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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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LOS ANGELES, CA – January 15: Otis Taylor #89 of the Kansas City Chiefs carries the ball against the Green Bay Packers during Super Bowl I January 15, 1967 at the Los Angeles Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. The Packers won the game 35-10. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – January 15: Otis Taylor #89 of the Kansas City Chiefs carries the ball against the Green Bay Packers during Super Bowl I January 15, 1967 at the Los Angeles Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. The Packers won the game 35-10. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /

9. WR Otis Taylor

He with one of the great wide receivers of his era and some feel he deserves a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Otis Taylor spent exactly 11 seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs from 1965-75. He was a sizeable target (6’3”, 215) that quarterback Len Dawson made the most out of for more than a decade.

Taylor played when the ground game took center stage and pushing around pass-catchers was part of professional football. But that didn’t stop him from making an impact as a big-play performer. Hank Stram’s club reached the playoffs four times in his 11 seasons and went to Super Bowls I and IV. In the latter, a 23-7 win over the Minnesota Vikings, Taylor caught six passes for 81 yards, more than half of that total (46 yards) on a third-quarter reception and run.

As for his regular-season numbers, the former Prairie View product came up with 410 grabs, good for 7,306 yards (17.8 average) and 57 scores in 130 regular-season outings. The three-time Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro had a big year in his second season, totaling 58 receptions for 1,297 yards and eight touchdowns while starting all 14 games.

Taylor averaged a gaudy 22.4 yards per catch that season and the Chiefs reached the inaugural Super Bowl.

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