Tony Gonzalez, a fourteen-time Pro Bowl selection, currently holds the NFL record for total receiving yards (15,127) by a tight end. He is also second all time in receptions with 1,325, trailing only Jerry Rice.

In 1981, Deron Cherry was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs, as a free agent punter, but was released in the final cut. He rejoined the club in late September as a safety, and made his first interception in October against the Oakland Raiders.

On December 22, 1985, Stephone Paige had 309 yards receiving yards versus the San Diego Chargers, an NFL record until it was broken in 1989 by Flipper Anderson of the Los Angeles Rams with 336 yards. But Anderson's record holds an asterisk since it was broken in overtime.

Owner Lamar Hunt hired a little-known assistant coach from the University of Miami football team, Hank Stram, to be the team's first head coach (after the job offer was declined by Bud Wilkinson and Tom Landry).

In the very first Super Bowl, the NFL champion Green Bay Packers defeated the AFL champion Kansas City Chiefs by the score of 35-10.

Mack Lee Hill was still on the operating table when his temperature suddenly spiked to 108 °F (42 °C), triggering severe convulsions, and he died 1½ hours later. Doctors said he suffered a sudden and massive embolism.

Tyreek Hill finished the 2018 season with a team-record 1,479 receiving yards--but finished second on the team in receptions behind Travis Kelce.

Boerigter took eight of his twenty receptions to the house.

On October 20, 1985, Todd Blackledge threw 6 interceptions in a 0-16 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

Willie Lanier won postseason honors for eight consecutive years, making the American Football League All-Star team in 1968 and 1969 before being selected to the Pro Bowl from 1970 through 1975. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986.