1974 Kansas City Chiefs Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Hank Stram (5-9)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas

1974 Kansas City Chiefs Statistics
1974 Kansas City Chiefs Results

The Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 5 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

Kansas City scored 233 points, while the defensive squad surrendered 293. Woody Green carried the ball for a team-leading 509 yards for the Chiefs, and Ed Podolak also aided the ground game.

Len Dawson passed for 1,573 yards. Ed Podolak topped pass catchers, grabbing 43 passes, while Barry Pearson added 387 receiving yards. Larry Brunson and Otis Taylor were targeted regularly as well.

The opportunistic defense created 44 turnovers. Emmitt Thomas intercepted 12 opponent throws.

Hank Stram coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
48	Nate Allen	LCB	May 13, 1948	5'10"	170	Texas Southern	Georgetown, SC USA	12	8
78	Bobby Bell	LLB	June 17, 1940	6'4"	228	Minnesota	Shelby, NC USA	14	10
84	Bob Briggs	DE-DT	April 28, 1945	6'4"	258	Heidelberg	Toledo, OH USA	7	0
83	Larry Brunson	PR	August 11, 1949	5'11"	180	Mesa	Little Rock, AR USA	14	5
86	Buck Buchanan	RDT	September 10, 1940	6'7"	270	Grambling St.	Gainesville, AL USA	14	9
71	Ed Budde	LG	November 2, 1940	6'5"	265	Michigan St.	Highland Park, MI USA	14	14
9	Dean Carlson	QB	August 1, 1950	6'3"	210	Iowa St.	Rushford, MN USA	1	0
65	Tom Condon	ROG-LOG	October 26, 1952	6'3"	255	Boston Col.	Derby, CT USA	14	0
61	Curley Culp	DT-NT-G	March 10, 1946	6'2"	265	Arizona St.	Yuma, AZ USA	4	2
60	George Daney	RG	February 2, 1946	6'4"	240	Detroit Mercy	Washington, PA USA	13	13
16	Len Dawson	QB	June 20, 1935	6'0"	190	Purdue	Alliance, OH USA	14	8
69	Fred DeBernardi	DE	March 2, 1949	6'5"	250	Texas-El Paso	Santa Clarita, CA USA	7	0
76	Tom Drougas	OT	December 25, 1949	6'4"	257	Oregon	Portland, OR USA	7	1
24	Willie Ellison	RB	November 1, 1945	6'2"	210	Texas Southern	Lockhart, TX USA	5	2
77	Charlie Getty	LT	July 24, 1952	6'4"	265	Penn St.	Pompton Lakes, NJ USA	14	14
56	Tom Graham	LB	April 15, 1950	6'2"	235	Oregon	Los Angeles, CA USA	8	0
27	Woody Green	FB	June 20, 1951	6'0"	205	Arizona St.	Warren, OR USA	10	7
80	Andy Hamilton	WR	November 8, 1950	6'3"	190	LSU	Ruston, LA USA	10	0
38	Wendell Hayes	RB	August 5, 1940	6'1"	220	Humboldt St.	Dallas, TX USA	14	6
73	Dave Hill	ROT	February 1, 1941	6'5"	260	Auburn	Lanett, AL USA	5	5
52	Tommy Humphrey	C	March 24, 1950	6'6"	260	Abilene Christian	Comanche, TX USA	5	0
12	David Jaynes	QB	December 12, 1952	6'2"	212	Kansas	Kansas City, KS USA	2	0
32	Doug Jones	SS	May 31, 1950	6'2"	202	Arizona St.	San Diego, CA USA	14	0
46	Jim Kearney	SS	January 21, 1943	6'2"	206	Prairie View	Wharton, TX USA	14	14
74	Tom Keating	LDT	September 2, 1942	6'2"	247	Michigan	Chicago, IL USA	14	12
31	Jeff Kinney	RB	November 1, 1949	6'2"	215	Nebraska	Oxford, NE USA	13	3
63	Willie Lanier	MLB	August 21, 1945	6'1"	245	Morgan St.	Clover, VA USA	14	14
10	Mike Livingston	QB	November 14, 1945	6'4"	212	SMU	Dallas, TX USA	8	6
51	Jim Lynch	RLB	August 28, 1945	6'1"	235	Notre Dame	Lima, OH USA	14	14
40	Jim Marsalis	DB	October 10, 1945	5'11"	194	Tennessee St.	Pascagoula, MS USA	2	1
79	John Matuszak	LDT-RDT	October 25, 1950	6'8"	272	Missouri	Milwaukee, WI USA	8	6
30	Cleo Miller	RB	September 5, 1952	5'11"	207	Ark-Pine Bluff	Gould, AR USA	14	2
22	Donnie Joe Morris	RB	February 16, 1950	5'11"	195	North Texas	Amarillo, TX USA	3	0
70	Jim Nicholson	RT	February 28, 1949	6'6"	269	Michigan St.	Honolulu, HI USA	13	8
47	Willie Osley	CB	April 10, 1951	6'0"	195	Illinois	Detroit, MI USA	3	0
57	Al Palewicz	RLB	March 23, 1950	6'1"	215	Miami (FL)	Fort Worth, TX USA	13	0
85	Barry Pearson	WR	February 4, 1950	5'11"	185	Northwestern	Geneseo, IL USA	14	5
75	Francis Peay	ROG-LOT	May 23, 1944	6'5"	250	Arizona	Pittsburgh, PA USA	10	1
14	Ed Podolak	RB	September 1, 1947	6'1"	204	Iowa	Atlantic, IA USA	9	8
15	Kerry Reardon	DB	May 6, 1949	5'11"	180	Iowa	Kansas City, MO USA	11	5
58	Jack Rudnay	C	November 20, 1947	6'3"	240	Northwestern	Cleveland, OH USA	14	14
20	Mike Sensibaugh	FS	January 3, 1949	5'11"	192	Ohio St.	Cincinnati, OH USA	14	14
3	Jan Stenerud	K	November 26, 1942	6'2"	187	Montana St.	Fetsund, Norway	14	0
87	John Strada	TE	November 13, 1952	6'3"	230	William Jewell	Kansas City, MO USA	11	0
88	Morris Stroud	TE	May 17, 1946	6'10"	255	Clark (GA)	Miami, FL USA	14	14
89	Otis Taylor	WR	August 11, 1942	6'3"	215	Prairie View	Houston, TX USA	10	9
18	Emmitt Thomas	RCB	June 3, 1943	6'2"	192	Bishop	Angleton, TX USA	14	14
43	Bill Thomas	KR	August 7, 1949	6'2"	225	Boston Col.	Ossining, NY USA	14	0
50	Bob Thornbladh	MLB	September 19, 1952	6'1"	220	Michigan	Cleveland, OH USA	14	0
81	Marvin Upshaw	LDE	November 22, 1946	6'4"	260	Trinity (TX)	Robstown, TX USA	14	0
72	Wayne Walton	T-G	October 15, 1948	6'5"	255	Abilene Christian	Waco, TX USA	9	1
54	Clyde Werner	LLB	December 10, 1947	6'4"	225	Washington	Munising, MI USA	14	3
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	13	9
99	Wilbur Young	RDE	April 20, 1949	6'6"	285	William Penn	New York, NY USA	14	14