1972 Kansas City Chiefs Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Hank Stram (8-6)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1972 Kansas City Chiefs StatisticsTeam Record: 8-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Hank Stram (8-6)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1972 Kansas City Chiefs Results
The Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
Kansas City racked up 287 points, while the defensive squad surrendered 254. Ed Podolak carried the ball for a team-leading 615 yards for the Chiefs, and Wendell Hayes also contributed to the rushing attack.
Len Dawson passed for 1,835 yards. Otis Taylor grabbed 57 passes for 821 yards. Ed Podolak was targeted regularly, too.
The opportunistic defense led the way with 43 turnovers. Mike Sensibaugh intercepted 8 opponent throws.
Hank Stram coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Adamle | RB | October 4, 1949 | 5'9" | 197 | Northwestern | Kent, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 48 | Nate Allen | LCB | May 13, 1948 | 5'10" | 170 | Texas Southern | Georgetown, SC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 78 | Bobby Bell | LLB | June 17, 1940 | 6'4" | 228 | Minnesota | Shelby, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Keith Best | LLB | August 21, 1950 | 6'3" | 220 | Kansas St. | Canton, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 87 | Aaron Brown | DE | November 16, 1943 | 6'5" | 255 | Minnesota | Port Arthur, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 86 | Buck Buchanan | RDT | September 10, 1940 | 6'7" | 270 | Grambling St. | Gainesville, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Ed Budde | LG | November 2, 1940 | 6'5" | 265 | Michigan St. | Highland Park, MI USA | 13 | 13 |
| 61 | Curley Culp | LDT | March 10, 1946 | 6'2" | 265 | Arizona St. | Yuma, AZ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 60 | George Daney | ROG | February 2, 1946 | 6'4" | 240 | Detroit Mercy | Washington, PA USA | 14 | 1 |
| 16 | Len Dawson | QB | June 20, 1935 | 6'0" | 190 | Purdue | Alliance, OH USA | 14 | 12 |
| 83 | Willie Frazier | TE | June 19, 1942 | 6'4" | 245 | Ark-Pine Bluff | El Dorado, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 79 | Larry Gagner | LOG | December 30, 1943 | 6'3" | 240 | Florida | Cleveland, OH USA | 7 | 1 |
| 38 | Wendell Hayes | FB | August 5, 1940 | 6'1" | 220 | Humboldt St. | Dallas, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 73 | Dave Hill | RT | February 1, 1941 | 6'5" | 260 | Auburn | Lanett, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 21 | Dennis Homan | WR | January 9, 1946 | 6'1" | 181 | Alabama | Muscle Shoals, AL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 41 | Bruce Jankowski | WR | August 12, 1949 | 5'11" | 185 | Ohio St. | Paterson, NJ USA | 4 | 2 |
| 46 | Jim Kearney | SS | January 21, 1943 | 6'2" | 206 | Prairie View | Wharton, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 31 | Jeff Kinney | RB | November 1, 1949 | 6'2" | 215 | Nebraska | Oxford, NE USA | 9 | 2 |
| 63 | Willie Lanier | MLB | August 21, 1945 | 6'1" | 245 | Morgan St. | Clover, VA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 10 | Mike Livingston | QB | November 14, 1945 | 6'4" | 212 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 5 | 2 |
| 82 | Ed Lothamer | DT | May 20, 1942 | 6'5" | 270 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | Jim Lynch | RLB | August 28, 1945 | 6'1" | 235 | Notre Dame | Lima, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Jim Marsalis | LCB | October 10, 1945 | 5'11" | 194 | Tennessee St. | Pascagoula, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | Larry Marshall | KR | March 2, 1950 | 5'10" | 195 | Maryland | Levittown, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 76 | Mo Moorman | RG | July 24, 1944 | 6'5" | 252 | Kentucky | Louisville, KY USA | 13 | 13 |
| 50 | Mike Oriard | C | May 26, 1948 | 6'4" | 223 | Notre Dame | Spokane, WA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 35 | Jim Otis | RB | April 29, 1948 | 6'0" | 220 | Ohio St. | Celina, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
| 14 | Ed Podolak | RB | September 1, 1947 | 6'1" | 204 | Iowa | Atlantic, IA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 15 | Kerry Reardon | DB | May 6, 1949 | 5'11" | 180 | Iowa | Kansas City, MO USA | 7 | 0 |
| 58 | Jack Rudnay | C | November 20, 1947 | 6'3" | 240 | Northwestern | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 67 | George Seals | G-DT-T | October 2, 1942 | 6'3" | 260 | Missouri | Higginsville, MO USA | 11 | 0 |
| 20 | Mike Sensibaugh | FS | January 3, 1949 | 5'11" | 192 | Ohio St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Sid Smith | C-T | July 6, 1948 | 6'4" | 260 | USC | Wichita, KS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Bob Stein | LB | January 22, 1948 | 6'3" | 235 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | Jan Stenerud | K | November 26, 1942 | 6'2" | 187 | Montana St. | Fetsund, Norway | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Morris Stroud | TE | May 17, 1946 | 6'10" | 255 | Clark (GA) | Miami, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Otis Taylor | WR | August 11, 1942 | 6'3" | 215 | Prairie View | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | Emmitt Thomas | RCB | June 3, 1943 | 6'2" | 192 | Bishop | Angleton, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 77 | Jim Tyrer | LT | February 25, 1939 | 6'6" | 280 | Ohio St. | Newark, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 81 | Marvin Upshaw | LDE | November 22, 1946 | 6'4" | 260 | Trinity (TX) | Robstown, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 54 | Clyde Werner | RLB | December 10, 1947 | 6'4" | 225 | Washington | Munising, MI USA | 14 | 1 |
| 26 | Robert West | WR | October 3, 1950 | 6'4" | 218 | San Diego St. | San Diego, CA USA | 11 | 5 |
| 44 | Jerrel Wilson | P | October 4, 1941 | 6'2" | 222 | Southern Miss | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | Elmo Wright | WR | July 3, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | Houston | Brazoria, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 99 | Wilbur Young | RDE | April 20, 1949 | 6'6" | 285 | William Penn | New York, NY USA | 14 | 13 |
