databasefootball aflallstar years birth_place afldraftedyear teams afldraftedround awards article_title position birth_date pfr tsnallafl college jersey
faisoear01 1961 , 1962 , 1963 , 1964 , 1965 1961-1966 1966 newport news , va 1961 '' ` afl '' ' miami dolphins ` afl '' ' san diego chargers '' 1 / 7th pick '' ` afl roy '' ' 1961 earl faison
 defensive lineman 31 january 1939 faisea00 1961 , 1962 , 1963 , 1964 , 1965 indiana '' ' 86 '' '
earl faison

earl faison -lrb- born 1939 -rrb- was an american college and professional football player who played in the american football league between 1960 and 1966 .
drafted by both the detroit lions of the national football league and the los angeles chargers of the afl , faison signed with the chargers as a first-round pick immediately after the conclusion of the east-west shrine game on december 31 , 1960 .
the 6-foot-5 , 260 pound faison had been an all-american at indiana university , playing on both offense and defense .
after entering the pro ranks , he worked with chargers ' assistant coach chuck noll to continually blow past opposing offensive lineman on his way to smashing american football league quarterbacks .
faison was a member of the original '' `` fearsome foursome '' '' -lrb- the chargers ' defensive line -rrb- from 1961-66 .
the `` foursome '' was made up of faison and hall of fame linemate ernie ladd , with alternate members of the group including bob petrich , ron nery , george gross , bill hudson and henry schmidt .
despite often being double and triple-teamed , faison was chosen as the american football league rookie of the year and all-afl in 1961 .
he missed the early portion of the 1962 season , after suffering a knee injury , then reported late the following year after a contract dispute .
the contract problems would resurface in 1965 , but his performance remained good enough to continue a string of four consecutive all-star seasons in the league from 1961 to 1964 .
on january 15 , 1966 , faison and ladd were dealt to the houston oilers as part of a five-player trade , but four days later , the trade was nullified because of tampering by oilers ' owner bud adams .
in response , faison looked to the canadian football league 's toronto argonauts , but eventually signed a three-year $ 90,000 contract with the chargers on july 29 .
the bitter contract problems , coupled with faison 's back problems , continued to linger until october 18 when faison was released by the chargers .
in announcing the dismissal , gillman bitterly noted that faison , `` has a long way to go to become average . ''
one day later , the expansion miami dolphins signed faison for the remainder of the year .
on june 27 , 1967 , faison was involved in a seven-player trade that sent him to the denver broncos , but 10 days later , the team returned him back to the dolphins , who then placed him on waivers on july 24 .
faison 's release led him to file a lawsuit against miami on october 6 , citing breach of contract .
claiming that his three-year contract entitled him to the remaining $ 60,000 over two years , faison was ultimately unsuccessful in his lawsuit .
a member of the chargers hall of fame , faison was also inducted into the indiana university hall of fame in 1990 .
in his post-playing career , faison briefly dabbled in acting , including a pair of appearances in the beverly hillbillies .
he then returned to california as an educator and football coach , and while at lincoln high school , he served as head coach during the era of future pro football hall of famer marcus allen before eventually serving as the school 's principal .
he later coached p.e. at muirlands junior high school in la jolla .
it was there that he coined the term `` grabasser '' for unruly students .
earl faison is a member of the pigskin club of washington , d.c. national intercollegiate all-american football players honor roll .
in 1997 , faison was also inducted by the san diego hall of champions into the breitbard hall of fame honoring san diego 's finest athletes both on and off the playing surface .
-lsb- http://www.sdhoc.com/awards/hall-of-fame/football/earl-faison/] faison was inducted into the virginia sports hall of fame in 1989 .
