Joseph Remi Prudhomme (April 24, 1942 – December 6, 1990) was an
American football offensive lineman
In gridiron football, a lineman is a player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage. The linemen of the team currently in possession of the ball are the offensive line, while linemen on the opposing team are the defensive line. A numbe ...
in the
National Football League (NFL) and the
American Football League
The American Football League (AFL) was a major professional American football league that operated for ten seasons from 1960 until 1970, when it merged with the older National Football League (NFL), and became the American Football Conference. ...
(AFL). He attended
Louisiana State University, where he was an
All-American defensive tackle
A defensive tackle (DT) is a position in American football that will typically line up on the line of scrimmage, opposite one of the offensive guards, however he may also line up opposite one of the tackles. Defensive tackles are typically the la ...
in
1964
Events January
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* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
for the
LSU Tigers.
Buffalo Bills 1960s
Even though he was injured in 1965 and thus did not dress for a regular season game for the Bills, he was given an
American Football League Championship ring for the 1965 season.
Kansas City Chiefs and New Orleans Saints
Prudhomme played for the
AFL's
Kansas City Chiefs in 1968 and 1969, thus also earning a 1969 AFL Championship ring and a ring from the Chiefs victory over the NFL's Minnesota Vikings in the fourth and final AFL-NFL World Championship Game, better known as
Super Bowl IV
Super Bowl IV was an American football game played on January 11, 1970 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was the fourth and final AFL–NFL World Championship Game in professional football prior to the AFL–NFL merger taking eff ...
. In that game, he recovered a Vikings fumble at the Minnesota 19 to set up
Mike Garrett's five-yard touchdown run. He later played for the NFL's New Orleans Saints in 1971 and 1972.
Buffalo Bills 1972
In 1972, Prudhomme became the starting center for the Bills,
playing in 6 of 14 games, splitting time with
John Matlock
John James Matlock III (October 19, 1944 — January 13, 2012) was an American football center who played for the New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons, and Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He also played for B ...
and replacing
Bruce Jarvis
Bruce Jarvis (born November 3, 1948) is a former professional American football player, an offensive lineman for four seasons for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League.
Early years
Born in Seattle, Jarvis graduated from its Frankli ...
.
See also
*
List of American Football League players
References
External links
Story of Prudhomme's 1965 AFL Championship ring
1942 births
1990 deaths
American football offensive linemen
Cajun sportspeople
LSU Tigers football players
Buffalo Bills players
Kansas City Chiefs players
New Orleans Saints players
All-American college football players
People from Opelousas, Louisiana
Players of American football from Louisiana
American Football League players
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