Claxton Welch
- Dallas Cowboys (1969, 1970, 1971 )
- New Orleans Saints (1970 )
- New England Patriots (1972 )
- 2x NFC Championship Game Winner (1970, 1971)
- Super Bowl winner VI
Claxton Nathaniel Welch ( born July 3, 1947 in Portland, Oregon, United States) is a former American football player in the National Football League ( NFL).
Playing career
Claxton Welch studied at the University of Oregon. After graduating, he was drafted in 1969 by the Dallas Cowboys in the ninth round to 230 place. Cowboys coach Tom Landry was, which had formed out of the team, a top team. Welch was primarily used as a blocker of running back Calvin Hill. Welch was able to move in his rookie year with the Cowboys in the play offs. The team, however, different from early. The Cleveland Browns won the game 38:14.
In 1970, Welch played for the New Orleans Saints, but returned after a short time back to the Cowboys and won with his team the NFC Championship Game. In the endgame, the San Francisco 49ers could be defeated by 17:10. The victory meant qualification for the Super Bowl. In Super Bowl IV was encountered team, coached by Don McCafferty Baltimore Colts and lost with 16:13. The following year, succeeded again managed the team from Claxton again the way into the Super Bowl after the 49ers beat again with 14:3 in the NFC final. In Super Bowl team, coached by Don Shula Miami Dolphins were defeated with 24:3. After a game for the New England Patriots in the 1972 season Welch ended his career.