Editing Cliff Branch

{{Short description|American football player (1948–2019)}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Cliff Branch
| image       = Cliff Branch 2019.jpg
| alt         =
| caption     = Branch in 2019
| number      = 21
| position    = [[Wide receiver]]
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1948|8|1|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Houston|Houston, Texas]], U.S.
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|2019|8|3|1948|8|1}}
| death_place = [[Bullhead City, Arizona]], U.S.
| height_ft   = 5
| height_in   = 11
| weight_lb   = 170
| high_school = [[Worthing High School (Houston, Texas)|Worthing]] <br> (Houston, Texas)
| college     = [[Wharton County Junior College|Wharton County]] (1968–1969) <br> [[Colorado Buffaloes football|Colorado]] (1970–1971)
| draftyear   = 1972
| draftround  = 4
| draftpick   = 98
| pastteams   = * [[Oakland Raiders|Oakland]] / [[Los Angeles Raiders]] ({{NFL Year|1972|1985}})
* [[Los Angeles Cobras]] ({{AFL Year|1988}})
| highlights  = * 3× [[List of Super Bowl champions|Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XI|XI]], [[Super Bowl XV|XV]], [[Super Bowl XVIII|XVIII]])
* 3× First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1974 All-Pro Team|1974]]–[[1976 All-Pro Team|1976]])
* 4× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1975 Pro Bowl|1974]]–[[1978 Pro Bowl|1977]])
* [[List of NFL annual receiving yards leaders|NFL receiving yards leader]] (1974)
* 2× [[List of NFL annual receiving touchdowns leaders|NFL receiving touchdowns leader]] (1974, 1976)
* Second-team All-[[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]] ([[1971 All-Big Eight Conference football team|1971]])
; NFL record
* [[99-yard pass play|Longest receiving touchdown: 99 yards]] (tied)
| statlabel1  = [[Reception (gridiron football)|Receptions]]
| statvalue1  = 501
| statlabel2  = [[Reception (gridiron football)|Receiving yards]]
| statvalue2  = 8,685
| statlabel3  = [[Touchdown|Receiving touchdowns]]
| statvalue3  = 67
| pfr         = B/BranCl00
| HOF         = cliff-branch 
}}

'''Clifford Branch Jr.''' (August 1, 1948 – August 3, 2019) was an American professional [[American football|football]] [[wide receiver]] who played for the [[Oakland Raiders|Oakland]] / [[Los Angeles Raiders]] during his entire 14-year [[National Football League]] (NFL) career. He won three NFL championships with the Raiders in [[Super Bowl XI]], [[Super Bowl XV|XV]], and [[Super Bowl XVIII|XVIII]]. He was selected by the Raiders in the fourth round of the [[1972 NFL draft]] after playing [[college football]] for the [[Colorado Buffaloes football|Colorado Buffaloes]]. He was posthumously elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2022.

==College career==
Branch attended college at the [[University of Colorado Boulder]], where he was a [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]] on the [[track and field|track]] team and a receiver on the football team.<ref name=mcdonald_08052019>{{cite news|last=McDonald|first=William|title=Cliff Branch, Raiders' Elusive All-Pro Receiver, Dies at 71|date=August 5, 2019|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/sports/football/cliff-branch-raiders-dead.html|access-date=August 8, 2019}}</ref> In football with the [[Colorado Buffaloes football|Buffaloes]] in [[1970 Colorado Buffaloes football team|1970]], he caught 23 passes for 355 yards, had 22 carries for 119 yards and one touchdown. In [[1971 Colorado Buffaloes football team|1971]], he had 13 catches for 330 yards and 3 touchdowns along with 9 carries for 235 yards and 4 touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/cliff-branch-1.html|title=Cliff Branch College Stats|website=[[Sports Reference]]}}</ref>

