Rex L. Mirich is a former American football

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 defensive lineman in the American Football League

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 (AFL) and the National Football League

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 (NFL). After playing college football

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 for Northern Arizona, Mirich was drafted by both the AFL and the NFL in 1963. He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings

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 in the 16th round (212th overall) of the 1963 NFL Draft

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 and by the Oakland Raiders

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 in the 20th round (153rd overall) of the 1963 AFL Draft

1963 American Football League Draft

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. He played seven seasons for the AFL's Oakland Raiders

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 (1964–1966) and Denver Broncos

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 (1967–1969), and the NFL's Boston Patriots (1970).