Claxton Welch

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Claxton Welch
Position (s):
Fullback 		Jersey numbers:
42, 43
born July 3, 1947 in Portland , Oregon
Career information
Active : 1969 - 1972
NFL Draft : 1969 / Round: 9 / Pick: 230
College : Oregon
Teams
Career statistics
Touchdown     2
Games     31
Pass catches     6th
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards

Claxton Nathaniel Welch (born July 3, 1947 in Portland , Oregon , USA ) is a former American football player in the National Football League (NFL).

Player career

Claxton Welch graduated from the University of Oregon . After his studies he was in 1969 by the Dallas Cowboys in the ninth round at the 230th spot drafted . The coach of the Cowboys was Tom Landry , who had formed a top team out of the team. Welch was mainly used as a blocker by running back Calvin Hill . Welch was able to move into the play-offs with the Cowboys in his rookie year . However, the team retired early. The Cleveland Browns won the game 38:14.

Calvin Hill

In 1970 Welch first played for the New Orleans Saints , but after a short time returned to the Cowboys and won the NFC Championship Game with his team . In the final, the San Francisco 49ers could be defeated with 17:10. The win meant qualification for the Super Bowl . In Super Bowl IV you met the Baltimore Colts trained by Don McCafferty and lost 16:13. In the following year, Claxton's team again made it into the Super Bowl after beating the 49ers 14-3 again in the NFC final. could. In the Super Bowl, the Miami Dolphins, trained by Don Shula , were defeated 24: 3. After playing for the New England Patriots in the 1972 season, Welch ended his career.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Annual statistics of the cowboys 1969
  2. ^ Annual statistics of the cowboys 1970
  3. ↑ NFC endgame 1970 (statistics)
  4. ↑ Super Bowl V statistics
  5. ↑ Annual statistics of the cowboys 1971
  6. ↑ NFC endgame 1971 (statistics)
  7. ↑ Super Bowl VI statistics
Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl VI Champions


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personal data
SURNAME Welch, Claxton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Welch, Claxton Nathaniel (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH July 3, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Portland , Oregon , USA