Dave Grayson
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| Dave Grayson | |
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| Date of birth | June 6, 1939 |
| Place of birth |  San Diego, California |
| Position(s) | Defensive Back |
| College | University of Oregon |
| Pro Bowls | AFL All-Star 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969 |
| Awards | AFL All-Time Team |
| Records | All-time AFL interceptions, 47 |
| Statistics | |
| Team(s) | |
| 1961-1962 1963-1964 1965-1969 1970 |
AFL Dallas Texans AFL Kansas City Chiefs AFL Oakland Raiders NFL Oakland Raiders |
Dave Grayson (born 1939) played offensive and defensive halfback at the University of Oregon. He was drafted by the American Football League's Dallas Texans in 1961 and played four years with the Texans/Chiefs before joining the Oakland Raiders in 1965. Grayson held the AFL record for longest interception return for a td, 99 yd against the New York Titans in 1961. He had an interception off George Blanda in the Texans' classic 1962 double-overtime championship game victory over the defending AFL Champion Houston Oilers. Grayson was anAmerican Football League All-Star six times, in Dallas/Kansas City in 1962, 1963 and 1964, and in Oakland in 1965, 1966 and 1969. He made a 48-yard return with the opening kickoff against the Oilers in the 1967 AFL Championship Game. At Oakland in 1968, he led the American Football League with ten interceptions.
He is the all-time AFL leader in interceptions with 47, for a 20-yard return average and 5 tds, and he averaged 25.4 yards on 110 kickoff returns. He is a member of the American Football League All-Time Team.
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| American Football League | All-Time Team |
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Joe Namath | Clem Daniels | Paul Lowe | Lance Alworth | Cookie Gilchrist* | Don Maynard | Fred Arbanas | Jim Otto | Ed Budde | Billy Shaw | Ron Mix | Jim Tyrer | George Blanda | Nick Buoniconti | Bobby Bell | George Webster | Johnny Robinson | George Saimes | Willie Brown | Dave Grayson | Houston Antwine | Tom Sestak | Jerry Mays | Gerry Philbin | Jerrel Wilson | |
