Mel Branch
American football player (1937-1992)
Melvin Leroy Branch (February 15, 1937, April 21, 1992) was an American football defensive end who played for the Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins in the American Football League (AFL).
While playing college football for the LSU Tigers, he was a member of the "Chinese Bandits" defense for the 1958 national champion 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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- Mel Branch 1960.jpg by 7-Eleven, Public domain
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