Jack Ross "Jacky" Lee (July 11, 1938 – May 2, 2016) was an American

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who played

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in the

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for all ten of its seasons (1960–1969). After playing football, baseball, and basketball at

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, he played

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at the

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. In 1958–1959, Jacky Lee was the team MVP and an All Conference Quarterback. In 1960, he was MVP of the Senior Bowl.

AFL career

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

, he was the first quarterback ever drafted by the

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, where he split time with

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in the Oilers'

and

1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 ...

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seasons. In 1961, Lee threw for 457 yards against the Boston Patriots, then an AFL record, and set another league record with a 98-yard touchdown to

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against the Chargers. Lee and Blanda combined to throw 38 touchdowns for the Oilers in 1961. Lee played in every game for the Oilers from 1961 to 1963. In 1964, he was the first and only player to ever be "lend-leased" to another team. He was loaned to the

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and returned to the Oilers two years later. While in Denver, Lee threw for 370 yards in one half against the Oakland Raiders. In 1967, Lee was traded to the

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after four games. He spent most of his last three years as the back-up to

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with the Chiefs. He was part of the

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and

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(Super Bowl IV) winning team. He was one of only twenty men who played in each of the ten years of the AFL's existence.

After football

Lee retired in 1970 after a shoulder injury. He went on to have a successful career in commercial real estate in Houston. Lee died on May 2, 2016, due to complications from Alzheimer's disease.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Jacky 1938 births 2016 deaths Players of American football from Minneapolis American football quarterbacks Cincinnati Bearcats football players Houston Oilers players Denver Broncos (AFL) players Kansas City Chiefs players American Football League players

AFL career

After football

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