Verlon Biggs

Verlon Biggs
No. 84, 86
Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	March 16, 1943; Moss Point, Mississippi, U.S.
Died:	June 7, 1994 (aged 51); Moss Point, Mississippi, U.S.
Career information
College:	Jackson State
AFL draft:	1965 / Round: 3 / Pick: 20; (by the New York Jets)
Career history
	New York Jets (1965–1970); Washington Redskins (1971–1974);
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (III); AFL champion (1968); 3× AFL All-Star (1966–1968); AFL sacks leader (1966); Second-team All-American (1964);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	135
Fumble recoveries:	14
Touchdowns:	2
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Verlon Marion Biggs (March 16, 1943 – June 7, 1994) was an American professional

Washington Redskins. Always a dominating defensive end, Biggs solidified Allen's defense along with fellow newcomers Diron Talbert, Myron Pottios and Jack Pardee, plus holdovers Pat Fischer, Chris Hanburger, Brig Owens and Mike Bass, and led the Redskins into Super Bowl VII

References

^ "1965 AFL Draft". Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.

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Head coach: Weeb Ewbank
Coaches: Walt Michaels Clive Rush Buddy Ryan Joe Spencer

AFL annual sacks leaders
1960: Branch & Morris 1961: Husmann & Nery 1962: Husmann 1963: Eisenhauer 1964: Sestak 1965: Eisenhauer 1966: Biggs 1967: Lassiter 1968: Philbin 1969: DeLong
Stats retroactively counted - American Football League merged with National Football League after 1969