sport.wikisort.org - AthleteFrederick Vincent Arbanas (January 14, 1939 – April 16, 2021[1]) was an American football tight end. He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans. Arbanas was drafted in the second round (22nd overall) in the 1961 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals and in the seventh round (53rd overall) of the 1961 AFL Draft by the Dallas Texans. He would spend his entire career with the Texans/Chiefs. Following his retirement he served as a legislator in Jackson County, Missouri.
American football player and politician (1939–2021)
American football player
Fred ArbanasArbanas on a 1965 Topps football card |
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Position: | Tight end |
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Born: | (1939-01-14)January 14, 1939 Detroit, Michigan |
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Died: | April 16, 2021(2021-04-16) (aged 82) Kansas City, Missouri |
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College: | Michigan State |
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NFL Draft: | 1961 / Round: 2 / Pick: 22 |
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AFL Draft: | 1961 / Round: 7 / Pick: 53 |
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- Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs (1962–1970)
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- Super Bowl champion (IV)
- 3× AFL champion (1962, 1966, 1969)
- 6× All-AFL (1962–1967)
- 5× AFL All-Star (1962–1965, 1967)
- AFL All-Time Team
- Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame
- Missouri Sports Hall of Fame
- Michigan Sports Hall of Fame
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Receptions: | 198 |
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Receiving Yards: | 3,101 |
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Touchdowns: | 34 |
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
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Early life
Arbanas was born and raised in Detroit. He attended St. Mary's of Redford High School. [2]He was a two-way player and played college football at Michigan State University. As a sophomore in 1958, he scored his first touchdown reception against California. His biggest offensive game came during his junior season in a win over Notre Dame, when he caught four passes for 67 yards, including a 59-yard touchdown. As a senior, he was primarily known for his play on defense. He only caught three passes that year, but two were for touchdowns. Just as his first reception was for a touchdown, so was his last in 1960, in the season finale against the University of Detroit Titans.[3]
Arbanas earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Michigan State.[4]
Professional career
Arbanas was drafted by the American Football League's Dallas Texans (later the Kansas City Chiefs) in the seventh round (54th overall) of the 1961 AFL Draft and by the National Football League's St. Louis Cardinals in the second round (22nd) overall in the 1961 NFL Draft.
He signed with the Texans for the 1961 season, but he missed that season due to ruptured disks in his back.[6] However, beginning the following year he would not miss a game for eight consecutive seasons.
Arbanas was selected by his peers as The Sporting News' All-AFL tight end in 1963, 1964, and 1966. He was an American Football League Western Division All-Star in 1962, 1963, and 1964.
His fourth season, 1964, was his most productive with 34 receptions for 686 yards (a 20.2 average) and eight touchdowns — all career bests — as he was an AFL All-Star for the third time.
However, 1964 also marked a turning point in his life when, in December, he was brutally attacked by two men on a Kansas City sidewalk.[7] He lost sight in one eye in January 1965, causing him to miss the AFL All-Star game. He was again a Western All-Star in 1965, 1966 (when he did not play due to injury), and 1967.
Because of his perseverance, he was a driving force behind one of the greatest teams in the history of the AFL.
Arbanas starred for two Chiefs Super Bowl teams and one World Championship team. He earned a Super Bowl ring when the Chiefs defeated the Minnesota Vikings 23-7, in Super Bowl IV, the last meeting between AFL-NFL rivals before the two leagues merged.[8]
Arbanas used the playing field to write a legacy for the AFL. "I remember when the Chiefs played the Chicago Bears the summer after the loss to Green Bay in the first Super Bowl", team owner Lamar Hunt said. "We won the pre-season game 66-24, but there was a lot at stake in that game. I heard Fred say that was his most memorable game, and I feel the same way."
Arbanas retired from pro football after the 1970 season in which he appeared in six games for the Chiefs.
Arbanas was the AFL's prototype tight end. His 198 receptions and 3,101 receiving yards were Chiefs records for a tight end until they were broken by Tony Gonzalez.
His talents would eventually earn a spot on the All-time All-AFL Team. He was inducted into the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Honor in 1973.[6] He was named to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.[4] He was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.[8]
Personal life
During his career with the Chiefs, Arbanas held a full-time position with Fordyce Material and later with Kansas City Coca-Cola Bottling Company as Promotion Director.
