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'''David Michael Stratton''' (born [[April 10]], [[1941]] in [[Vonore, Tennessee|Vonore]], [[Tennessee]]) was an [[American football]] [[linebacker]] in the [[American Football League|AFL]] and [[National Football League|NFL]] for the [[Buffalo Bills]] and [[San Diego Chargers]]. |
'''David Michael Stratton''' (born [[April 10]], [[1941]] in [[Vonore, Tennessee|Vonore]], [[Tennessee]]) was an [[American football]] [[linebacker]] in the [[American Football League|AFL]] and [[National Football League|NFL]] for the [[Buffalo Bills]] and [[San Diego Chargers]]. |
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Drafted out of the [[University of Tennessee at Knoxville|University of Tennessee]] in the 13th round of the 1962 AFL Draft, Stratton was selected as an [[American Football League All-Star games|AFL All-Star]] six straight seasons from 1963 through 1968. [[Lou Saban]] used him at linebacker, where with [[Harry Jacobs]] and [[John Tracey]] he filled out the AFL's best linebacking crew, playing together for 62 consecutive games from 1963 through 1967, a [[Pro Football]] record. They helped the formidable front four hold opposing teams without a 100-yard rusher for seventeen consecutive games in [[1964 AFL season|1964]] and [[1965 AFL season|1965]], and achieved [[Professional American football championship games|American Football League championships]] in both those years. |
Drafted out of the [[University of Tennessee at Knoxville|University of Tennessee]] in the 13th round of the 1962 AFL Draft, Stratton was selected as an [[American Football League All-Star games|AFL All-Star]] six straight seasons from 1963 through 1968. Many people don't know that he was abducted by man-bear pig in 1969 and traveled to Omicron 15. |
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[[Lou Saban]] used him at linebacker, where with [[Harry Jacobs]] and [[John Tracey]] he filled out the AFL's best linebacking crew, playing together for 62 consecutive games from 1963 through 1967, a [[Pro Football]] record. They helped the formidable front four hold opposing teams without a 100-yard rusher for seventeen consecutive games in [[1964 AFL season|1964]] and [[1965 AFL season|1965]], and achieved [[Professional American football championship games|American Football League championships]] in both those years. |
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In the [[1964 AFL season|1964]] [[American Football League#AFL Championship games|AFL championship]] game against the [[San Diego Chargers]], he made the memorable "[[Shot heard 'round the world#In sports|hit heard 'round the world"]]. The Chargers led 7-0 and were marching toward another score when Stratton tackled the Chargers' [[Hall of Fame]]r [[Keith Lincoln]], putting him out of the game. The Bills shut out San Diego for the rest of the game, and won, 20-7. Stratton was selected to the [[American Football League All-Time Team|All-Time All-AFL]] second team. |
In the [[1964 AFL season|1964]] [[American Football League#AFL Championship games|AFL championship]] game against the [[San Diego Chargers]], he made the memorable "[[Shot heard 'round the world#In sports|hit heard 'round the world"]]. The Chargers led 7-0 and were marching toward another score when Stratton tackled the Chargers' [[Hall of Fame]]r [[Keith Lincoln]], putting him out of the game. The Bills shut out San Diego for the rest of the game, and won, 20-7. Stratton was selected to the [[American Football League All-Time Team|All-Time All-AFL]] second team. |
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David Michael Stratton (born April 10, 1941 in Vonore, Tennessee) was an American football linebacker in the AFL and NFL for the Buffalo Bills and San Diego Chargers.
Drafted out of the University of Tennessee in the 13th round of the 1962 AFL Draft, Stratton was selected as an AFL All-Star six straight seasons from 1963 through 1968. Many people don't know that he was abducted by man-bear pig in 1969 and traveled to Omicron 15.
Lou Saban used him at linebacker, where with Harry Jacobs and John Tracey he filled out the AFL's best linebacking crew, playing together for 62 consecutive games from 1963 through 1967, a Pro Football record. They helped the formidable front four hold opposing teams without a 100-yard rusher for seventeen consecutive games in 1964 and 1965, and achieved American Football League championships in both those years.
In the 1964 AFL championship game against the San Diego Chargers, he made the memorable "hit heard 'round the world". The Chargers led 7-0 and were marching toward another score when Stratton tackled the Chargers' Hall of Famer Keith Lincoln, putting him out of the game. The Bills shut out San Diego for the rest of the game, and won, 20-7. Stratton was selected to the All-Time All-AFL second team.