- Bud Abell
- Ray Abruzzese
- Ken Adamson
- Tom Addison (Born 1936 4 year All-Star founder/1st Pres AFL Players Association)
- Ben Agajanian (One of only two men who played in the AAFC , the AFL , and the NFL)
- Harold Aiken
- Ted Alflen
- Bruce Alford
- Don Allard
- Buddy Allen
- Chuck Allen
- Dalva Allen
- Don Allen
- George Allen
- Jackie Allen
- Jim Allison
- Buddy Alliston
- Lance Alworth (born 1940, holds all-time record for most games, career, with over 200 yards receiving {Link without Title} )
- Houston Antwine (born 1939)
- Fred Arbanas (born 1939)
- Ernie Barnes (born 1938)
- Bobby Bell
- Elvin Bethea
- Randy Beverly (born 1944, intercepted two passes in the end zone in Super Bowl III )
- Verlon Biggs
- Fred Biletnikoff
- George Blanda (born 1927, AFL Most Valuable Player, 1961))
- Marlin Briscoe (born 1945, first black in modern era to play, and then start, at quarterback, 1968 AFL)
- Hardy Brown (One of only two men who played in the AAFC , the AFL , and the NFL)
- Willie Brown
- Buck Buchanan (1940 - 1992)
- Ed Budde (born 1940)
- Nick Buoniconti
- Chris Burford (born 1938)
- Bobby Burnett (born 1943, AFL Rookie of the Year, 1966)
- Ron Burton (1936 - 2003)
- George (Butch) Byrd (born 1941)
- Billy Cannon (born 1937, made All-League as a halfback in 1961 and as a tight end in 1969 )
- Gino Cappelletti (born 1934, AFL Most Valuable PLayer, 1964)
- Wray Carlton
- Jim Colclough (1936 - 2004)
- Greg Cook (born 1946, AFL Rookie of the Year, 1969)
- Larry Csonka
- Clem Daniels (born 1937, AFL Most Valuable Player, 1963))
- Len Dawson (born 1935, AFL Most Valuable Player, 1962)
- Tom Day
- Bob Dee
- Elbert Dubenion (born 1933)
- Jim Dunaway
- Speedy Duncan
- Larry Eisenhauer
- Booker Edgerson
- Earl Faison (born 1939, AFL Rookie of the Year, 1961)
- Miller Farr (born 1943)
- Tom Flores (born 1937), first Hispanic quarterback in professional football, 1960 . Later coach of the Oakland Raiders, winning two Super Bowls.
- Don Floyd (born 1938)
- Larry Garron
- Claude (Hoot) Gibson
- Cookie Gilchrist (born 1935, AFL Most Valuable Player, 1962)
- Austin (Goose) Gonsoulin (born 1938)
- Larry Grantham (born 1938)
- Dave Grayson (born 1939, all-time American Football League interception leader, 47)
- Bob Griese
- John Hadl (born 1940)
- Galen Hall
- James Harris (born 1947, first black in modern era to start a season at quarterback, 1969 AFL)
- Abner Haynes (born 1937, AFL Rookie of the Year 1960, AFL Most Valuable Player 1960, over 12,000 career all-purpose yards.)
- Wayne Hawkins
- Sherrill Headrick
- Don Healy
- Gene Heeter
- Don Heinrich
- Bob Heintz
- Charlie Hennigan (born 1935, first professional football player to catch more than 100 passes in a season (101, 1964 ).)
- Winston Hill (born 1941)
- E.J. Holub (born 1938)
- Ken Houston
- Bobby Hunt
- Jim Lee Hunt (born 1938)
- Harry Jacobs
- Rich Jackson
- Bobby Jancik
- Charlie Joiner
- Bob Kalsu (1945 - 1970, one of two former pro football players to die in the Viet Nam War)
- Jack Kemp (born 1936, AFL Most Valuable Player, 1965) -- later a prominent politician
- Ernie Ladd (born 1939)
- Daryle Lamonica (born 1941, AFL Most Valuable Player, 1967 and 1969) -- known as "the Mad Bomber"
- Willie Lanier
- Jacky Lee
- Keith Lincoln (born 1939)
- Floyd Little (born 1942)
- Paul Lowe (born 1936, AFL Most Valuable Player, 1965)
- Paul Maguire (born 8/22/1938, played in six of ten American Football League championship games.)
- Bill Mathis (born 1936)
- Don Maynard (born 1935)
- Jerry Mays (born 1939)
- Curtis McClinton (born 1939, AFL Rookie of the Year, 1962)
- Wahoo McDaniel
- Ron McDole (born 1939)
- Gene Mingo (first black field goal kicker in United States professional football, 1960 .)
- Bob Mitinger 1962 AFL Rookie of the Year, later attorney for the American Football League Players Association, 1968-1969.)
- Ron Mix (born 1938)
- Jon Morris (born 1942)
- Joe Namath (born 1943, AFL Most Valuable Player, 1968 and 1969)
- Jim Nance (born 1942, AFL Most Valuable Player, 1966)
- Jim Norton (born 1938)
- Ross O'Hanley
- Jim Otto (born 1938)
- Vito (Babe) Parilli (born 1930)
- Gerry Philbin (born 1941)
- Dickie Post (born 1942, AFL Rookie of the Year, 1967)
- Art Powell
- Johnny Robinson (born 1938)
- Paul Robinson (born 1944, American Football League Rookie of the Year, 1968)
- Paul Rochester (born 1938)
- Tobin Rote (1928 - 2000, American Football League Most Valuable Player in 1963, only man to quarterback teams to a championship in both the NFL and the AFL)
- George Saimes (born 1941)
- Tom Sestak (1936 - 1987)
- Billy Shaw (born 1938, only non-NFL player in the Pro Football Hall Of Fame .)
- Art Shell
- Matt Snell (born 1941, AFL Rookie of the Year 1964, 121 yds, td in 3rd World Championship game.)
- Jan Stenerud
- Mike Stratton (born 1941, tackled Keith Lincoln with ''"the hit heard 'round the world"''.)
- Bob Svihus
- Walt Sweeney (born 1941)
- Bob Talamini (born 1939)
- Lionel Taylor (born 1935, first receiver with 100 catches in a season ( 1961 ).)
- Otis Taylor (born 1942)
- Charlie Tolar (1937 - 2003)
- John Tracey (born 1933)
- Jim Turner
- Jim Tyrer (1939 -1980)
- Olen Underwood
- Gene Upshaw -- later head of the NFL players association
- Jim Urbanek
- Herm Urenda
- Vern Valdez
- Ernie Warlick (born 1932)
- George Webster (born 1945, AFL Rookie of the Year, 1967)
- Jerrel Wilson
- Ernie Wright
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