Chris Burford
Christopher William Burford III
Born: January 31, 1938
Oakland, CA USA
Position: SE-WR
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 220
College: Stanford
High School: Oakland (CA)
Career: 1960-1967
Drafted: 1960 in Round 9, #105 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Chris Burford played from 1960 to 1967 during his career with the Dallas Texans and Kansas City Chiefs. Burford caught 391 passes for 5,505 yards and 55 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | AFL Dallas Texans | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | -13 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL Dallas Texans | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL Dallas Texans | 46 | 789 | 17.2 | 57 | 5 |
| 1961 | AFL Dallas Texans | 51 | 850 | 16.7 | 54 | 5 |
| 1962 | AFL Dallas Texans | 45 | 645 | 14.3 | 49 | 12 |
| 1963 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 68 | 824 | 12.1 | 69 | 9 |
| 1964 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 51 | 675 | 13.2 | 55 | 7 |
| 1965 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 47 | 575 | 12.2 | 57 | 6 |
| 1966 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 58 | 758 | 13.1 | 38 | 8 |
| 1967 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 25 | 389 | 15.6 | 55 | 3 |
| Totals | 391 | 5505 | 14.1 | 69 | 55 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL Dallas Texans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | AFL Dallas Texans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1960 | AFL Dallas Texans | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1961 | AFL Dallas Texans | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1962 | AFL Dallas Texans | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||||||
| 1963 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | |||||||
| 1964 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||
| 1965 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1966 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||||
| 1967 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 332 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL | Dallas Texans | 14 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL | Dallas Texans | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL | Dallas Texans | 11 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 12 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 11 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 13 | 0 |
Honors
1962 - AFL AFL All-AFL (1st Team)
1962 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1962 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
