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Worthing H.S. band attends Pro Football Hall of Fame in tribute to NFL legend Cliff Branch

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Cliff Branch, a Worthing High School product, was a 4-time Pro-Bowl selection and lead the NFL in touchdown receptions with 13 in 1974.

Receiving football's highest individual honor, native Houstonian and former Worthing High School athlete Cliff Branch was posthumously enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and his former school's band came to honor him.

The four-time Pro Bowl selection scored 67 touchdowns through the air, leading the NFL in touchdown receptions in 1974 with 13 and 1976 with 12. Branch also had a league-high 1,092 yards receiving in 1974. "For the students, it was exciting and nerve-wracking but rewarding all at the same time," band director of Worthing High School, Kuan Mitchell, told ABC13.

 

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