Al Frazier
 Circa 1987 as Director of Financial Aid at York College/CUNY | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Flanker, Halfback | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | March 28, 1935 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died: | December 2, 2018 (aged 83) Lawrenceville, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Stanton (Jacksonville, FL) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Florida A&M | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1957 / round: 20 / pick: 240 | ||||||||||||
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Adolphus Cornelius Frazier (March 28, 1935[1] – December 2, 2018) was an American former gridiron football player. He played professionally as halfback for three seasons with the Denver Broncos in the American Football League (AFL). He set many franchise record for receptions out of the backfield, some of which still stand. Frazier played two seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL): 1957 with the Toronto Argonauts and 1960 with the Grey Cup champion Ottawa Rough Riders.
After his football career ended, he earned a master's degree from Teachers College, Columbia University and worked for over 30 years at York College, City University of New York, where he was Assistant Dean of Student Development at the time of his retirement in 2006.
As of 2017[update]'s NFL off-season, Al Frazier held at least 3 Broncos franchise records, including:
- Receiving Yds: rookie game (166 on 1961-10-15 OAK)
- Receiving TDs: rookie season (6 in 1961)
- 100+ yard receiving games: rookie season (3)
Frazier died on December 2, 2018, in Lawrenceville, Georgia.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Al Frazier". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 31, 2009. Retrieved March 5, 2009.
- ^ "Adolphus "Al" Frazier (1935-2018)". Rattler Nation. December 6, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Al Frazier at Find a Grave
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- American football halfbacks
- Stanton College Preparatory School alumni
- Denver Broncos (AFL) players
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- Ottawa Rough Riders players
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