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Al Carmichael, who scored the first touchdown in the old American Football League in 1960 while playing for the Denver Broncos, died on Saturday in Palm Desert, Calif. He was 90.
His death was announced by the Broncos.
In the A.F.L.’s inaugural game, on Sept. 9, 1960, Carmichael caught a 59-yard touchdown pass from Frank Tripucka, and the Broncos beat the Boston Patriots, 13-10, at Nickerson Field, on the Boston University campus.
A halfback, Carmichael played for Denver in 1960 and 1961 after a six-year stint with the Green Bay Packers, who had selected him in the first round (seventh overall).