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what Brown looked for in his players: speed and intelligence instead of size. At around 210 pounds, he was small for a lineman, even in his era. Willis's play as a powerful but quick middle guard influenced the development of the modern linebacker position. "In my opinion Bill ranks as one of the outstanding linemen in the history of professional football", Brown said when he retired. "He certainly was the fastest and many coaches use his technique as a model in teaching line play."
555:. He worried about being compared to his older brother Claude, who had been an All-State fullback at the same school a few years earlier, Willis eschewed the backfield to play tackle and end. He had a successful three years on the high school team, winning Honorable Mention All-State honors as a senior. After graduating from high school, Willis took a year off and worked. Willis's high school coach wrote to
747:. The coach did not care about race one way or the other; he wanted to field the best team he could. "I never considered football players black or white, nor did I keep or cut a player just because of his color", Brown wrote in his autobiography. In joining the Browns in 1946, Willis and Motley were two of four professional football players who broke the color barrier in 1946, a year before
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law that forbade black players from competing against whites. Another time, a hotel where the team was staying asked Willis and Motley to leave. Brown threatened to move the entire team, and the hotel's management backed down. Willis and Motley were forced to stay in a separate hotel for a 1949 AAFC
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Willis retired because he wanted to concentrate on other activities; he had become a popular figure in Ohio and worked with youth in
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on a breakaway reception in the fourth quarter to prevent the touchdown and ensure a Browns victory. "I knew it meant the ball game", he said. "I just had to catch him." The Browns beat the Giants 8–3 and went on to win the NFL championship in 1950. Willis was one of seven Browns players chosen for
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team that won the school's first national championship in 1942. After graduating in 1944, Willis heard about a new AAFC club in
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he said. By the late 1970s, he was the chairman of the Ohio Youth
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in three of the four seasons he played in the league. His techniques and style of play were emulated by other teams, and his versatility as a pass-rusher and coverage man influenced the development of the modern-day linebacker position. When he retired, Cleveland coach
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Legends by the Lake: The Cleveland Browns at Municipal Stadium
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887:"Brown's Original Club Reduced to 5 Players".
588:. The team was voted national champion by the
7158:African-American coaches of American football
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2388:1946 AAFC champions (inaugural season roster)
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2186:Bill Willis—championships, awards, and honors
1837:
1736:. Lanham, Maryland: Taylor Trade Publishing.
660:had been in effect ever since segregationist
622:outside Chicago. Under his substitute, coach
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779:after they received threatening letters and
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483:, a contest which took place months before
7168:20th-century African-American sportspeople
7118:Kentucky State Thorobreds football coaches
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1755:. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press.
1717:. Akron, Ohio: University of Akron Press.
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1460:Goldstein, Richard (November 29, 2007).
951:1930 Federal Census, 1940 Federal Census
7128:College Football Hall of Fame inductees
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848:. He was elected the same year to the
451:who played for eight seasons with the
350:
1520:. Ohio State Buckeyes. Archived from
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7:
7123:Ohio State Buckeyes football players
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1149:
576:, a defensive position opposite the
16:American football player (1921–2007)
7138:Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees
7133:Eastern Conference Pro Bowl players
7098:American football defensive tackles
1772:. Pittsburgh: Dorrance Publishing.
860:at the defensive lineman position.
783:officials said they would invoke a
664:entered the league as owner of the
7093:American football offensive guards
620:Great Lakes Naval Training Station
535:William Karnet Willis was born in
14:
1679:. Cleveland: Gray & Company.
846:Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame
705:, was holding its training camp.
103:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
7143:Sportspeople from Columbus, Ohio
1543:Nagel, Kyle (November 4, 2007).
1518:"Men's Varsity "O" Hall of Fame"
741:Massillon Washington High School
584:posted a 9–1 record and won the
7163:20th-century American sportsmen
7108:Cleveland Browns (AAFC) players
1432:"Willis Recalls 'Pioneer' Days"
681:All-America Football Conference
457:All-America Football Conference
4027:Cleveland Browns Ring of Honor
547:. He ran dashes and threw the
285:Cleveland Browns Ring of Honor
207:Career highlights and awards
1:
1808:College Football Hall of Fame
891:. March 17, 1954. p. 30.
842:College Football Hall of Fame
840:Willis was inducted into the
640:teams. He played in the 1944
521:College Football Hall of Fame
424:College Football Hall of Fame
2171:# denotes interim head coach
1633:Boyer, Mary Schmitt (2006).
1246:, pp. 67, 82, 121, 148.
4665:NFL's 1940s All-Decade Team
7184:
1768:Steinberg, Donald (1992).
1660:. Chicago: Triumph Books.
1641:. Chicago: Triumph Books.
701:, where the new team, the
628:United Press International
592:, a first for the school.
326:Ohio State Buckeyes No. 99
254:First-team All-AAFC (1946)
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1799:Pro Football Hall of Fame
1751:Porter, David L. (2005).
1694:Henkel, Frank M. (2005).
