Abner Haynes Abner Haynes ( born September 19 , 1937 in Denton , Texas ) is a former college and professional football player in the United States . Haynes is a graduate of North Texas State University ( now the University of North Texas ) where he and his then teammate Leon King integrated college football in the state of Texas in 1956 . In 1960 he chose to play for the American Football League ' s Dallas Texans and led the league in rushing attempts , yards , and TDs in its first year . Haynes helped launch the AFL in 1960 , when he was the fledgling league ' s first Player of the Year , and its first Rookie of the Year . He captured the AFL ' s first rushing crown with 875 yards , and also led the Texans in receiving , punt returns , and kickoff returns . Haynes spent three years in Dallas and two with same franchise when it became the Kansas City Chiefs . The Kansas City Chiefs , and the North Texas Eagles will later retire his number ( 28 ) Jersey in honor of his many achievements . Haynes still owns 10 franchise records , including most points in a game ( 30 ) , most touchdowns in a game ( 5 ) , and most career combined yards ( 8 , 442 ) . Over his career he was regularly among the American Football League ' s top ten rushers , ranking third all - time , and the all - time leader in touchdowns , with 46 . He was Hall of Fame head coach Hank Stram ' s most versatile and dangerous weapon from 1960 – 62 , amassing 43 touchdowns and 4 , 472 yards on rushes and receptions . In 1962 , he helped the Texans win the AFL Championship in the classic double - overtime victory over the two - time defending champion Houston Oilers . At the time it was the longest professional football championship game ever played . In that game , Haynes scored touchdowns on a 28 - yard pass reception from quarterback Len Dawson , and on a 2 - yard run . " He was a franchise player before they talked about franchise players , " praised Stram . " He did it all - - rushing , receiving , kickoff returns , punt returns . He gave us the dimension we needed to be a good team in Dallas . " The 6 - foot - 1 , 200 pound ( 91 kg ) Haynes , who had great speed and dazzling moves in the open field , set AFL records with 5 touchdowns in a game and 19 touchdowns in a season in 1961 , and with 46 career rushing touchdowns . He also played for the Denver Broncos , the Miami Dolphins , and the New York Jets . During his 8 professional seasons , Haynes carried the ball 1 , 036 times for 4 , 630 yards , a 4 . 5 average ; caught 287 passes for 3 , 535 yards , a 12 . 3 average , and 20 touchdowns ; returned 85 punts for 875 yards , a 10 . 3 average , and 1 touchdown ; and ran back 121 kickoffs for 3 , 025 yards , a 25 . 0 average , and 1 touchdown . His 12 , 065 combined yards is the American Football League record . Haynes had three games in which he gained 100 or more yards on 14 or fewer carries , and was selected to the All - Time All - AFL second team . He has a program called Heroes of Football which connects former professional players with their communities . Haynes is the cousin of Sly Stone , Rose Stone , and , Feddie Stone of Sly and the Family Stone . “ We ’ ll Kick to the Clock ” . In that 1962 AFL Championship Game , Haynes made what could have been a costly error at the start of overtime . Stram , aware of the strong winds at Jeppesen Stadium , instructed Haynes , should the Texans win the coin toss , to choose the side of the field facing the stadium clock , which would give the Texans the wind at their backs . ( In professional American football , the team winning the coin toss can choose to kick off , receive the kickoff , or which end of the field to defend . ) The Texans won the coin toss . Haynes , figuring the Oilers would elect to receive ( thereby making the Texans kick off ) if the Texans opted to choose which goal to defend , told the referee , " We ' ll kick to the clock . " However , by starting with the words " We ' ll kick , " Haynes had made the Texans kick off and allowed the Oilers , not the Texans , to choose which end zone to defend . The Texans saved Haynes from embarrassment by not allowing the Oilers to score in that first overtime , then won the game on Tommy Brooker ' s field goal 2 minutes and 54 seconds into the second overtime ( when the teams switched goals ) .