Ernest "Ernie" "Big Hoss" Warlick (born July 21, 1932 in Washington, D.C.) is a former tight end from North Carolina Central University who played American collegiate and Professional Football as well as Canadian Professional Football. After starring at North Carolina Central, where he also lettered in basketball, he played 4 seasons with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He then joined the American Football League's Buffalo...
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Ernest "Ernie" "Big Hoss" Warlick (born July 21, 1932 in Washington, D.C.) is a former tight end from North Carolina Central University who played American collegiate and Professional Football as well as Canadian Professional Football. After starring at North Carolina Central, where he also lettered in basketball, he played 4 seasons with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He then joined the American Football League's Buffalo Bills in 1962. He had an average of 17.2 yd/catch with the Bills, while the team earned three straight Eastern Division titles and two American Football League championships, and a 20.8 yd/catch average in 1964. In 1964, he helped the Bills win their first AFL championship game against the San Diego Chargers, 20-7, when he caught two passes for 41 yards. In the 1965 AFL championship game, when offensive linemen Billy Shaw and Dave Behrman were injured, Warlick helped bolster the Bills' offensive blocking in a double tight end offense. In that...
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