Lance Alworth
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Lance Dwight Alworth (born August 3, 1940) is a retired American football player who played for the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) and the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL.
He played for eleven seasons from 1962 to 1972, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1978.
He was the first player to be inducted into the AFL, and mainly in the AFL.
Alworth is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Early life
Alworth was born in Houston, Texas, and was raised in Hog Chain, Mississippi. Before attending the University of Arkansas, he played football at Brookhaven High School. He received 15 letters while in high school. Ann was fast enough in the 50- and 75-yard dashes to be invited to the Olympic Games trials, but she declined. Alworth was offered baseball contracts by the New York Yankees and the Pittsburgh Pirates after high school.
Personal life
Alworth and his partner, Laura, whom he married in 1997, live in San Diego. He has six children. He founded All Aboard Mini Storage, which has locations throughout California. Betty Jeanne Allen, his first wife, later married Arkansas Governor Jim Guy Tucker.
College career
Alworth, a six-foot (1.83 m) 180-pound (82 kg) who captained all colleges in punt return yardage in 1960 and 1961, was a flanker at Arkansas. He also competed in the long jump and the 100 and 220-yard dashes (in 9.6 seconds and 21.2 seconds, respectively). Alworth earned a degree in marketing as a pre-law student, and he was a three-time Academic All-American. Alworth served on several All-American teams in 1962: Associated Press, United Press International, and Coaches. Alworth was a key player of Arkansas teams that won or shared three consecutive Southwest Conference championships between 1959 and 1961, winning 25 games in that time span. The 1959 team overcame Georgia Tech in the 1960 Gator Bowl. And though Arkansas lost the game because Alworth returned a punt for a touchdown, he was the MVP of the 1961 Cotton Bowl Classic. It would be the last time a punt in the Cotton Bowl was back for a touchdown in the Cotton Bowl for fifty-one years before Joe Adams, the 2012 Cotton Bowl Classical champion, returned a punt for a touchdown. He is a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. Alworth is a member of the University of Arkansas Hall of Fame and the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame; he was named to the University of Arkansas' All-Decade Team and the school's All-Centure Team in 1960.
Professional career
The San Francisco 49ers selected Alworth in the first round (eighth overall) of the 1962 NFL draft. The Oakland Raiders selected him with their first pick (ninth overall) in the second round of the 1962 AFL Draft, then traded him to the San Diego Chargers in exchange for halfback Bo Roberson, quarterback Hunter Enis, and offensive tackle Gene Selawski. Rather than the 49ers, Alworth opted to sign with the Chargers rather than the 49ers. Alworth was left flanked by the Chargers, who kept him at flanker. His diminutive build, stamina, grace, and leaping ability earned him the nickname "Bambi" in honor.
Alworth had just 10 receptions in four games in his rookie season (although three of them were for touchdowns). His second year was a different tale, as he set franchise records in receptions (61), yards (1,205), and touchdowns (11), earning the UPI's Most Valuable Player award. In San Diego's AFL championship victory over the Boston Patriots, he had 4 receptions for 77 yards, with one of 48 yards, including a touchdown. He was selected by his peers from 1963 to 1966, as well as an AFL All-Star for the first seven seasons, as well as an AFL All-League flanker for the first six seasons.
Alworth has set his own franchise reception records several times, as well as leading the league in receptions, receiving yards, receiving touchdowns, and total touchdowns three times per season. He set the record for most consecutive seasons with over 1,000 receiving yards (7, previously 3), and was the first player with back-to-back seasons to see 100+ receiving yards per game, both of which led the league. He was notably absent in the 1966 season, leading the league in five categories. He still holds the most regular-season games with 200+ yards receiving (5), as well as a streak of 96 games without a reception.
Alworth, a former Chargers quarterback John Hadl, was a formidable tandem and is often regarded as the best wide receiver in all professional football during the 1960s. He is a member of the AFL All-Time Team. He was the first of only a few American Football League stars to be featured on the front page of Sports Illustrated, which, like other media of the 1960s, had a strong preference for the NFL. Sports Illustrated went so far as to name Alworth as the "Top Pro Receiver" in December 1965, even though others believed the AFL had inferior players. Alworth's production dropped dramatically in 1970 (35 catches for 608 yards), and he was traded to Dallas at the end of the season. See below for his numerous franchise appearances with the Chargers.
Alworth was signed by the Dallas Cowboys to their final two seasons on May 19, 1971. Tony Liscio, Pettis Norman, and Ron East were gifted by the Chargers in exchange.
In Super Bowl VI, he scored the game's first touchdown, which was a 7-yard touchdown pass from Roger Staubach, the Cowboys' 24-3 victory over the Miami Dolphins. Alworth will remember the two receptions he attended in Super Bowl VI (one that converted a third and long, with the other for the touchdown) as the two most important catches of his career.