850:Pro Football Hall of Fame
553:Columbus East High School
525:Pro Football Hall of Fame
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332:Ohio State Buckeyes No. 0
280:NFL 1940s All-Decade Team
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7113:Cleveland Browns players
7103:American football guards
4210:Cleveland Browns Legends
1696:Cleveland Browns History
1338:, pp. 233–234, 254.
801:Gene "Choo-Choo" Roberts
769:National Football League
689:Canadian Football League
654:National Football League
607:, but was classified as
461:National Football League
111:213 lb (97 kg)
21:American football player
4811:Garrard "Buster" Ramsey
1656:Cantor, George (2008).
1436:The Evening Independent
662:George Preston Marshall
4831:Clyde "Bulldog" Turner
1732:Piascik, Andy (2007).
1675:Heaton, Chuck (2007).
889:Cleveland Plain Dealer
827:Later career and death
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670:Kentucky State College
600:
858:NFL 100 All-Time Team
753:Major League Baseball
730:
658:gentlemen's agreement
642:College All-Star Game
598:
561:Ohio State University
508:Ohio State University
493:Major League Baseball
438:William Karnet Willis
345:Career NFL statistics
257:Second-team All-Pro (
4781:Frank "Bucko" Kilroy
1350:, pp. 235, 254.
1234:, pp. 141, 145.
228:champion (1946–1949)
95:Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
61:Personal information
3362:1949 AAFC champions
3045:1948 AAFC champions
2716:1947 AAFC champions
1713:Keim, John (1999).
1583:. November 27, 2019
1391:, pp. 295–297.
1222:, pp. 71, 153.
699:Bowling Green, Ohio
648:Professional career
26:
4836:Alex Wojciechowicz
4531:Michael Dean Perry
3959:Assistant coaches:
3656:1950 NFL champions
3590:Assistant coaches:
3291:Assistant coaches:
3250:Dean Sensanbaugher
2974:Assistant coaches:
2640:Assistant coaches:
1955:Big Bertha Edwards
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685:Montreal Alouettes
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586:Big Ten Conference
506:, Willis attended
116:Career information
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2019:Willie Williamson
1779:978-0-8059-3323-9
1743:978-1-58979-571-6
1724:978-1-884836-47-3
1705:978-0-7385-3428-2
1686:978-1-59851-043-0
1667:978-1-57243-725-8
1648:978-1-57243-873-6
1549:Dayton Daily News
1083:, pp. 35–36.
1042:, pp. 62–65.
836:Honors and legacy
788:all-star game in
694:Columbus Dispatch
580:. That year, the
512:Buckeyes football
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89:November 27, 2007
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703:Cleveland Browns
687:, a team in the
656:since 1933. The
590:Associated Press
545:Great Depression
497:Brooklyn Dodgers
453:Cleveland Browns
400:Player stats at
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167:Cleveland Browns
154:Career history
128:(Columbus, Ohio)
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5651:
5649:
5646:
5644:
5641:
5639:
5636:
5635:
5633:
5629:
5623:
5620:
5618:
5615:
5613:
5610:
5608:
5605:
5603:
5600:
5598:
5595:
5593:
5590:
5588:
5585:
5583:
5580:
5578:
5575:
5573:
5570:
5568:
5565:
5563:
5560:
5558:
5555:
5553:
5550:
5548:
5545:
5543:
5540:
5538:
5535:
5533:
5530:
5528:
5525:
5523:
5520:
5518:
