Earl Faison
Earl Faison was born in Newport News, Virginia, United States on January 31st, 1939 and is the Football Player. At the age of 77, Earl Faison biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Earl Faison (1939-2016), an American football player who competed in the American Football League (AFL), from 1960 to 1966.
Career
Faison, a drafted by both the Detroit Lions of the National Football League and the Los Angeles Chargers of the AFL, drafted him as a first-round pick immediately after the conclusion of the East-West Shrine Game on December 31, 1960.
Faison, a 6-foot-5, 260 pounds athlete, had been an All-American at Indiana University, playing on both offense and defense. He began working with Chargers assistant coach Chuck Noll to consistently blow past opposing offensive lineman on his way to crushing American Football League quarterbacks.
Faison was a member of the original "Fearsome Foursome" (the Chargers' defensive line) from 1961 to 1966. Ernie Ladd, a member of Faison and Chargers Hall of Fame, as well as other members of the group, including Bob Petrich, Ron Nery, George Gross, Bill Hudson, and Henry Schmidt were among the "Foursome" who were assembled.
Despite often being double-teamed and triple-teamed, Faison was selected as the American Football League Rookie of the Year and All-AFL in 1961. After suffering a knee injury, he missed the early part of the 1962 season and then reported late the following year as a result of a labor rift. The contract issues would resurface in 1965, but his results were good enough to stretch a streak of five consecutive All-Star seasons in the league from 1961 to 1965.
Faison and Ladd were signed to the Houston Oilers as part of a five-player contract on January 15, 1966, but four days later, the trade was suspended due to tampering by Oilers' owner Bud Adams. Faison initially compared the Toronto Argonauts to the Canadian Football League, but the Chargers signed a three-year $90,000 contract on July 29.
The chronic wage issues, as well as Faison's back problems, loomed until Faison's release by the Chargers on October 18th. "Faison has a long way to go to become average," head coach Sid Gillman adamantly said in announcing his dismissal. The Miami Dolphins signed Faison for the remainder of the year one day later.
Faison was involved in a seven-player trade that sent him to the Denver Broncos on June 27, 1967, but the team returned him to the Dolphins ten days later, on July 24, who put him on waivers. After Faison's release, he filed a lawsuit against Miami on October 6, citing a breach of contract. Faison was unable to prosecute him because his three-year service entitled him to the remaining $60,000 over two years.
In 1990, Faison, a member of the Chargers Hall of Fame, was also inducted into the Indiana University Hall of Fame. Faison dabbled in acting, including Kolchak: The Night Stalker and two appearances in The Beverly Hillbillies, in his post-playing career. He returned to California as an educator and football coach, and during the Lincoln High School years, he served as head coach during the era of future Pro Football Hall of Famer Marcus Allen's tenure before becoming the school's principal. He later taught P.E. In La Jolla, the Muirland Junior High School. He coined the word "grabasser" for unruly students. Faison went on to become Vice Principal at San Diego's University City High School.
Earl Faison is a member of The Pigskin Club Of Washington, D.C., in honor of the National Intercollegiate All-American Football Players Honor Roll.
In 1997, Faison was also inducted by the San Diego Hall of Fame in honoring San Diego's finest performers both on and off the playing field. In 1989, Faison was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
He died in Prescott, Arizona, on June 12, 2016.