American Football League All-Time Team

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The American Football League (AFL) All- Time Team was selected in 1970 by a panel of Hall of Fame selectors comprised of professional football writers from American Football League cities. A First and Second team were selected. Since the First team included two halfbacks, rather than a halfback and a fullback, Cookie Gilchrist, a fullback who was selected as a second-team running back, is the only fullback on either team, and therefore the American Football League's All-Time fullback.

Contents 1 FIRST TEAM 1.1 OFFENSE 1.1.1 Receivers 1.1.2 Linemen 1.1.3 Backs 1.1.4 Placekicker 1.2 DEFENSE 1.2.1 Linemen 1.2.2 Linebackers 1.2.3 Backs 1.2.4 Punter 2 SECOND TEAM 2.1 OFFENSE 2.1.1 Receivers 2.1.2 Linemen 2.1.3 Backs 2.1.4 Placekicker 2.1.5 DEFENSE 2.2 Linemen 2.2.1 Linebackers 2.2.2 Backs 2.2.3 Punter 2.3 See also

[edit] FIRST TEAM

[edit] OFFENSE

[edit] Receivers

• Lance Alworth (Arkansas) wide receiver, San Diego Chargers
• Don Maynard: (Texas Western, now UTEP) wide Receiver, New York Titans/Jets
• Fred Arbanas: (Michigan State) tight end, Kansas City Chiefs

[edit] Linemen

• Ron Mix (USC) tackle, LA/San Diego Chargers
• Ed Budde (Michigan State) guard, Kansas City Chiefs
• Jim Otto (Miami of Florida) center, Oakland Raiders
• Billy Shaw (Georgia Tech) guard, Buffalo Bills
• Jim Tyrer (Ohio State) tackle, Kansas City Chiefs

[edit] Backs

• Clem Daniels (Prairie View) halfback, Dallas Texans, Oakland Raiders
• Joe Namath (Alabama) quarterback, New York Jets
• Paul Lowe (Oregon State) halfback, LA/San Diego Chargers

[edit] Placekicker

• George Blanda (Kentucky) placekicker/quarterback, Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders

[edit] DEFENSE

[edit] Linemen

• Jerry Mays (SMU) end, Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs
• Houston Antwine (Southern Illinois) tackle, Boston Patriots
• Tom Sestak (McNeese State) tackle, Buffalo Bills
• Gerry Philbin (University at Buffalo) end, New York Jets

[edit] Linebackers

• Bobby Bell (Minnesota) outside linebacker, Kansas City Chiefs
• Nick Buoniconti (Notre Dame) middle linebacker, Boston Patriots, Miami Dolphins
• George Webster (Michigan State) , outside linebacker, Houston Oilers

[edit] Backs

• Willie Brown (Grambling) cornerback, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders
• Johnny Robinson (LSU) safety, Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs
• George Saimes (Michigan State) safety, Buffalo Bills
• Dave Grayson (Oregon) cornerback, Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders

[edit] Punter

• Jerrel Wilson (Southern Mississippi) punter, Kansas City Chiefs

[edit] SECOND TEAM

[edit] OFFENSE

[edit] Receivers

• Charlie Hennigan (Northwestern LA State) wide receiver, Houston Oilers
• Art Powell: (San Jose State) wide Receiver, New York Titans, Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills
• Dave Kocourek: (Wisconsin) tight end, LA/San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins, Oakland Raiders

[edit] Linemen

• Winston Hill (Texas Southern) tackle, New York Jets
• Bob Talamini (Kentucky) guard, Houston Oilers, New York Jets
• Jon Morris (Holy Cross) center, Boston Patriots
• Walt Sweeney (Syracuse) guard, San Diego Chargers
• Stew Barber (Penn State) tackle, Buffalo Bills

[edit] Backs

• Abner Haynes (North Texas State) halfback, Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets
• Len Dawson (Purdue) quarterback, Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs
• Cookie Gilchrist (Har-Brac High School) fullback, Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins

[edit] Placekicker

• Jim Turner (Utah State) placekicker, New York Jets

[edit] DEFENSE

[edit] Linemen

• Ron McDole (Nebraska) end, Houston Oilers, Buffalo Bills
• Buck Buchanan (Grambling) tackle, Kansas City Chiefs
• Tom Keating (Michigan) tackle, Buffalo Bills, Oakland Raiders
• Rich Jackson (Southern) end, Oakland Raiders, Denver Broncos

[edit] Linebackers

• Mike Stratton (Tennessee) outside linebacker, Buffalo Bills
• Larry Grantham (Mississippi) middle linebacker, New York Titans/Jets
• Dan Conners (Miami of Florida) , outside linebacker, Oakland Raiders

[edit] Backs

• Butch Byrd (Boston University) cornerback, Buffalo Bills
• Ken Graham (Washington State) safety, San Diego Chargers
• Austin (Goose) Gonsoulin (Baylor) safety, Denver Broncos
• Miller Farr (Wichita State) cornerback, Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers, Houston Oilers

[edit] Punter

• Bob Scarpitto (Notre Dame) punter, San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos, Boston Patriots

[edit] See also

• Other American Football League players

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