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10 greatest Kansas City Chiefs of all time

By Russell S. Baxter

NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 11: Len Dawson
NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 11: Len Dawson /
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Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame quarterback Len Dawson (16) fires a pass duringGreen Bay Packers Hall of Fame fullback Jim Taylor (31) takes the handoff from Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr (15) and follows guard Fuzzy Thurston (63) during Super Bowl I, a 35-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers on January 15, 1967, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by James Flores/Getty Images)
Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame quarterback Len Dawson (16) fires a pass duringGreen Bay Packers Hall of Fame fullback Jim Taylor (31) takes the handoff from Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr (15) and follows guard Fuzzy Thurston (63) during Super Bowl I, a 35-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers on January 15, 1967, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by James Flores/Getty Images) /

1. QB Len Dawson

In the 1957 NFL Draft, only four players were selected ahead of Purdue University quarterback Len Dawson, The Pittsburgh Steelers wound up picking a player that would wind up in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. But he would make only one start for that franchise, wound up with the Cleveland Browns and the same thing happened.

In 1962, he joined the American Football League’s Dallas Texans, who one year later would become the Kansas City Chiefs. And Dawson’s career took off under head coach Hank Stram. He would go on to play for 14 years with the club and guided the Chiefs to Super Bowls I and IV. Of course, his first season with the club in ’62 resulted in the team winning the AFL Championship via a 20-17 double overtime victory over the Houston Oilers.

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At least for now, the Hall of Fame signal-caller owns the franchise records for career passing yards (28,507) and scoring passes. The seven-time Pro Bowler was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 and like Patrick Mahomes, was a Super Bowl MVP – his standout performance coming against the Vikings (IV) in 1969 at New Orleans.

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