Template:Kansas City Chiefs retired numbers
Appearance
Kansas City Chiefs retired numbers | ||||
No. | Player | Position | Tenure | |
---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Jan Stenerud | K | 1967–1979 | |
16 | Len Dawson | QB | 1962–1975 | |
18 | Emmitt Thomas | CB | 1966–1978 | |
28 | Abner Haynes | RB | 1960–1964 | |
33 | Stone Johnson 1 2 | RB | 1963 | |
36 | Mack Lee Hill 2 | RB | 1964–1965 | |
58 | Derrick Thomas 2 | LB | 1989–1999 | |
63 | Willie Lanier | LB | 1967–1977 | |
78 | Bobby Bell | LB | 1963–1974 | |
86 | Buck Buchanan | DT | 1963–1975 | |
1 Never on a Chiefs regular season roster. His number was retired after his death after an injury in a preseason game in 1963. 2 Number was posthumously retired. Names in bold spent entire playing career with the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs. The number 37 has not been worn since the death of Joe Delaney. Number 58 was not issued after the death of Derrick Thomas until it was officially retired in 2009. The numbers 16 and 28 are the only numbers to have been worn by a single player (both Dawson and Haynes respectively). |