1965 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Kansas City Chiefs 1965 7–5–2 3rd AFL Western Hank Stram Jack Steadman Lamar Hunt Municipal Stadium QB Len DawsonWR Frank JacksonOT Jim TyrerFB Curtis McClintonDE Jerry MaysDE Buck BuchananLB Sherrill HeadrickLB E. J. HolubLB Bobby BellS Johnny Robinson Did not qualify Chiefs seasons The 1965 Kansas City Chiefs season was the sixth season for the Kansas City Chiefs as a professional AFL franchise and the third in Kansas City; they finished with a 7–5–2 record (their first winning season in Kansas City), third in the Western division. For the 1965 season, the Chiefs were caught in the middle of the AFL and NFL's bidding wars for college talent. Kansas City made running back Gale Sayers from the University of Kansas their first-round draft pick (sixth overall),NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 395 but Sayers signed with the Chicago Bears, who had selected him fourth overall in the NFL's draft. The Chiefs lost running back Mack Lee Hill late in the year when he suffered torn ligaments in his right knee in the next-to-last regular-season game at Buffalo on December 12. Following what was expected to be a routine surgery two days later at Menorah Hospital in Kansas City, Hill died from what was termed "a sudden and massive embolism."https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rE4yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UOYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4303%2C1888915 Lawrence Daily Journal-World Kansas Associated Press Mack Lee Hill is dead at 25 after surgery December 15, 1965 26 Hunt called Hill's death "the worst shock possible." Five days after Hill's unexpected death, the mourning Chiefs defeated the Denver Broncos to finish with a 7–5–2 record.http://www.kcchiefs.com/history/60s Kansas City Chiefs History 1960's July 30, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20041018042826/http://www.kcchiefs.com/history/60s/ October 18, 2004 dead mdy-all https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sE4yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UOYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7393%2C2424769 Lawrence Daily Journal-World Kansas 3 ex-KU stars in victories while Sayers' club beaten December 20, 1965 22 Roster 1965 Kansas City Chiefs roster Quarterbacks 16 Len Dawson 10 Pete Beathard Running Backs 23 Bert Coan 32 Curtis McClinton Wide Receivers / Flankers 88 Chris Burford 26 Frank Jackson 89 Otis Taylor 26 Frank Pitts Tight Ends 84 Fred Arbanas 80 Reggie Carolan Offensive Linemen 77 Jim Tyrer LG 79 Jerry Cornelison T/G 71 Ed Budde LG 60 Al Reynolds RG 61 Dennis Biodrowski G 65 Jon Gilliam C 64 Curt Merz RG 73 Dave Hill RT Defensive Linemen 85 Chuck Hurston DE 76 Hatch Rosdahl DE 82 Ed Lothamer DE 75 Jerry Mays DE 86 Buck Buchanan LDT 79 Al Dotson DT 70 Curt Farrier DT 87 Mel Branch RDE Linebackers 78 Bobby Bell OLB 56 Walt Corey RLB 51 Jim Fraser OLB 69 Sherrill Headrick MLB 35 Smokey Stover LLB 55 E.J. Holub LLB 69 Sherrill Headrick MLB 50 Ronnie Caveness LB Defensive Backs 42 Johnny Robinson 24 Fred Williamson CB 38 Solomon Brannan CB 20 Bobby Hunt SS 22 Willie Mitchell 14 Bobby Ply Special Teams 51 Tommy Brooker K 44 Jerrel Wilson P Rookies in italics https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/kan/1965_roster.htm 1965 Kansas City Chiefs Roster & Players Pro-Football-Reference.com Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 August 7, 1965 at Denver Broncos W 30–24 1–0 Bears Stadium 17,707 Recap 2 August 15, 1965 San Diego Chargers L 10–31 1–1 Municipal Stadium 13,132 Recap 3 August 22, 1965 at Oakland Raiders L 6–23 1–2 Frank Youell Field 13,592 Recap 4 August 28, 1965 vs. Buffalo Bills W 18–16 2–2 Veterans Field (Wichita, KS) 15,157 Recap 5 September 4, 1965 Boston Patriots W 34–7 3–2 Municipal Stadium 15,157 Recap Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 12 at Oakland Raiders L 10–37 0–1 Frank Youell Field 18,659 Recap 2 September 18, 1965 at New York Jets W 14–10 1–1 Shea Stadium 53,658 Recap 3 September 26 at San Diego Chargers T 10–10 1–1–1 Balboa Stadium 28,126 Recap 4 October 3 Boston Patriots W 27–17 2–1–1 Municipal Stadium 26,773 Recap 5 October 10 at Denver Broncos W 31–23 3–1–1 Bears Stadium 31,001 Recap 6 October 17 Buffalo Bills L 7–23 3–2–1 Municipal Stadium 26,941 Recap 7 October 24 at Houston Oilers L 36–38 3–3–1 Rice Stadium 34,670 Recap 8 October 31 Oakland Raiders W 14–7 4–3–1 Municipal Stadium 18,354 Recap 9 November 7 New York Jets L 10–13 4–4–1 Municipal Stadium 25,523 Recap 10 November 14 San Diego Chargers W 31–7 5–4–1 Municipal Stadium 21,968 Recap 11 November 21 at Boston Patriots T 10–10 5–4–2 Fenway Park 13,056 Recap 12 November 28 Houston Oilers W 52–21 6–4–2 Municipal Stadium 16,459 Recap 13Bye 14 December 12 at Buffalo Bills L 25–34 6–5–2 War Memorial Stadium 40,298 Recap 15 December 19 Denver Broncos W 45–35 7–5–2 Municipal Stadium 14,421 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Source: Pro Football Referencehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/kan/1965_games.htm Kansas City Chiefs 1965 Games and Schedule Pro-Football-Reference.com Standings References External links 1965 Kansas City Chiefs at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1965 Kansas City Chiefs at ProFootballArchives.com 1965 Kansas City Chiefs at jt-sw.com Category:Kansas City Chiefs seasons Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs Category:Long stubs with short prose