Date of birth: February 15, 1937 Name Mel Branch Role American football player | Positions Defensive end College: Louisiana State | |
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Date of death: April 21, 1992(1992-04-21) (aged 55) NFL draft: 1960 / Round: 10 / Pick: 118
(By the San Francisco 49ers) Died April 21, 1992, De Ridder, Louisiana, United States Education Louisiana State University | ||
Place of death: DeRidder, Louisiana Place of birth: Leesville, Louisiana | ||
Mel Branch: Football Defensive End
Melvin Leroy Branch (February 15, 1937 – April 21, 1992) 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 (AFL).
He was a member of the "Chinese Bandits" defense for 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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