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Position: | Halfback | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | Reading, Michigan, U.S. | May 8, 1939||||||||||||||
Died: | July 27, 2019 Pullman, Washington, U.S. | (aged 80)||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Monrovia (Monrovia, California) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Washington State | ||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1961 / round: 5 / pick: 61 | ||||||||||||||
AFL draft: | 1961 / round: 2 / pick: 16 | ||||||||||||||
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Keith Payson Lincoln (May 8, 1939 – July 27, 2019) was an American professional football player who was a halfback for eight seasons in the American Football League (AFL), primarily with the San Diego Chargers. He played college football for the Washington State Cougars. Lincoln was a two-time All-AFL selection and a five-time AFL All-Star. A member of the Chargers Hall of Fame, he won an AFL championship with the Chargers in 1963, when he was named the most valuable player (MVP) of the championship game. He had a stint with the Buffalo Bills before returning to San Diego and finishing his career.