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Paul "Rocky" Rochester (July 15, 1938 – June 7, 2020)[1] was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the American Football League (AFL). He played for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs (1960–1963) and the New York Jets (1964–1969). He played college football at Michigan State University.[2]

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Paul Rochester

No. 72, 73
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1938-07-15)July 15, 1938 Lansing, Michigan
Died:	June 7, 2020(2020-06-07) (aged 81) Jacksonville, Florida
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school:	Sewanhaka (NY)
College:	Michigan State
Undrafted:	1960
Career history
Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs (1960–1963) New York Jets (1964–1969)
Career highlights and awards
AFL All-Star (1961) 2× AFL champion (1962, 1968) Super Bowl champion (III)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 132 Fumble recoveries: 2 Sacks: 1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

He was an AFL All-Star in 1961, and he earned an AFL Championship ring with the New York Jets in 1968 and had the only sack of the game; as well as a World Championship with the Jets after the 1968 season, when he was team co-captain in the Jets' upset of the heavily favored NFL Champion Baltimore Colts. Rochester is one of only twenty players who played the entire ten years of the AFL's existence.

See also

• Other American Football League players

References

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