Mel Branch

Mel Branch
No. 87
Position:	DE
Personal information
Date of birth:	February 15, 1937
Place of birth:	Leesville, Louisiana
Date of death:	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.
Place of death:	DeRidder, Louisiana
Career information
College:	Louisiana State
NFL draft:	1960 / Round: 10 / Pick: 118; (By the San Francisco 49ers)
AFL draft:	1960 / Round: 2 / Pick: ; (By the Denver Broncos)
Career history
	AFL Dallas Texans (1960-1962); AFL Kansas City Chiefs (1963-1965); AFL Miami Dolphins (1966-1968);
Career highlights and awards
	AFL Championship, 1962; AFL All-Star: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963;
Career NFL statistics
Games played:	126
Games started:	21
Fumble recoveries:	3
	Player stats at NFL.com

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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