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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | July 28, 1943 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Monsignor Bonner (Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||
| College: | Villanova | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1965 / round: 6 / pick: 84 | ||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1965 / round: 3 / pick: 24 (by the Buffalo Bills)[1] | ||||||||
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Allen Edward Atkinson (born July 28, 1943) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL). He played high school ball at Monsignor Bonner High School. He played college football for the Villanova Wildcats as a lineman. He played professionally in the AFL for the New York Jets from 1965 through 1969;[2] then for the NFL Jets 1970 through 1974. He was a member of the Jets' 1968 World Championship team, and an AFL All-Star in 1968.