Alfred Jenkins

**Alfred Jenkins**
	No. 84
	Wide Receiver
Personal information
	Date of birth: January 25, 1952 (age 60)
	Place of birth: Hogansville, Georgia
Career information
	College: Morris Brown
	Debuted in 1975
	Last played in 1983
Career history
	Birmingham Americans (1974); Atlanta Falcons (1975-1983);
Career highlights and awards
	2× Pro Bowl selection (1980, 1981); 1× All-NFL selection (1981); 1× All-WFL selection (1974);
Receptions	360
Receiving Yards	6,267
Touchdowns	40
Stats at NFL.com
College Football Hall of Fame

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Alfred Donnell Jenkins (born January 25, 1952 in Hogansville, Georgia), is a former professional American football wide receiver who played for the Birmingham Americans in 1974 and nine seasons for the Atlanta Falcons from 1975 through 1983. Jenkins was selected to the Pro Bowl during the 1980 and 1981 seasons and is considered the most successful player that surged from the World Football League.^[1]

Jenkins has two children, Kellie Jenkins and Alfred Cornell Jenkins, and three grandchildren, Willie Matthews, Shacquayvia Jenkins, and Zancquayvia Jenkins.^{[citation needed]}

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^ "For Jenkins, career-ending jolt never came; Ex-Falcon still owns record for TD catches". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: p. D2. July 27, 1993. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AT&p_theme=at&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADA06C03C811B4&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved April 11, 2010. "To those less familiar with Jenkins, he was Most Valuable Player of the World Football League in 1974, playing with the Birmingham Americans."

Although the above article says that Jenkins was the WFL MVP in 1974, this information is in error. The WFL had tri-MVPs in 1974: RB JJ Jennings of the Memphis Southmen, RB Tommy Reamon of the Florida Blazers and QB Tony Adams of the Southern California Sun.[1]

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[ajc930727-0] "For Jenkins, career-ending jolt never came; Ex-Falcon still owns record for TD catches". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: p. D2. July 27, 1993. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AT&p_theme=at&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADA06C03C811B4&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved April 11, 2010. "To those less familiar with Jenkins, he was Most Valuable Player of the World Football League in 1974, playing with the Birmingham Americans."

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Name	Jenkins, Alfred
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Short description	American football player
Date of birth	January 25, 1952
Place of birth	Hogansville, Georgia
Date of death
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Personal information
No. 84
Wide Receiver
Date of birth: January 25, 1952 (1952-01-25) (age 60)
Place of birth: Hogansville, Georgia

Career information
College: Morris Brown
Debuted in 1975
Last played in 1983


Career history
Birmingham Americans (1974) Atlanta Falcons (1975-1983)
Career highlights and awards
2× Pro Bowl selection (1980, 1981) 1× All-NFL selection (1981) 1× All-WFL selection (1974)
Receptions	360
Receiving Yards	6,267
Touchdowns	40
Stats at NFL.com
College Football Hall of Fame