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We welcome all retired professional atheletes and their families regardless of race, age, sex, religion or background.
Commemorate
the American Football
League!
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Remember the AFL
Del Shofner
Delbert Martin Shofner, born December 11, 1934.
1957 - 1960 Los Angeles Rams
1961 - 1967 New York Giants
Number 11 draft choice in first round by the then Los Angeles Rams in 1957. Del was truly a great athlete. Not just a football player, but a great athlete. Because the Rams had a corp of veteran receivers, Del was drafted and originally delegated to play defensive corner. He had size, 6'3" and 190 lbs and the speed of a track man...under 9.9 for the 100 yard dash. Del also was an All Star basketball player at Baylor and later became an under 5 handicap in golf.
All these factors put together and it was no surprise the Del became an 5 time, 1st team, NFL All Pro. He was one of the reasons the Giants were a yearly powerhouse.
Roger Brown
Roger Lee Brown, born May 1, 1937
1960 - 1966 Detroit Lions
1967 - 1969 Los Angeles Rams
Brown was drafted 4th in the 1960 NFL Draft out of Maryland Eastern Shore by the Detroit Lions. Played in the College All-star game in Chicago vs the Baltimore Colts. Played with the original fearsome foursome, with Alex Karras, Sam Williams and Darris McCord, He was named the 1962 Outstanding Defensive Lineman in the league, and set a record by sacking both Bart Starr and Johnny Unitas for safeties in one season, an NFL record. He played for the Lions through the 1966 season, then was traded to the Los Angeles Rams.
During his stint with the Rams, Brown, along with Deacon Jones, Lamar Lundy, and Merlin Olsen formed the "Fearsome Foursome", the most feared defensive line at the time. He retired after three seasons with the Rams, ending a career in which he was an NFC Pro Bowl player for 6 straight seasons (1962-1967) and a 8-time All-Pro. Brown was the first NFL player to have a playing weight over 300 lb but his size and speed made him one of the most dynamic players of the time.
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrowRo03.htm
Chris Burford
Chistopher William Burford, III born January 31, 1938.
1960 - 1962 Dallas Texans
1963 - 1967 Kansas City Chiefs
Burford was a master of sideline receptions for the Dallas Texans and Kansas City Chiefs. What he lacked in great speed or physical presence, he made up for by running perfectly choreographed pass routes that outsmarted most American Football League defensive backs. An AFL All-Star in 1961, he followed that performance with 12 receptions for touchdowns in 1962. By the end of his career he was the Chiefs all-time reception leader (391) with 5,505 yards and 55 touchdowns.
Teaming with Hall of Famer Len Dawson, Burford was a clutch receiver when the game was on the line and the ball had to be moved forward for a needed first down or for field-goal position. For most of his AFL career, Burford was in the top ten in receiving catches, yards, and touchdowns. Burford is a 1975 inductee of the Chiefs' Hall of Fame.
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BurfCh00.htm
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