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Paul "Rocky" Rochester (July 15, 1938 – June 7, 2020)[1] was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the American Football League (AFL). He played for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs (1960–1963) and the New York Jets (1964–1969). He played college football at Michigan State University.[2]
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | July 15, 1938 Lansing, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | June 7, 2020 (aged 81) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Sewanhaka (NY) | ||||||||
| College: | Michigan State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1960 | ||||||||
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He was an AFL All-Star in 1961, and he earned an AFL Championship ring with the New York Jets in 1968 and had the only sack of the game; as well as a World Championship with the Jets after the 1968 season, when he was team co-captain in the Jets' upset of the heavily favored NFL Champion Baltimore Colts. Rochester is one of only twenty players who played the entire ten years of the AFL's existence.
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References
edit- ^ "Paul Rochester, member of Jets' Super Bowl team, dies at 81". USA Today. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- ^ Paul Rochester Archived May 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. databasefootball.com