draftyear finalyear death_date debutyear statvalue birth_place article_title position draftround college birth_date nfl number draftpick statlabel
1958 1964 20 november 2006 1959 204 3304 27 springtown , texas willard dewveall
 end 2 southern methodist 29 april 1936 dew692150 88 18 receptions receiving yards touchdowns
willard dewveall

willard charles dewveall -lrb- april 29 , 1936november 20 , 2006 -rrb- is a former american football end .
he was the first player to jump from one american professional football league to another , leaving the national football league 's chicago bears to play for the american football league 's houston oilers for the 1961 season .
dewveall in 1962 caught the -lrb- then -rrb- longest pass reception for a touchdown in professional football history , 98 yards , from jacky lee , against the san diego chargers .
he was an american football league all-star in 1962 .
