August 3, 2019(2019-08-03) (aged 71) Bullhead City, Arizona, U.S.
Height:
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:
170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school:
Worthing (Houston, Texas)
College:
Wharton County (1968–1969) Colorado (1970–1971)
NFL draft:
1972 / Round: 4 / Pick: 98
Career history
Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders (1972–1985)
Los Angeles Cobras (1988)
Career highlights and awards
3× Super Bowl champion (XI, XV, XVIII)
3× First-team All-Pro (1974–1976)
4× Pro Bowl (1974–1977)
NFL receiving yards leader (1974)
2× NFL receiving touchdowns leader (1974, 1976)
NFL record
Longest receiving touchdown: 99 yards (tied)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
501
Receiving yards:
8,685
Receiving touchdowns:
67
Player stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Clifford Branch Jr. (August 1, 1948 – August 3, 2019) was an American football wide receiver who played with 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.
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completed a 50-yard pass to wide receiver CliffBranch, advancing the ball to the Redskins' 15-yard line. Branch said that the Raiders took advantage of...
the ground. The Raiders' main offensive deep threat was wide receiver CliffBranch (44 receptions, 858 yards, 7 touchdowns), while wide receiver Bob Chandler...
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then-Super Bowl record 80-yard pass and catch to running back Kenny King. A CliffBranch third-quarter touchdown reception put the Raiders up 21–3 in the third...
highest in the league. Stabler's main passing weapon was wide receiver CliffBranch, who caught 46 passes for 1,111 yards (24.2 yards per catch average)...
Dave Casper led the team in receptions with 53, while side receiver CliffBranch led in reception yards (1,111), touchdowns (12), and yards per reception...
three touchdowns, Plunkett was named the game's MVP. At wide receiver, CliffBranch re-emerged again as one of the games deep threats and had his best season...
draft produced just two Hall of Fame members, one of whom, wide receiver CliffBranch, was inducted posthumously. This is the fewest of any draft class since...
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in Super Bowls with three, joining Lynn Swann, John Stallworth, and CliffBranch, trailing only Rice's eight. He also became just the third player to...
touchdown passes one to Carl Garrett for 2 yards, and two others to CliffBranch from 32 and 10 yards. Mark Van Eeghan who rushed for 112 yards on 28...
peak of his career, he had a receiving corps consisting of sprinter CliffBranch, sure handed receiver Fred Biletnikoff, and tight end Dave Casper. All...
running game also fell off from seasons past. Even the great wide receiver CliffBranch, only caught one touchdown. The season started off with a 14–6 loss in...
completion to Biletnikoff. On the next play, he threw to CliffBranch at the Miami 27-yard line. Branch made a spectacular diving catch and, as no Dolphins...
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Philly.com. Philadelphia Daily News. Kerr, Jeff (August 24, 2021). "CliffBranch, Dick Vermeil selected as finalists for Pro Football Hall of Fame Class...
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playoff spot. Despite a lineup that featured former NFL all-pro receiver CliffBranch, ex-UCLA quarterback Matt Stevens and future Arena Football Hall of Famer...
and were leading the Raiders 19–14 midway through the fourth quarter. CliffBranch hauled in a 72-yard touchdown pass from Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler...
Davis "speed era" including players Bo Jackson, Darrius Heyward-Bey, and CliffBranch among others. Three days later, Pryor and the Raiders agreed to a four-year...
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