Nicknamed Bambi, this Chargers wide receiver was the first AFL player inducted into the Football Hall of Fame
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Lance Alworth - Wikipedia  Lance Dwight Alworth (born August 3, 1940) is a former American football player who was a wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League (AFL) ... Alworth is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. .... the first San Diego Charger and the first player who had played in the AFL to be...
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Chargers to retire famous number - Page 4 - The Official San Diego ...  Page 4- Chargers to retire famous number General Discussions. ... than football player, more Pegasus than "Bambi" the wide receiver. ... the cover boy for a town crying out to find its legs and grow into its body. In 1978, Alworth became the first AFL player to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame,...
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No finer Chargers WR than Lance Alworth - The San Diego Union ...  Jan 5, 2014 ... He remains the Chargers greatest wide receiver  and arguably one of the greatest in pro football history. Former ... Bambi was the perfect nickname for Alworth. ... Football League to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ... He and the Chargers became the first player and team from the AFL to be...
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All-Time AFL Team - OFFENSE | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site  Wide receiver Lance Alworth, tackle Ron Mix, and center Jim Otto were the only ... Nicknamed Bambi because of his graceful style on the football field, ... He spent all of his AFL years with the Chargers and also played with San Diego in 1970, its first year ... Maynard was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987.
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Best Player in the AFL? It's Bambi - Talk Of Fame Radio  Sep 2, 2015 ... That would be San Diego wide receiver Lance Alworth. ... Alworth was also the first AFL player enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He won an AFL title early in his career with the Chargers and a Super Bowl late in his ... Nicknamed Bambi, he averaged more than 100 yards per game in three...
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Hall of Fame: Brett Favre, Terrell Owens will head Class ... - NFL.com  Aug 10, 2015 ... The Pro Football Hall of Fame just enshrined the Class of 2015 .... These left tackles were all considered equals in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Pace started -- dominated -- for two Super Bowl teams in 1999 and 2001,...
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Paul Hornung - Wikipedia  Paul Vernon Hornung (born December 23, 1935) is a former professional American football player, a Hall of Fame running back for the Green Bay Packers of the...
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The Pro Football Hall Of Fame Announces Names Of First Year ...  Sep 14, 2016 ... The hard hitting ball-hawk, nicknamed Weapon X finished his lustrous career ... of the Philadelphia Eagles 75th Anniversary Team and the NFL 2000s ... Oilers in the 1997 NFL Draft, Mason was known throughout the league as a ... Sanders' play in the defensive back field would play an integral part in the...
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On this day in 1993 Reggie Jackson was inducted into the Baseball ...  The first players voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame were (clock-wise from upper left): ...... Today in Black History, 5/18/2013 - Hall of fame baseball player Reggie Jackson was known as Mr. October. ... He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977, his first year of eligibility. ..... Best Budget Inn Fresno (California).
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Jeopary Questions page 1335 - THE GRIDIRON - TriviaBistro.com  THE GRIDIRON: [Hi, I'm Shannon Sharpe of the Denver Broncos] In 1995 this Cowboys running back ... THE GRIDIRON: [Hi, I'm Franco Harris, Hall of Fame running back of the Pittsburgh Steelers] In the 1972 playoff game against the Oakland Raiders, I caught a miraculous, game-winning pass that's been nicknamed this.
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In The Footsteps Of Legends: A Look At The History Of Dallas ...  Jun 27, 2014 ... Before Smith, Dorsett was "the man" among Dallas running backs. Starting ... In 1994, Tony Dorsett was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Dorsett ... The play eclipsed the NFL record for the longest play from scrimmage. That is a ..... I'll be shocked if Emmitt's rushing record ever gets broken.
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Veterans & Returning Players - San Diego Chargers  Sep 16, 2008 ... joining such stars as NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver ...... 2001...signed five-year extension thru 2009 with. Miami ...... 2 at inside linebacker and had seven tacklesled team .... Serena and Diamond. ..... by drawing 37-yard pass interference penalty on ...... Giants linebacker LaVar Arrington. ...... His answer.
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Dole Decides to Name Kemp as Running Mate, Sources Say - latimes  Aug 10, 1996 ... Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole on Friday night picked as ... the former professional football star, congressman, Cabinet secretary and fervent advocate. ... quarterback for the San Diego Chargers in the early 1960s. He later played with the Buffalo Bills, then won election to the U.S....
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Hall of Fame Memories: 1990: A Steelers moment - The Repository  May 14, 2013 ... Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinee Franco Harris holds his HOF bust ... Greene went into the Hall in 1987 and linebacker Jack Ham in 1988.
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College Football Hall of Fame - Wikipedia  Previously located in South Bend, Indiana, the new Hall of Fame is a 94,256 square feet (8,756.7 m2) attraction located in the heart of Atlanta's sports, entertainment and tourism district, and is adjacent to the Georgia World Congress Center and Centennial Olympic Park.
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Illinois Athletics - Football - Retired Number - Dick Butkus  Sep 14, 2016 ... He earned first-team All-Big Ten honors twice and was awarded the 1963 Silver ... He was named the 1964 Player of the Year by the American Football ... He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979 and to the College Football ... If every college football team had a linebacker like Dick Butkus of...
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By: NFL Legend William The Refrigerator Perry On ... - News One  William The Refrigerator Perry's (pictured), the former NFL Chicago Bears ... who spoke to the WBTV, They've kicked the door in so many times it's not funny. ... Perry earned his Refrigerator nickname when a fellow player could barely...
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San Diego Chargers - Wikiwand  The Chargers had been the only NFL team based in Southern California since the ... by the NFL to relocate back to Los Angeles for the 2016 NFL season, and the ... They also played defense, as indicated by their professional football record 49 .... Chargers' draftees Fred Dean, Gary "Big Hands" Johnson and Louie Kelcher.
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Packers.com | Hall Of Famers  Jul 27, 2016 ... Packers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame ... Also intercepted 30 passes as a defensive back the last six years of his career ... runner and a comparably hard-hitting linebacker in the NFL's Iron Man Era, when .... Began his pro career with the USFL's Memphis Showboats (1984-85) before entering the NFL.
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San Diego Chargers - Wikiwand  The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San ... [4] The Chargers joined the NFL as result of the AFLNFL merger in 1970, and ... On January 12, 2016, the Rams were approved by the NFL to relocate back to ... They won at home against division-rival Kansas City Chiefs (2820) and on...
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Tim Brown (American football) - Wikipedia  Brown made the College Football All-America Team twice and won the 1987 Heisman Trophy, becoming the first wide receiver ever to win that award.