1980 Kansas City Chiefs Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Marv Levy (8-8)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1980 Kansas City Chiefs StatisticsTeam Record: 8-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Marv Levy (8-8)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1980 Kansas City Chiefs Results
The Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ended the 1980 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
Kansas City ran up 319 points, while the defense yielded 336. Ted McKnight carried the ball for a team-leading 693 yards for the Chiefs.
Steve Fuller tossed for 2,250 yards. Henry Marshall grabbed 47 passes for 799 yards, while J.T. Smith, Ted McKnight and Tony Reed each were targeted regularly as well.
The opportunistic defense led the way with 43 turnovers. Gary Barbaro picked off 10 opponent throws.
Marv Levy coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Charlie Ane | C | August 12, 1952 | 6'1" | 233 | Michigan St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 26 | Gary Barbaro | FS | February 11, 1954 | 6'4" | 203 | Nicholls St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 85 | Ed Beckman | TE | January 2, 1955 | 6'4" | 229 | Florida St. | Key West, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 99 | Mike Bell | DE | August 30, 1957 | 6'4" | 255 | Colorado St. | Wichita, KS USA | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Horace Belton | RB | July 16, 1955 | 5'8" | 200 | SE Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 14 | 3 |
| 57 | Jerry Blanton | LB | December 20, 1956 | 6'1" | 231 | Kentucky | Toledo, OH USA | 16 | 3 |
| 66 | Brad Budde | G | May 9, 1958 | 6'4" | 262 | USC | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 3 |
| 88 | Carlos Carson | KR | December 28, 1958 | 5'11" | 180 | LSU | Lake Worth, FL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 42 | M.L. Carter | DB | December 9, 1955 | 5'9" | 173 | Cal State-Fullerton | Beaufort, SC USA | 7 | 2 |
| 41 | Herb Christopher | SS | April 7, 1954 | 5'10" | 195 | Morris Brown | Thomasville, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 2 | Tom Clements | QB | June 18, 1953 | 6'0" | 183 | Notre Dame | McKees Rocks, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Tom Condon | RG | October 26, 1952 | 6'3" | 255 | Boston Col. | Derby, CT USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Al Dixon | TE | April 5, 1954 | 6'5" | 230 | Iowa St. | Drew, MS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 46 | Paul Dombroski | DB | August 8, 1956 | 6'0" | 185 | Hawaii | Sumter, SC USA | 16 | 1 |
| 4 | Steve Fuller | QB | January 5, 1957 | 6'4" | 198 | Clemson | Enid, OK USA | 14 | 13 |
| 23 | Earl Gant | RB | July 6, 1957 | 6'0" | 207 | Missouri | Chicago, IL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 80 | Bubba Garcia | WR | October 18, 1957 | 5'11" | 185 | Texas-El Paso | New Braunfels, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 77 | Charlie Getty | RT | July 24, 1952 | 6'4" | 265 | Penn St. | Pompton Lakes, NJ USA | 6 | 6 |
| 24 | Gary Green | LCB | October 22, 1955 | 5'11" | 187 | Baylor | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 1 | Bob Grupp | P | May 8, 1955 | 5'11" | 193 | Duke | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 48 | James Hadnot | RB | July 11, 1957 | 6'2" | 244 | Texas Tech | Jasper, TX USA | 13 | 5 |
| 44 | Eric Harris | RCB | August 11, 1955 | 6'3" | 198 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 15 | 13 |
| 60 | Matt Herkenhoff | LT | April 2, 1951 | 6'4" | 267 | Minnesota | Melrose, MN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 75 | Sylvester Hicks | DE | April 2, 1955 | 6'4" | 251 | Tennessee St. | Jackson, TN USA | 10 | 0 |
