Art Powell (wide receiver)
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 25, 1937 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||
| Date of death: | April 6, 2015 (aged 78) | ||||||||
| Place of death: | near San Diego, California | ||||||||
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| College: | San Jose State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1959 / Round: 11 / Pick: 123 | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 479 |
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| Receiving yards: | 8,046 |
| Touchdowns: | 81 |
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Arthur Louis Powell (February 25, 1937 – April 6, 2015) was an American football wide receiver.
Powell attended and played high school football at San Diego High School and played college football at San Jose State University. His brother, Charlie Powell was also a professional football player.
Powell played for the Montreal Alouettes and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian football league in 1957 and 1958. Powell played in the American Football League for the New York Titans, Oakland Raiders, and the Buffalo Bills. He also played in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and Minnesota Vikings.
Possessing the size, speed and ability to make remarkable plays all over the field, Powell was one of the American Football League's first stars. With the New York Titans, Powell led the AFL in receiving touchdowns in 1960 and in receiving yards in 1962. He then led the league in both categories in 1963 after moving to the Raiders.
Powell began his American professional career after he was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles and put together an impressive rookie season in 1959, finishing second in kickoff returns with a 27-yard average while serving as a reserve defensive back. Included in those returns was a 95-yard touchdown run against the New York Giants on October 4 that jolted the defending conference champions in a 49-21 defeat.
After being released Powell joined the AFL's Titans in 1960, and was soon establishing his receiving credentials after a position change by Titans' head coach Sammy Baugh, scoring four touchdowns in his first contest. During the league's first three seasons, Powell teamed with Don Maynard to form the first wide receiver tandem ever to each gain over 1,000 receiving yards on receptions. In fact, the duo accomplished that feat in 1960, the first year of the AFL's existence. They repeated the feat in 1962.
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