Clifford Branch Jr. (August 1, 1948 – August 3, 2019) was an American professionalfootball player. He was awide receiver with theOakland/Los Angeles Raiders during his entire 14-yearNational Football League (NFL) career.

He won three NFL championships with the Raiders inSuper Bowl XI,XV andXVIII. He was selected by the Raiders in the fourth round of the1972 NFL Draft after playingcollege football for theColorado Buffaloes.

Branch was born inHouston,Texas. He died inBullhead City, Arizona on August 3, 2019 at the age of 71.^[1]