Mel Branch
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Melvin Leroy Branch (February 15, 1937 – April 21, 1992) was an American football defensive end who played for the Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins in the American Football League (AFL).
While playing college football for the LSU Tigers, he was a member of the "Chinese Bandits" defense for the 1958 national champion team, and a starter for the Texans in their victory over the Houston Oilers in the longest professional football game played up to that time, the 1962 AFL Championship Game.
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- 1937 births
- 1992 deaths
- American football defensive ends
- People from Leesville, Louisiana
- Players of American football from Louisiana
- LSU Tigers football players
- Dallas Texans (AFL) players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- Miami Dolphins players
- American Football League All-Star players
- American Football League All-League players
- People from DeRidder, Louisiana
- American Football League players