Al Carmichael
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| Positions | Halfback Return specialist | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | November 10, 1928 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | September 7, 2019 (aged 90) Palm Desert, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Gardena (Gardena, California) | ||||||||||||||
| College | USC | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1953: 1st round, 7th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Albert Reinhold Carmichael (November 10, 1928 – September 7, 2019) was an American professional football player who was a halfback and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL).
Carmichael holds the distinction of scoring the first touchdown in AFL history, a 59-yard pass reception from Frank Tripucka for the Denver Broncos against the Boston Patriots on September 9, 1960.