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KCBUCHANAN—

Buck Buchanan

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Kansas City Chiefs · DT

Buck Buchanan recorded 86 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Kansas City Chiefs.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

2

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

86

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Buck Buchanan's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
1971
MIAMIDOLPHINS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 25, 1971

Miami Dolphins vs Kansas City Chiefs

Divisional Round · Dec 25, 1971

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

Regular Season
1975
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 21, 1975

Kansas City Chiefs vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 21, 1975

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1975
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 14, 1975

Kansas City Chiefs vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 14, 1975

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1975
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 7, 1975

Los Angeles Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 7, 1975

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Buck Buchanan's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1973
OAKLANDRAIDERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SEP 30, 1973

Oakland Raiders vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Sep 30, 1973

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Buck Buchanan's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1960–1969

01
KCBUCHANAN—Buck Buchanan
KCDAWSON16Len Dawson
KCTAYLOR—Otis Taylor

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
KCBUCHANAN—Buck Buchanan
KCLANIER—Willie Lanier
KCSTILL—Art Still

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

8 NFL seasons86 career gamesJersey: 02 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 5, 1967Most recent: Dec 21, 1975

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