Lance Alworth

Receptions:	542
Receiving yards:	10,266
Receiving touchdowns:	85

Lance Alworth
	Alworth on a 1969 football card
No. 19
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	August 3, 1940 (age 83); Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	184 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school:	Brookhaven ; (Brookhaven, Mississippi)
College:	Arkansas (1959–1961)
NFL draft:	1962 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8
AFL draft:	1962 / Round: 2 / Pick: 9
Career history
	San Diego Chargers (1962–1970); Dallas Cowboys (1971–1972);
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (VI); AFL champion (1963); AFL Player of the Year (1963); 6× First-team All-AFL (1963–1968); Second-team All-AFL (1969); 7× AFL All-Star (1963–1969); 3× AFL receiving yards leader (1965, 1966, 1968); 3× AFL receptions leader (1966, 1968, 1969); 3× AFL receiving touchdowns leader (1964–1966); NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team; NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team; AFL All-Time Team; Los Angeles Chargers Hall of Fame; Los Angeles Chargers No. 19 retired; First-team All-American (1961); Third-team All-American (1960); 2× First-team All-SWC (1960, 1961); Second-team All-SWC (1959);
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
Receptions:	542
Receiving yards:	10,266
Receiving touchdowns:	85
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame
	College Football Hall of Fame

Lance Dwight Alworth (born August 3, 1940), nicknamed "Bambi", is an American former professional football wide receiver who played for the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL) and Dallas Cowboys of the NFL. Often considered one of the greatest wide receivers of all time,^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] he played for 11 seasons, from 1962 through 1972, and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1978. He was the first player inducted whose playing career was principally in the AFL. Alworth is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. His teammates called him Bambi because he had a baby face and could run like a deer.^[5]

^ Kenyon, David (October 3, 2018). "The Top 10 NFL Wide Receivers of All Time". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
^ Harrison, Elliot. "Ten best receivers of all time". NFL.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
^ Tallent, Aaron (February 18, 2022). "25 Greatest Wide Receivers in NFL History". AthlonSports.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
^ Patuto, Greg (May 15, 2020). "Ranking The 20 Greatest NFL Wide Receivers Of All Time". ClutchPoints. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
^ "Lance Dwight "Bambi" Alworth (1940–)". encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Retrieved September 26, 2023.

[1] Kenyon, David (October 3, 2018). "The Top 10 NFL Wide Receivers of All Time". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.

[2] Harrison, Elliot. "Ten best receivers of all time". NFL.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.

[3] Tallent, Aaron (February 18, 2022). "25 Greatest Wide Receivers in NFL History". AthlonSports.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.

[4] Patuto, Greg (May 15, 2020). "Ranking The 20 Greatest NFL Wide Receivers Of All Time". ClutchPoints. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.

[5] "Lance Dwight "Bambi" Alworth (1940–)". encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Retrieved September 26, 2023.

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