Mike Alford

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Mike Alford
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Position: Center
Personal information
Born: (1943-06-19) June 19, 1943 (age 80)
DeFuniak Springs, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school: Fort Walton Beach (FL) Choctawhatchee
College: Auburn
NFL Draft: 1965  / Round: 14 / Pick: 194
AFL Draft: 1965  / Round:  19  / Pick: 149
(by the Kansas City Chiefs) [1]
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Michael Deal Alford (born June 19, 1943) is a former American football center who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Lions. He was selected by the Cardinals in the fourteenth round of the 1965 NFL Draft. He was also drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the nineteenth round of the 1965 AFL Draft. Alford played college football at Auburn University and attended Choctawhatchee High School in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. [2]

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References

  1. "1965 AFL Draft". Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  2. "MIKE ALFORD". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved October 16, 2015.