He was a member of the board of directors for North American Savings Bank. He retired from Fred Arbanas, Inc. which was founded in 1970.[4]
He was a longtime Jackson County, Missouri legislator beginning in 1973[8] and four-time Chairman of the Legislature (1974, 1975, 1988, and 1989). In recognition of his many years of service to Jackson County, in 1999 the Longview Lake Golf Course was renamed Fred Arbanas Golf Course at Longview Lake.[4] On January 22, 2013, Arbanas' legislative colleagues presented him with a 40-year service pin.[8]
In 1992, he ran in the Democratic primary against incumbent U.S. Congressman Alan Wheat, but Wheat won with 58.2 percent of the vote to Arbanas' 37.5 percent.[9]
Arbanas lived with his wife Sharon Arbanas in Lee's Summit, Missouri. He had four children and eight grandchildren. Fred served on the Jackson County Legislature in Kansas City, Missouri, and began serving as Temporary County Executive on January 4, 2016.[10][11] He has also had a golf course named after him.
Arbanas died on April 16, 2021.[1][12]
See also
- List of American Football League players
References
- "Frederick Vincent Arbanas". longviewfuneralhome.com. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- "Fred Arbanas NFL Stats - Pro Football Archives".
- Grinczel, Steve (November 1, 2017). Michigan State Football: They are Spartans. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738532141. Retrieved April 18, 2021 – via Google Books.
- "Fred Arbanas, County Legislator, 3rd District At-Large". jacksongov.org. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- "Fred Arbanas". Chiefs Hall of Honor. November 11, 2010. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- Shrake, Edwin (September 13, 1965). "Kansas City Chiefs". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- "Jackson County - Fred Arbanas Honored for Service on Legislature". Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- "Our Campaigns - MO District 5 - D Primary Race - Aug 04, 1992". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- Mahoney, Micheal (January 4, 2016). "Fred Arbanas named acting Jackson County executive".
- "Jackson County - County Executive Mike Sanders". Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- Sloan, Nick (April 17, 2021). "Fred Arbanas, former Chiefs player and Jackson County legislator, has died according to county party". KCTV5.com. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
Dallas Texans 1962 AFL champions |
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- 1 Tom Pennington
- 10 Jimmy Saxton
- 12 Eddie Wilson
- 14 Bobby Ply
- 16 Len Dawson
- 19 Cotton Davidson
- 20 Bobby Hunt
- 26 Frank Jackson
- 28 Abner Haynes
- 30 Jack Spikes
- 32 Curtis McClinton
- 35 Smokey Stover
- 42 Johnny Robinson
- 44 Edward Kelley
- 45 Dave Grayson
- 48 Duane Wood
- 54 Ted Greene
- 55 E. J. Holub
- 56 Walt Corey
- 60 Al Reynolds
- 63 Marvin Terrell
- 64 Curt Merz
- 65 Jon Gilliam
- 66 Sonny Bishop
- 67 Carl Larpenter
- 69 Sherrill Headrick
- 72 Paul Rochester
- 74 Jerry Cornelison
- 75 Jerry Mays
- 77 Jim Tyrer
- 79 Charley Diamond
- 81 Tommy Brooker
- 82 Bill Miller
- 84 Fred Arbanas
- 85 Bill Hull
- 86 Dick Davis
- 87 Mel Branch
- 88 Chris Burford
Head coach: Hank Stram
Assistant coaches: Tom Catlin
- Bob Ghilotti
- Ed Hughes
- Bill Walsh
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Kansas City Chiefs 1966 AFL champions |
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- 52 Bud Abell
- 84 Fred Arbanas
- 10 Pete Beathard
- 78 Bobby Bell
- 61 Dennis Biodrowski
- 38 Solomon Brannan
- 81 Tommy Brooker
- 87 Aaron Brown
- 86 Buck Buchanan
- 71 Ed Budde
- 88 Chris Burford
- 80 Reggie Carolan
- 23 Bert Coan
- 56 Walt Corey
- 16 Len Dawson
- 72 Tony DiMidio
- 66 Wayne Frazier
- 21 Mike Garrett
- 65 Jon Gilliam
- 69 Sherrill Headrick