5517:
5513:
5511:
5508:
5506:
5503:
5501:
5498:
5496:
5493:
5491:
5488:
5486:
5483:
5481:
5478:
5476:
5473:
5471:
5468:
5466:
5463:
5461:
5458:
5456:
5453:
5451:
5448:
5446:
5443:
5441:
5438:
5436:
5433:
5431:
5428:
5426:
5423:
5421:
5418:
5417:
5415:
5409:
5403:
5400:
5398:
5395:
5393:
5390:
5388:
5385:
5383:
5380:
5378:
5375:
5373:
5370:
5368:
5365:
5363:
5360:
5358:
5355:
5353:
5350:
5348:
5345:
5343:
5340:
5338:
5335:
5333:
5330:
5328:
5325:
5323:
5320:
5318:
5315:
5313:
5310:
5308:
5305:
5303:
5300:
5298:
5295:
5293:
5290:
5288:
5285:
5283:
5280:
5278:
5275:
5273:
5270:
5268:
5265:
5263:
5260:
5258:
5257:J. H. Johnson
5255:
5253:
5250:
5248:
5245:
5243:
5240:
5238:
5235:
5233:
5230:
5228:
5225:
5223:
5220:
5218:
5215:
5213:
5210:
5208:
5205:
5203:
5200:
5198:
5195:
5193:
5190:
5188:
5185:
5183:
5180:
5178:
5175:
5173:
5170:
5168:
5165:
5163:
5160:
5159:
5157:
5155:Running backs
5153:
5147:
5144:
5142:
5139:
5137:
5134:
5132:
5129:
5127:
5124:
5122:
5119:
5117:
5114:
5112:
5109:
5107:
5104:
5102:
5099:
5097:
5094:
5092:
5089:
5087:
5084:
5082:
5079:
5077:
5074:
5072:
5069:
5067:
5064:
5062:
5059:
5057:
5054:
5052:
5049:
5047:
5044:
5042:
5039:
5037:
5034:
5032:
5029:
5027:
5024:
5022:
5019:
5017:
5014:
5012:
5009:
5007:
5004:
5002:
4999:
4997:
4994:
4992:
4989:
4987:
4984:
4982:
4979:
4977:
4974:
4973:
4971:
4967:
4963:
4959:
4952:
4947:
4945:
4940:
4938:
4933:
4932:
4929:
4917:
4914:
4912:
4909:
4907:
4904:
4902:
4901:Forrest Gregg
4899:
4897:
4896:Frank Gifford
4894:
4893:
4890:
4886:
4884:Class of 1977
4881:
4872:
4867:
4865:
4860:
4858:
4853:
4852:
4849:
4837:
4834:
4832:
4829:
4827:
4826:Charley Brock
4824:
4822:
4819:
4817:
4814:
4812:
4809:
4807:
4804:
4802:
4799:
4797:
4794:
4792:
4789:
4787:
4784:
4782:
4779:
4777:
4776:George Connor
4774:
4772:
4769:
4767:
4764:
4762:
4759:
4757:
4754:
4752:
4751:Dante Lavelli
4749:
4747:
4746:Ken Kavanaugh
4744:
4742:
4741:Jack Ferrante
4739:
4737:
4734:
4732:
4731:Bill Osmanski
4729:
4727:
4726:Marion Motley
4724:
4722:
4719:
4717:
4714:
4712:
4709:
4707:
4704:
4702:
4701:George McAfee
4699:
4697:
4694:
4692:
4689:
4687:
4684:
4682:
4679:
4677:
4674:
4673:
4670:
4666:
4659:
4654:
4652:
4647:
4645:
4640:
4639:
4636:
4623:
4619:
4616:
4612:
4609:
4608:Paul Warfield
4605:
4602:
4598:
4595:
4591:
4588:
4584:
4581:
4577:
4574:
4570:
4567:
4563:
4560:
4556:
4553:
4552:Jim Ray Smith
4549:
4546:
4542:
4539:
4535:
4532:
4528:
4525:
4521:
4518:
4517:Ozzie Newsome
4514:
4511:
4507:
4504:
4500:
4497:
4496:Marion Motley
4493:
4490:
4486:
4483:
4479:
4476:
4472:
4469:
4465:
4462:
4461:Clay Matthews
4458:
4455:
4454:Dante Lavelli
4451:
4448:
4444:
4441:
4437:
4434:
4430:
4427:
4423:
4420:
4419:Eddie Johnson
4416:
4413:
4409:
4406:
4402:
4399:
4395:
4392:
4388:
4385:
4381:
4378:
4374:
4371:
4367:
4364:
4360:
4357:
4353:
4350:
4346:
4343:
4342:Horace Gillom
4339:
4336:
4332:
4329:
4325:
4322:
4318:
4315:
4311:
4308:
4304:
4301:
4300:Hanford Dixon
4297:
4294:
4290:
4287:
4283:
4280:
4276:
4273:
4269:
4266:
4262:
4259:
4255:
4252:
4251:Earnest Byner
4248:
4245:
4241:
4238:
4234:
4231:
4227:
4224:
4220:
4219:
4216:
4212:
4203:
4198:
4196:
4191:
4189:
4184:
4183:
4180:
4167:
4163:
4160:
4159:Paul Warfield
4156:
4153:
4149:
4146:
4142:
4139:
