AFC West

Chiefs, Notre Dame Great Jim Lynch Has Died

By Madison Williams The linebacker helped the team to its 1969 AFL championship and Super Bowl IV. View the original article to see embedded media. Chiefs great Jim Lynch, a member of the franchise’s Hall of Honor, died on Thursday at the age of 76. His alma mater Notre Dame confirmed the news Thursday night. Lynch played all of his 11 NFL seasons with the Chiefs as a linebacker. From 1967–77, he helped the team to a pair of AFL championships in 1966 and ’69, and a win in Super Bowl IV at the end of the 1969 season. After his rookie season, Lynch started in every game from ’68 until he retired…