with Curley Culp, Aaron Brown and Jerry Mays to establish a dominant front four for the Chiefs, culminating in their victory over the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IV, when they allowed Viking runners only 67 yards rushing in 19 carries and 172 net passing yards, Buchanan in particular dominating the opposing center, Mick Tingelhoff, a 5-time AP first-team All-Pro selection up to that 1969 season, as handily as the left guard, Jim Vellone. He was selected to the second-team of the AFL All-Time Team, and was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990. Two years later, he died from lung cancer at the age of 51. In 1999, he was ranked number 67 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players, right behind his former Chiefs teammate Bobby Bell. The Chiefs also retired his uniform number 86. Personal life Buchanan was diagnosed with lung cancer a week before his Hall of Fame induction and died at age 51 in his Kansas City home on July 16, 1992. See also Buck Buchanan Award List of American Football League players References External links 1940 births 1992 deaths People from Sumter County, Alabama Players of American football from Alabama American football defensive tackles Grambling State Tigers football players American Football League first overall draft picks Kansas City Chiefs players American Football League players American Football League All-Star players American Conference Pro Bowl players American Football League All-Time Team National Football League players with retired numbers Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees College Football Hall of Fame inductees Deaths from lung cancer in Missouri