Chris Burford

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Chris Burford
Date of birth	January 31, 1938 (1938-01-31) (age 70)
Place of birth	Oakland, California
Position(s)	Wide Receiver
College	Stanford
Jersey Number	88
Career highlights
AFL All-Star	1961
Honors	Chiefs Hall of Fame, 1975
Stats
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Teams
1960-1962 1963-1967	AFL Dallas Texans AFL Kansas City Chiefs
College Football Hall of Fame

Chistopher William Burford, III (born January 31, 1938 in Oakland, California) is a former professional American football player. 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.

[edit] See also

• Other American Football League players

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