Al Denson
Alfred Freddie Denson
Born: January 2, 1942
Jacksonville, FL USA
Position: FL-TE-SE-WR
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 208
College: Florida A&M
High School: New Stanton (Jacksonville, FL)
Career: 1964-1971
Drafted: 1964 in Round 6, #47 overall (AFL) by the Denver Broncos
Drafted: 1964 in Round 6, #72 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles
Al Denson played from 1964 to 1971 during his career with the Denver Broncos and Minnesota Vikings. Denson caught 260 passes for 4,275 yards and 32 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | AFL Denver Broncos | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL Denver Broncos | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| AFL | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 9 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | AFL Denver Broncos | 25 | 383 | 15.3 | 82 | 1 |
| 1965 | AFL Denver Broncos | 9 | 102 | 11.3 | 19 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL Denver Broncos | 36 | 725 | 20.1 | 65 | 3 |
| 1967 | AFL Denver Broncos | 46 | 899 | 19.5 | 68 | 11 |
| 1968 | AFL Denver Broncos | 34 | 586 | 17.2 | 44 | 5 |
| 1969 | AFL Denver Broncos | 53 | 809 | 15.3 | 62 | 10 |
| 1970 | NFL Denver Broncos | 47 | 646 | 13.7 | 42 | 2 |
| 1971 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 125 | 12.5 | 17 | 0 |
| AFL | 203 | 3504 | 17.3 | 82 | 30 | |
| NFL | 57 | 771 | 13.5 | 42 | 2 | |
| Totals | 260 | 4275 | 16.4 | 82 | 32 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1964 | AFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 1966 | AFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1967 | AFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||||||
| 1968 | AFL Denver Broncos | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1969 | AFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| 1970 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| AFL | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 182 | |
| NFL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 194 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 8 | 7 |
| 1969 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 13 | 13 |
| 1970 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 |
| 1971 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 0 |
Honors
1966 - AFL AFL All-AFL (2nd Team)
1966 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
1966 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1966 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1967 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL The Sporting News All-Conference (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
1969 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1969 - AFL The Sporting News All-AFL (2nd Team)