- 73 Dave Hill
- 12 Jimmy Hill
- 55 E. J. Holub
- 20 Bobby Hunt
- 85 Chuck Hurston
- 82 Ed Lothamer
- 75 Jerry Mays
- 32 Curtis McClinton
- 15 Mike Mercer
- 64 Curt Merz
- 22 Willie Mitchell
- 25 Frank Pitts
- 14 Bobby Ply
- 60 Al Reynolds
- 58 Andy Rice
- 42 Johnny Robinson
- 76 Hatch Rosdahl
- 17 Fletcher Smith
- 35 Smokey Stover
- 89 Otis Taylor
- 18 Emmitt Thomas
- 45 Gene Thomas
- 77 Jim Tyrer
- 24 Fred Williamson
- 44 Jerrel Wilson
Head coach: Hank Stram
Assistant coaches: Tom Bettis
- Darrel Brewster
- Tommy O'Boyle
- Tom Pratt
- Bill Walsh
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Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl IV champions |
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- 3 Jan Stenerud
- 6 Warren McVea
- 10 Mike Livingston
- 12 Tom Flores
- 14 Ed Podolak
- 15 Jacky Lee
- 16 Len Dawson (MVP)
- 18 Emmitt Thomas
- 20 Goldie Sellers
- 21 Mike Garrett
- 22 Willie Mitchell
- 23 Paul Lowe
- 24 Caesar Belser
- 25 Frank Pitts
- 30 Gloster Richardson
- 32 Curtis McClinton
- 38 Wendell Hayes
- 40 Jim Marsalis
- 42 Johnny Robinson
- 44 Jerrel Wilson
- 45 Robert Holmes
- 46 Jim Kearney
- 51 Jim Lynch
- 55 E. J. Holub
- 60 George Daney
- 61 Curley Culp
- 63 Willie Lanier
- 65 Remi Prudhomme
- 66 Bob Stein
- 71 Ed Budde
- 73 Dave Hill
- 74 Gene Trosch
- 75 Jerry Mays
- 76 Mo Moorman
- 77 Jim Tyrer
- 78 Bobby Bell
- 82 Ed Lothamer
- 84 Fred Arbanas
- 85 Chuck Hurston
- 86 Buck Buchanan
- 87 Aaron Brown
- 88 Morris Stroud
- 89 Otis Taylor
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St. Louis Cardinals 1961 NFL draft selections |
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- Ken Rice
- Fred Arbanas
- Billy Wilson
- Ron McDole
- Glenn Bass
- Dale Evans
- Dick Thornton
- George Hultz
- Al Bemiller
- Marshall Starks
- Chick Graning
- Jimmy King
- Bill Kinnune
- Mike Stock
- Ernie McMillan
- Bob Elliot
- Mel West
- Jake Bradley
- Pat Fischer
- Art Browning
- Dick Schnell
- Leo Reed
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Dallas Texans 1961 AFL draft selections |
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- E. J. Holub
- Bob Lilly
- Jim Tyrer
- Claude Moorman
- Jerry Mays
- Fred Arbanas
- John O'Day
- Dick Mills
- Jerry Daniels
- Marvin Tibbets
- Paul Hynes
- Glynn Gregory
- Curtis McClinton
- Ed Nutting
- Roy Lee Rambo
- Aaron Thomas
- Jarrell Williams
- Ron Hartline
- Frank Jackson
- Bobby Lane
- Dick Thornton
- Ed Sharockman
- Lou Zivkovich
- Pat Dye
- Ray Ramsey
- Danny House
- Bob Schloredt
- Bill Stine
- Lonnie Caddell
- Cedric Price
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Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame |
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- 1970: Lamar Hunt
- 1971: Mack Lee Hill
- 1972: Jerry Mays
- 1973: Fred Arbanas
- 1974: Johnny Robinson
- 1975: Chris Burford
- 1976: E.J. Holub
- 1977: Jim Tyrer
- 1978: Mike Garrett
- 1979: Len Dawson
- 1980: Bobby Bell
- 1981: Buck Buchanan
- 1982: Otis Taylor
- 1984: Ed Budde
- 1985: Willie Lanier
- 1986: Emmitt Thomas
- 1987: Hank Stram
- 1988: Jerrel Wilson
- 1989: Ed Podolak
- 1990: Jim Lynch
- 1991: Abner Haynes
- 1992: Jan Stenerud
- 1993: Sherrill Headrick
- 1994: Jack Rudnay
- 1995: Curtis McClinton
- 1996: Deron Cherry
- 1997: Dave Hill
- 1998: Art Still
- 1999: Lloyd Burruss
- 2000: Christian Okoye
- 2001: Derrick Thomas
- 2002: John Alt
- 2003: Gary Spani
- 2004: Joe Delaney
- 2005: Jack Steadman
- 2006: Neil Smith
- 2007: Albert Lewis
- 2008: Curley Culp
- 2009: Nick Lowery
- 2010: Marty Schottenheimer
- 2011: Kevin Ross
- 2012: Will Shields
- 2013: Gary Barbaro
- 2014: Priest Holmes
- 2015: Gary Green
- 2016: Tony Richardson
- 2017: Carlos Carson
- 2018: Tony Gonzalez
- 2019: Brian Waters
- 2021: Tim Grunhard
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