Bruce Alford Sr.

Bruce Alford Sr.

Alford on a 1951 Bowman football card
Date of birth (1922-09-12)September 12, 1922
Place of birth Waco, Texas
Date of death May 8, 2010(2010-05-08) (aged 87)
Place of death Fort Worth, Texas
Career information
Position(s) End
College TCU
NFL draft 1943 / Round: 8 / Pick: 62
(By the Philadelphia Eagles)
Career history
As player
1946–1949 New York Yankees (AAFC)
1950–1951 New York Yanks
Career stats

Herbert Bruce Alford Sr. (September 12, 1922 May 8, 2010) was an American football end in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Yanks. He also played football in the All-America Football Conference for the New York Yankees. Alford played college football at Texas Christian University (TCU). Alford was an all Southwest Conference end in 1941 and 1942 was named MVP in the 1942 Orange Bowl and received Rogers Trophy in 1942, awarded to the TCU Most Valuable Player. After retiring from playing, he was a line judge in the NFL for 20 seasons, from 1960 to 1979, working three Super Bowls (II, VII, IX), wearing number 24. His son, Bruce Alford Jr., also played in the NFL.

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