# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/abner-haynes
# Generated: 2026-08-13T04:09:23.359Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/abner-haynes"
name: "Abner Haynes"
slug: "abner-haynes"
description: "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. His 46 rushing touchdowns was the most by a player in AFL history."
tagline: "American football player (1937-2024)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Abner_Haynes_1960.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1937-09-19"
deathDate: "2024-07-18"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           46.61
  momentum:             8.344226579520697
  historical:           6.163645333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abner_Haynes"
    title: "Abner Haynes"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%B1_%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B2"
    title: "أبنر هاينز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%B1_%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B2"
    title: "ابنر هاينز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abner_Haynes"
    title: "Abner Haynes"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abner_Haynes"
    title: "Abner Haynes"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abner_Haynes"
    title: "Abner Haynes"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abner_Haynes"
    title: "Abner Haynes"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4668135"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump