Clair Branch
Clair Maurice Branch
Born: March 30, 1937
Kenedy, TX
Deceased: June 18, 2022
Position: HB,FB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 210
College: Texas
High School: Gaston (Joinerville, TX)
Career: 1960-1965
Clair Branch played from 1960 to 1965 during his career with the Edmonton Eskimos and Saskatchewan Roughriders. Branch ran for 790 yards in his career on 167 attempts, scoring 5 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 21 passes for 239 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1960 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 107 | 514 | 4.8 | 28 | 4 | 1961 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 26 | 149 | 5.7 | 28 | 1 | 1962 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 12 | 0 | 1963 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 24 | 75 | 3.1 | 7 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 167 | 790 | 4.7 | 28 | 5 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1960 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 192 | 10.7 | 35 | 1 | 1961 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 28 | 0 | 1963 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 21 | 239 | 11.4 | 35 | 1 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1960 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 1965 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 27 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 27 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1960 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1961 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1960 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1961 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1960 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 15 | 1961 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 8 | 1962 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 10 | 1963 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 4 | 1963 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 4 | 1964 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 1965 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 1 |
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