Paul Rochester

Games played:	132
Fumble recoveries:	2
Sacks:	1
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Paul Rochester
No. 72, 73
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
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)
Career information
High school:	Sewanhaka (NY)
College:	Michigan State
NFL draft:	1960: undrafted
Career history
	Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs (1960–1963); New York Jets (1964–1969);
Career highlights and awards
	AFL All-Star (1961); 2× AFL champion (1962, 1968); Super Bowl champion (III);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	132
Fumble recoveries:	2
Sacks:	1
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

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]

Quick Facts No. 72, 73, Position: ...

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.

[1]

[2]

Paul Rochester

See also

References

Wikiwand - on