Claxton Welch
Claxton Welch | |
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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 | |
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Career statistics | |
Touchdown | 2 |
Games | 31 |
Pass catches | 6th |
Stats at NFL.com | |
Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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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.
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
- ↑ Annual statistics of the cowboys 1969
- ^ Annual statistics of the cowboys 1970
- ↑ NFC endgame 1970 (statistics)
- ↑ Super Bowl V statistics
- ↑ Annual statistics of the cowboys 1971
- ↑ NFC endgame 1971 (statistics)
- ↑ Super Bowl VI statistics
personal data | |
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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 |