Booker Tyrone Edgerson was born on July 5,1939 and is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the American Football League and National Football League.
12 Facts About Booker Edgerson
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Booker Edgerson played college football for the Western Illinois Leathernecks.
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Booker Edgerson became a cornerstone of the AFL's Buffalo Bills' defense in the mid-1960s, at left cornerback.
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Booker Edgerson signed as a free agent with the Bills in 1962 and stepped into a starting role at left cornerback.
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Booker Edgerson made a career-high six interceptions, and was named to the AFL All-Rookie team.
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Booker Edgerson appeared in playoffs four consecutive years, and in three straight AFL Championship games.
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The Bills beat the San Diego Chargers in 1964 and again in 1965, when Booker Edgerson was selected as an American Football League All-Star.
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Booker Edgerson had 23 interceptions in his eight-year career in Buffalo, and scored on two, including one against Joe Namath.
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Booker Edgerson forced and returned a fumble for the deciding score in a 1969 game against the Cincinnati Bengals, played in blizzard conditions.
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Booker Edgerson is a member of the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame.
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Booker Edgerson was selected to be the 2010 Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame inductee where his name was revealed during a halftime ceremony on October 3 during the Bills game against AFC rival New York Jets.
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Booker Edgerson wrote the foreword to The Cookie That Did Not Crumble, the autobiography of his former teammate, Cookie Gilchrist.