4138:Ozzie Newsome
4135:
4132:
4131:Marion Motley
4128:
4125:
4121:
4118:
4114:
4111:
4107:
4104:
4103:Dante Lavelli
4100:
4097:
4093:
4090:
4086:
4083:
4079:
4076:
4072:
4069:
4065:
4062:
4058:
4055:
4051:
4048:
4044:
4041:
4037:
4036:
4033:
4029:
4020:
4015:
4013:
4008:
4006:
4001:
4000:
3997:
3984:
3983:Tim Temerario
3980:
3977:
3976:Fritz Heisler
3973:
3970:
3966:
3963:
3960:
3956:
3955:
3952:
3945:
3942:
3938:
3937:
3934:
3927:
3922:
3919:
3914:
3911:
3906:
3903:
3898:
3895:
3890:
3887:
3886:Ken Carpenter
3882:
3879:
3874:
3871:
3866:
3863:
3862:Marion Motley
3858:
3855:
3850:
3847:
3842:
3839:
3834:
3831:
3826:
3823:
3822:Horace Gillom
3818:
3815:
3810:
3807:
3806:Dante Lavelli
3802:
3799:
3794:
3791:
3786:
3783:
3778:
3775:
3774:John Sandusky
3770:
3767:
3762:
3759:
3754:
3751:
3746:
3743:
3738:
3735:
3730:
3727:
3726:Weldon Humble
3722:
3719:
3714:
3711:
3706:
3703:
3698:
3695:
3690:
3687:
3682:
3679:
3674:
3671:
3666:
3665:
3662:
3658:
3653:
3644:
3639:
3637:
3632:
3630:
3625:
3624:
3621:
3609:
3608:Fritz Heisler
3606:
3604:
3601:
3599:
3596:
3594:
3591:
3588:
3587:
3584:
3578:
3575:
3572:
3571:
3568:
3562:
3561:Bill Boedeker
3558:
3556:
3552:
3550:
3546:
3544:
3540:
3538:
3534:
3532:
3528:
3526:
3522:
3520:
3519:Marion Motley
3516:
3514:
3510:
3508:
3504:
3502:
3498:
3496:
3492:
3490:
3486:
3484:
3483:Horace Gillom
3480:
3478:
3474:
3472:
3471:Dante Lavelli
3468:
3466:
3465:Bill O'Connor
3462:
3460:
3456:
3454:
3450:
3448:
3444:
3442:
3438:
3436:
3432:
3430:
3426:
3424:
3420:
3418:
3417:Weldon Humble
3414:
3412:
3408:
3406:
3402:
3400:
3396:
3394:
3390:
3388:
3384:
3382:
3378:
3376:
3372:
3371:
3368:
3364:
3359:
3350:
3345:
3343:
3338:
3336:
3331:
3330:
3327:
3315:
3314:Fritz Heisler
3312:
3310:
3307:
3305:
3302:
3300:
3297:
3295:
3294:John Brickels
3292:
3289:
3288:
3285:
3279:
3276:
3273:
3272:
3269:
3263:
3262:Bill Boedeker
3259:
3257:
3253:
3251:
3247:
3245:
3244:Tommy Colella
3241:
3239:
3235:
3233:
3229:
3227:
3223:
3221:
3217:
3215:
3214:Marion Motley
3211:
3209:
3205:
3203:
3199:
3197:
3193:
3191:
3190:George Terlep
3187:
3185:
3181:
3179:
3175:
3173:
3172:Horace Gillom
3169:
3167:
3163:
3161:
3160:Dante Lavelli
3157:
3155:
3151:
3149:
3145:
3143:
3139:
3137:
3133:
3131:
3127:
3125:
3121:
3119:
3115:
3113:
3109:
3107:
3103:
3101:
3100:Weldon Humble
3097:
3095:
3091:
3089:
3085:
3083:
3079:
3077:
3073:
3071:
3067:
3065:
3061:
3059:
3055:
3054:
3051:
3047:
3042:
3033:
3028:
3026:
3021:
3019:
3014:
3013:
3010:
2998:
2997:Fritz Heisler
2995:
2993:
2990:
2988:
2985:
2983:
2980:
2978:
2977:John Brickels
2975:
2972:
2971:
2968:
2962:
2959:
2956:
2955:
2952:
2946:
2945:Bill Boedeker
2942:
2940:
2936:
2934:
2933:Tommy Colella
2930:
2928:
2924:
2922:
2918:
2916:
2915:Don Greenwood
2912:
2910:
2906:
2904:
2900:
2898:
2894:
2892:
2891:Marion Motley
2888:
2886:
2882:
2880:
2876:
2874:
2870:
2868:
2864:
2862:
2858:
2856:
2852:
2850:
2849:Horace Gillom
2846:
2844:
2840:
2838:
2837:Dante Lavelli
2834:
2832:
2828:
2826:
2822:
2820:
2816:
2814:
2810:
2808:
2807:Ernie Blandin
2804:
2802:
2798:
2796:
2792:
2790:
2786:
2784:
2780:
2778:
2774:
2772:
2771:Weldon Humble
2768:
2766:
2762:
2760:
2756:
2754:
2750:
2748:
2744:
2742:
2738:
2736:
2732:
2730:
2726:
2725:
2722:
2718:
2713:
