Cookie Gilchrist

Cookie Gilchrist
No. 21, 34, 2, 30
Position:Fullback
Personal information
Born:(1935-05-25)May 25, 1935
Brackenridge, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:January 10, 2011(2011-01-10) (aged 75)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:251 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school:Har-Brack
(Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania)
College:None
Undrafted:1954
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career AFL statistics
Rushing yards:4,293
Rushing average:4.3
Rushing touchdowns:37
Receptions:110
Receiving yards:1,135
Receiving touchdowns:6
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Career CFL statistics
Rushing yards:4,914
Rushing average:5.8
Rushing touchdowns:28
Receiving yards:1,068
Receiving touchdowns:5

Carlton Chester "Cookie" Gilchrist (May 25, 1935 – January 10, 2011) was an American football fullback who played in the American Football League (AFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL).[1][2] He was named the AFL Most Valuable Player (MVP) with the Buffalo Bills in 1962. He was named to the AFL All-Time Second-team.


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  1. ^ "Cookie Gilchrist". Legacy.com. obituary. January 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  2. ^ Goldstein, Richard (January 10, 2011). "Cookie Gilchrist, early star of the A.F.L., dies at 75". New York Times. obituary. Retrieved February 19, 2016.