In track, Branch set an NCAA championship meet record in the [[100 meters]] with a time of 10.0 seconds at the 1972 NCAA championships semifinal in [[Eugene, Oregon]].  Branch placed 5th in the final with 10.1, and he said "My goal has always been to win the NCAA 100 meter championship. This is my last track meet, since I expect to sign a pro contract with the Oakland Raiders within the next two weeks."<ref>{{cite web|title=1972 NCAA Track and Field Championships|pages=12, 15, 16|website=NCAA.org|url=https://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/archives/otrack/d1/1972/results1972.pdf|access-date=August 7, 2019}}</ref><ref>
{{cite web
 |title       = 1972 NCAA Track and Field Championships
 |url         = http://usctrackandfield.com/results1972.pdf
 |website     = usctrackandfield.com
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20160430135523/http://usctrackandfield.com/results1972.pdf
 |archive-date = April 30, 2016
 }}
</ref> He also posted a personal best of 20.5 seconds in the [[200 meters]].<ref name = branchncaa/> He graduated from Colorado in 1972.<ref name=mcdonald_08052019/><!--NEED reliable source. where he was a {{citation needed span|date=August 2019|five-year letterman}} in football During his time at Colorado, Cliff set the [[NCAA]] [[Division 1-A]] record for kickoffs returned for touchdowns with 8. -->

===Personal bests===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Event
!Time (seconds)
!Venue
!Date
|-
|[[100 meters]]
|10.0 
|Eugene, Oregon
|June 2, 1972<ref name = branchncaa>
{{cite web
 |title       = Cliff BRANCH profile - all-athletics.com
 |url         = http://www.all-athletics.com/node/294273
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230215/http://www.all-athletics.com/node/294273
 |archive-date = March 3, 2016
 }}
</ref>

|-
|[[200 meters]]
|20.5 
|Boulder, Colorado
|April 7, 1971<ref name = branchncaa/>
|}

==Professional career==
===Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders===
Branch was selected in the fourth round of the [[1972 NFL draft]] with the 98th overall pick by the [[Oakland Raiders]]. He spent his entire 14-year NFL career with the [[Oakland Raiders|Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders]], winning three [[Super Bowl ring]]s in [[Super Bowl XI]], [[Super Bowl XV]] and [[Super Bowl XVIII]].

Branch had a slow start to his career, as his 1972 season consisted of one start in 14 games with three combined catches for 41 yards. 1973 was slightly better, as he caught 19 catches for 290 yards in total for three touchdowns. In the October 14 game against the San Diego Chargers, he caught his first touchdown pass, doing so on a pass from [[Ken Stabler]] in the 27–17 win.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197310140sdg.htm|title=Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers - October 14th, 1973|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=November 23, 2021}}</ref> His third season proved his moment. He caught 60 passes for 13 touchdowns and 1,092 yards (the former two were career highs). He went to the Pro Bowl while also being named First-team All-Pro, owing to him leading the league in yards, touchdowns, and yards per game as a receiver. In the postseason, he had his best game for the AFC Championship, where he caught nine passes for 186 yards and a touchdown, but the Raiders lost to the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] 24–13.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197412290rai.htm|title=AFC Championship - Pittsburgh Steelers at Oakland Raiders - December 29th, 1974|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=November 23, 2021}}</ref> In his 22 games as a receiver in the postseason, it was the first of three 100-yard games and it was the most catches he had in said game.

Branch would have a four-year peak that resulted in Pro Bowl (four) and All-Pro selections (three), with the 1976 season resulting in a career high 1,111 yards to go with 12 touchdowns on 46 catches. That year, the Raiders won their first championship, and Branch caught nine combined passes in three games for under 50 yards each, but they still prevailed in the Super Bowl regardless.<ref name="TODAY">{{cite news |last1=Middlehurst-Schwartz |first1=Michael |title=Former Raiders great Cliff Branch dies at 71 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2019/08/03/cliff-branch-dies-oakland-raiders/1913507001/ |access-date=August 4, 2019 |work=USA Today |language=en}}</ref><!--COMMENT OUT TILL SOURCE ADDED Branch caught 3 passes for 20 yards in Super Bowl XI, 5 passes for 62 yards and 2 touchdowns in Super Bowl XV, and 6 passes for 94 yards and a touchdown in Super Bowl XVIII.--> In his final season of play with the Raiders in [[1985 Los Angeles Raiders season|1985]],<ref>{{cite news|title=It's a new arena for Cliff Branch|date=April 30, 1988|agency=AP|newspaper=Times-Advocate|page=B2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34548986/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> his season ended prematurely when he was placed on the [[injured reserve list]].<ref name=heisler_08301986/> In [[1986 Los Angeles Raiders season|1986]], he again landed on the reserve list after suffering a [[pulled hamstring]] during the preseason.<ref name=heisler_08301986>{{cite news|last=Heisler|first=Mark|title=Captains Dalby, Jensen Dropped by the Raiders|date=August 30, 1986|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|at=Part III, pp. 1, 9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34546162/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

