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Cliff Branch
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Position(s):
Wide Receiver		 Jersey #(s):
21
Born: August 1, 1948 (1948-08-01) (age 59)
Houston, Texas
Career Information
Year(s): 1972–1985
NFL Draft: 1972 / Round: 4 / Pick: 98
College: Colorado
Professional Teams
Career Stats
Receptions     501
Receiving Yards     8,685
Touchdowns     67
Stats at NFL.com
Career Highlights and Awards

Cliff Branch (born August 1, 1948 in Houston, Texas) is a retired American football wide receiver. In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football In team Sports the squad number, shirt number, jersey number, sweater number, or uniform number is the Number Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In an organised Sports league, a season is the portion of one Year in which regulated Games of the sport are in session The 1972 NFL season was the 53rd Regular season of the National Football League. The 1985 NFL season was the 66th Regular season of the National Football League. The NFL Draft is an annual Sports draft in which NFL teams select newly-eligible players for their rosters The 1972 National Football League Draft was held on February 1–2 1972 This is a List of Athletic Conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA The University of Colorado at Boulder ( CU-Boulder, UCB officially Colorado and CU colloquially is the Flagship University The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California. The 1972 NFL season was the 53rd Regular season of the National Football League. The 1985 NFL season was the 66th Regular season of the National Football League. In American football, a reception is part of a play in which a Forward pass from behind the line of scrimmage is received (caught by a player in bounds A touchdown is the primary method of scoring in American and Canadian football. In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL The 1975 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on January 20, 1975 at the Orange Bowl in Miami Florida. The 1976 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on January 26, 1976 at Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. The 1977 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on January 17, 1977 at Kingdome in Seattle Washington. The 1978 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on January 23, 1978 at Tampa Stadium in Tampa Bay Florida. All-Pro is a term mostly used in the NFL for the best players of each position during that season professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL Super Bowl XI was an American football game played on January 9, 1977 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California to decide the Super Bowl XV was an American football game played on January 25, 1981 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana to Super Bowl XVIII was an American football game that was played on January 22, 1984 at Tampa Stadium in Tampa Florida to decide Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football Branch graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1972 and spent his entire 14-year professional career with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, winning 3 Super Bowl rings in Super Bowl XI, Super Bowl XV and Super Bowl XVIII. The University of Colorado at Boulder ( CU-Boulder, UCB officially Colorado and CU colloquially is the Flagship University The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California. The Super Bowl ring is an award in the National Football League given to players and coaches of the team that wins the league's annual championship game the Super Bowl Super Bowl XI was an American football game played on January 9, 1977 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California to decide the Super Bowl XV was an American football game played on January 25, 1981 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana to Super Bowl XVIII was an American football game that was played on January 22, 1984 at Tampa Stadium in Tampa Florida to decide Branch caught 3 passes for 20 yards in Super Bowl XI, 5 passes for 62 yards and 2 touchdown in Super Bowl XV, and 6 passes for 94 yards and a touchdown in Super Bowl XVIII.

Cliff was voted All-Pro 3 consecutive seasons (1974-1976) and had perhaps his finest season in 1976 catching 46 passes for 1,111 yards and 12 TDs, averaging an amazing 24. 2 yards per catch. Branch was named to 4 consecutive Pro Bowls (1974-1977). In 1974, Branch led the National Football League in both receiving yards (1,092) and receiving touchdowns (13). The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league.

Branch finished his 14 NFL seasons with 501 receptions for 8,685 yards and 67 touchdowns. He also rushed for 70 yards and returned 9 kickoffs for 191 yards.

Branch's NFL career ended after the 1985 season. The 1985 NFL season was the 66th Regular season of the National Football League. He played for the Los Angeles Cobras of the Arena Football League in 1988, their only season of existence. History The Los Angeles Cobras played in the 1988 Arena Football League season only The Arena Football League (AFL was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. The 1988 Arena Football League season was the 2nd season of the Arena Football League.

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