the Super Bowl. In 1967, the Chiefs drafted linebackers Willie Lanier and Jim Lynch and let Headrick go to the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1968 expansion draft. He finished his AFL career with the Cincinnati Bengals in 1968, the expansion Bengals' first season. After football In 1993, he was inducted into the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame. During the next 15 years, he worked at various jobs and businesses, including ownership in a fried chicken franchise in Texas. He was also a nationally renowned tournament bridge player. He earned the rank of Diamond Life Master awarded by the American Contract Bridge League. But the aftereffects of football injuries, including debilitating arthritis, took their toll. Headrick began collecting disability from the NFL at age 45. He used a wheelchair for the last 10 years of his life. Headrick died on September 10, 2008 after a long battle with cancer at the age of 71. See also List of American Football League players References External links 1937 births 2008 deaths American Football League All-Star players American Football League All-League players American Football League players American football linebackers Cincinnati Bengals players Dallas Texans (AFL) players Deaths from cancer Kansas City Chiefs players Players of American football from Texas Sportspeople from Waco, Texas TCU Horned Frogs football players