2704:
2699:
2697:
2692:
2690:
2685:
2684:
2681:
2669:
2666:
2664:
2661:
2659:
2658:Fritz Heisler
2656:
2654:
2653:Red Conkright
2651:
2649:
2646:
2644:
2643:John Brickels
2641:
2638:
2637:
2634:
2628:
2625:
2622:
2621:
2618:
2612:
2608:
2606:
2602:
2600:
2596:
2594:
2590:
2588:
2587:Don Greenwood
2584:
2582:
2578:
2576:
2572:
2570:
2566:
2564:
2563:Marion Motley
2560:
2558:
2554:
2552:
2548:
2546:
2542:
2540:
2536:
2534:
2530:
2528:
2524:
2522:
2518:
2516:
2512:
2510:
2509:Dante Lavelli
2506:
2504:
2500:
2498:
2494:
2492:
2488:
2486:
2482:
2480:
2479:Ernie Blandin
2476:
2474:
2470:
2468:
2464:
2462:
2458:
2456:
2452:
2450:
2446:
2444:
2440:
2438:
2434:
2432:
2428:
2426:
2422:
2420:
2416:
2414:
2410:
2408:
2404:
2402:
2398:
2397:
2394:
2390:
2385:
2376:
2371:
2369:
2364:
2362:
2357:
2356:
2353:
2341:
2338:
2336:
2333:
2328:
2326:
2323:
2318:
2317:
2314:
2311:
2309:
2306:
2304:
2301:
2299:
2298:Cecil Souders
2296:
2294:
2291:
2289:
2286:
2284:
2281:
2279:
2276:
2274:
2273:Dante Lavelli
2271:
2269:
2266:
2264:
2261:
2259:
2256:
2254:
2251:
2249:
2246:
2244:
2241:
2239:
2238:Warren Amling
2236:
2235:
2232:
2228:
2219:
2214:
2212:
2207:
2205:
2200:
2199:
2196:
2190:
2183:
2173:
2172:
2164:
2160:
2156:
2155:Paul Hamilton
2152:
2148:
2144:
2140:
2136:
2132:
2128:
2124:
2123:John L. Smith
2120:
2116:
2112:
2108:
2107:Wayne Dickens
2104:
2100:
2096:
2092:
2088:
2084:
2080:
2076:
2072:
2068:
2064:
2060:
2056:
2052:
2048:
2044:
2040:
2036:
2032:
2028:
2024:
2020:
2016:
2012:
2011:Larry Kirksey
2008:
2004:
2000:
1996:
1992:
1988:
1987:Charles Bates
1984:
1980:
1976:
1972:
1971:Sam B. Taylor
1968:
1964:
1960:
1956:
1952:
1948:
1944:
1940:
1936:
1932:
1928:
1924:
1920:
1916:
1912:
1908:
1904:
1900:
1896:
1892:
1888:
1884:
1880:
1876:
1872:
1868:
1864:
1863:
1860:
1856:
1847:
1842:
1840:
1835:
1833:
1828:
1827:
1824:
1818:
1814:
1811:
1809:
1805:
1802:
1800:
1796:
1793:
1792:
1788:
1781:
1775:
1771:
1766:
1762:
1758:
1754:
1749:
1745:
1739:
1735:
1730:
1726:
1720:
1716:
1711:
1707:
1701:
1697:
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1688:
1682:
1678:
1673:
1669:
1663:
1659:
1654:
1650:
1644:
1639:
1638:
1631:
1630:
1625:
1609:
1605:
1598:
1595:
1582:
1581:
1576:
1570:
1567:
1554:
1550:
1546:
1539:
1536:
1523:
1519:
1513:
1510:
1497:
1493:
1487:
1484:
1471:
1467:
1463:
1456:
1454:
1450:
1437:
1433:
1427:
1425:
1421:
1417:
1412:
1409:
1405:
1400:
1398:
1394:
1390:
1385:
1382:
1378:
1373:
1371:
1369:
1365:
1361:
1356:
1353:
1349:
1344:
1341:
1337:
1332:
1329:
1325:
1320:
1317:
1314:, p. 49.
1313:
1308:
1306:
1302:
1298:
1293:
1290:
1287:, p. 58.
1286:
1281:
1278:
1275:, p. 50.
1274:
1269:
1266:
1263:, p. 24.
1262:
1257:
1255:
1253:
1249:
1245:
1240:
1237:
1233:
1228:
1225:
1221:
1216:
1213:
1210:, p. 32.
1209:
1204:
1201:
1198:, p. 20.
1197:
1192:
1190:
1186:
1183:, p. 50.
1182:
1177:
1175:
1173:
1171:
1167:
1164:, p. 44.
1163:
1158:
1155:
1152:, p. 47.
1151:
1146:
1143:
1140:, p. 37.
1139:
1134:
1132:
1128:
1125:, p. 36.
1124:
1119:
1117:
1115:
1111:
1107:
1102:
1100:
1098:
1096:
1094:
1092:
1090:
1086:
1082:
1077:
1074:
1071:, p. 35.
1070:
1065:
1063:
1061:
1057:
1053:
1048:
1045:
1041:
1036:
1033:
1029:
1024:
1021:
1018:, p. 59.
1017:
1012:
1010:
1008:
1004:
1001:, p. 34.
