Alvin "Al" Burleson (born September 25, 1954) is a former American

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player. He played professionally in the

Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ...

(CFL) for the

Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium and are the third ...

, from 1976 to 1981, and in the

United States Football League The United States Football League (USFL) was a professional American football league that played for three seasons, 1983 through 1985. The league played a spring/summer schedule in each of its active seasons. The 1986 season was scheduled to be ...

(USFL) for the Los Angeles Express, in 1983. Burleson is the father of four sons, including

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ma ...

(NFL) wide receiver

Nate Burleson Nathaniel Eugene Burleson (born August 19, 1981) is a Canadian-born television host, American football commentator, and former wide receiver. He played college football for the University of Nevada, Reno and was drafted into the National Foot ...

and

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball sports league, league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues i ...

(NBA) guard

Kevin Burleson Kevin Burleson (born April 9, 1979) is an American professional basketball coach, and a former professional basketball player. He is currently the head coach of Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for t ...

College career

Burleson played at the

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seat ...

, where he lettered from 1973 to 1975, finishing as a captain of the 1975 team. He was named to the

1975 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team The 1975 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by the United Press International (UPI) and the conference coaches as the best players by position in the Pac-8 Conference during the 1975 NCAA Division I f ...

and received honorable mention by the AP and UPI All-America teams. Following the season, Burleson participated in the 1976

Japan Bowl The Japan Bowl (in Japanese, ジャパンボウル) was a post-season college football all-star game played in Japan each January from 1976 to 1993, which showcased East and West all-star teams made up of college football players from the United S ...

and

Hula Bowl The Hula Bowl is a post-season college football all-star game held annually, usually in January. From inception through the 2021 playing, it was held in Hawaii; since the 2022 edition, it has been played in Orlando, Florida. The game was first st ...

. As of 2016, he remains among the school's all-time leader in tackles (records kept since 1967), holds the season record for interception return yardage at 149 set in 1975, career record for interceptions returned for touchdowns, and holds the longest interception return at 93 yards which was set in the 1975

Apple Cup The Apple Cup is an American college football rivalry game between the University of Washington Huskies and Washington State University Cougars, the two largest universities in the state of Washington. Both are members of the North Division of ...

Professional career

Burleson played for the

from 1976 to 1981 and was a 1979 CFL All-Star. In 1983, he was a member of the Los Angeles Express.

Coaching

Burleson was a coach of the West Seattle Warhawks football team.

References

External links

CFLapedia profile

Just Sports Stats profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Burleson, Al 1954 births Living people Players of Canadian football from San Francisco American football defensive backs Washington Huskies football players Calgary Stampeders players Los Angeles Express players Players of American football from San Francisco

College career

Professional career

Coaching

See also

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