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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | April 10, 1941 Vonore, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | March 25, 2020 (aged 78) Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 224 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Tellico Plains (Tellico Plains, Tennessee) | ||||||||
| College: | Tennessee | ||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1962 / round: 13 / pick: 100 | ||||||||
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David Michael Stratton (April 10, 1941 – March 25, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for 12 seasons in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He won two AFL championships with the Buffalo Bills, where he was a six-time AFL All-Star. He was named to the AFL All-Time Second Team.
Stratton played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers. He played professionally for 11 years with the Bills and spent his final season with the San Diego Chargers. He won two AFL championships with the Bills in 1964 and 1965, with his tackle of Keith Lincoln in the former game being referred to as “The Hit Heard ‘Round the World”. His contributions as a team leader of a defense that allowed just seven points each in consecutive championship games as resulted in him being called one of the best defensive players in Bills history.[1]