Al Jenkins (American football)

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Al Jenkins
No. 60
Position:
1969
 / Round: 3 / Pick: 55
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Super Bowl Champion (VII)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:40
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Alfred Joseph Jenkins (born July 15, 1946) is a former professional

offensive lineman for three seasons for the Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, and Houston Oilers.[1]

The Browns drafted Jenkins in the third round hoping he could bring youth to an aging offensive line which included Paul Brown holdovers Dick Schafrath, Monte Clark and Gene Hickerson. However, injuries limited Jenkins to five games in 1970, allowing Joe Taffoni to win the starting right tackle spot that season following Clark's retirement, while at left tackle, 1971 draftee Doug Dieken eventually replaced Schafrath and held the starting spot through 1984. Hickerson remained in the lineup at guard through 1973, by which time Jenkins was long gone from Cleveland.

Jenkins was a backup lineman on

Sun Life Stadium commemorating the event.[2][3][4]

During the highlight film of Super Bowl VII produced by

Washington Redskins scored their lone touchdown on Mike Bass' 49-yard return of Garo Yepremian's infamous pass. When the film shows Redskin quarterback Billy Kilmer
throwing a pass into the Washington bench on his team's final possession, Jenkins exclaims "Hey Kilmer! Atta boy Kilmer!".

References

  1. ^ Al Jenkins NFL & AFL Football Statistics - Pro-Football-Reference.com
  2. ^ Greene, Harvey (July 9, 2014). "99 Days Of 99 Jersey Numbers: #60". Miami Dolphins. Archived from the original on November 29, 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  3. Sun-Sentinel
    . Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  4. ^ "The 15 coolest NFL stadium statues: Don Shula's Perfection Statue at Sun Life Stadium". MSN. Archived from the original on 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2016-11-28.


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