1000:
995:
992:
988:
983:
981:
979:
975:
971:
966:
963:
957:
954:
948:
945:
941:
936:
934:
932:
930:
928:
926:
924:
922:
920:
918:
916:
914:
912:
908:
904:
898:
895:
890:
883:
881:
877:
870:
868:
866:
861:
859:
855:
851:
847:
843:
835:
833:
826:
824:
820:
818:
817:Detroit Lions
814:
809:
807:
802:
798:
793:
791:
786:
782:
778:
772:
770:
764:
762:
758:
757:Horace Gillom
754:
750:
746:
742:
738:
737:Marion Motley
729:
725:
723:
719:
715:
711:
706:
704:
700:
696:
695:
690:
686:
682:
677:
675:
671:
667:
663:
659:
655:
647:
645:
643:
639:
636:
634:
629:
625:
621:
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5131:Van Brocklin
4969:Quarterbacks
4915:
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4806:Monk Edwards
4691:Tony Canadeo
4614:
4475:Eric Metcalf
4440:Bernie Kosar
4328:Frank Gatski
4265:Gary Collins
4258:Don Cockroft
4237:Erich Barnes
4230:Dick Ambrose
4165:
4068:Frank Gatski
3958:
3940:
3846:Emerson Cole
3790:George Young
3766:Chubby Grigg
3734:John Kissell
3685:
3678:Frank Gatski
3589:
3573:
3501:Ed Sustersic
3459:George Young
3453:John Yonakor
3441:Chubby Grigg
3386:
3375:Frank Gatski
3304:Bill Edwards
3290:
3274:
3148:George Young
3142:John Yonakor
3130:Chubby Grigg
3069:
3058:Frank Gatski
2987:Bill Edwards
2973:
2957:
2825:George Young
2819:John Yonakor
2795:Roman Piskor
2746:
2735:Frank Gatski
2639:
2623:
2557:Gaylon Smith
2497:John Rokisky
2491:George Young
2485:John Yonakor
2418:
2407:Frank Gatski
2312:
2303:Bill Vickroy
2170:
2169:
2138:
2099:Fred Farrier
2083:Donald Smith
2075:George Small
2067:Maurice Hunt
2035:James Walker
2003:Ron Mitchell
1939:Robert White
1930:
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1817:Find a Grave
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570:
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301:All-American
215:NFL champion
159:As a player:
121:High school:
91:(2007-11-27)
51:Middle guard
18:
7088:2007 deaths
7083:1921 births
6639:J. Robinson
6416:D. Robinson
6292:Linebackers
6258:Weinmeister
5435:Biletnikoff
4916:Bill Willis
4906:Gale Sayers
4816:Bill Willis
4766:Ed Sprinkle
4761:Mac Speedie
4716:Byron White
4696:Bill Dudley
4681:Sid Luckman
4676:Sammy Baugh
4622:John Wooten
4615:Bill Willis
4587:Jerry Sherk
4566:Cody Risien
4545:Mike Pruitt
4538:Greg Pruitt
4510:Bill Nelsen
4447:Warren Lahr
4433:Leroy Kelly
4405:Tommy James
4384:Jim Houston
4370:Ernie Green
4363:Otto Graham
4293:Doug Dieken
4286:Tom DeLeone
4223:Tony Adamle
4166:Bill Willis
4145:Mac Speedie
4096:Leroy Kelly
4075:Otto Graham
3969:Weeb Ewbank
3941:Head coach:
3918:Dom Moselle
3878:Tommy James
3870:Warren Lahr
3854:Tony Adamle
3838:Cliff Lewis
3830:Otto Graham
3814:Mac Speedie
3694:Lin Houston
3686:Bill Willis
3670:Hal Herring
3598:Weeb Ewbank
3574:Head coach:
3549:Les Horvath
3543:Edgar Jones
3531:Tommy James
3525:Warren Lahr
3513:Tony Adamle
3495:Cliff Lewis
3489:Otto Graham
3477:Mac Speedie
3447:Joe Spencer
3393:Lin Houston
3387:Bill Willis
3275:Head coach:
3238:Edgar Jones
3226:Tommy James
3208:Tony Adamle
3196:Ollie Cline
3184:Cliff Lewis
3178:Otto Graham
3166:Mac Speedie
3076:Lin Houston
3070:Bill Willis
2958:Head coach:
2927:Edgar Jones
2909:Ray Terrell
2885:Tony Adamle
2867:Ermal Allen
2861:Cliff Lewis
2855:Otto Graham
2843:Mac Speedie
2777:Alex Kapter
2753:Lin Houston
2747:Bill Willis
2729:Mike Scarry
2624:Head coach:
2605:Tom Colella
2599:Edgar Jones
2593:Bob Steuber
2581:Ray Terrell
2551:Gene Fekete
2539:Bud Schwenk
2533:Cliff Lewis
2527:Otto Graham
2515:Mac Speedie
2455:Jim Daniell
2449:Alex Kapter
2443:Bob Kolesar
2425:Lin Houston
2419:Bill Willis
2401:Mike Scarry
2335:Fred Mackey
2313:Bill Willis
2308:J. T. White
2293:Robert Shaw
2268:Tommy James
2263:Lin Houston
2258:Les Horvath
2253:Gene Fekete
2243:Chuck Csuri
2125:(2016–2018)
2117:(2013–2015)
2109:(2009–2012)
2101:(2005–2008)
2085:(2001–2003)
2077:(1995–2000)
2069:(1992–1994)
2061:(1990–1991)
2053:(1987–1989)
2043:John Wright
1997:(1970–1982)
1995:LeRoy Smith
1989:(1967–1969)
1981:(1961–1966)
1979:Mel Whedbee
1973:(1959–1961)
1965:(1957–1958)
1957:(1951–1956)
1949:(1947–1950)
1931:Bill Willis
1909:(1931–1942)
1901:(1928–1930)
1883:Scott Brown
1877:(1924–1925)
1869:(1921–1923)
1813:Bill Willis
1804:Bill Willis
1795:Bill Willis
1613:October 22,
1416:Heaton 2007
1052:Heaton 2007
1040:Cantor 2008
1016:Cantor 2008
940:Porter 2005
808:that year.
