Al Burleson
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1954)}}
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{{Infobox Canadian Football League biography
| name = Al Burleson
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| position1 = Defensive back
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|9|25}}
| birth_place = San Francisco, California, U.S.
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| college = Washington
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 180
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| NFLDraftedYear = 1976
| NFLDraftedRound = 14
| NFLDraftedPick = 400
| NFLDraftedTeam = Los Angeles Rams
| playing_years1 = 1976–1981
| playing_team1 = Calgary Stampeders
| playing_years2 = 1983
| playing_team2 = Los Angeles Express
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1979
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Alvin Burleson (born September 25, 1954) is a former American gridiron football player. He played professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Calgary Stampeders, from 1976 to 1981, and in the United States Football League (USFL) for the Los Angeles Express, in 1983. Burleson is the father of four sons, including National Football League (NFL) wide receiver Nate Burleson and National Basketball Association (NBA) guard Kevin Burleson.{{cite web|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Burlesons-are-the-first-family-of-Seattle-sports-1214416.php |title=Burlesons are the first family of Seattle sports |publisher=seattlepi.com |date=September 12, 2006 |accessdate=November 15, 2016}}
College career
Burleson played at the University of Washington, where he lettered from 1973 to 1975,{{cite web|title=2016 Media Guide|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/washington.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/7/8/2016_FB_Guide.pdf|website=GoHuskies.com|publisher=University of Washington Athletics|accessdate=November 14, 2016|archive-date=October 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018013329/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/washington.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/7/8/2016_FB_Guide.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{rp|167}} finishing as a captain of the 1975 team.{{rp|195}}
He was named to the 1975 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team and received honorable mention by the AP and UPI All-America teams.{{rp|158}} Following the season, Burleson participated in the 1976 Japan Bowl and Hula Bowl.
As of 2016, he remains among the school's all-time leader in tackles (records kept since 1967),{{rp|136}} holds the season record for interception return yardage at 149 set in 1975,{{rp|138}} career record for interceptions returned for touchdowns,{{rp|138}} and holds the longest interception return at 93 yards which was set in the 1975 Apple Cup.{{rp|139}}
Professional career
Burleson played for the Calgary Stampeders from 1976 to 1981{{cite web|url=http://www.cflapedia.com/Players/b/burleson_al.htm |title=Al Burleson |publisher=Cflapedia.com |date= |accessdate=November 15, 2016}} and was a 1979 CFL All-Star.{{cite web|url=http://www.stampeders.com/allstars/ |title=CFL All-Stars - Calgary Stampeders |publisher=Stampeders.com |date= |accessdate=2016-11-15}} In 1983, he was a member of the Los Angeles Express.{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/1983usflla.html |title=1983 Los Angeles Express |publisher=The Pro Football Archives |date= |accessdate=November 15, 2016}}
Coaching
Burleson was a coach of the West Seattle Warhawks football team.{{cite web|url=http://www.gnfafootball.org/wseawarhawks.htm |title=West Seattle Warhawks (1980-1988) |publisher=Gnfafootball.org |date= |accessdate=November 15, 2016}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.cflapedia.com/Players/b/burleson_al.htm CFLapedia profile]
- [http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=burleal001 Stats Crew profile]
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Category:Players of Canadian football from San Francisco
Category:American football defensive backs
Category:Washington Huskies football players
Category:Calgary Stampeders players