After having caught 212 passes for 3,967 yards and 43 touchdowns in his first six years, Branch played the remaining eight seasons with steady but eventual decline. He caught at least 27 passes in seven of those years for at least 400 yards, with the 1980 season (44 catches, 858 yards, 7 touchdowns) being his last hit year.

On October 2, [[1983 Los Angeles Raiders season|1983]], Branch caught the longest pass by a Raider, as he caught a 99-yard pass from [[Jim Plunkett]] in the second quarter versus the [[Washington Redskins]]. It was his only catch in the 37–35 loss, but he remains the only Raider to catch a 99-yard pass.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198310020was.htm|title=Los Angeles Raiders at Washington Redskins - October 2nd, 1983|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=November 23, 2021}}</ref>

1983 would see the Los Angeles Raiders rather easily defeat Pittsburgh and Seattle in the AFC playoffs to make Super Bowl XVIII where they would play the defending champion Washington Redskins. Branch would catch 6 passes for 94 yards and score a touchdown in the Raiders 38–9 win, giving the Raiders their 3rd Super Bowl win for the franchise and Branch played in all 3 of them.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198401010rai.htm|title=Divisional Round - Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Raiders - January 1st, 1984|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=November 23, 2021}}</ref> Branch finished his NFL career with 501 receptions for 8,685 yards and 67 touchdowns.<ref name="TODAY" /><ref name="Fox" /><!--COMMENT OUT TILL SOURCE ADDED   He also rushed for 70 yards and returned 9 kickoffs for 191 yards.--> In 20 playoff contests, he compiled 73 receptions for 1,289 yards, an average of 17.7 yards per catch, and five touchdowns.<ref>{{cite news|last=McDonald|first=Jerry|title=Raiders legend Cliff Branch dies at 71|date=August 3, 2019|newspaper=The Mercury News|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/08/03/raiders-legend-cliff-branch-dies-at-71/|access-date=August 4, 2019}}</ref> He held the NFL career playoff records for receptions and receiving yards,<ref>{{cite news|title=Super Bowl: New Records|date=January 24, 1984|newspaper=The Berkshire Eagle|agency=UPI|page=32|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34548366/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> which stood until they were broken by [[Jerry Rice]] in 1993 and 1994, respectively, while with the [[San Francisco 49ers]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Jerry Rice sets postseason record|agency=AP|date=January 18, 1993|newspaper=The Star-Democrat|page=2B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34547275/|quote=He overtook Cliff Branch, formerly of the Raiders, who had 73 receptions in the postseason.|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Mitchell|first=Fred|title=YOUNG-AIKMAN DUEL SPARKS NFC FINAL|date=January 23, 1994|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-01-23-9401230207-story.html|access-date=August 4, 2019|quote=Rice also holds the career playoff receiving record with 78 catches and needs 67 yards (1,223 postseason) to surpass Cliff Branch (1,289) as the NFL's all-time leader.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Cole|first=Jason|title=REED REACHES MILESTONE|date=January 24, 1994|newspaper=Sun Sentinel|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1994-01-24-9401240063-story.html|access-date=August 4, 2019|quote=San Francisco's Jerry Rice is the all-time leader with 1,306.}}</ref>  Among his individual accolades were being selected to four consecutive [[Pro Bowl]] teams (1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977), and three times being selected as a first-team [[All-Pro]] (1974, 1975, 1976).<ref name="PFR">{{Cite web |title=Cliff Branch Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BranCl00.htm |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>  In addition, he led the NFL in receiving yards once (1974) and receiving touchdowns twice (1974, 1976).<ref name = PFR/>

