Remi Prudhomme
Encyclopedia
Joseph Remi Prudhomme was an American football
offensive lineman at Louisiana State University
, where he was an All-American
in 1964. He joined the American Football League
's Buffalo Bills
in 1965 and played for them in 1966 and 1967, later returning to the Bills of the NFL in the 1972 season.
ring for the 1965 season.
'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
. 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.
. However, Jarvis got his job back in 1973.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
offensive lineman at Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
, where he was an All-American
1964 College Football All-America Team
The 1964 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers...
in 1964. He joined the American Football League
American Football League
The American Football League was a major American Professional Football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when the established National Football League merged with it. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence...
's Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
in 1965 and played for them in 1966 and 1967, later returning to the Bills of the NFL in the 1972 season.
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 ChampionshipProfessional American football championship games
Below is a list of professional football championship games in the United States, involving:* the informal Pittsburgh circuit of professional football teams ;...
ring for the 1965 season.
Kansas City Chiefs and New Orleans Saints
Prudhomme played for the AFLAmerican Football League
The American Football League was a major American Professional Football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when the established National Football League merged with it. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence...
's Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
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
Super Bowl IV was the fourth AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, and the second one to officially bear the name "Super Bowl"...
. In that game, he recovered a Vikings fumble at the Minnesota 19 to set up Mike Garrett
Mike Garrett
Michael Lockett Garrett is a former American collegiate and professional football player who won the 1965 Heisman Trophy as a tailback for the University of Southern California Trojans. Garrett also played professional football for eight seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers...
'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 and replacing Bruce JarvisBruce Jarvis
Bruce Jarvis was a professional American football player who played offensive lineman for four seasons for the Buffalo Bills.-Buffalo Bills:...
. However, Jarvis got his job back in 1973.