Bruce Alford Sr.

Alford on a 1951 Bowman football card
Date of birth	(1922-09-12)September 12, 1922
Place of birth	Waco, Texas, U.S.
Date of death	May 8, 2010(2010-05-08) (aged 87)
Place of death	Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	End
US college	TCU
NFL draft	1943 / Round: 8 / Pick: 62 (By the Philadelphia Eagles)
Career history
As player
1946–1949	New York Yankees ( AAFC)
1950–1951	New York Yanks
Career highlights and awards
Third-team All-American ( 1942)
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Herbert Bruce Alford Sr. (September 12, 1922 – May 8, 2010) was an American football end in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Yanks. He also played football in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the New York Yankees. Alford played college football at Texas Christian University (TCU). Alford was an all Southwest Conference end in 1941 and 1942 was named MVP in the 1942 Orange Bowl and received Rogers Trophy in 1942, awarded to the TCU Most Valuable Player. He served in World War II for the United States Army. ^{[1] [2]}

After retiring from playing, he was a line judge in the NFL for 20 seasons, from 1960 to 1979, working three Super Bowls (II, VII, IX), wearing number 24. His son, Bruce Alford Jr., also played in the NFL.

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