==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|
| Won the [[Super Bowl]]
|-
| style="background:#e0cef2; width:3em;"|
| NFL record
|-
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league
|-
| style="width:3em;"| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}

===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="5"| Receiving
! rowspan="2"| {{abbr|Fum|Fumbles}}
|-
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} !! {{abbr|GS|Games started}} !! {{abbr|Rec|Receptions}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Receiving yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/R|Yards per reception}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest reception}} !! {{abbr|TD|Receiving touchdowns}}
|-
! [[1972 NFL season|1972]] !! [[1972 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| 14 || 1 || 3 || 41 || 13.7 || 19 || 0 || '''2'''
|-
! [[1973 NFL season|1973]] !! [[1973 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| 13 || 0 || 19 || 290 || 15.3 || 54 || 3 || 0
|-
! [[1974 NFL season|1974]] !! [[1974 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| 14 || 14 || '''60''' || style="background:#cfecec;"| 1,092 || 18.2 || 67 || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''13''' || 1
|-
! [[1975 NFL season|1975]] !! [[1975 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| 14 || 14 || 51 || 893 || 17.5 || 53 || 9 || 0
|-
! [[1976 NFL season|1976]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1976 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| 14 || 14 || 46 || '''1,111''' || '''24.2''' || style="background:#cfecec;"| 88 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 12 || 0
|-
! [[1977 NFL season|1977]] !! [[1977 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| 13 || 13 || 33 || 540 || 16.4 || 43 || 6 || 0
|-
! [[1978 NFL season|1978]] !! [[1978 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 49 || 709 || 14.5 || 41 || 1 || '''2'''
|-
! [[1979 NFL season|1979]] !! [[1979 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| 14 || 13 || 59 || 844 || 14.3 || 66 || 6 || 1
|-
! [[1980 NFL season|1980]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1980 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| '''16''' || 15 || 44 || 858 || 19.5 || 86 || 7 || 0
|-
! [[1981 NFL season|1981]] !! [[1981 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| '''16''' || 15 || 41 || 635 || 15.5 || 53 || 1 || 0
|-
! [[1982 NFL season|1982]] !! [[1982 Los Angeles Raiders season|RAI]]
| 9 || 9 || 30 || 575 || 19.2 || 51 || 4 || 0
|-
! [[1983 NFL season|1983]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1983 Los Angeles Raiders season|RAI]]
| 12 || 12 || 39 || 696 || 17.8 || style="background:#e0cef2;"| '''99''' || 5 || 0
|-
! [[1984 NFL season|1984]] !! [[1984 Los Angeles Raiders season|RAI]]
| 14 || 14 || 27 || 401 || 14.9 || 47 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1985 NFL season|1985]] !! [[1985 Los Angeles Raiders season|RAI]]
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BranCl00.htm Career] !! 183 !! 150 !! 501 !! 8,685 !! 17.3 !! style="background:#e0cef2;"| 99 !! 67 !! 6
|}

