The Greatest Kansas City Chief to Wear #28
by Chris Thorman on Jul 30, 2009 7:18 AM CDT
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There is only one person in the history of the Kansas City Chiefs franchise to wear #28: RB Abner Haynes.
Haynes played for the Chiefs/Texans from 1960 to 1965. Coming out of North Texas in 1960, Haynes was the #1 overall AFL draft pick.
In that first season, Haynes led the league in rushing attempts, yards and touchdowns. He was the AFL's Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year in 1960.
"He was a franchise player before they talked about franchise players," praised Hank Stram. "He did it all -- rushing, receiving, kickoff returns, punt returns. He gave us the dimension we needed to be a good team in Dallas."
Here are his career stats with the Kansas City Chiefs, from Pro Football Reference:
| Year | G | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Fmb |
| 1960+ | 14 | 156 | 875 | 9 | 55 | 576 | 3 | 9 |
| 1961* | 14 | 179 | 841 | 9 | 34 | 558 | 3 | 11 |
| 1962*+ | 14 | 221 | 1049 | 13 | 39 | 573 | 6 | 4 |
| 1963 | 14 | 99 | 352 | 4 | 33 | 470 | 2 | 6 |
| 1964* | 14 | 139 | 697 | 4 | 38 | 562 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 yrs | 70 | 794 | 3814 | 39 | 199 | 2739 | 17 | 30 |
Here are most accolades from his Wiki page:
- 4x AFL All-Star selection (1960, 1961, 1962, 1963)
- 3x TSN All-AFL selection (1960, 1961, 1962)
- 4x All-Pro selection (1960, 1961, 1962, 1964)
- 1960 AFL Rookie of the Year
- 1960 AP AFL MVP
- 1960 UPI AFL MVP
- All-Time All-AFL 2nd Team
Abner was selected to the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame in 1991.
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So does this mean...
We can’t vote??
I thought this was America.
There are only 10 types of people in this world. Those that understand binary, and those that don't.
What was I thinking?
Now we look like some tin horn dictatorship. A poll with 1 candidate!
I had to laugh – you called me on it.
There are only 10 types of people in this world. Those that understand binary, and those that don't.
by Frahnkensteen on Jul 30, 2009 9:40 AM CDT up reply actions
Only # 28
Did they not retire his jersey after he was done playing. I believe he was the first one to wear #28.
My vote for # 29 Albert Lewis
Eh
Seems like he had quite a knack for coughing up the football. 30 fumbles in a 5 year period? 30 fumbles in 70 games? What would that look like today?
He did seem to have some nice hands in the passing game.
Okay he gets my vote. Barely though
by BucktheFroncos on Jul 30, 2009 10:20 AM CDT reply actions
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