Verlon Biggs Explained

Verlon Biggs
Position:Defensive end
Number:84, 86
Birth Date:16 March 1943
Birth Place:Moss Point, Mississippi, U.S.
Death Place:Moss Point, Mississippi, U.S.
Afldraftyear:1965
Afldraftround:3
Afldraftpick:20
(by the New York Jets)[1]
College:Jackson State
Teams:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:135
Statlabel2:Fumble recoveries
Statvalue2:14
Statlabel3:Touchdowns
Statvalue3:2
Highlights:
Pfr:B/BiggVe00

Verlon Marion Biggs (March 16, 1943 – June 7, 1994) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played for the New York Jets (AFL) in Super Bowl III, but felt he didn't receive enough credit for the Jets' playoff win against the Oakland Raiders in the AFL Championship Game that launched them into the Super Bowl. He played well but sulked until 1971, demanded more money, and wound up signing with George Allen's 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. His nickname with the Redskins was "Dirty Biggs" because of his extremely physical style of play.

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  1. Web site: 1965 AFL Draft. March 23, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170225154441/http://profootballarchives.com/1965AFLDraft.html. February 25, 2017.