 Branch in 2019 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | August 1, 1948 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | August 3, 2019 (aged 71) Bullhead City, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Worthing (Houston, Texas) | ||||||||
| College: | Wharton County (1968–1969) Colorado (1970–1971) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1972 / round: 4 / pick: 98 | ||||||||
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Clifford Branch Jr. (August 1, 1948 – August 3, 2019) was an American professional football wide receiver who played for the Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders during his entire 14-year National Football League (NFL) career. He won three NFL championships with the Raiders in Super Bowl XI, XV, and XVIII. He was selected by the Raiders in the fourth round of the 1972 NFL draft after playing college football for the Colorado Buffaloes. He was posthumously elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2022.