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Ten KC Chiefs who deserve to be in Pro Football Hall of Fame

By Farzin Vousoughian

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KANSAS CITY, MO – JANUARY 11: Head coach Dick Vermeil of the Kansas City Chiefs on the sidelines during the game against the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Divisional Playoffs on January 11, 2004 at the Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. The Colts defeated the Chiefs 38-31 to advance to the AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MO – JANUARY 11: Head coach Dick Vermeil of the Kansas City Chiefs on the sidelines during the game against the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Divisional Playoffs on January 11, 2004 at the Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. The Colts defeated the Chiefs 38-31 to advance to the AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /

No. 4: Coach Dick Vermeil

Although Dick Vermeil spent five years in Kansas City and did not have a postseason win, his overall body of work as a head coach in the NFL is worthy of being enshrined one day. Vermeil was a head coach for three teams, with the Philadelphia Eagles and the Rams being the other two teams. Wherever Vermeil coached, he found success.

Vermeil guided the Eagles to their first Super Bowl appearance during the 1980 season. Despite losing Trent Green, his starting quarterback, to injury with the Rams for the entirety of the 1999 season, Vermeil went on to lead the Rams to a Super Bowl victory with backup quarterback Kurt Warner. Vermeil is one of seven coaches in NFL history to take two different teams to a Super Bowl. (Andy Reid is also a part of that list.)

Even though Vermeil never took the Chiefs to the Super Bowl nor won a playoff game in Kansas City, the Chiefs had the most dominant offense in the NFL for four years. The most impressive part about Vermeil’s career was he took a 15-year break between his time coaching the Eagles and Rams and returned from retirement two years after winning a Super Bowl with the Rams. Despite those breaks, Vermeil always found a way to create success both times he returned to coaching.

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