American football player (born 1937)

Abner Haynes

Abner Haynes was an American professional football player who was a halfback and return specialist in the American Football League (AFL). He played college football for the North Texas State Eagles and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the 1960 AFL draft. He was also chosen by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round of the 1960 NFL draft. Chosen by the Raiders in the draft but signing with the Dallas Texans, Haynes excelled in the AFL, scoring 46 rushing touchdowns in eight seasons while winning league MVP honors in 1960.

Born

1937

September 19

Died

2024

Era

1930s

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Abner, in brief

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2024 Died

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96 Nerva, suspected of complicity of the death of Domitian, is declared emperor by Senate. The Senate then annuls laws passed by Domitian and orders his statues to be destroyed.
634 Siege of Damascus: The Rashidun Arabs under Khalid ibn al-Walid capture Damascus from the Byzantine Empire.
1356 Battle of Poitiers: An English army under the command of Edward the Black Prince defeats a French army and captures King John II.
1410 End of the Siege of Marienburg: The State of the Teutonic Order repulses the joint Polish—Lithuanian forces.

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The world in 1937

When Abner arrived

april 1 Aden becomes a British crown colony.
april 1 The Royal New Zealand Air Force is formed as an independent service.
april 12 Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England.
april 26 Spanish Civil War: Guernica, Spain, is bombed by the German Condor Legion and the Italian Aviazione Legionaria.

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Artur Ekert 1961– Polish-British physicist and academic Carlos Quintero 1987– Colombian footballer Germán Valdés 1915– Mexican actor, singer, and producer (died 1973) Javier Duarte 1973– Mexican politician Kostya Tszyu 1969– Russian-Australian boxer Leo VI the Wise 866–912 Byzantine Emperor, the second ruler of the Macedonian dynasty (born 866) Mabel Vernon 1883–1975 American educator and activist (died 1975) Mariangela Melato 1941–2013 Italian actress (born 1941) Paulo Freire 1921–1997 Brazilian philosopher and academic (born 1921)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1937

Alain Badiou 1937– French philosopher and academic Alice Coltrane 1937–2007 American pianist and composer (died 2007) Barry Switzer 1937– American football player and coach Bill Cosby 1937– American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter Billy Meier 1937– Swiss author and photographer Birju Maharaj 1937–2022 Indian dancer, composer, singer and exponent of the Lucknow "Kalka-Bindadin" Gharana of Kathak dance (died 2022) Bobby Charlton 1937–2023 English footballer and manager (died 2023) Carlos Lamarca 1937–1971 Brazilian captain (died 1971) Colin Powell 1937–2021 American general and politician, 65th United States Secretary of State (died 2021)

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