Former Chiefs nose tackle Bill Maas has been picked to be 2025 inductee into the Chiefs Hall of Fame. Maas is the 54th individual and 50th player to earn this coveted honor. The official ceremony will be held during Chiefs Legends Weekend at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in the fall.
“My family and I are excited to welcome Bill Maas as the newest member of the Chiefs Hall of Fame,” Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt said. “Bill was a first-round draft pick who immediately made an impact, earning Defensive Rookie of the Year honors and a spot on the NFL All-Rookie Team during his first season. Over the next nine years, Bill helped lead the Chiefs defense to four playoff berths and started more games at nose tackle than any player in Chiefs history. He has remained connected to the game and to the Kansas City community through his time as a broadcaster and as a KC Ambassador, and we are thrilled to be able to honor him at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium this fall.”
Maas spent nine years of his 10-year career in Kansas City (1984-92), appearing in 116 games (111 starts), which is the most by any nose tackle in franchise history. He helped the Chiefs clinch the playoffs in 1986, 1990, 1991 and 1992. Maas was named to the PFW/PFWA All-Rookie Team and was selected as the Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1984 after recording 43 tackles (29 solo), 5.0 sacks and four passes defensed. The two-time NFL Pro Bowler (1986-87) tallied 409 tackles (261 solo), 40.0 sacks, 13 passes defensed and eight fumble recoveries throughout his career, including the one season that he played in Green Bay (1993).
Maas entered the NFL as the fifth overall selection by Kansas City in the 1984 NFL Draft following a collegiate career at the University of Pittsburgh, where he earned first-team All-American honors in 1982 despite not playing organized football until his freshman year of high school. Over the course of his collegiate career, he was a two-time All-American defensive end and also received Academic All-American recognition. In Kansas City, Maas took the field with a plethora of Chiefs Hall of Famers including Art Still, Gary Spani, Neil Smith and the all-time Chiefs sack leader Derrick Thomas. Maas was a part of a Chiefs defense that ranked among the top eight in the NFL from 1989 and 1991 alongside fellow Chiefs Hall of Famers Deron Cherry, Albert Lewis and Kevin Ross. He was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.
The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, native made the transition to the broadcast booth after his playing career and has served as an NFL analyst for Fox Sports (1995-07), KCSP 610 Sports (2008-22), Time Warner Cable (2012-17) and he recently started working with WHB 810 Sports in 2023. In 2010, Maas made the decision to go into commercial real estate full-time for Block & Company, Inc. Maas is also involved in a variety of charitable organizations including Big Brothers and Big Sisters.
