Allen Edward Atkinson (born July 28, 1943) is a former

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linebacker Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, pl ...

who played in 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) and the

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(NFL). He played high school ball at

Monsignor Bonner High School Monsignor Bonner High School was an all-male Augustinian Catholic High School in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. It was located in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. Bonner was created in 1953 as Archbishop Prendergast High School for Bo ...

. He played college football at

Villanova University Villanova University is a private Roman Catholic research university in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It was founded by the Augustinians in 1842 and named after Saint Thomas of Villanova. The university is the oldest Catholic university in Pen ...

, where he was a lineman. He played professionally in the AFL for the New York Jets from

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...

through

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 ** Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

;

Jack Horrigan John P. "Jack" Horrigan (December 30, 1925 – June 2, 1973) was a sportswriter for the ''Buffalo Evening News'' and American Football League (AFL) public relations director who went on to serve in public relations for the Buffalo Bills ...

and Mike Rathet, ''The Other League/The Fabulous Story of the American Football League'' then for the NFL Jets 1970 through

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom K ...

. He was a member of the Jets' 1968

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team, and an American Football League All-Star in

1968 The year was highlighted by Protests of 1968, protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechos ...

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New York Jets bio page
1943 births Living people Players of American football from Philadelphia American football linebackers Villanova Wildcats football players New York Jets players American Football League players American Football League All-Star players {{linebacker-1940s-stub

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