Cliff Branch
Clifford Branch Jr.
Born: August 1, 1948
Houston, TX USA
Deceased: August 3, 2019
Position: WR
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170
College: Colorado
High School: Evan Edward Worthing (Houston, TX)
Career: 1972-1988
Drafted: 1972 in Round 4, #98 overall by the Oakland Raiders
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2022
Cliff Branch played from 1972 to 1988 during his career with the Los Angeles Cobras, Los Angeles Raiders and Oakland Raiders. Branch caught 526 passes for 8,935 yards and 70 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| NFL | 11 | 70 | 6.4 | 20 | 0 | |
| Totals | 11 | 70 | 6.4 | 20 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 19 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 19 | 290 | 15.3 | 54 | 3 |
| 1974 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 60 | 1092 | 18.2 | 67 | 13 |
| 1975 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 51 | 893 | 17.5 | 53 | 9 |
| 1976 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 46 | 1111 | 24.2 | 88 | 12 |
| 1977 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 33 | 540 | 16.4 | 43 | 6 |
| 1978 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 49 | 709 | 14.5 | 41 | 1 |
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 59 | 844 | 14.3 | 66 | 6 |
| 1980 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 44 | 858 | 19.5 | 86 | 7 |
| 1981 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 41 | 635 | 15.5 | 53 | 1 |
| 1982 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 30 | 575 | 19.2 | 51 | 4 |
| 1983 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 39 | 696 | 17.8 | 99 | 5 |
| 1984 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 27 | 401 | 14.9 | 47 | 0 |
| 1988 | Arena Los Angeles Cobras | 25 | 250 | 10.0 | 3 | |
| NFL | 501 | 8685 | 17.3 | 99 | 67 | |
| Arena League | 25 | 250 | 10.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 526 | 8935 | 17.0 | 99 | 70 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 9 | 191 | 21.2 | 31 | 0 |
| NFL | 9 | 191 | 21.2 | 31 | 0 | |
| Totals | 9 | 191 | 21.2 | 31 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1974 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1978 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1984 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1988 | Arena Los Angeles Cobras | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arena League | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1973 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1974 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |||||||||
| 1975 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1976 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||||||
| 1977 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1978 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1980 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1981 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1982 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1983 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1988 | Arena Los Angeles Cobras | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 402 | |
| Arena League | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Totals | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 420 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 1 |
| 1973 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 13 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 14 |
| 1975 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 14 |
| 1976 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 13 | 13 |
| 1978 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 13 |
| 1980 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 15 |
| 1981 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 15 |
| 1982 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 12 | 12 |
| 1984 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 14 | 14 |
| 1985 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | Arena | Los Angeles Cobras | 8 |
Honors
1974 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1974 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1974 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1974 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1974 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1974 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1974 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1974 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1975 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1975 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1975 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1976 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1976 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1976 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1976 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1977 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
