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In 1959, a 26-year-old Texan, frustrated in his attempts to gain an NFL franchise, embarked on an alternate course that would drastically change the face of pro football. Lamar Hunt founded the American Football League and served as its first president when eight new teams began play in 1960.


Hunt's own team, the Dallas Texans, was located in his hometown where it would compete with the NFL's newest expansion team, the Dallas Cowboys. The Texans quickly made their mark as one of the new league's strongest teams. In 1962, their third season, they won the AFL championship by beating the Houston Oilers, 20-17. The game went into two overtimes and lasted 77:54. Up to that time, it was the longest game ever played up.

Although the Texans fared well in Dallas, Hunt decided that the league would be better off if he moved his team to Kansas City in 1963. The team was renamed the Chiefs and it continued to be successful. Kansas City won a second AFL title in 1966 and it was the first team to represent the AFL in the Super Bowl.

Kansas City won its third title in 1969, becoming the only AFL team to win three championships. Although the Minnesota Vikings were heavily favored in Super Bowl IV, Kansas City upset the NFL champions, 23-7. It was the last game ever played by an AFL team.

The Texans-Chiefs' 10-season AFL record—92-50-5—was the best of any AFL team. Coach Hank Stram was the only man to serve as a head coach throughout the league's history. Thanks to Hunt's wise personnel moves, his teams were loaded with stars, including five—quarterback Len Dawson, defensive end Buck Buchanan, linebackers Bobby Bell and Willie Lanier and kicker Jan Stenerud—who have been elected to the Hall of Fame. In 1972, Hunt, who was instrumental in the growth of pro football in the 1960's, was the first Chief inducted.

In 1971, the Chiefs won the AFC Western Division title, but on Christmas Day, they lost a double-overtime playoff game to Miami. It was the Chiefs last playoff appearance until 1986, when they captured a wild-card berth. Under coach Marty Schottenheimer, the Chiefs made the playoffs in 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995, winning their division in 1993 and 1995.

Kansas City Chiefs Facts

  • · Franchise Granted August 14, 1959 as the Dallas Texans and Charter Member of AFL
  • · First Season 1960
  • · Moved to Kansas City and changed nickname 1963
  • · Stadium Arrowhead Stadium (79,101)
  • · Founder Lamar Hunt
  • · Chairman of the Board Jack W. Steadman
  • · President/General Manager and CEO Carl D. Peterson
  • · Super Bowl Championship IV
  • · AFL Championships 1962, 1966, 1969
  • · AFL Western Division Championships 1962, 1966, 1968 (tie)
  • · AFC Western Division Championships 1971, 1993, 1995
  • · AFL Record 92 - 50 - 5
  • · Retired Uniform Numbers
    #3 Jan Stenerud, #16 Len Dawson, #28 Abner Haynes, #33 Stone Johnson, #36 Mack Lee Hill, #63 Willie Lanier, #78 Bobby Bell, #86 Buck Buchanan.
  • Firsts, Records, and Odds and Ends
    • · Original Home/Name
      The team originally played in Dallas and was known as the Texans (1960-62).
    • · First Regular-Season Game A 21-20 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, 9/10/60.
    • · First Regular-Season Win A 34-16 victory over the Oakland Raiders, 9/16/60.
    • · First Winning Season 1960 (8-6).
    • · First Playoff Appearance A 20-17 double-overtime victory over the Houston Oilers for the American Football League championship, 12/23/62.
    • · First Super Bowl Appearance A 35-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl I, 1/15/67.
    • · First Super Bowl Win A 23-7 victory over the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IV, 1/11/70.
    • · First to Rush 100 Yards in a Game Abner Haynes, 114 yards vs. the Denver Broncos, 11/13/60.
    • · First 1,000-Yard Rusher Abner Haynes, 1,049 yards (1962).
    • · First to Pass 400 Yards in a Game Len Dawson, 435 yards vs. the Denver Broncos, 11/1/64.
    • · First to Gain 300 Yards Receiving Stephone Paige, 309 yards vs. the San Diego Chargers, 12/22/85.
    • · Most Career Rushing Yards Christian Okoye, 4,897 yards (1987-92).
    • · Most Career Passing Yards Len Dawson, 28,507 yards (1962-75).
    • · Most Career Receptions Henry Marshall, 416 receptions (1976-87).
    • · All-Time Leading Scorer Nick Lowery, 1,466 points (1980-93).
    • · Longest Kickoff Return 106 yards by Noland Smith vs. the Denver Broncos, 12/17/67.
    • · First Chief Elected to the Hall of Fame Owner Lamar Hunt, 1972.
    • · Longest Game Played A 20-17 double-overtime victory by the Dallas Texans over the Houston Oilers in the 1962 AFL Championship game, 12/23/62.
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