Chris Burford
Christopher William Burford III (born January 31, 1938) is a former American football wide receiver.
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 31, 1938 Oakland, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Stanford | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1960 / Round: 9 / Pick: 105 | ||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1960 / Round: 1 | ||||||||
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Burford was a football captain at Stanford, leading the NCAA in receptions with 61 in 1959. The following year, he was a first round draft pick of the Dallas Texans. in the American Football League (AFL)[1] He led the Texans/Chiefs in pass receptions in four seasons (1961–1963, 1965). An AFL All-Star in 1961, he followed that performance with a team-record 12 receptions for touchdowns in 1962.[2] By the end of his career, he was the Chiefs all-time reception leader (391) with 5,505 yards and 55 touchdowns.
For most of his AFL career, Burford was in the top ten in receiving catches, yards, and touchdowns. Burford is a 1975 inductee of the Chiefs' Hall of Fame. In 2010, he was inducted into the African-American Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame.[3] Burford, who is white, was nominated by former black teammate Abner Haynes.[4]
References
- Paige Ricks. "The Rookies". Stanford Magazine. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
- "Hall of Fame: Chris Burford - 1975". Kansas City Chiefs. Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Paige Ricks. "The Rookies". Stanford Magazine. Retrieved July 28, 2012.