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Willie Lanier

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Kansas City Chiefs · MLB

Willie Lanier recorded 120 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Kansas City Chiefs.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

5

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

120

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Willie Lanier's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
IV
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 11, 1970

Kansas City Chiefs vs Minnesota Vikings

Super Bowl IV · Jan 11, 1970

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Divisional Round
1971
MIAMIDOLPHINS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 25, 1971

Miami Dolphins vs Kansas City Chiefs

Divisional Round · Dec 25, 1971

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Conference Championship
1969
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 4, 1970

Kansas City Chiefs vs Oakland Raiders

Conference Championship · Jan 4, 1970

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1969
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 20, 1969

Kansas City Chiefs vs New York Jets

Divisional Round · Dec 20, 1969

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1968
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 22, 1968

Kansas City Chiefs vs Oakland Raiders

Divisional Round · Dec 22, 1968

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Willie Lanier's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
1970
DENVERBRONCOS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 6, 1970

Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 6, 1970

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Willie Lanier's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1960–1969

01
KCLANIER—Willie Lanier
KCDAWSON16Len Dawson
KCBUCHANAN—Buck Buchanan

An AFL founder reaches two early Super Bowls

Kansas City Chiefs · The Dallas Texans become champions

Lamar Hunt's Texans won the 1962 AFL title, moved to Kansas City and later legitimized the league by dominating Super Bowl IV.

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Franchise era

1970–1988

02
KCLANIER—Willie Lanier
KCSTILL—Art Still
KCCARSON—Carlos Carson

A proud defense cannot rebuild the champion

Kansas City Chiefs · The long quiet stretch

Kansas City made the playoffs only once in nineteen seasons as the original stars aged and the offense struggled to find direction.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 196911 NFL seasons120 career gamesJersey: 05 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Oct 15, 1967Most recent: Dec 18, 1977

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history