Cliff Branch

Cliff Branch
	Branch in 2019
No. 21
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	August 1, 1948; Houston, Texas, U.S.
Died:	August 3, 2019 (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:
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.