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{{Short description|American football player (born 1943)}}
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| college = [[Villanova Wildcats football|Villanova]]
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* [[American Football League|AFL]] [[History of the New York Jets|New York Jets]] ([[1965 AFL season|1965]]-[[1969 AFL season|1969]])
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* [[National Football League|NFL]] [[New York Jets]] ([[1970 NFL season|1970]]-[[1974 NFL season|1974]])
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* [[New York Jets]] (1965–{{NFL Year|1974}})
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* [[American Football League All-Star games|1968 AFL All-Star]]
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* [[Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl III|III]])
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* [[AFL champion]] (1968)
* [[AFL All-Star]] (1968)
* First-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1964 College Football All-America Team|1964]])
* First-team All-East ([[1964 All-East football team|1964]])
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'''Allen Edward Atkinson''' (born July 28, 1943 in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]) is a former [[American football]] [[linebacker]] who played in the [[American Football League]] (AFL) and the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[High school football|high school ball]] at [[Monsignor Bonner High School]]. He played [[college football]] at [[Villanova University]], where he was a linebacker. He played professionally in the AFL for the [[History of the New York Jets|New York Jets]] from [[1965 AFL season|1965]] through [[1969 AFL season|1969]];<ref>[[Jack Horrigan]] and Mike Rathet, ''The Other League/The Fabulous Story of the American Football League''</ref> then for the NFL [[New York Jets|Jets]] through [[1974 NFL season|1974]]. He was a member of the Jets' 1968 [[Professional American football championship games|World Championship]] team, and an [[American Football League All-Star games|American Football League All-Star]] in [[1968 AFL season|1968]].
'''Allen Edward Atkinson''' (born July 28, 1943) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[linebacker]] in the [[American Football League]] (AFL) and the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[High school football|high school ball]] at [[Monsignor Bonner High School]]. He played [[college football]] for the [[Villanova Wildcats football |Villanova Wildcats]] as a lineman. He played professionally in the AFL for the [[New York Jets]] from [[1965 AFL season|1965]] through [[1969 AFL season|1969]];<ref>[[Jack Horrigan]] and Mike Rathet, ''The Other League/The Fabulous Story of the American Football League''</ref> then for the NFL [[New York Jets|Jets]] 1970 through [[1974 NFL season|1974]]. He was a member of the Jets' 1968 [[Professional American football championship games|World Championship]] team, and an [[American Football League All-Star games|AFL All-Star]] in [[1968 AFL season|1968]].


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of American Football League players|Other American Football League players]]
*[[List of American Football League players]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/all_time/player/24-al-atkinson New York Jets bio page]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090107170732/http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/all_time/player/24-al-atkinson New York Jets bio page]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}


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{{Super Bowl III}}


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[[Category:Living people]]
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Philadelphia]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:American football linebackers]]
[[Category:American football linebackers]]
[[Category:Villanova Wildcats football players]]
[[Category:Villanova Wildcats football players]]
[[Category:New York Jets (AFL) players]]
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[[Category:American Football League All-Star players]]
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[[pt:Al Atkinson]]

Revision as of 05:04, 20 February 2024

For the 19th century baseball player, see Al Atkinson (baseball). For the Australian footballer, see Alan Atkinson.

Al Atkinson
No. 88, 62
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1943-07-28) July 28, 1943 (age 80)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:Monsignor Bonner (Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania)
College:Villanova
NFL draft:1965 / Round: 6 / Pick: 84
AFL draft:1965 / Round: 3 / Pick: 24
(by the Buffalo Bills)[1]
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played - started:120-16
Interceptions:21
Fumble recoveries:2
Player stats at PFR

Allen Edward Atkinson (born July 28, 1943) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL). He played high school ball at Monsignor Bonner High School. He played college football for the Villanova Wildcats as a lineman. He played professionally in the AFL for the New York Jets from 1965 through 1969;[2] then for the NFL Jets 1970 through 1974. He was a member of the Jets' 1968 World Championship team, and an AFL All-Star in 1968.

See also

References

  1. ^ "1965 AFL Draft". Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Jack Horrigan and Mike Rathet, The Other League/The Fabulous Story of the American Football League

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