Frederick Vincent "Fritz" Arbanas (January 14, 1939 – April 16, 2021[1]) was an American football tight end.

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.

[5] Arbanas was selected by his peers as The Sporting News' All-AFL tight end in 1963, 1964, and 1966.

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.

[5] 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.

"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.

His 198 receptions and 3,101 receiving yards were Chiefs records for a tight end until they were broken by Tony Gonzalez.

[8] 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.

[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).