Elbert Dubenion
Dubenion in 1960 | |||||||||
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| Position | Flanker | ||||||||
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| Born | February 16, 1933 Griffin, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | December 26, 2019 (aged 86) Westerville, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | South (Columbus, Ohio) | ||||||||
| College | Bluffton | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1959: 14th round, 167th overall pick | ||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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Elbert Dubenion (February 16, 1933 – December 26, 2019) was an American football flanker who spent his entire nine-season professional career with the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League (AFL). He played college football for the Bluffton Beavers.
Dubenion, the longest-tenured member of the team's inaugural roster despite being 27 years old at the start of his professional career, is considered one of the best players in the team's history and was an archetype of the AFL's emphasis on speed and the long bomb, both of which were two of Dubenion's greatest strengths and earned him the nickname "Golden Wheels".