| 52 | Tom Howard | LOLB | August 18, 1954 | 6'2" | 213 | Texas Tech | Lubbock, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Charles Jackson | LB | March 22, 1955 | 6'2" | 225 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 9 | Bill Kenney | QB | January 20, 1955 | 6'4" | 211 | Arizona St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 3 | 3 |
| 62 | Kelly Kirchbaum | LB | June 14, 1957 | 6'2" | 240 | Kentucky | Fort Knox, KY USA | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | Ken Kremer | NT-DE | July 16, 1957 | 6'4" | 250 | Ball St. | Hammond, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Dave Lindstrom | RDE | November 16, 1954 | 6'6" | 255 | Boston Univ. | Cambridge, MA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 8 | Nick Lowery | K | May 27, 1956 | 6'4" | 215 | Dartmouth | Munich, Germany | 16 | 0 |
| 74 | Dino Mangiero | NT | December 19, 1958 | 6'2" | 265 | Rutgers | New York, NY USA | 16 | 1 |
| 54 | Frank Manumaleuga | LILB | May 9, 1956 | 6'2" | 245 | UCLA | Salelavalu, HI Western Samoa | 16 | 13 |
| 89 | Henry Marshall | WR | August 9, 1954 | 6'2" | 214 | Missouri | Broxton, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 22 | Ted McKnight | FB | February 26, 1954 | 6'1" | 209 | Minnesota-Duluth | Duluth, MN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 79 | Jerry Meyers | DE-DT | February 21, 1954 | 6'4" | 249 | Northern Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Arnold Morgado | RB | March 27, 1952 | 6'0" | 210 | Michigan St. | Honolulu, HI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 72 | Brad Oates | T-G | September 30, 1953 | 6'6" | 274 | Duke | Mesa, AZ USA | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | Don Parrish | NT | April 6, 1955 | 6'2" | 255 | Pittsburgh | Tallahassee, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 53 | Whitney Paul | ROLB | October 8, 1953 | 6'3" | 220 | Colorado | Galveston, TX USA | 12 | 10 |
| 50 | Cal Peterson | ROLB | October 16, 1952 | 6'3" | 220 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 6 |
| 32 | Tony Reed | RB | March 30, 1955 | 5'11" | 197 | Colorado | San Francisco, CA USA | 15 | 7 |
| 31 | Jerry Reese | DB | January 7, 1955 | 6'3" | 192 | Oklahoma | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 87 | Stan Rome | WR | June 4, 1956 | 6'5" | 212 | Clemson | Valdosta, GA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 27 | Donovan Rose | DB | March 9, 1957 | 6'1" | 187 | Hampton | Norfolk, VA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 70 | Jim Rourke | RT | February 10, 1957 | 6'5" | 264 | Boston Col. | Weymouth, MA USA | 15 | 9 |
| 58 | Jack Rudnay | C | November 20, 1947 | 6'3" | 240 | Northwestern | Cleveland, OH USA | 12 | 12 |
| 81 | Tony Samuels | TE | December 30, 1954 | 6'4" | 229 | Florida A&M | Tampa, FL USA | 4 | 4 |
| 55 | Clarence Sanders | LB | December 28, 1952 | 6'4" | 228 | Cincinnati | Montgomery, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Bob Simmons | LG | July 7, 1954 | 6'4" | 260 | Texas | Temple, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 72 | Franky Smith | T | January 16, 1956 | 6'6" | 279 | Alabama A&M | Birmingham, AL USA | 4 | 2 |
| 86 | J.T. Smith | PR | October 29, 1955 | 6'2" | 185 | North Texas | Leonard, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 59 | Gary Spani | RILB | January 9, 1956 | 6'2" | 229 | Kansas St. | Satanta, KS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 67 | Art Still | LDE | December 5, 1955 | 6'7" | 253 | Kentucky | Camden, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 76 | Rod Walters | G | February 27, 1954 | 6'3" | 258 | Iowa | Lansing, MI USA | 6 | 1 |
| 83 | Mike Williams | TE | October 14, 1957 | 6'3" | 222 | New Mexico | New Kingston, PA USA | 16 | 11 |
