Barney Chavous
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born | March 22, 1951 Aiken, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||
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| College | South Carolina State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1973: 2nd round, 36th overall pick | ||||||||
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Barney Lewis Chavous (/ˈtʃeɪvʌs/ CHAY-vuhs; born March 22, 1951) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for South Carolina State Bulldogs. He was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team defensive end on the 1972 Little All-America college football team. He was selected by the Broncos in the second round of the 1973 NFL draft. He played 13 seasons with the Broncos, during which time the team had 11 winning seasons. At the time he retired, he was the Broncos all-time leader in quarterback sacks, and is fourth all-time (through 2025). He was part of the Broncos "Orange Crush Defense" that led the Broncos to Super Bowl XII.