Cookie Gilchrist
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| Position | Fullback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 25, 1935 Brackenridge, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | January 10, 2011 (aged 75) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 251 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Har-Brack (Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||||||
| College | None | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1954: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||||
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Carlton Chester "Cookie" Gilchrist (May 25, 1935 – January 10, 2011) was an American football fullback who played in the American Football League (AFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL). A combined ten-time All-Star (six Canadian, four American), Gilchrist ran for over 9,000 yards in professional football and won a Grey Cup with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and AFL championship with the Buffalo Bills. He was named the AFL Most Valuable Player with Buffalo in 1962, where he was the first 1,000-yard rusher in AFL history. He was named to the AFL All-Time Second-team.