Mel Branch

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Mel Branch
Date of birth February 15, 1937
Place of birth Leesville, LA
Date of death April 21, 1992 (aged 55)
Position(s) DE
College Louisiana State
AFL Draft 1960 / Round : Second selection
Jersey Number 87
Career highlights
TSN All-AFL 1960, 1962
AFL All-Star 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963
Honors American Football League
Champion, 1962
Stats
Statistics
Teams
1960-1962
1963-1965
1966-1968		 AFL Dallas Texans
AFL Kansas City Chiefs
AFL Miami Dolphins

Mel Branch was a college and professional American football defensive end for the Dallas Texans, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins in the American Football League.

He was a member of the national championship winning 1958 LSU Tigers football team, and a starter for the Texans in their victory over the Houston Oilers in the longest professional football game played up to that time, the 1962 AFL Championship Game.

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