26Lew PorterWRMarch 7, 19475'11"178SouthernClarksville, MS USA50
42Johnny RobinsonFSSeptember 9, 19386'1"205LSUDelhi, LA USA140
58Jack RudnayCNovember 20, 19476'3"240NorthwesternCleveland, OH USA140
70Sid SmithC-TJuly 6, 19486'4"260USCWichita, KS USA140
66Bob SteinLBJanuary 22, 19486'3"235MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN USA140
3Jan StenerudKNovember 26, 19426'2"187Montana St.Fetsund, Norway140
88Morris StroudTEMay 17, 19466'10"255Clark (GA)Miami, FL USA130
89Otis TaylorWRAugust 11, 19426'3"215Prairie ViewHouston, TX USA130
18Emmitt ThomasRCBJune 3, 19436'2"192BishopAngleton, TX USA140
77Jim TyrerLTFebruary 25, 19396'6"280Ohio St.Newark, OH USA140
81Marvin UpshawDE-DTNovember 22, 19466'4"260Trinity (TX)Robstown, TX USA70
30Gloster Van RichardsonWR-FLJuly 18, 19426'2"200Jackson St.Greenville, MS USA120
54Clyde WernerLBDecember 10, 19476'4"225WashingtonMunising, MI USA70
44Jerrel WilsonPOctober 4, 19416'2"222Southern MissNew Orleans, LA USA140



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