Mike Ditka presented Cliff Branch's case for Canton the way only Iron Mike could. The old Bear sounded ready to jump through the camera and sock you in the nose if you questioned his assertion: "Cliff ...

Ten quick notes on Class of 2022 Hall of Famer Cliff Branch. - Branch and fellow Colorado alumnus Dave Logan, an outstanding Browns receiver, squared off in two games to remember. The 1979 Browns, who ...

One of the signature, recurring highlights from the NFL in the 1970s was Ken Stabler throwing a deep touchdown pass to Cliff Branch, who had left a cornerback far behind on his way to the end zone.

Saturday capped off what was a memorable week for the Las Vegas Raiders and their representation at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. On Saturday afternoon, Raiders legendary wide ...

Cliff Branch was the epitome of what Al Davis coveted in a receiver during his decades running the Raiders. Branch arrived in Oakland with the game-breaking speed needed to fuel the Raiders’ vertical ...

NAPA, Calif. — Cliff Branch, one of the Raiders’ career-leading wide receivers who won three Super Bowls in 14 seasons with the franchise, has died. He was 71. Branch was found dead Saturday in a ...

Clifford Branch is a symbol of speed. The banner that hung in the stadiums the Raiders called home in the 1970s and ’80s said as much. “SPEED KILLS #21” What Branch also could be a symbol of is player ...

Branch, who died in 2019, played two years for the CU Buffs football team before a 14-year career in the NFL with the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders (now the Las Vegas Raiders). At CU, Branch starred ...

Stretching out for his first practice with his new team in 1983, the Hall of Fame cornerback prepared to face one of the fastest receivers in the league in Cliff Branch. But when he lined up across ...

Everything Cliff Branch did on the football field was fast. His journey to the Hall of Fame has been far more deliberate. The Colorado alum, who spent his entire NFL career with the Raiders and won ...

The Branch family was minding its own business in Sunnyside, with not a clue oldest sibling Cliff would grow up to be the fastest man in the NFL. One day at a company picnic, it became evident Cliff ...