Mel Branch
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| Date of birth: | February 15, 1937 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Leesville, Louisiana | ||||||||
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| Place of death: | DeRidder, Louisiana | ||||||||
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| College: | Louisiana State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1960 / Round: 10 / Pick: 118 (By the San Francisco 49ers) |
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| AFL draft: | 1960 / Round: 2 / Pick: (By the Denver Broncos) |
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Melvin Leroy Branch (February 15, 1937 – April 21, 1992) was a college and professional American football defensive end for the Dallas Texans, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins in the American Football League.
He was a member of the national championship winning 1958 LSU Tigers football team, and a starter for the Texans in their victory over the Houston Oilers in the longest professional football game played up to that time, the 1962 AFL Championship Game.
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