Chris Burford

Receptions:	391
Receiving yards:	5505
Touchdowns:	55

Chris Burford
No. 88
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	January 31, 1938 (age 86); Oakland, California
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College:	Stanford
NFL draft:	1960 / Round: 9 / Pick: 105
AFL draft:	1960 / Round: 1
Career history
	Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs (1960–1967);
Career highlights and awards
	1x Winner of the Pop Warner Trophy in 1959; 1x Pro Bowl (1961); 1x All-pro (1962); Led the Dallas Texans in receiving TD's 1x in 1962;
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
Receptions:	391
Receiving yards:	5505
Touchdowns:	55
	College Football Hall of Fame

Christopher William Burford III (born January 31, 1938) is a former American football wide receiver.

Burford was a football captain at Stanford, leading the NCAA in receptions with 61 in 1959. The following year, he was a first round draft pick of the Dallas Texans. in the American Football League (AFL)^[1] He led the Texans/Chiefs in pass receptions in four seasons (1961–1963, 1965). An AFL All-Star in 1961, he followed that performance with a team-record 12 receptions for touchdowns in 1962.^[2] By the end of his career, he was the Chiefs all-time reception leader (391) with 5,505 yards and 55 touchdowns.

For most of his AFL career, Burford was in the top ten in receiving catches, yards, and touchdowns. Burford is a 1975 inductee of the Chiefs' Hall of Fame. In 2010, he was inducted into the African-American Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame.^[3] Burford, who is white, was nominated by former black teammate Abner Haynes.^[4]

References

^ Paige Ricks. "The Rookies". Stanford Magazine. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
^ "Hall of Fame: Chris Burford - 1975". Kansas City Chiefs. Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Paige Ricks. "The Rookies". Stanford Magazine. Retrieved July 28, 2012.

[1] Paige Ricks. "The Rookies". Stanford Magazine. Retrieved July 28, 2012.

[2] "Hall of Fame: Chris Burford - 1975". Kansas City Chiefs. Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2012.

[3] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] Paige Ricks. "The Rookies". Stanford Magazine. Retrieved July 28, 2012.

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