 Branch c. 1960 | |||||||||||
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||||
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| Born | February 15, 1937 Leesville, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Died | April 21, 1992 (aged 55) DeRidder, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | DeRidder | ||||||||||
| College | LSU | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1960: 10th round, 118th overall pick | ||||||||||
| AFL draft | 1960 | ||||||||||
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Melvin Leroy Branch (February 15, 1937 – April 21, 1992) was an American football defensive end who played for the Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins in the American Football League (AFL).
While playing college football for the LSU Tigers, he was a member of the "Chinese Bandits" defense for the 1958 national champion 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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