American football player (born 1941)

American football player

Cornell GordonNo. 48, 28

Position:| Defensive back
Personal information
Born:|  (1941-01-06) January 6, 1941 (age 81)
Norfolk, Virginia
Career information
College:| North Carolina A&T
NFL Draft:| 1964 / Round: 16 / Pick: 211
(By the San Francisco 49ers)
AFL Draft:| 1964 / Round: 23 / Pick: 179
Career history

* New York Jets (1965–1969)
* Denver Broncos (1970–1972)

Career highlights and awards

* Super Bowl champion (III)
* AFL Champion (1968)

Career NFL statistics
| Games played:| 83

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Games started:| 19
Interceptions:| 14
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Cornell Kermit Gordon (born January 6, 1941) is a former college and professional American football defensive back. He played for the New York Jets and the Denver Broncos for eight seasons. He also is a substitute teacher for Portsmouth Public Schools.

## See also[edit]

* Other American Football League players

## External links[edit]

* New York Jets bio

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San Francisco 49ers 1964 NFL draft selections

* Dave Parks
* George Mira
* Dave Wilcox
* Jim Wilson
* Rudy Johnson
* Gary Lewis
* Hagood Clarke
* Bob Daugherty
* Bob Poole
* Howard Mudd
* Fred Polser
* Dennis Almquist
* Jim Long
* Robert Brown
* Ed Beard
* Jim Griffin
* Cornell Gordon
* Ken Brusven
* Jerry Cole
* Larry Rawson
* Gene Baker

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New York Jets Super Bowl III champions

* 11 Jim Turner
* 12 Joe Namath (MVP)
* 13 Don Maynard
* 15 Babe Parilli
* 22 Jim Hudson
* 23 Bill Rademacher
* 24 Johnny Sample
* 26 Jim Richards
* 29 Bake Turner
* 30 Mark Smolinski
* 31 Bill Mathis
* 32 Emerson Boozer
* 33 Curley Johnson
* 34 Lee White
* 35 Billy Joe
* 41 Matt Snell
* 42 Randy Beverly
* 43 John Dockery
* 45 Earl Christy
* 46 Bill Baird
* 47 Mike D'Amato
* 48 Cornell Gordon
* 50 Carl McAdams
* 51 Ralph Baker
* 52 John Schmitt
* 56 Paul Crane
* 60 Larry Grantham
* 61 Bob Talamini
* 62 Al Atkinson
* 63 John Neidert
* 66 Randy Rasmussen
* 67 Dave Herman
* 68 Michael Stromberg
* 70 Karl Henke
* 71 Sam Walton
* 72 Paul Rochester
* 74 Jeff Richardson
* 75 Winston Hill
* 80 John Elliott
* 81 Gerry Philbin
* 83 George Sauer
* 85 Steve Thompson
* 86 Verlon Biggs
* 87 Pete Lammons

* Head coach: Weeb Ewbank

* Coaches: Walt Michaels
* Clive Rush
* Buddy Ryan
* Joe Spencer

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