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The Greatest Kansas City Chiefs, By the Numbers: #41

Your favorite series is back for bye week! Or rather, the week after the bye.

I know how much everyone loves reading about completely obscure former Chiefs players so here is another heaping helping of Greatest Chiefs, By the Numbers.

#41 has potentially the most unknown players out of any of the numbers we've been through so far. How many of these guys do you honestly know who they are?

They're so obscure in fact that I can't even find a large enough picture of one of them to post on the front page.

  • S Herb Christopher (1979-82)
  • S Scott Connot (2004)
  • S Keith Crawford (1998)
  • CB Pat Dennis (2000-01)
  • RB Doug Dressler (1975)
  • RB James Evans (1987)
  • S Kenny Hill (1989)
  • WR Bruce Jankowski (1971-72)
  • RB Keyvan Jenkins (1988)
  • CB Darrius Johnson (2003)
  • CB Anthony Parker (1991)
  • RB Woodie Pippens (1987)
  • S Reggie Tongue (1996-99)
  • S David Whitmore (1993-94)

After the jump, we're talking #41s...

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S Herb Christopher (1979-82)

Christopher was an undrafted strong safety out of Morris Brown College for KC, starting 24 of the 50 games he played in over four seasons. His best season was in 1980, when he had two interceptions and started 16 games.

S Scott Connot (2004)

Connot was an undrafted free agent out of football powerhouse South Dakota St. He played in two games for the Chiefs and that was the extent of his NFL career. He recorded one tackle.

Connot started off on the practice squad and moved between the PS and the active roster for a couple of seasons before being released.

S Keith Crawford (1998)

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Crawford played four seasons in New York, Green Bay and St. Louis before coming to Kansas City for one season. He played in eight games for the Chiefs and recorded no stats.

CB Pat Dennis (2000-01)

Dennis was a 5th round pick by the Chiefs in 2000. He started 13 games his rookie season but never started a game after that. He recorded one INT and one forced fumble. He only played one season in KC.

RB Doug Dressler (1975)

Dressler spent four seasons in Cincinnati before splitting time in his final NFL season between New England and Kansas City. Dressler had three rushing attempts and two receptions as a Chief.

RB James Evans (1987)

Evans was a 10th round pick out of Southern College by the Chiefs. He played in two games in his only NFL season.

S Kenny Hill (1989)

Hill spent eight seasons with the Raiders and Giants before coming to Kansas City. He played in eight games, had one pick and one fumble recovery.

WR Bruce Jankowski (1971-72)

Jankowski was drafted by the Chiefs in the 10th round and played two seasons for the Chiefs. He played in nine total games, starting none and had two receptions.

RB Keyvan Jenkins (1988)

Jenkins made a brief stop in Kansas City in between stints with various Canadian Football teams. He recorded no stats in two game appearances with the Chiefs.

CB Darrius Johnson (2003)

Johnson was a fourth round pick by the Broncos in 1996, where he played four NFL seasons before coming to KC.

CB Anthony Parker (1991)

Kansas City was a brief stop in a 7-year career for Anthony Parker. He played his second season for the Chiefs, playing in two games and recording two tackles.

RB Woodie Pippens (1987)

Coming out of Thiel College, Pippens only played in two NFL games in his career. He rushed three times for 16 yards and caught two passes for 12 yards.

S Reggie Tongue (1996-99)

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Playing only four seasons for the Chiefs, Tongue was drafted in the second round of the 1996 draft. He played his college ball at Oregon State.

In those four seasons with the Chiefs, he started 47 of 63 games; 6.5 sacks; and two interceptions. After playing for the Jets and Seahawks after his stint in KC, Tongue finished his career in 2005 as an Oakland Raider.

S David Whitmore (1993-94)

Whitmore was originally a 4th round pick by the Giants in 1990. He started 16 of 18 game in KC, forcing six fumbles in those two seasons for the Chiefs.

Who is the greatest Chief to wear #41?

Read more about the Greatest Chiefs:

#1 - QB Warren Moon

#2 - P Dustin Colquitt

#3 - K Jan Stenerud

#4 - P Nick Murphy

#5 - P Louie Aguiar

#6 - RB Warren McVea

#7 - QB Ron Jaworski

#8 - K Nick Lowery

#9 - QB Bill Kenney

#10 - QB Trent Green

#11 - QB Elvis Grbac

#12 - QB Rich Gannon

#13 - QB Steve Bono

#14 - RB Ed Podolak

#15 - QB Todd Collins

#16 - QB Len Dawson

#17 - QB Steve Deberg

#18 - CB Emmitt Thomas

#19 - QB Joe Montana

#20 - S Deron Cherry

#21 - S Jerome Woods

#22 - DB Willie Mitchell

#23 - RB Barry Word

#24 - CB Jayice Pearson

#25 - S Greg Wesley

#26 - S Gary Barbaro

#27 - RB Larry Johnson

#28 - RB Abner Haynes

#29 - CB Albert Lewis

#30 - RB Donnell Bennett

#31 - RB Priest Holmes

#32 - RB Marcus Allen

#33 - RB Stone Johnson

#34 - CB Dale Carter

#35 - RB Christian Okoye

#36 - RB Mack Lee Hill

#37 - RB Joe Delaney

#38 - RB Kimble Anders

#39 - RB Bam Morris

#40 - CB James Hasty

Poll
Who is the greatest Chief to wear #41?
S Herb Christopher
9 votes
S Scott Connot
4 votes
S Keith Crawford
3 votes
CB Pat Dennis
7 votes
RB Doug Dressier
0 votes
RB James Evans
0 votes
S Kenny Hill
9 votes
WR Bruce Jankowski
15 votes
RB Keyvan Jenkins
1 votes
CB Darrius Johnson
6 votes
CB Anthony Parker
1 votes
RB Woodie Pippens
3 votes
S Reggie Tongue
527 votes
S David Whitmore
13 votes
Somebody Chris forgot
29 votes

627 votes | Poll has closed

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I’m thinking they need to draft Eric Berry & force him to wear #41 so we’ll have someone to vote for in about 12 years! Not much impact from this list & probably the only thing noteworthy from Reggie Tongue is his name, which can’t be……..(dare I)….licked!

by ttownmikey on Nov 2, 2009 7:44 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

By the Bye week

next year. I was just thinking that it might be more appropriate to wait until he retired, but nah! You’re right, we wouldn’t have to wait 12 years!

by ttownmikey on Nov 2, 2009 9:09 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I wore 41 on my eighth grade basketball team

And we never won a single game. Not my fault, of course. I was hardly ever on the court. :-)

by RDOGuy on Nov 2, 2009 9:01 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

I thought Reggie Tongue wore number 25?

I’m certain it was Woods and Tongue roaming, #21 and #25 respectively. Our safety paly hasn’t been as good since those two guys were back there in their early years.

by cameltoeuchdowns on Nov 2, 2009 9:40 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, he did.

Reggie Tongue was already in the #25 poll even. Maybe he wore #41 briefly or something? I don’t know. I think Reggie is the best of this bunch, but I feel funny voting for him for this number.

by TheDBroShow on Nov 2, 2009 11:43 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes he wore both

But without Reggie Tongue at #41, what did we have to talk about?

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by Chris Thorman on Nov 2, 2009 8:48 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs


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