PLAYERS

• Lance Alworth (born 1940, holds all-time record for most games, career, with over 200 yards receiving [5])
• Houston Antwine (born 1939)
• Fred Arbanas (born 1939)
• Bobby Bell
• Elvin Bethea
• Randy Beverly (born 1944, intercepted two passes in the end zone in Super Bowl III)
• Verlon Biggs
• Fred Biletnikoff
• George Blanda (born 1927)
• Marlin Briscoe (born 1945, first black in modern era to play, and then start, at quarterback, 1968 AFL)
• Willie Brown
• Junious (Buck) Buchanan (1940 - 1992)
• Ed Budde (born 1940)
• Nick Buoniconti
• Chris Burford (born 1938)
• Ron Burton (1936 - 2003)
• George (Butch) Byrd (born 1941)
• Billy Cannon (born 1937, made All-League as a halfback in 1961 and as a tight end in 1969)
• Gino Cappelletti (born 1934)
• Wray Carlton
• Jim Colclough (1936 - 2004)
• Greg Cook (born 1946)
• Larry Csonka
• Clem Daniels (born 1937)
• Len Dawson (born 1935)
• Tom Day
• Bob Dee
• Elbert Dubenion (born 1933)
• Jim Dunaway
• Speedy Duncan
• Larry Eisenhauer
• Booker Edgerson
• Earl Faison (born 1939)
• Miller Farr (born 1943)
• Tom Flores (born 1937), first Hispanic quarterback in professional football, 1960. Later coach of the Oakland Raiders
• Don Floyd (born 1938)
• Larry Garron
• Claude (Hoot) Gibson
• Cookie Gilchrist (born 1935)
• Austin (Goose) Gonsoulin (born 1938)
• Larry Grantham (born 1938)
• Dave Grayson (born 1939, all-time American Football League interception leader, 47)
• Bob Griese
• John Hadl (born 1940)
• James Harris (born 1947, first black in modern era to start a season at quarterback, 1969 AFL)
• Abner Haynes (born 1937, Rookie of the Year 1960, MVP 1960, over 12,000 career all-purpose yards.)
• Wayne Hawkins
• Sherrill Headrick
• Charlie Hennigan (born 1935, first professional football player to catch more than 100 passes in a season (101, 1964).)
• Winston Hill (born 1941)
• E.J. Holub (born 1938)
• Ken Houston
• Bobby Hunt
• Jim Lee Hunt (born 1938)
• Harry Jacobs
• Rich Jackson
• Bobby Jancik
• Charlie Joiner
• Bob Kalsu (1945 - 1970, one of two former pro football players to die in the Viet Nam War)
• Jack Kemp (born 1936) -- later a prominent politician
• Ernie Ladd (born 1939)
• Daryle Lamonica (born 1941) -- known as "the Mad Bomber"
• Willie Lanier
• Jacky Lee
• Keith Lincoln (born 1939)
• Floyd Little (born 1942)
• Paul Lowe (born 1936)
• Paul Maguire (born 8/22/1938, played in six of ten American Football League championship games.)
• Bill Mathis (born 1936)
• Don Maynard (born 1935)
• Jerry Mays (born 1939)
• Curtis McClinton (born 1939)
• Wahoo McDaniel
• Ron McDole (born 1939)
• Gene Mingo (first black field goal kicker in professional football, 1960.)
• Ron Mix (born 1938)
• Jon Morris (born 1942)
• Joe Namath (born 1943)
• Jim Nance
• Jim Norton (born 1938)
• Ross O'Hanley
• Jim Otto (born 1938)
• Vito (Babe) Parilli (born 1930)
• Gerry Philbin (born 1941)
• Art Powell
• Johnny Robinson (born 1938)
• Paul Robinson (born 1944, 1968 American Football League Rookie of the Year)
• Paul Rochester (born 1938)
• George Saimes (born 1941)
• Tom Sestak (1936 - 1987)
• Billy Shaw (born 1938)
• Art Shell
• Matt Snell (born 1941, 121 yds, td in 3rd World Championship game.)
• Jan Stenerud
• Mike Stratton (born 1941, tackled Keith Lincoln with "the hit heard 'round the world".)
• Walt Sweeney (born 1941)
• Bob Talamini (born 1939)
• Lionel Taylor (born 1935, first receiver with 100 catches in a season (1961).)
• Otis Taylor (born 1942)
• Charlie Tolar (1937 - 2003)
• John Tracey (born 1933)
• Jim Turner
• Jim Tyrer (1939 -1980)
• Gene Upshaw -- later head of the NFL players association
• Ernie Warlick (born 1932)
• George Webster
• Jerrel Wilson
• Ernie Wright

COACHES and CONTRIBUTORS

• Sid Gillman (1911 - 2003, coached the Chargers all ten years of the AFL.)
• Lou Saban
• Hank Stram (born January 3, 1923, coached the Texans/Chiefs all ten years of the AFL.)
• Weeb Ewbank (1907 - 1998) (Only man to coach teams to an NFL championship, an American Football League Championship, and a World Championship.)

• Al Davis (born July 4, 1929)
• Joe Foss (1915 - 2003)
• Lamar Hunt (born 1932)
• Sonny Werblin
• Ralph C. Wilson Jr.

• Chris Berman (born 1955, ESPN Sportscaster)
• Larry Felser (Buffalo Courier-Express reporter)
• Jack Horrigan (1926-1973, AFL Public Relations}
• Jerry Magee (San Diego Union reporter)
• Will McDonough (1935 - 2003, Boston Globe reporter}

See also:

• American Football League
• American Football League Hall of Fame
• American_football

External link

• American Football League Website