===Postseason===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="5"| Receiving
! rowspan="2"| {{abbr|Fum|Fumbles}}
|-
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} !! {{abbr|GS|Games started}} !! {{abbr|Rec|Receptions}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Receiving yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/R|Yards per reception}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest reception}} !! {{abbr|TD|Receiving touchdowns}}
|-
! [[1972–73 NFL playoffs|1972]] !! [[1972 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1973–74 NFL playoffs|1973]] !! [[1973 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| 2 || 0 || 1 || 8 || 8.0 || 8 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1974–75 NFL playoffs|1974]] !! [[1974 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| 2 || 2 || 12 || '''270''' || '''22.5''' || '''72''' || '''2''' || 0
|-
! [[1975–76 NFL playoffs|1975]] !! [[1975 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| 2 || 2 || 7 || 145 || 20.7 || 37 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1976–77 NFL playoffs|1976]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1976 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| 3 || 3 || 9 || 98 || 10.9 || 28 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1977–78 NFL playoffs|1977]] !! [[1977 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| 2 || 2 || 9 || 172 || 19.1 || 41 || 0 || 1
|-
! [[1980–81 NFL playoffs|1980]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1980 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| '''4''' || '''4''' || 11 || 201 || 18.3 || 48 || '''2''' || 0
|-
! [[1982–83 NFL playoffs|1982]] !! [[1982 Los Angeles Raiders season|RAI]]
| 2 || 2 || 10 || 203 || 20.3 || 64 || 0 || '''2'''
|-
! [[1983–84 NFL playoffs|1983]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1983 Los Angeles Raiders season|RAI]]
| 3 || 3 || '''14''' || 192 || 13.7 || 50 || 1 || 1
|-
! [[1984–85 NFL playoffs|1984]] !! [[1984 Los Angeles Raiders season|RAI]]
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BranCl00/gamelog/post/ Career] !! 22 !! 18 !! 73 !! 1,289 !! 17.7 !! 72 !! 5 !! 4
|}

==Later life==
Branch played for the [[Los Angeles Cobras]] of the [[Arena Football League (1987–2008)|Arena Football League]] in [[1988 Arena Football League season|1988]], their only season of existence.<ref name="Fox" />

He was cited by the [[NFL Network]] as #5 on players not in the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]], noted for his speed at the position of wide receiver while being overshadowed by receivers of his time like Pittsburgh rivals [[Lynn Swann]], [[John Stallworth]], and teammate [[Fred Biletnikoff]]. Minus Swann (whose numbers were considerably lower), Branch had comparable statistics to each of those players as each have over 500 receptions and 8,000 yards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr7I2qak9fI|title=#5 Cliff Branch &#124; &#124; NFL Films &#124; Top 10 Players Not in the Hall of Fame|access-date=November 23, 2021|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

He was a nominee to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]], and was a semifinalist in 2004 and 2010.  In 2011, the [[Professional Football Researchers Association]] named Branch to the PFRA Hall of Very Good Class of 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.profootballresearchers.com/hall-of-very-good-2011.htm |title=Hall of Very Good Class of 2011 |access-date=November 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902011938/http://www.profootballresearchers.com/hall-of-very-good-2011.htm |archive-date=September 2, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On August 24, 2021, Branch was posthumously selected as the seniors finalist for the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] Class of 2022. On February 10, 2022, he was selected for enshrinement in the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]].

==Death==
Branch died on August 3, 2019, two days after his 71st birthday.<ref name="Fox">{{cite news |last1=Calicchio |first1=Dom |title=Cliff Branch, receiver from Oakland Raiders glory years, dies at 71 |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/cliff-branch-receiver-from-oakland-raiders-glory-years-dies-at-71 |access-date=August 4, 2019 |work=Fox News |date=August 4, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chron.com/sports/texans/article/Former-Raiders-receiver-Cliff-Branch-dies-at-71-14278841.php|title=Former Raiders receiver Cliff Branch dies at 71|first=Matt|last=Kawahara|date=August 4, 2019|website=Houston Chronicle}}</ref> His body was found in a hotel room in [[Bullhead City, Arizona]]. According to police his death was due to natural causes, based on an initial investigative report.<ref name="Fox" />
<!--COMMENT OUT TILL SOURCE ADDED
==Records==
* [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]]-A record for kickoff returns for touchdowns (8, t-1st)
* Oakland Raiders franchise record for longest reception (99 yards from [[Jim Plunkett]], 1983)
-->

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Footballstats |nfl=cliff-branch |espn= |cbs= |yahoo= |si= |pfr=B/BranCl00 |rotoworld= }}
* [http://www.arenafan.com/players/?page=players&player=174 Cliff Branch] on ArenaFan.com

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