What is Cliff Branch?
[[File:CliffBranchandI (cropped).jpg|right|200px]] '''Clifford Branch Jr.''' (August 1, 1948 – August 3, 2019) was an American professional [[American football|football]] player. He was a [[wide receiver]] with the [[Oakland Raiders|Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders]] during his entire 14-year [[National Football League]] (NFL) career. He won three NFL championships with the Raiders in [[Super Bowl XI]], [[Super Bowl XV|XV]] and [[Super Bowl XVIII|XVIII]]. He was selected by the Raiders in the fourth round of the [[1972 NFL Draft]] after playing [[college football]] for the [[Colorado Buffaloes football|Colorado Buffaloes]]. Branch was born in [[Houston]], [[Texas]]. He died in [[Bullhead City, Arizona]] on August 3, 2019 at the age of 71.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chron.com/sports/texans/article/Former-Raiders-receiver-Cliff-Branch-dies-at-71-14278841.php|title=Former Raiders receiver Cliff Branch dies at 71|first=Matt|last=Kawahara|date=August 4, 2019|website=Houston Chronicle}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Branch, Cliff}} [[Category:1948 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Oakland Raiders players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Houston]] {{sports-bio-stub}}