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In one view, the bump and run originated in the [[American Football League]] in the 1960s, one of whose earliest experts was [[Willie Brown (American football)|Willie Brown]] of the [[Oakland Raiders]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=STRAUB |first=LUKE |date=2018-01-09 |title=Raiders' legend Willie Brown recalls glory days |url=https://www.petaluma360.com/article/sports/raiders-legend-willie-brown-recalls-glory-days/ |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=Petaluma Argus-Courier |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-22 |title=Hall of Fame cornerback Willie Brown dies at age 78 |url=https://apnews.com/article/c7f5fcdc45124731b8d9d8296a0ba1f8 |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> Before playing for the Raiders, Brown was a rookie with the [[Denver Broncos]] in 1963 and played there through 1966.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Willie Brown Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrowWi01.htm |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> In another version of the bump and run's origins, Brown created the bump and run defense as a linebacker at [[Grambling State University|Grambling University]], and then first brought it to professional football in 1963, when he was a defensive back with the Denver Broncos.<ref name=":2" />
In yet another version of possible origins, [[Jack Faulkner]] gets significant credit for development of the bump and run. Faulkner was head coach for the Broncos from 1962-64, during Brown's first two professional years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jack Faulkner {{!}} Pro Football History.com |url=https://pro-football-history.com/coach/122/jack-faulkner-bio |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=pro-football-history.com}}</ref> While Faulkner was the [[Los Angeles Rams]] defensive backfield coach in 1958, the team tried out future [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer]] [[K.C. Jones|K. C. Jones]] as a defensive back. Using his style as a basketball defender, Jones would cover receivers at the [[line of scrimmage]] and hand check them as they ran down the field. Jones decided on a basketball career, but Faulkner took the knowledge of what he had
On the other hand, [[National Football League]] defensive back [[Pat Fischer]], who is closely associated with the bump and run, believes that cornerback [[Abe Woodson]], who taught Fischer the technique when they both played for the [[St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)|St. Louis Cardinals]] (1965-66), originated the bump and run while playing for the [[San Francisco 49ers]] in the late 1950s and early 1960s. In another telling, Fischer said he learned the bump and run in the early 1960s from teammate [[Jimmy Hill (American football)|Jimmy Hill]], at the urging of Cardinals defensive coach [[Chuck Drulis]].<ref name=":8">{{Cite news |last=Shapiro |first=Leonard |date=October 9, 2024 |title=Undersized cornerback was a fierce competitor |work=Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pat Fischer Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FiscPa00.htm |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Steinberg |first=Dan |date=January 12, 2015 |title=Scot McCloughan’s dad, Pat Fischer, and the birth of bump-and-run coverage |url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA397114533&sid=sitemap&v=2.1&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon%7E352b4022&aty=open-web-entry |work=Washington Post}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Turney |first=John |date=2024-09-24 |title=State Your Case: Abe Woodson, 'The Willie Mays of Football' |url=https://talkoffametwo.com/state-your-case/state-your-case-abe-woodson |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Talk of Fame |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Steinberg |first=Dan |date=January 11, 2015 |title=Figuring out the coverage |work=The Washington Post}}</ref>
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