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The Greatest Kansas City Chiefs, By the Numbers: #1

Check out the jersey number list at the mothership. We'll be counting these down throughout the off season.

The Kansas City Chiefs to wear the red and gold #1 into battle haven't performed very illustriously while in the City of Fountains. Outside of KC, a couple of these guys have had notable careers.

Player Years
RB Mike Adamle 1971-72
P Bob Grupp 1979-81
QB Warren Moon 1999-00
K Durwood Pennington 1962
WR Noland Smith 1967-69
QB Matt Stevens 1987
K Lawrence Tynes 2004-06

Click over for more information on these guys.

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MIke Adamle's two seasons in Kansas City didn't amount to much. He rushed the ball 86 times for 346 yards before moving on to New York Jets and eventually the Chicago Bears to complete his NFL career. You probably remember Adamle best from his stint as the co-host of American Gladiators. He is currently a sports anchor in Chicago, after numerous sideline reporting jobs in a number of avenues, including professional wrestling.

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A late round pick out of Duke in 1979, punter Bob Grupp had three seasons in KC, garnering a Pro Bowl award during his first season. He averaged 43.6 yards a kick that year, including a career long 74 yard punt. Grupp left KC a free agent after the '82 season.

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After a stint in the CFL to start his career, Warren Moon settled in for some nice years in Houston before bouncing around to Minnesota, Seattle and finally Kansas City before retiring. Moon only made 37 pass attempts in three games before ending his time as a backup in KC.

Durwood Pennington? There isn't a whole lot out there on the guy. He played one season with the Chiefs, barely registering any statistics.

During his three seasons with the Chiefs, kick returner Noland Smith would have had quite the highlight reel. In his first season, he returned 56 kicks including one kick for a 106 yard TD return, the longest in Kansas City Chiefs history. Smith led the AFL in kick return yards that season. Smith currently ranks 18th on the NFL's all-time kick return average list with 26.06 yards per return. He also goes by the nickname "Super Gnat."

Matt Stevens is what the union world would call a "scab", having played for the Kansas City Chiefs during the 1987 strike year. Stevens played at UCLA before that and didn't play NFL football beyond that one season with the Chiefs. Even in KC he didn't play much - only two starts and three games played in for his career.

Lawrence Tynes is a guy who's success came after leaving Kansas City. Originally signed by the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2001, Tynes played in the CFL for a couple of years before making his way back to KC to replace Morten Anderson in 2004. He made nearly 80% of his attempts while a Chief and went on to kick the game winning field goal in overtime in the 2007 NFC Championship game to send the New York Giants to the Super Bowl.

Have at it this morning. Who is the greatest Chief to wear #1?

Poll
Who is the greatest Chief to wear #1?
RB Mike Adamie
66 votes
P Bob Grupp
37 votes
QB Warren Moon
624 votes
K Donald Pennington
2 votes
WR Noland Smith
199 votes
WB Matt Stevens
3 votes
K Lawrence Tynes
263 votes

1194 votes | Poll has closed

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What was the longest pass completed by Moon as a Chief? I see he only played in 3 games as a Chief, that oughta narrow it down..

"From Kansas City, I miss home, Cali is business but man its pretty"

by KansasCityShuffle on May 20, 2009 11:30 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

That's what I'm trying to figure out

I was at a home game where he came in and relieved the QB and hit TG (I believe thats who the receiver was) on a long post route. The crowd went nuts. Unfortunately I don’t remember who our opponent was….just trying to figure out

"From Kansas City, I miss home, Cali is business but man its pretty"

by KansasCityShuffle on May 20, 2009 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Warren Moon definitely had the best career of anyone on that list.

But if we’re talking about who had the best career in a Chiefs uniform then I’m sure that answer would change for most people.

by Vince D on May 20, 2009 11:55 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

The post title is "The Greatest Kansas City Chiefs......."

Warren Moon doesn’t even belong on the list.

The Powers Of Astute Observation Are Often Mistaken As Cynacism By Those That Do Not Posses Them -- G.B. Shaw

by Texas Chief on May 20, 2009 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

No one is worthy who wore this number.

The fact that Lawrence Tynes is second in voting and the guy leading played 3 games says all you need to know about the greatest chief to wear number 1.

by saskwatch on May 20, 2009 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

actually Bob Grupp and Noland Smith arn't bad

both had respectable, nothing great, careers as chiefs. one made it to the Pro Bowl and the other is ranked high on a list of KR. i’m not saying we should retire a number for one of them, but to say no one is worthy who wore the number is false. i do agree that Warren Moon has no buisness being on that list. as a chief he didn’t do anything. people voted for him only because his is the only name that stands out.

by Leaf on May 20, 2009 7:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i would actually beat the shit out of lawrence tynes if i seen him that guy

ruined my life so many times oh man what a bitch. then he wins a super bowl. what a bitch. this was my life with lawrence tynes

FOUR F'S FIND UM FEEL UM FUGUM FORGET UM.

by sexassassin on May 20, 2009 5:20 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I voted for LT for best #1 for the hell of it

and it looks like many others did, too, haha.

by DCJayhawk57 on May 20, 2009 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

actually this is a picture of haley pretty soon if not now

when the season starts .

FOUR F'S FIND UM FEEL UM FUGUM FORGET UM.

by sexassassin on May 20, 2009 5:21 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

It has to be Tynes

Moon’s time here was a joke, barely even worth mentioning.

by tandur on May 21, 2009 11:15 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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