Ken Burrough

Kenneth Othell Burrough (July 14, 1948 – February 24, 2022) was an American professional football player who played wide receiver in the National Football League. A track star at William M. Raines High School, where he also played quarterback, Burrough went on to play college football for the Texas Southern Tigers and was named a second-team All-American in 1969.

The New Orleans Saints selected Burrough in the first round, tenth overall, of the 1970 NFL draft. Minor injuries limited his rookie season, in which he caught 13 passes for 196 yards and two touchdowns. In January 1971, Burrough and fellow Saint Dave Rowe were traded to the Houston Oilers in exchange for Hoyle Granger, Terry Stoepel, Charles Blossom, and a draft choice to be named later.

Burrough spent eleven seasons with the Oilers, from 1971 through 1981. In 1975 he was selected to the Pro Bowl, leading all NFL wide receivers with 1,063 receiving yards and standing as the only receiver to gain more than a thousand yards that season.

Burrough was one of four players in NFL history to wear jersey number 00, the others being Jim Otto, Johnny Clement, and Steve Bagarus.