A charter member of the American Football League, the team was founded by Lamar Hunt.
Derrick Thomas was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009.
Construction on Arrowhead Stadium was completed in time for the 1972 season.
Heading into the 2006 NFL Draft, The Sporting News made Tamba Hali's amazing story of escape from war-torn Liberia at age 10 their April 21, 2006 cover story.
During his rookie season, Abner Haynes captured the AFL's first rushing crown with 875 yards, and also led the Texans in receiving, punt returns, and kickoff returns.
During Kelce's senior year, he had a .577 batting average.
In the 2019 season, Mahomes led the Chiefs to Super Bowl LIV, their first Super Bowl appearance in 50 years, where they defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31-20.
Bobby Bell was on two AFL Championship teams and a World Championship team. He was named to the All-Time All-AFL Team in 1970. He was inducted into the Chiefs Hall of Fame in 1980, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983.
In his two seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, running back Joe Delaney set four franchise records that would stand for more than twenty years. He died on June 29, 1983 while attempting to rescue three children who were drowning near his home in Monroe, Louisiana.
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