The American Football League (AFL) All- Time Team was selected in 1970 by a panel of hall of fame selectors comprised of professional football writers from American Football League cities. A First and Second team were selected. Since the First team included two halfbacks, rather than a halfback and a fullback, Cookie Gilchrist, a fullback who was selected as a second-team running back, is the only fullback on either team, and therefore the American Football League's All-Time fullback.

Contents

1 FIRST TEAM 1.1 OFFENSE 1.1.1 Receivers 1.1.2 Linemen 1.1.3 Backs 1.1.4 Placekicker 1.2 DEFENSE 1.2.1 Linemen 1.2.2 Linebackers 1.2.3 Backs 1.2.4 Punter 2 SECOND TEAM 2.1 OFFENSE 2.1.1 Receivers 2.1.2 Linemen 2.1.3 Backs 2.1.4 Placekicker 2.1.5 DEFENSE 2.2 Linemen 2.2.1 Linebackers 2.2.2 Backs 2.2.3 Punter 2.3 Links 2.4 External Links

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE

Receivers

• Lance Alworth (Arkansas) wide receiver, San Diego Chargers
• Don Maynard: (Texas Western, now UTEP) wide Receiver, New York Titans/Jets
• Fred Arbanas: (Michigan State) tight end, Kansas City Chiefs

Linemen

• Ron Mix (USC) tackle, LA/San Diego Chargers
• Ed Budde (Michigan State) guard, Kansas City Chiefs
• Jim Otto (Miami of Florida) center, Oakland Raiders
• Billy Shaw (Georgia Tech) guard, Buffalo Bills
• Jim Tyrer (Ohio State) tackle, Kansas City Chiefs

Backs

• Clem Daniels (Prairie View) halfback, Dallas Texans, Oakland Raiders
• Joe Namath (Alabama) quarterback, New York Jets
• Paul Lowe (Oregon State) halfback, LA/San Diego Chargers

Placekicker

• George Blanda (Kentucky) placekicker/quarterback, Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders

DEFENSE

Linemen

• Jerry Mays (SMU) end, Dallas Texans, Kansas City Chiefs
• Houston Antwine (Southern Illinois) tackle, Boston Patriots
• Tom Sestak (McNeese State) tackle, Buffalo Bills
• Gerry Philbin (University of Buffalo ) end, New York Jets

Linebackers

• Bobby Bell (Minnesota) outside linebacker, Kansas City Chiefs
• Nick Buoniconti (Notre Dame) middle linebacker, Boston Patriots, Miami Dolphins
• George Webster (Michigan State) , outside linebacker, Houston Oilers

Backs

• Willie Brown (Grambling) cornerback, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders
• Johnny Robinson (LSU) safety, Dallas Texans, Kansas City Chiefs
• George Saimes (Michigan State) safety, Buffalo Bills
• Dave Grayson (Oregon) cornerback, Dallas Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders

Punter

• Jerrell Wilson (Southern Mississippi) punter, Kansas City Chiefs

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

Receivers

• Charlie Hennigan (Northwestern LA State) wide receiver, Houston Oilers
• Art Powell : (San Jose State) wide Receiver, New York Titans, Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills
• Dave Kocourek : (Wisconsin) tight end, LA/San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins, Oakland Raiders

Linemen

• Winston Hill (Texas Southern) tackle, New York Jets
• Bob Talamini (Kentucky) guard, Houston Oilers, New York Jets
• Jon Morris (Holy Cross) center, Boston Patriots
• Walt Sweeney (Syracuse) guard, San Diego Chargers
• Stew Barber (Penn State) tackle, Buffalo Bills

Backs

• Abner Haynes (North Texas State) halfback, Dallas Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets
• Len Dawson (Purdue) quarterback, Dallas Texans, Kansas City Chiefs
• Cookie Gilchrist (Har-Brac High School) fullback, Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins

Placekicker

• Jim Turner (Utah State) placekicker, New York Jets

DEFENSE

Linemen

• Ron McDole (Nebraska) end, Houston Oilers, Buffalo Bills
• Buck Buchanan (Grambling) tackle, Kansas City Chiefs
• Tom Keating (Michigan) tackle, Buffalo Bills, Oakland Raiders
• Rich Jackson (Southern) end, Oakland Raiders, Denver Broncos

Linebackers

• Mike Stratton (Tennessee) outside linebacker, Buffalo Bills
• Larry Grantham (Mississippi) middle linebacker, New York Titans/Jets
• Dan Conners (Miami of Florida) , outside linebacker, Oakland Raiders

Backs

• Butch Byrd (Boston University) cornerback, Buffalo Bills
• Ken Graham (Washington State) safety, San Diego Chargers
• Austin (Goose) Gonsoulin (Baylor) safety, Denver Broncos
• Miller Farr (Wichita State) cornerback, Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers, Houston Oilers

Punter

• Bob Scarpitto (Notre Dame) punter, San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos, Boston Patriots

Links

• Other American Football League players

External Links

Photos of All-Time American Football League Team on the American Football League website