David Wesley Behrman is a former American football

American football

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 offensive lineman in the American Football League

American Football League

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 for the Buffalo Bills

Buffalo Bills

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 and the Denver Broncos

Denver Broncos

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Buffalo Bills

Behrman was the Bills' first-round draft pick in 1963

1963 American Football League Draft

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 and played for them that year, but not in 1964. During the 1965 AFL season, Behrman became the Bills' starting center, replacing veteran Walt Cudzik

Walt Cudzik

Walter Jacob Cudzik was an American football center in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins...

, playing between left offensive guard Billy Shaw

Billy Shaw

William Lewis "Billy" Shaw is an American former college and professional football player.Drafted in 1961 by the American Football League's Buffalo Bills, Billy Shaw of Georgia Tech was the prototypical "pulling guard" who despite his size held his own against much bigger defensive linemen like...

 and right guard Al Bemiller

Al Bemiller

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, when they won the AFL Championship game over the San Diego Chargers

San Diego Chargers

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 by a score of 20-0 under head coach

Head coach

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 Lou Saban

Lou Saban

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. That season, Behrman was an AFL All-Star

American Football League All-Star games

-All-League Teams:The Sporting News published American Football League All-League Teams for each season played by the American Football League, 1960 through 1969...

 center. However, he did not play in 1966, replaced by Bemiller.

Denver Broncos

Behrman ended his career with the AFL's Denver Broncos

Denver Broncos

The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 during the 1967 AFL season when he played in 11 games.

External links

• Behrman's 1966 Topps football card