Was a starter at center on Kansas City's Super Bowl IV title team . . . . The Chiefs quarterback acknowledged he had spoken to Donald Dawson on occasion but denied entering into any illicit gambling arrangements with him. “In fact, they were skimming from Las Vegas during this whole time. . ", As the referees were spotting the ball before a measurement to determine if the Vikings got a first down, Stram yelled to the officials, "Make sure you mark it right! I tell ya that thing was there, yes sir boys! . Was that there, rats? “What resulted was one of the most intense federal investigations of racketeering in this city’s history,” J.J. Maloney, a writer who followed the exploits of the Mafia for the Kansas City Star, wrote in City magazine in 1978. . In a 1970 newspaper interview, he listed his occupation as professional gambler. Was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in 1995 .
The Vikings' inside running game depended on center Mick Tingelhoff blocking linebackers. Here’s the Kansas City Chiefs’ 53-man roster, with a fun fact about each player. However, Dawson silenced the critics and led Kansas City to a strong finish with two road wins in the playoffs, defeating the defending champion Jets 13–6, and the Raiders (who had beaten them 41–6 in the previous year's postseason and twice in the 1969 season) 17–7 in the AFL Championship Game. He won another medical parole in 1983 but died just two weeks after his release. . Made nine career interceptions . Wore jersey number 21 . Played in 164 career games ... As a halfback during the franchise's first two seasons, he rushed for 658 yards and six TDs on 150 carries and caught 77 passes for 1,228 yards and nine scores ... Was a first-round pick of the Texans in '60 ... Was also a first-round pick of the NFL's Detroit Lions ... Was a member of the Chiefs Super Bowl IV championship team and LSU's '59 National Championship squad ... Also enshrined in the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame ... Born September 9, 1938 in Delhi, Louisiana. On the first play of the drive, Kapp completed a 27-yard pass to Henderson to advance the ball to the Kansas City 41-yard line. He can be reached by email at dan@kcur.org or on Twitter @DanMargolies. . Named to the all-time AFL team by the Pro Football Hall of Fame .
Was a college All-America choice at Ohio State and was chosen by the Texans in the third round of the '61 AFL Draft . [1]. It was a mismatch that disrupted the Vikings' running game. . Was MVP of Super Bowl IV when he directed Kansas City to a win over the heavily-favored Minnesota Vikings . Born January 5, 1938 in Schulenburg, Texas. However, Kansas City responded on its next possession with a six-play, 82-yard drive. . They continued to believe that all of the NFL teams were far and away superior to all of the AFL teams. A 19-yard run by Pitts on an end around play fooled the overaggressive, overpursuing Viking defense to set up another field goal attempt by Stenerud, which was good to increase Kansas City's lead to 9–0. . Eventually, in 1977, Civella was convicted of illegal gambling and sentenced to prison – although he secured an early medical discharge after he was diagnosed with cancer.
Around the same time, Civella, who was just emerging from prison, took the reins again as head of the Kansas City syndicate.
Based on what they overhead at the Trap, Ouseley and the two other agents running the case, Lee Flosi and Shea Airey, arrested Civella at the Mirror Lake County Club, where Civella was playing a round of golf with his wife. Disguised as telephone company workers, FBI technical agents had shimmied up a telephone pole to install the wiretap, as recounted in “Mobsters in Our Midst,” a book about the Kansas City Mob by now-retired FBI agent William Ouseley, who was supervisor of the FBI’s Organized Crime Squad in Kansas City.
. . Started pro career with the Pittsburgh Steelers as a first-round pick in '56, then landed with the Cleveland Browns before ending up with the Texans in 1962 . Died December 13, 2006, at the age of 74. By winning the 1969 NFL Championship, the Vikings became the last possessors of the Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy. But as Ouseley wrote in “Mobsters in Our Midst,” “thanks to Super Bowl IV and Kansas City bettors, the Boss was caught in the net.”. It was “the first harpoon in the beast,” Menninger says of the Trap wiretap. Born on January 14, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan. 4Receptions Measure it, take the chains out there! . It is highly recommended that you use the latest versions of a supported browser in order to receive an optimal viewing experience. Also, Kapp was known for being an extremely unselfish leader: when he was voted the Vikings Most Valuable Player, he turned the award down and said that every player on the team was equally valuable: "There is no one most valuable Viking. Learn about the Legends of the Game & experience interactive exhibits. “We had no expectation that this was going to lead to the mob boss himself,” Ouseley recalls. For the first half, Minnesota rushed for only 24 yards and failed to convert any of five third downs. Considered by many to be the finest offensive tackle of his era . [20], In the third quarter, the Vikings managed to build momentum. Nice going, baby! Lost the sight in one eye in an accident in December of 1964, but came back strong to earn All-AFL accolades the following season . "[17] Minnesota would rush for only two first downs.
Made nine career interceptions . . . “So when this transpired, Nick got on the phone and said, ‘What are you doing about all this?’” Ouseley says agents overheard Civella say. They were convicted in 1983, the same year a new indictment was handed up naming 15 organized crime defendants in a scheme to skim money from the Stardust casino. . The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site.