Mel Branch
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| Mel Branch | |
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| Date of birth | February 15, 1937 |
| Place of birth | Leesville, LA |
| Date of death | April 21, 1992 (aged 55) |
| Position(s) | DE |
| College | Louisiana State |
| AFL Draft | 1960 / Round : Second selection |
| Jersey Number | 87 |
| Career highlights | |
| TSN All-AFL | 1960, 1962 |
| AFL All-Star | 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 |
| Honors | American Football League Champion, 1962 |
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| Teams | |
| 1960-1962 1963-1965 1966-1968 |
AFL Dallas Texans AFL Kansas City Chiefs AFL Miami Dolphins |
Mel Branch was a college and professional American football defensive end for the Dallas Texans, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins in the American Football League.
He was a member of the national championship winning 1958 LSU Tigers football team, and a starter for the Texans in their victory over the Houston Oilers in the longest professional football game played up to that time, the 1962 AFL Championship Game.
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Categories: Defensive lineman, pre-1940 birth stubs | 1937 births | 1992 deaths | American football defensive ends | People from Louisiana | LSU Tigers football players | Dallas Texans (AFL) players | Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) players | Miami Dolphins (AFL) players | AFL All-Star players | AFL All-League players
