Mel Branch

Sacks:	57
Fumble recoveries:	3
Games played:	126
Games started:	103
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Mel Branch
	Branch c. 1960
No. 87, 86
Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	February 15, 1937; Leesville, Louisiana, U.S.
Died:	April 21, 1992 (aged 55); DeRidder, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:	DeRidder
College:	LSU
NFL draft:	1960: 10th round, 118th pick
AFL draft:	1960
Career history
	Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs (1960–1965); Miami Dolphins (1966–1968);
Career highlights and awards
	AFL champion (1962); 2× First-team All-AFL (1960, 1962); Second-team All-AFL (1963); 3× AFL All-Star (1961–1963); AFL sacks co-leader (1960); National champion (1958);
Career AFL statistics
Sacks:
Sacks:	57
Fumble recoveries:	3
Games played:	126
Games started:	103
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Melvin Leroy Branch (February 15, 1937 – April 21, 1992) was an American football defensive end who played for the Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins in the American Football League (AFL).

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While playing college football for the LSU Tigers, he was a member of the "Chinese Bandits" defense for the 1958 national champion team, and a starter for the Texans in their victory over the Houston Oilers in the longest professional football game played up to that time, the 1962 AFL Championship Game.

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