Lance Alworth

Lance Alworth

No. 24, 19
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1940-08-03) August 3, 1940 (age 76)
Place of birth:	Houston, Texas
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	184 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school:	Brookhaven (MS)
College:	Arkansas
NFL Draft:	1962 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8
AFL draft:	1962 / Round: 2 / Pick: 9
Career history
San Diego Chargers (1962–1970) Dallas Cowboys (1971–1972)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (VI) AFL champion (1963) 7× AFL All-Star (1963–1969) 6× First-team All-AFL (1963–1968) Second-team All-AFL (1969) AFL Player of the Year (1963) 3× AFL receiving yards leader (1965, 1966, 1968) 3× AFL receiving touchdowns leader (1964–1966) NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team AFL All-Time Team San Diego Chargers No. 19 retired San Diego Chargers Hall of Fame
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 542 Receiving yards: 10,266 Touchdowns: 85
Player stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame

Receptions:	542
Receiving yards:	10,266
Touchdowns:	85

Lance Dwight Alworth (born August 3, 1940) is a former American football player who was a wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) and Dallas Cowboys of the NFL. He played for eleven seasons, from 1962 through 1972, and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1978. He was the first player inducted whose playing career was principally in the AFL. Alworth is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.

Born in Houston, Texas, Alworth was raised in Brookhaven, Mississippi, where he played football at Brookhaven High School before attending the University of Arkansas. While in high school, he earned 15 letters. Alworth's sister Ann was fast enough in the 50- and 75-yard dashes in track to be invited to the Olympic Games trials, though she declined the invitation. After high school, Alworth was offered contracts by the New York Yankees and the Pittsburgh Pirates.

At Arkansas, the six-foot (1.83 m), 180-pound (82 kg) Alworth was a flanker who led all colleges in punt return yardage in 1960 and 1961. He also was a track star, running the 100 and 200-yard dashes (in 9.6 seconds and 21.2 seconds, respectively) and long jump. Alworth was a three-time Academic All-American, graduating with a degree in marketing as a pre-law student. In 1962, Alworth was on multiple All-American teams: Look magazine, Associated Press, United Press International and Coaches. He is a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. Alworth is a member of the University of Arkansas Hall of Honor and the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame; he was named to the University of Arkansas' 1960's All-Decade Team, and the school's All-Century Team in 1994.

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