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I know the Cheifs as the team with the one of the loudest stadiums in the NFL, Arrowhead stadium. The team was able to ride that fan spirit right to the playoffs. This will be the last 2010 playoff team on our list and it is no doubt one of the most historic teams in NFL history. The team was founded by the farther of the NFL, Lamar Hunt and it was all history from there.

Best Coach: Hank Stram (1960-1974)

Hank Stram is the definition of what a coach should be. Over the years with the Chiefs, Stram's great teaching ablities and innovation made Kansas City into a title contender in the early days of the AFL. Lamar Hunt, the founder of the AFL, actually got Stram to coach the team in their first year of existence in 1960 as the Dallas Texans. Right out of the gate, Stram led the Texans to the AFL Championship game in 1962. When the Texans moved to Kansas City and became the Chiefs, thats where the real success began for Stram. Now the Chiefs, the team won another AFL Championship in 1966. The real milestone came when they made it to Super Bowl I against the Green Bay Packers. Kansas City might of lost to Green Bay, but they would get their time soon enough. Stram is also known for bringing back the T Formation against the Oakland Raiders in 1968. To see a breakdown of that formation, click here. That formation gave the Chiefs 300 yards on 60 attempts. The following season, the Chiefs got another chance at a Super Bowl title against the Vikings in Super Bowl IV. Just like the Jets the previous year, the Chiefs were huge underdogs, but Stram wouldn't let anything phase him. Stram actually was the first ever coach to be "mic'd up" for a live NFL game. Stram gave us some of the greatest sound bites in history like "65 Toss Power Trap" and "How could all six of you miss a play like that?" More importantly, Stram gave us the second straight upset in the Super Bowl when the Chiefs won 23-7. Despite not having much success after that victory, Stram did coach numerous Hall of Famers like Len Dawson and Buck Buchanan. When he left as the Chiefs head coach, his final record was 124-74 which is the best coaching record in Chiefs history. Stram is no doubt the Cheifs best coach ever.

Best Player: Derrick Thomas (1989-1999)

Derrick Thomas was just a beast out on the football field. He was a dynamic player who was both a linebacker and a defensive end. If not for his early death in 2000, who knows what more this guy could of accomplished. Maybe there was nothing more to accomplish if you look back at his hall of fame career. Thomas was selected fourth overall in the 1989 draft and the Chiefs never looked back. As a rookie, Thomas won the NFL's defensive player of the year award and became the Chiefs first linebacker to reach the Pro Bowl in his first year since the legendary Bobby Bell. Thomas was elected to nine Pro Bowls and nine all-pro teams through his ten year career. Other great accomplishments of Thomas is also ranking 12th on the NFL's all time sack list with 126.5. He also holds the record for the most sacks in a game with seven. Lets face it, Thomas made his living by getting to the QB and that is why he is one of only 22 players to achieve 100 or more sacks in his career. Thomas is also fifth all time on the Chiefs tackle list with 649 and achieved the Chiefs team record for sacks, safties, fumble recoveries, and forced fumbles. Like I mentioned earlier, what if Thomas would of been able to play longer? Well he didn't have to, he is the great Chief of all time. Look at Thomas' stats here.

Best Draft Gem: Buck Buchanan (1963-1975)

Now we are getting back to some of those legendary Chiefs players that played under legendary coach Hank Stram. Buck Buchanan was actually drafted #1 overall in the AFL draft, the first ever African American to go #1. Despite his great athletic ablities, Buchanan was the NFL's New York Giants 265th (19th round) pick. So technically, Buchanan was a steal, but for the Chiefs. Buchanan might of taken a beating on the line, but was so durrable that in a stretch of 182 games, he played 166 of them. Before getting the call to his first AFL All Star game, Buchanan actually started his career at defenive end but eventually made the transition over to defensive tackle. In their Super Bowl IV season, Buchanan teamed with Curley Culp, Aaron Brown, and Jerry Mays to establish an intimidating front seven. Amazingly, this group did not have a name like "The Steel Curtain" or "Gang Green." Nicknames are over rated, all Buchanan wanted to do his help his team win. Buchanan did when he helped hold the Vikings to 67 yards rushing on 19 carries and 172 passing yards. Besides getting selected to the second ever AFL All-Time Team, getting his number retired, and being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990, Buchanan is the best Chiefs draft gem of all time. Click here to look at Buchanan's stats.

Biggest Draft Bust: Ryan Sims (2002-2006)

After losing the legendary Derrick Thomas just a few years back, the Chiefs were looking to upgrade their rush attack. Kansas City then selected Ryan Sims out of North Carolina sixth overall of the 2002 Draft. The reason Sims might of had such a great college career was the fact that he played along side former Carolina Panthers DE Julius Peppers. Whatever the Chiefs saw in Sims, it was a huge mistake taking him #6. During his tenure with the Chiefs, Sims only played in 74 games and had 54 tackles, five sacks, and one interception. After Herm Edwards arrived in 2006, this bust saw limited playing time and was eventually traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a seventh round pick. Despite being such a huge bust, Sims was able to last on the Buccaneers for three seasons and was just drafted by the UFL's Virginia Destroyers. If you look back at the 2002 Draft, you wonder why the Chiefs selected Sims sixth overall. Dwight Freeney, who is probably just the best Indianapolis Colts defensive linemen of all time was selected 11th overall. Even the $100 million baby Albert Hayensworth would of been a nice upgrade from Sims. Donte Stallworth and Jeremy Shockey were also on the board when the Chiefs were on the clock, but you can't go back now. Sims is the biggest draft bust in their franchises history.

Defining Moment: Super Bowl IV (January 11, 1970)

Another year and another time where the media had to under rate the Super Bowl participants from the AFL. A year earlier in Super Bowl III, Joe Namath's Jets stood "no chance" at beating the might Colts, but we all know what happened. Now it was future Hall of Famer Len Dawson's turn to pull off his own Super Bowl upset against the Minnesota Vikings. Chiefs head coach Hank Stram devised a brilliant gameplan against the Vikings defense by double teaming superstars Carl Eller and Jim Marshall to prevent them from knocking down the ball. The game itself started off slow. Two Vikings' punts translated to six points for the Chiefs. After a turnover by the Vikings' reciever John Henderson, Dawson was intercepted by Paul Krause. The Vikings were unable to capitalize and had to punt. Unfortanetly for them, the punt only sailed 39 yards and after a 19 yard run by WR Frank Pitts, the Chiefs were able to take a 9-0 lead. The Vikings fumbled the kickoff and Kansas City was set up to score the first touchdown of the. Stram, who was mic'd up for sound, called the famous play 65 toss power trarp which translated to a 16-0 lead for the Chiefs. It was now starting to look like a blowout. The Vikings were unable to do anything for the rest of the half, but were able to build momentum in the second half. After four straight Joe Kapp completions and a run, the Vikings were able to score their first points of the game and cut the lead to 16-7. It would do them no good of course because the Chiefs would score on a 46 yard catch by Otis Taylor. Thanks to the Chiefs stingy defense which intercepted three of Kapp's passes, the Chiefs won the game 23-7. This was the last game the Kansas City Chiefs would play as a member of the AFL. It defined who their owner was, who their coach was, and of course who their franchise was.