Henry Louis Stram was an American football coach. He is best known for his 15-year tenure with the Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL).
Lamar Hunt was an American businessman most notable for his promotion of American football, soccer, and tennis in the United States.
Leonard Ray Dawson was an American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) for 19 seasons, primarily with the Kansas City Chiefs franchise. After playing college football at Purdue, Dawson began his professional career with the NFL in 1957, spending three seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers and two with the Cleveland Browns. He left the NFL in 1962 to sign with the AFL's Chiefs, where he spent the last 14 seasons of his career, and rejoined the NFL after the AFL–NFL merger.
James Efflo Tyrer was an American professional football offensive tackle who played in the American Football League (AFL) for the Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs. He also played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chiefs and the Washington Redskins.
Sherrill Headrick was an American professional football player.
Gerald Avery Mays was an American professional football player who was a defensive end for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs. He played college football for the SMU Mustangs.
Derrick O'Hara Johnson is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns, twice earning consensus All-American honors. He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 2005 NFL draft with the 15th overall pick. In his 13 seasons with the Chiefs, he made four Pro Bowls. He also played six games for the Oakland Raiders.
Curtis Realious McClinton Jr. is a former collegiate and professional American football player. His father, Curtis McClinton Sr., served in the Kansas Senate.
Jamaal RaShaad Jones Charles is an American former professional football player who was a running back for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Kansas City Chiefs. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns, where he won the 2006 Rose Bowl, and was selected by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2008 NFL draft.
Jack W. Steadman was an American football executive who served as chairman, vice president, president and general manager for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL).
Anthony Devon Pleasant is an American former professional American football player and assistant coach. A 6'5", 280-lb. defensive end from Century, Florida and Tennessee State University, Pleasant was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 1990 NFL Draft. He played in 14 NFL seasons from 1990 to 2004 for the Browns, Baltimore Ravens, Atlanta Falcons, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, and New England Patriots. In his career, Pleasant appeared in 202 games and recorded 58.0 sacks with 2 interceptions.
The 1963 Kansas City Chiefs season was the 4th and inaugural season for the Kansas City Chiefs as a professional AFL franchise; Despite winning the AFL championship game the previous year, the Chiefs were 5–7–2 in 1963, third in the four-team Western division. The Chiefs were winless for two months in the middle of the season and were eliminated from the postseason in mid-November after ten games. They finished the season with three consecutive wins at home, with diminished attendance. Their 27–27 tie with the Buffalo Bills in September was the first tie in franchise history.
Frank Hardin Jackson is a former American football wide receiver and criminal defense attorney.
Jon Ray Gilliam was an American college and professional football center who played seven seasons in the American Football League (AFL) from 1962-1968. He played for the 1962 AFL Champion Dallas Texans and the 1966 AFL Champion Kansas City Chiefs, who went on to face the NFL Champion Green Bay Packers in the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game, Super Bowl I.
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division.
Patrick Lavon Mahomes II is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). Mahomes has led the Chiefs to six consecutive AFC Championship Game appearances and four Super Bowl appearances since becoming the team's starting quarterback in 2018. He is one of five quarterbacks in NFL history to win three or more Super Bowls as a starter. Mahomes' career accolades through seven seasons in the NFL have earned him widespread praise from sports journalists, and he is considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.
Armani Watts is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Texas A&M and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
The 2007 All-Big 12 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big 12 Conference players for the 2007 Big 12 Conference football season. The conference recognizes two official All-Big 12 selectors: (1) the Big 12 conference coaches selected separate offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players ; and (2) a panel of sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big 12 also selected offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players.