List of Kansas City Chiefs players This is a select list of players from the Kansas City Chiefs football team from the National Football League . " For more information , see Kansas City Chiefs . " Chiefs quarterbacks . Throughout the Chiefs ' near five - decade existence , there have been twelve starting quarterbacks to lead the team . Among the most prolific include Hall of Famers Len Dawson and Joe Montana , as well as superb quarterbacks of their era like Trent Green . In the past few decades , the Chiefs have relied on veteran quarterbacks to lead their team . The last quarterback to be drafted by Kansas City that later went on to claim the starting position was Bill Kenney in 1980 . Since Kenney ' s retirement in 1988 . the Chiefs never drafted their own quarterback to develop until Brodie Croyle , whom is expected to win the starting position in the near future , was drafted in 2006 . When head coach Herman Edwards arrived in 2006 , he stated that he was looking towards implementing younger players into his gameplan , and he was arguably looking to start at the quarterback position . The Chiefs have also had a repeated history of backup quarterbacks that steal the spotlight . Mike Livingston led the Chiefs to the playoffs in their 1969 season after starting quarterback Len Dawson was injured for the majority of the year . Most recently , Rich Gannon took over for the injured Elvis Grbac in the 1997 season , but was revoked of the job in favor of Grbac ' s return for the playoffs . The Chiefs lost in the playoffs to the eventual Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos . A similar incident occurred in the 2006 season and playoffs when Trent Green and the Chiefs ' offense failed to get a first down in the first forty - two minutes of the game . Backup quarterback Damon Huard , whom led the Chiefs on a 5 - 2 record in Green ' s absence , never played a down in the playoff loss to — coincidentally — the eventual Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts . Chiefs Hall of Fame . The Kansas City Chiefs feature thirty - nine former players and franchise contributors in their team hall of fame . Several of the team ' s names are featured at Arrowhead Stadium in a " ring of honor . " A new member has been inducted in an annual ceremony , with the exception of the 1983 season . 1970s < br > 1970 Lamar Hunt , team founder and owner < br > 1971 # 36 Mack Lee Hill , Running back < br > 1972 # 75 Jerry Mays , Defensive tackle < br > 1973 # 84 Fred Arbanas , Tight end < br > 1974 # 42 Johnny Robinson , Safety < br > 1975 # 88 Chris Burford , Wide receiver < br > 1976 # 55 E . J . Holub , Center / Linebacker < br > 1977 # 77 Jim Tyrer , Offensive tackle < br > 1978 # 21 Mike Garrett , Running back < br > 1979 # 16 Len Dawson , Quarterback 1980s < br > 1980 # 78 Bobby Bell , Linebacker < br > 1981 # 86 Buck Buchanan , Defensive tackle < br > 1982 # 89 Otis Taylor , Wide receiver < br > 1983 " No induction " < br > 1984 # 71 Ed Budde , Guard < br > 1985 # 63 Willie Lanier , Linebacker < br > 1986 # 18 Emmitt Thomas , Cornerback < br > 1987 Hank Stram , Coach < br > 1988 # 44 Jerrel Wilson , Punter < br > 1989 # 14 Ed Podolak , Running back 1990s < br > 1990 # 51 Jim Lynch , Linebacker < br > 1991 # 28 Abner Haynes , Running back < br > 1992 # 3 Jan Stenerud , Kicker < br > 1993 # 69 Sherrill Headrick , Linebacker < br > 1994 # 58 Jack Rudnay , Center < br > 1995 # 32 Curtis McClinton , Running back < br > 1996 # 20 Deron Cherry , Safety < br > 1997 # 73 Dave Hill , Offensive tackle < br > 1998 # 67 Art Still , Defensive end < br > 1999 # 34 Lloyd Burruss , Cornerback 2000s < br > 2000 # 35 Christian Okoye , Running back < br > 2001 # 58 Derrick Thomas , Linebacker < br > 2002 # 76 John Alt , Offensive tackle < br > 2003 # 59 Gary Spani , Linebacker < br > 2004 # 37 Joe Delaney , Running back < br > 2005 Jack Steadman , team vice chairman and general manager < br > 2006 # 90 Neil Smith , Defensive end < br > 2007 # 29 Albert Lewis , Cornerback < br > 2008 # 61 Curley Culp , Defensive tackle < br >