# Art Powell

> Arthur Louis Powell was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the Canadian Football League (CFL), the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). An outspoken receiver that was noted at the time for his stances against segregation in football, Powell was best known for his play with the Oakland Raiders, where he had 50 of his 81 receiving touchdowns with. With five 1,000-yard seasons and five seasons with 10+ touchdowns, Powell was one of just three players with 80 receiving touchdowns in pro football history, and he earned All-AFL honors (first/second) six times to go along with four AFL All-Star selections. Injuries saw the end of his career in 1968 that saw him retire at the age of 31. For his contributions as one of the top receivers in AFL history, Powell was named to the second team of the American Football League All-Time Team in 1970.

*American football player (1937-2015)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/art-powell

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1937-02-25
- **Died:** 2015-04-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Arthur Louis Powell was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the Canadian Football League (CFL), the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). An outspoken receiver that was noted at the time for his stances against segregation in football, Powell was best known for his play with the Oakland Raiders, where he had 50 of his 81 receiving touchdowns with. With five 1,000-yard seasons and five seasons with 10+ touchdowns, Powell was one of just three players with 80 receiving touchdowns in pro football history, and he earned All-AFL honors (first/second) six times to go along with four AFL All-Star selections. Injuries saw the end of his career in 1968 that saw him retire at the age of 31. For his contributions as one of the top receivers in AFL history, Powell was named to the second team of the American Football League All-Time Team in 1970.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 40.7

## Sources
- [Art Powell (wide receiver)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Powell_(wide_receiver))
- [Art Powell](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Powell)
- [أرت باول (لاعب كرة قدم أمريكية)](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84_(%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8_%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85_%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A9))
- [Art Powell](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Powell)
- [ارت پول](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%84)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4797019)

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