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American football player (born 1945) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Herbert Bruce Alford Jr. (born April 21, 1945) is a former American football player for the Washington Redskins and Buffalo Bills. He played collegiately for Texas Christian University.
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Born: | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | April 21, 1945||||||
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College: | TCU | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1967 / round: 6 / pick: 119 (By the Chicago Bears) | ||||||
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As a placekicker, he played college football at Texas Christian University (TCU).[1][2]
Alford was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round (119th overall) of the 1967 NFL draft. After failing to make the Bears' roster after training camp, he signed with the Washington Redskins. He played in weeks 13 and 14 for the Redskins in 1967, and he was released during final roster cuts on August 28, 1968.[3] He then played for the American Football League's Buffalo Bills in 1968 and 1969.[4]
He is the son of Bruce Alford Sr., who played for the New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the New York Yanks of the NFL, and later became an on-field official.[5][6]
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