Elbert Dubenion (nicknamed "Duby" or "Golden Wheels") (born 1933) was an American football wide receiver. He played college football for Bluffton College in northwest Ohio. 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... The offensive team or offense in American football or Canadian football, is the team that begins a play from scrimmage in possession of the ball. ... A college football game between Colorado State University and the Air Force Academy. ...

Dubenion had tremendous speed, great hands and excellent running skills. As a rookie for the American Football League's Buffalo Bills in 1960, he had 7 touchdowns and 752 receiving yards on 42 catches, a 17.9 yds/catch average. He ran 16 times for 94 yards and a TD, a 5.6 yds/carry average. In 1961, facing tighter and deeper coverages, he upped his production as a runner, rushing for 173 yards and a touchdown on just 17 carries, a 10.3 yds/carry average. He had 31 catches for 461 yards and 6 TDs. In 1964, Duby had one of the most sensational seasons of any receiver in pro football history, 10 touchdowns and 27.1 yards per catch on 42 receptions for 1,139 yards, (14 game season). In 9 seasons, he totalled 296 receptions for 5,424 yards and 36 TDs for a career average of 18.3 yds/catch. He rushed for 360 yards and 3 TDs on 48 carries, a career average of 7 yds/carry. The American Football League was a professional league of American football which operated from 1960 to 1969. ... Conference AFC Division East Founded 1960 Home Field Ralph Wilson Stadium City Buffalo, New York Colors Red, white and blue Head Coach Mike Mularkey All-Time Record (W-L-T) (At Start of 2005 Season) 336-361-8 The Buffalo Bills are a Buffalo, New York-based National Football League... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1961 (As MAD Magazine pointed out on its first cover for the year) was the first upside-down year—i. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Dubenion ranks seventh all-time in the AFL in receptions and reception yardage. He holds the record for the longest reception in AFL playoff history, a 93-yd reception for a TD from Hall of Fame quarterback Daryle Lamonica against the Boston Patriots in 1963. Dubenion is a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame. The American Football League was a professional league of American football which operated from 1960 to 1969. ... Various fields of endeavour have established Halls of Fame that honour individuals of noteworthy achievement in their respective fields. ... Daryle Lamonica (born 1941) was a college and professional American football quarterback who played in the American Football League, and later in the NFL. After a phenomenal 20 for 28, 349 yard performance in the 1962 East-West Shrine Game at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, Notre Dames Daryle... The New England Patriots are a National Football League team based in Foxboro, Massachusetts Founded: 1960, as a charter American Football League member. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The American Football League Hall of Fame in Amherst, New York exists only in cyberspace, to quote its founders. ...

See also

• Other American Football League players

PLAYERS Lance Alworth (born 1940, holds all-time record for most games, career, with over 200 yards receiving [5]) Houston Antwine (born 1939) Fred Arbanas (born 1939) Bobby Bell Elvin Bethea Randy Beverly (born 1944, intercepted two passes in the end zone in Super Bowl III) Verlon Biggs Fred Biletnikoff...

External links

• Dubenion's citation on the AFL Hall of Fame website (http://www.conigliofamily.com/Bills.htm#ELBERTDUBENION)
• Dubenion movies on the Bluffton College site (http://www.bluffton.edu/sports/football/dubenion/dubenion.html)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com (http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/DubeEl00.htm) - career statistics