Abner Haynes - Hank Stram may have summed up Haynes best — “He was a franchise player before they talked about franchise players.” Might have a hard time winning over younger voters, but should be considered by all.
Stone Johnson – Johnson died from complications due to one of the most tragic football accidents ever. He’s not likely to receive any votes, but we wanted to honor him anyway.
Mack Lee Hill – Another tragic story, Hill died due to complications from a knee surgery. The Truck was a pretty damn good player. The Chiefs rookie of the year award is named after him and his number, 36, is retired.
Priest Holmes – What can I say that already hasn’t been said about Priest? He personified professionalism on and off the field, as he was a star as both a player and a person. If injuries hadn’t of forced his impending retirement, Priest would likely be the runaway winner in this group.
Larry Johnson – My guy. For my money, L.J.’s the best running back ever to wear the red, white and gold. Has a good chance to advance to the round of 16.
Mike Garrett – Garrett is probably best remembered as the leading rusher from the Chiefs’ Super Bowl-winning ’69 team. A very good player, but he’s up against some tough competition.
Curtis McClinton – Deserves to be mentioned, but not much more. He actually played back-up TE on the ’69 team.
Ed Podolak – A Chiefs HOFer whose name still appears in the franchise record books. A serious contender to emerge from this group.
Tony Richardson – The best fullback the Chiefs have ever had. Period. T-Rich likely won’t move on, but he will get some votes.
Christian Okoye – The Nigerian Nightmare was as dominant as a running back could possibly be before injuries prematurely ened his career. The future reality show used to eat up defenders like those chicken pot pies he so loved.
Joe Delaney - Another tragic story. Delaney passed away trying to save three boys from drowning. He died in the prime of his career, so we never quite saw what he was capable of. President Reagan awarded Delaney the Presidential Citizen’s Medal following his death.
Kimble Anders – The only other Chiefs FB that is even in the same league as Richardson. He was a different kind of back, though. Anders was a hybrid back that could literally do everything well — run, catch, block, etc… Anders is often forgotten by Chiefs fans, but his game was too versatile to exclude him from this prestigious list.
Barry Word – A last-minute edition from our staff. If Word hadn’t started his career late and ended it early, there’s no telling how good he could have been. He also played alongside Okoye, and that’s going to hurt any back’s numbers.
Marcus Allen - We left him off the list originally, not sure why — maybe because it’s hard not to remember him as the MVP of the ’83 Raiders Super Bowl team. Great goalline player that deserves to be on the list. Redbeard’s suggestion got him added.
Let me know if you want anything added. Insufficient sleep and enough coffee to kill Juan Valdez and his donkey can sometimes lead to brain farts. Thanks…
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