1965 Kansas City Chiefs Roster

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 7-5-2
Finishing 3rd in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Hank Stram (7-5-2)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1965 Kansas City Chiefs Statistics
1965 Kansas City Chiefs Results

The Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses and 2 ties, finishing third in the AFL's West Division.

Kansas City scored 322 points, while the defense yielded 285. Len Dawson passed for 2,262 yards. Chris Burford topped all receivers, grabbing 47 passes, while Curtis McClinton added 590 receiving yards. Otis Taylor was targeted regularly, too.

Curtis McClinton carried the ball for a team-leading 661 yards for the Chiefs, while Mack Hill additionally buoyed the ground attack.

Fred Williamson intercepted 6 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 USA1414
10Pete BeathardQBMarch 7, 19426'1"200USCHermosa Beach, CA USA142
78Bobby BellLLBJune 17, 19406'4"228MinnesotaShelby, NC USA140
61Dennis BiodrowskiOGJune 27, 19406'1"250MemphisGary, IN USA60
87Mel BranchRDEFebruary 15, 19376'2"230LSULeesville, LA USA1414
38Solomon BrannanCBSeptember 5, 19426'1"188Morris BrownSavannah, GA USA100
81Tommy BrookerKOctober 31, 19396'2"235AlabamaDemopolis, AL USA140
86Buck BuchananRDTSeptember 10, 19406'7"270Grambling St.Gainesville, AL USA140
71Ed BuddeLGNovember 2, 19406'5"265Michigan St.Highland Park, MI USA1414
88Chris BurfordSEJanuary 31, 19386'3"220StanfordOakland, CA USA1111
80Reggie CarolanTEOctober 25, 19396'6"236IdahoSan Rafael, CA USA140
50Ronnie CavenessLBMarch 6, 19436'1"225ArkansasHouston, TX USA70
23Bert CoanKRJuly 2, 19406'5"220TCUTimpson, TX USA142
56Walt CoreyLBMay 9, 19386'2"240Miami (FL)Latrobe, PA USA70
74Jerry CornelisonOTSeptember 13, 19366'4"250SMUDallas, TX USA140
16Len DawsonQBJune 20, 19356'0"190PurdueAlliance, OH USA1412
79Al DotsonDTFebruary 25, 19436'4"260Grambling St.Houston, TX USA10
70Curt FarrierOGJune 25, 19416'6"264Montana St.Yakima, WA USA80
51Jim FraserRLB-PMay 29, 19366'3"236WisconsinPhiladelphia, PA USA140
65Jon GilliamCOctober 22, 19386'2"240Oklahoma St.Oklahoma City, OK USA1414
69Sherrill HeadrickMLBMarch 13, 19376'2"240TCUWaco, TX USA1414
73Dave HillRTFebruary 1, 19416'5"260AuburnLanett, AL USA1414
36Mack HillHBAugust 17, 19405'11"225SouthernQuincy, FL USA1313
55E.J. HolubRLBJanuary 5, 19386'4"236Texas TechSchulenburg, TX USA1414
20Bobby HuntLSAugust 15, 19406'1"185AuburnLanett, AL USA1414
85Chuck HurstonDE-LBNovember 9, 19426'6"240AuburnColumbus, GA USA140
26Frank JacksonFLApril 14, 19396'1"185SMULevelland, TX USA1414
82Ed LothamerLDTMay 20, 19426'5"270Michigan St.Detroit, MI USA1414
75Jerry MaysLDENovember 24, 19396'4"252SMUDallas, TX USA1414
32Curtis McClintonFBJune 25, 19396'3"227KansasMuskogee, OK USA1413
64Curt MerzRGApril 17, 19386'4"267IowaNewark, NJ USA149
22Willie MitchellPRAugust 28, 19406'0"185Tennessee St.San Antonio, TX USA1414
25Frank PittsWR-SENovember 12, 19436'3"199SouthernAtlanta, GA USA70
14Bobby PlySAugust 13, 19406'1"190BaylorMission, TX USA140
60Al ReynoldsROGFebruary 15, 19386'3"250TarkioWinchester, KS USA145
42Johnny RobinsonRSSeptember 9, 19386'1"205LSUDelhi, LA USA1414
76Hatch RosdahlDT-DEAugust 24, 19416'5"250Penn St.Hackensack, NJ USA140
35Smokey StoverLBAugust 24, 19386'0"227La-MonroeMcPherson, KS USA140
89Otis TaylorWR-FLAugust 11, 19426'3"215Prairie ViewHouston, TX USA140
77Jim TyrerLTFebruary 25, 19396'6"280Ohio St.Newark, OH USA1414
24Fred WilliamsonLCBMarch 5, 19376'3"219NorthwesternGary, IN USA1414
44Jerrel WilsonPOctober 4, 19416'2"222Southern MissNew Orleans, LA USA140