Ernie Warlick
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| Ernie Warlick | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 21, 1932 |
| Place of birth | Washington, DC |
| Position(s) | Tight End |
| College | North Carolina Central |
| Pro Bowls | CFL All-League 1958, 1959, 1960 AFL All-Star 1962, 1963 1964, 1965 |
| Statistics | |
| Team(s) | |
| 1957-1960 1962-1965 |
CFL Calgary Stampeders AFL Buffalo Bills |
Ernest "Ernie" Warlick (born July 21, 1932 in Washington, D.C.) was an American football tight end from North Carolina Central University and was a three time All-Canadian Football League player before joining the Buffalo Bills in 1962. He had an average of 17.2 yd/catch with the Bills, while the team earned three straight Eastern Division titles and two American Football League championships, with a 20.8 yd/catch average in 1964. When Billy Shaw and Dave Behrman were injured for the 1965 American Football League championship game, he helped bolster the Bills' offensive blocking in a double tight end offense. In that game, he also scored the first touchdown in the Bills' 23-0 victory over the San Diego Chargers, on an [1] eighteen yard pass from Hall of Fame quarterback Jack Kemp.
He was selected to the American Football League All-Star Team every year he was in the league, in 1962, '63, '64, and '65. He was the first African-American sportscaster on Buffalo television, was elected to the Buffalo Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 1998, and received the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Distinguished Service Award in 2000.
