American Football League Anthology

Al Denson who was born January 2, 1942 in Jacksonville, Florida. Denson attended Stanton High School in Jacksonville before going on to play collegiately at Florida A&M University. In 1964, Denson was drafted by the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the NFL Draft and by the AFL’s Denver Broncos in the sixth round of the AFL Draft. Denson would opt to join the Broncos and play in the AFL.

In his first three seasons in the AFL, Al Denson struggled as did the Denver Broncos. However, Denson broke out in 1967 with his first AFL All-Star Game selection as he led the league in touchdown receptions. He would also finish in the top ten in receptions and receiving yards that same year. After playing in just eight games in 1968, Denson had another outstanding season that would end in a second AFL All-Star Game selection in 1969.

After the AFL-NFL Merger, Al Denson would play one more season for the Denver Broncos in 1970 before joining the Minnesota Vikings in 1971. After appearing in just seven games for the Vikings, Denson retired.