714:Otto Graham
638:All-America
373:recoveries:
312:All-Big Ten
299:First-team
184:As a coach:
139:(1942–1944)
25:Bill Willis
7077:Categories
6974:A. McNally
6813:J. Johnson
6753:Chamberlin
6689:R. Woodson
6684:C. Woodson
6644:D. Sanders
6574:J. Johnson
6431:Singletary
6319:Buoniconti
6283:Youngblood
6253:Ja. Taylor
6213:Robustelli
5916:Tingelhoff
5906:Stephenson
5776:Hutchinson
5663:C. Sanders
5631:Tight ends
5607:Stallworth
5522:C. Johnson
5516:A. Johnson
5465:Chamberlin
5455:Carmichael
5372:Ji. Taylor
5347:B. Sanders
5302:J. McNally
5141:Waterfield
4911:Bart Starr
4821:Len Younce
4796:Al Wistert
4756:Pete Pihos
4736:Jim Benton
4721:Pat Harder
4594:Brian Sipe
4573:Frank Ryan
4559:Ray Renfro
4503:Milt Morin
4349:Bill Glass
4335:Abe Gibron
4307:Galen Fiss
4152:Joe Thomas
4047:Paul Brown
3944:Paul Brown
3926:Don Phelps
3894:Ken Gorgal
3782:Jim Martin
3750:Lou Rymkus
3710:Alex Agase
3702:Abe Gibron
3577:Paul Brown
3429:Lou Rymkus
3411:Ed Ulinski
3405:Alex Agase
3399:Bob Gaudio
3278:Paul Brown
3112:Lou Rymkus
3106:Chet Adams
3094:Ed Ulinski
3088:Alex Agase
3082:Bob Gaudio
3064:Mel Maceau
2961:Paul Brown
2789:Lou Rymkus
2783:Chet Adams
2765:Ed Ulinski
2759:Bob Gaudio
2741:Mel Maceau
2668:Bob Voigts
2627:Paul Brown
2611:Fred Evans
2521:Al Coppage
2467:Lou Rymkus
2461:Chet Adams
2437:Ed Ulinski
2413:Mel Maceau
2325:Paul Brown
2320:Head coach
2288:Paul Selby
2027:Theo Lemon
1907:Henry Kean
1761:B000OTQQWI
1261:Boyer 2006
1196:Boyer 2006
871:References
718:Alex Agase
557:Paul Brown
531:Early life
487:broke the
474:Paul Brown
196:Head coach
144:Undrafted:
137:Ohio State
72:1921-10-05
42:No. 30, 60
7034:R. Wilson
7029:Tagliabue
7004:D. Rooney
6999:A. Rooney
6929:DeBartolo
6758:Conzelman
6674:L. Wilson
6654:E. Thomas
6559:C. Harris
6529:L. Butler
6524:J. Butler
6472:P. Willis
6446:Z. Thomas
6441:D. Thomas
6436:L. Taylor
6366:Hendricks
6361:Hanburger
6351:K. Greene
6345:Gradishar
6273:B. Willis
6268:Re. White
6263:Ra. White
6186:Nomellini
6180:McMichael
6174:Marchetti
6119:J. Greene
6048:Defensive
6019:D. Slater
6004:Michalske
5941:Zimmerman
5911:J. Thomas
5896:St. Clair
5891:J. Slater
5861:J. Parker
5821:McCormack
5801:L. Little
5766:Hickerson
5726:D. Dawson
5687:Offensive
5617:C. Taylor
5397:Van Buren
5387:Tomlinson
5377:T. Thomas
5297:McElhenny
5277:F. Little
5237:F. Harris
5202:Dickerson
5116:Tarkenton
5096:A. Parker
5051:Jurgensen
5006:L. Dawson
5001:Conzelman
4791:Vic Sears
4771:Al Blozis
4426:Dub Jones
4377:Lou Groza
4356:Bob Golic
4244:Jim Brown
4082:Lou Groza
4040:Jim Brown
3902:Dub Jones
3758:Lou Groza
3555:Dub Jones
3507:Lou Saban
3435:Lou Groza
3256:Dub Jones
3220:Bob Cowan
3202:Lou Saban
3124:Lou Groza
3118:Ben Pucci
2939:Jim Dewar
2921:Lew Mayne
2903:Bill Lund
2897:Bob Cowan
2879:Lou Saban
2801:Lou Groza
2575:Bill Lund
2545:Lou Saban
2473:Lou Groza
2115:Josh Dean
1608:cleveland
1587:April 16,
1312:Keim 1999
1181:Keim 1999
1162:Keim 1999
1150:Keim 1999
710:Mo Scarry
674:Frankfort
605:U.S. Army
47:Position:
7044:G. Young
7019:S. Sabol
7014:E. Sabol
6969:Marshall
6949:J. Jones
6924:A. Davis
6899:Be. Bell
6894:Beathard
6858:Parcells
6833:Lombardi
6783:Flaherty
