Art Powell

 

Arthur Lee Powell

Height/Weight 6-3, 211 lbs.

Position Wide Receiver

College San Diego City Coll. ; San Jose State

Pro Career
14 seasons (190 games)
1959 Philadelphia
1960-62 N.Y. Titans
1963-66 Oakland
1967 Buffalo
1968 Minnesota

Birthdate 02/25/1937

Birthplace Dallas, TX

High School San Diego, CA

Drafted 11th round by Philadelphia in 1959

Uniform Number #

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Florida State All-America. . .No. 2 draft pick, 1965. . .Career record: 589 receptions, 8,974 yards, 76 TDs. . .Had 40 or more catches 10 straight years. . .Durable with fluid moves, deceptive speed, great hands. . .All-AFL/AFC four times. . . 1971 NFL receiving champion. . .Played in two AFL All-Star games, four AFC-NFC Pro Bowls, nine AFL/AFC title games, two Super Bowls. . .MVP in Super Bowl XI. . .Born February 23, 1943, in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Career Receiving Stats (with the Raiders)

Year

Rec.

Yards Avg.

TD

Rec./Game

Yards/Game

TD%

1963

73

1304

17,9

16

5,2

93,1

21,9

1964

76

1361

17,9

9

5,4

97,2

11,8

1965

52

800

15,4

12

3,7

57,1

23,1

1966

53

1026

19,4

11

3,8

73,3

20,8

Totals 254 4491 17,7 48 18,9

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