Clair Branch

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Clair Branch
Born:(1937-03-30)March 30, 1937
Kenedy, Texas
Died:June 18, 2022(2022-06-18) (aged 85)
Houston, Texas
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL status American
Position(s) RB
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
College Texas
AFL draft 1960 / Round: Second Selections
Drafted by Houston Oilers
Career history
As player
19601963 Saskatchewan Roughriders
19631965 Edmonton Eskimos

Clair Maurice Branch (b. March 30, 1937 - d. June 18, 2022) played the positions of fullback and linebacker for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League from 1960 to 1963.

He was born in Kenedy, Texas. [1] Branch played college football at the University of Texas, where he rushed for a total of 565 yards and a 4.2 yards per rush average in 1956, 1957, and 1959. [2] In 1960, Branch joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders and played four seasons with them. In his initial year, he rushed for 508 yards for a 4.8 yards per rush average. But from 1961 onwards, he was used mostly as a linebacker. In 1963, he played 4 games for the Roughriders and 4 with the Edmonton Eskimos, where he rushed for only 75 yards and a 3.1 yard per rush average. He played only a single game with them in 1964 and 1965 with no rushing attempt during either year.

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References

  1. "Claire Branch Statistics on JustSportsStats.com". Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
  2. "Clair Branch College Stats - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 24 May 2018.