births
August 1, 1948
Cliff Branch, American football player (died 2019)
Cliff Branch
Clifford Branch Jr. was an American professional football wide receiver who played for the Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders during his entire 14-year National Football League (NFL) career. He won three NFL championships with the Raiders in Super Bowl XI, XV, and XVIII. He was selected by the Raiders in the fourth round of the 1972 NFL draft after playing college football for the Colorado Buffaloes. He was posthumously elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2022.
August 1
August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 152 days remain until the end of the year.