The 1960 Dallas Texans season was the inaugural season of the American Football League and the Texans, who would later be renamed the Kansas City Chiefs. They were coached by Hank StramKansas City Chiefs History AFL Origins" and played their games at the Cotton Bowl. The Texans finished the season with a 8–6 record and were in second place in the AFL's Western Conference.Kansas City Chiefs History 1960s KCChiefs.com

The Texans conducted their inaugural training camp at the New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, New Mexico.

The Texans' quarterback was Cotton Davidson. Running back Abner Haynes led the league with 875 rushing yards and nine touchdowns, as well as combined net yards (2,100) and punt return average (15.4).

The Texans would earn their first win in franchise history in week 2 over the Oakland Raiders, who would eventually become the team's biggest rival.

1960 AFL draft In the inaugural American Football League draft, the Texans chose the following players to fill-up their squad:

Jack Atcheson, E, Western Illinois George Boone, T, Kentucky Chris Burford, E, Stanford Earl Ray Butler, T, North Carolina Gail Cogdill, E, Washington State James Crotty, HB, Notre Dame Gary Ferguson, T, SMU Tom Glynn, C, Boston College Gene Gossage, T, Northwestern Jim Heineke, T, Wisconsin William Jerry, G/T, South Carolina John Kapele, T, BYU Louis Kelley, FB, New Mexico State Gilmer Lewis, T/G, Oklahoma John Malmberg, T/G, Knox College Arvle Martin, C, TCU Don Meredith, QB, SMU Tom Moore, HB, Vanderbilt Ola Murchison, E, COP Bob Nelson, C, Wisconsin Jim Norton, E, Idaho Warren Rabb, QB, LSU Howard Ringwood, HB, BYU Johnny Robinson, HB, LSU John Saunders, FB, South Carolina Glenn Shaw, FB, Kentucky Gordon Speer, HB, Rice Jack Stone, G, Oregon Marvin Terrell, G, Mississippi Emery Turner, G, Purdue Joe Vader, E, Kansas State Carroll Zaruba, HB, Nebraska

Grady Alderman, G/T, Detroit Herman Alexander, T/G, Findlay (OH) Taz Anderson, HB, Georgia Tech Jim Beaver, T/G, Florida Bill Beck, T/G, Gustavus Adolphus Gary Campbell, HB, Whittier Vernon Cole, QB, North Texas State Toby Deese, T/G, Georgia Tech Carl Dumbald, T/G, West Virginia Charles Elizey, C, Mississippi State Tom Gates, HB, San Bernardino Austin (Goose) Gonsoulin, HB, Baylor Clark Holden, HB, USC Dewitt Hoopes, T/G, Northwestern Don Leebern, T/G, Georgia Bill Thompson, C, Georgia Billy Tranum, E, Arkansas Jim Vickers, E, Georgia Larry Ward, E, Lamar Tech Paul Winslow, HB, North Carolina College Doug Pat Brown, T/G, Fresno State

Personnel Roster 1960 Dallas Texans roster Quarterbacks 19 Cotton Davidson P/K 14 Hunter Enis

Running Backs 32 Bo Dickinson 28 Abner Haynes 30 Jack Spikes K

Wide Receivers / Flankers 85 Ed Bernet 88 Chris Burford 33 Curley Johnson 42 Johnny Robinson

Tight Ends 80 Max Boydston Offensive Linemen 50 Jim Barton C 74 Jerry Cornelison T 79 Charley Diamond T/G 55 Tom Dimmick C 62 Sid Fournet G 64 Bill Krisher G 60 Al Reynolds G 76 Jack Stone T 63 Marvin Terrell G

Defensive Linemen 87 Mel Branch DE 71 Ray Collins DT 66 Dick Frey DE 86 Paul Miller DE 76 Walter Napier DT 72 Paul Rochester DT Linebackers 56 Walt Corey OLB 54 Ted Greene MLB/OLB 69 Sherrill Headrick MLB 35 Smokey Stover OLB

Defensive Backs 22 Johnny Bookman SS 36 Clem Daniels CB 18 Don Flynn CB 44 Jimmy Harris CB 21 Dave Webster FS 48 Duane Wood CB Reserve 89 Bob Bryant TE (IR) 68 R. B. Nunnery T (IR)

Rookies in italics

Preseason The Texans completed an undefeated inaugural preseason with a record of 6-0, playing in six different cities, with only the final preseason game being played at their home stadium, the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.

Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 July 31 at Oakland Raiders W 20–13 1-0 Kezar Stadium 12,000 2 at Houston Oilers W 27–10 2–0 Skelly Field (Tulsa, OK) 10,000 3 August 14 at Boston Patriots W 24–14 3–0 Harvard Stadium 11,000 4 New York Titans W 38–14 4–0 Shotwell Stadium (Abilene, TX) 7,000 5 Denver Broncos W 48–0 5–0 War Memorial Stadium (Little Rock, AR) Not reported 6 Houston Oilers W 24–3 6–0 Cotton Bowl 51,000

Regular season The Texans finished their inaugural season 8–6, with three wins coming by shutout.

Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 at Los Angeles Chargers L 20–21 0–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 17,724 Recap 2 at Oakland Raiders W 34–16 1–1 Kezar Stadium 8,021 Recap 3 September 25 Los Angeles Chargers W 17–0 2–1 Cotton Bowl 42,000 Recap 4 October 2 New York Titans L 35–37 2–2 Cotton Bowl 37,500 Recap 5 October 9 Oakland Raiders L 19–20 2–3 Cotton Bowl 21,000 Recap 6 October 16 at Houston Oilers L 10–20 2–4 Jeppesen Stadium 19,026 Recap 7Bye 8 October 30 at Denver Broncos W 17–14 3–4 Bears Stadium 13,102 Recap 9 November 6 at Buffalo Bills W 45–28 4–4 War Memorial Stadium 19,610 Recap 10 November 13 Denver Broncos W 34–7 5–4 Cotton Bowl 21,000 Recap 11 at Boston Patriots L 14–42 5–5 Boston University Field 14,721 Recap 12 November 24 at New York Titans L 35–41 5–6 Polo Grounds 14,344 Recap 13 December 4 Houston OilersW 24–0 6–6 Cotton Bowl 20,000 Recap 14 December 11 Boston Patriots W 34–0 7–6 Cotton Bowl 12,000 Recap 15 December 18 Buffalo Bills W 24–7 8–6 Cotton Bowl 18,000 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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References

External links 1960 Dallas Texans at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1960 Dallas Texans at ProFootballArchives.com 1960 Dallas Texans at jt-sw.com