After conceding Dallas to the Cowboys, the Dallas Texans became the Kansas City Chiefs. Ironically there once was an NFL team named the Kansas City Cowboys .

The defending AFL Champions got ready for their first season in Kansas City with one of the strongest drafts ever. Buck Buchanan, Ed Budde, and Bobby Bell became starters right away and would play a combined 526 games with the Chiefs.

Another rookie, Stone Johnson, would never make it to his rookie season, after sustaining a severe spinal cord injury, which would lead to his untimely death. The Chiefs would go on to retire his number 33 in his honor.

The heavyhearted Chiefs started their first season in Kansas City win with a 59-7 victory over the Broncos in Denver but managed just one win and two ties in its next nine games on their way to a disappointing 5-7-2 record.