Cliff Branch won’t have to wait much longer to get his roses. Unfortunately, they will be received posthumously.
The former Las Vegas Raiders All-Pro wide receiver was named to the 2022 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, per an official announcement on Thursday night. Branch becomes the first University of Colorado alumni to be enshrined in the halls of Canton, an honor the late great talent felt would cement his legacy in football.
“I only missed the playoffs twice in my career. I played in three Super Bowls and out of a 14-year career, I was one game away from the Super Bowl half of my career,” Branch told TRR in 2016.