List of American Football League players
PLAYERS
- Lance Alworth (born 1940, holds all-time record for most games, career, with over 200 yards receiving [5])
- Houston Antwine (born 1939)
- Fred Arbanas (born 1939)
- Bobby Bell
- Elvin Bethea
- Verlon Biggs
- Fred Biletnikoff
- George Blanda (born 1927)
- Marlin Briscoe (born 1945, first black in modern era to play, and then start, at quarterback, 1968 AFL)
- Willie Brown
- Junious (Buck) Buchanan (1940 - 1992)
- Ed Budde (born 1940)
- Nick Buoniconti
- Chris Burford (born 1938)
- Ron Burton (1936 - 2003)
- George (Butch) Byrd (born 1941)
- Billy Cannon (born 1937, made All-League as a halfback in 1961 and as a tight end in 1969)
- Gino Cappelletti (born 1934)
- Wray Carlton
- Jim Colclough (1936 - 2004)
- Greg Cook (born 1946)
- Larry Csonka
- Clem Daniels (born 1937)
- Len Dawson (born 1935)
- Tom Day
- Bob Dee
- Elbert Dubenion (born 1933)
- Jim Dunaway
- Speedy Duncan
- Larry Eisenhauer
- Booker Edgerson
- Earl Faison (born 1939)
- Miller Farr (born 1943)
- Tom Flores (born 1937, first Hispanic quarterback in professional football, 1960.)
- Don Floyd (born 1938)
- Larry Garron
- Claude (Hoot) Gibson
- Cookie Gilchrist (born 1935)
- Austin (Goose) Gonsoulin (born 1938)
- Larry Grantham (born 1938)
- Dave Grayson (born 1939, all-time American Football League interception leader, 47)
- Bob Griese
- John Hadl (born 1940)
- James Harris (born 1947, first black in modern era to start a season at quarterback, 1969 AFL)
- Abner Haynes (born 1937, Rookie of the Year 1960, MVP 1960, over 12,000 career all-purpose yards.)
- Wayne Hawkins
- Sherrill Headrick
- Charlie Hennigan (born 1935, first professional football player to catch more than 100 passes in a season (101, 1964).)
- Winston Hill (born 1941)
- E.J. Holub (born 1938)
- Ken Houston
- Bobby Hunt
- Jim Lee Hunt (born 1938)
- Harry Jacobs
- Rich Jackson
- Bobby Jancik
- Charlie Joiner
- Bob Kalsu (1945 - 1970, the only professional football player to die in the Viet Nam War)
- Jack Kemp (born 1936)
- Ernie Ladd (born 1939)
- Daryle Lamonica (born 1941)
- Willie Lanier
- Jacky Lee
- Keith Lincoln (born 1939)
- Floyd Little (born 1942)
- Paul Lowe (born 1936)
- Paul Maguire (born 8/22/1938, played in six of ten American Football League championship games.)
- Bill Mathis (born 1936)
- Don Maynard (born 1935)
- Jerry Mays (born 1939)
- Curtis McClinton (born 1939)
- Wahoo McDaniel
- Ron McDole (born 1939)
- Gene Mingo (first black field goal kicker in professional football, 1960.)
- Ron Mix
- Jon Morris (born 1942)
- Joe Namath (born 1943)
- Jim Nance
- Jim Norton (born 1938)
- Ross O'Hanley
- Jim Otto (born 1938)
- Vito (Babe) Parilli (born 1930)
- Gerry Philbin (born 1941)
- Art Powell
- Johnny Robinson (born 1938)
- Paul Robinson (born 1944)
- Paul Rochester (born 1938)
- George Saimes (born 1941)
- Tom Sestak (1936 - 1987)
- Billy Shaw (born 1938)
- Art Shell
- O. J. Simpson
- Matt Snell (born 1941, 121 yds, td in 3rd World Championship game.)
- Jan Stenerud
- Mike Stratton (born 1941, tackled Keith Lincoln with "the hit heard 'round the world".)
- Walt Sweeney (born 1941)
- Bob Talamini (born 1939)
- Lionel Taylor (born 1935, first receiver with 100 catches in a season (1961).)
- Otis Taylor (born 1942)
- Charlie Tolar (1937 - 2003)
- John Tracey (born 1933)
- Jim Turner
- Jim Tyrer (1939 -1980)
- Gene Upshaw
- Ernie Warlick (born 1932)
- George Webster
- Jerrell Wilson
- Ernie Wright
COACHES and CONTRIBUTORS
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