Alflen held Springfield College's record for most points scored in a game, 36 versus Tufts in 1968, a record which stood until 2006.
Alflen's moment in the limelight came during his short stint with Montreal. Alouettes coach Sam Etcheverry had suspended running back Dennis Duncan and receiver Bob McCarthy for curfew violations. Alflen, who had been playing for the Long Island Bulldogs, was brought in just in time for the playoffs, and played only three games in his brief but noteworthy career as a Lark. During the first quarter of the 1970 Grey Cup game, the Alouettes were third-and-one at the Calgary Stampeders' ten-yard line. Alflen was sent in as a play courier with instructions for a hand-off up the middle to running back Moses Denson for the third-down gamble. Denson was forced wide to the right by Calgary's Terry Wilson. Wilson was flat on the ground but had Denson's ankle in his grip. Denson caught site of Alflen open downfield and launched a perfect strike. "I was blocking and saw Moses was in trouble. I headed for the end zone, he saw me and lofted a perfect pass to me. It was a magical sort of play; something instantaneous. It was an amazing moment for me."[4]
After his football career, Alflen worked in sales for a chemical company, was an assistant football coach at Miami Edison High School in Miami, Florida, for two years, and then worked as director of sales and development for a sun-care products company. In 1991, Alflen founded a natural products company, Naturally Fresh Deodorant Crystal. He manufactured natural deodorants which were distributed in 60 countries and by most major US retailers. In October 2013, he sold the company, although he presently still a consultant for the company.
Currently, Alflen is the Chief Executive Officer for Skuze Shoes.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcPounds, Marcia Heroux. "Former NFL player and his son take on shoe giants at new company's Pompano Beach headquarters". sun-sentinel.com.
^"Team Retro Profile: Montreal Alouettes". July 25, 2010.
^2012 Grey Cup Alumni Update Retrieved October 18, 2019.
alflen, theodore, thomas, alflen, born, september, 1946, former, american, football, player, defensive, back, halfback, played, college, football, springfield, college, played, professionally, american, football, league, denver, broncos, 1969, canadian, footba. Theodore Thomas Alflen born September 13 1946 is a former American football player A defensive back and halfback he played college football at Springfield College and played professionally in the American Football League AFL for the Denver Broncos in 1969 1 and in the Canadian Football League for the Montreal Alouettes in 1970 2 3 Alflen returned to the AFL to play with the New England Patriots in 1971 1 but suffered a knee injury returning a kickoff in the pre season against the Minnesota Vikings Nine weeks later he was released and retired due to numerous injuries Ted AlflenNo 25Position HalfbackPersonal informationBorn 1946 09 13 September 13 1946 age 77 Reno NevadaHeight 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m Weight 195 lb 88 kg Career informationCollege SpringfieldCareer historyDenver Broncos 1969 Long Island Bulldogs 1970 Montreal Alouettes 1970 New England Patriots 1971 Career NFL statisticsPlayer stats at NFL com PFRAlflen held Springfield College s record for most points scored in a game 36 versus Tufts in 1968 a record which stood until 2006 Alflen s moment in the limelight came during his short stint with Montreal Alouettes coach Sam Etcheverry had suspended running back Dennis Duncan and receiver Bob McCarthy for curfew violations Alflen who had been playing for the Long Island Bulldogs was brought in just in time for the playoffs and played only three games in his brief but noteworthy career as a Lark During the first quarter of the 1970 Grey Cup game the Alouettes were third and one at the Calgary Stampeders ten yard line Alflen was sent in as a play courier with instructions for a hand off up the middle to running back Moses Denson for the third down gamble Denson was forced wide to the right by Calgary s Terry Wilson Wilson was flat on the ground but had Denson s ankle in his grip Denson caught site of Alflen open downfield and launched a perfect strike I was blocking and saw Moses was in trouble I headed for the end zone he saw me and lofted a perfect pass to me It was a magical sort of play something instantaneous It was an amazing moment for me 4 After his football career Alflen worked in sales for a chemical company was an assistant football coach at Miami Edison High School in Miami Florida for two years and then worked as director of sales and development for a sun care products company In 1991 Alflen founded a natural products company Naturally Fresh Deodorant Crystal He manufactured natural deodorants which were distributed in 60 countries and by most major US retailers In October 2013 he sold the company although he presently still a consultant for the company Currently Alflen is the Chief Executive Officer for Skuze Shoes 1 References edit a b c Pounds Marcia Heroux Former NFL player and his son take on shoe giants at new company s Pompano Beach headquarters sun sentinel com Team Retro Profile Montreal Alouettes July 25 2010 2012 Grey Cup Alumni Update Retrieved October 18 2019 Montreal Gazette November 5 1986 p C 6See also editList of American Football League players Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ted Alflen amp oldid 1202101066, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