6748:P. Brown
6743:G. Allen
6727:Stenerud
6705:Andersen
6669:Williams
6649:D. Shell
6614:Polamalu
6519:W. Brown
6489:Adderley
6456:Urlacher
6406:Nitschke
6304:Bo. Bell
6299:Bednarik
6278:B. Young
6243:Stautner
6238:Sprinkle
6233:B. Smith
6139:D. Jones
6134:Humphrey
6077:W. Davis
6067:Buchanan
6024:Stydahar
5989:Kiesling
5964:Fortmann
5881:A. Shell
5826:McDaniel
5811:Matthews
5786:W. Jones
5781:S. Jones
5736:Dierdorf
5721:Creekmur
5711:R. Brown
5706:B. Brown
5696:L. Allen
5673:J. Smith
5648:Gonzalez
5622:Warfield
5562:Mitchell
5552:McDonald
5485:Harrison
5475:Flaherty
5445:T. Brown
5362:E. Smith
5317:Nagurski
5262:L. Kelly
5197:T. Davis
5182:Campbell
5177:J. Brown
5162:M. Allen
5146:S. Young
5111:Staubach
5056:J. Kelly
5031:Friedman
5011:Driscoll
4991:Bradshaw
4321:Bob Gain
4314:Len Ford
4272:Don Colo
4061:Len Ford
3798:Len Ford
2569:Al Akins
2248:Hal Dean
2165:(2023– )
2157:# (2022)
2029:# (1984)
2005:# (1982)
1559:July 13,
1528:July 13,
1502:July 13,
1476:July 13,
1442:July 13,
854:retiring
806:Pro Bowl
761:Len Ford
635:magazine
582:Buckeyes
549:shot put
502:Born in
469:Pro Bowl
442:football
266:Pro Bowl
133:College:
7055:Italics
7024:Schramm
7009:Rozelle
6964:W. Mara
6959:T. Mara
6954:Lambeau
6904:Bidwill
6873:Vermeil
6818:Lambeau
6798:Gillman
6763:Coryell
6736:Coaches
6659:Tunnell
6619:E. Reed
6569:Houston
6539:Dawkins
6494:Atwater
6451:Tippett
6421:Schmidt
6411:Richter
6386:Lambert
6381:Jackson
6309:Brazile
6248:Strahan
6228:Seymour
6202:Peppers
6154:Kennedy
6129:Hampton
6113:Freeney
6097:Donovan
6092:Doleman
6050:linemen
6029:Trafton
5984:Hubbard
5959:Edwards
5926:Webster
5901:Stanfel
5886:Shields
5836:Munchak
5701:Boselli
5689:linemen
5678:Winslow
5658:Newsome
5602:Speedie
5592:A. Reed
5582:Pearson
5557:Millner
5547:Maynard
5537:Lavelli
5532:Largent
5420:Alworth
5357:Simpson
5342:Riggins
5337:Pollard
5272:Leemans
5267:Lambeau
5247:Hornung
5222:Gifford
5207:Dorsett
5187:Canadeo
5167:Battles
5101:Stabler
5081:Montana
5071:Manning
5066:Luckman
4960:of the
4958:Members
2139:No team
1915:No team
1806:at the
1797:at the
1580:NFL.com
865:Block O
785:Florida
751:became
537:Georgia
491:in the
465:All-Pro
455:of the
334:honored
328:retired
233:All-Pro
194:(1945)
108:Weight:
100:Height:
6994:Reeves
6984:Polian
6914:Brandt
6909:Bowlen
6838:Madden
6823:Landry
6788:Flores
6778:Ewbank
6768:Cowher
6721:Hester
6664:Wehrli
6624:Renfro
6599:LeBeau
6579:Krause
6564:Haynes
6549:Easley
6544:Dillon
6514:Blount
6509:Barney
6504:Barber
6499:Bailey
6466:Wilcox
6391:Lanier
6371:Howley
6339:George
6334:Connor
6329:Carson
6324:Butkus
6314:Brooks
6223:Selmon
6208:Randle
6159:Klecko
6149:Karras
6144:Jordan
6062:Bethea
6057:Atkins
6034:Turner
5994:Kinard
5969:Healey
5931:Wright
5921:Upshaw
5796:Langer
5791:Kramer
5761:Hannah
5746:Gatski
5741:Faneca
5716:Covert
5668:Sharpe
5653:Mackey
5638:Casper
5542:Lofton
5527:Joiner
5505:Hutson
5500:Hirsch
5495:Hewitt
5460:Carter
5440:Branch
5425:Badgro
5402:Walker
5392:Trippi
5382:Thorpe
5367:Strong
5352:Sayers
5327:Payton
5322:Nevers
5312:Motley
5292:McAfee
5287:Matson
5282:Martin
5242:Hinkle
5227:Grange
5212:Dudley
5192:Csonka
5172:Bettis
5136:Warner
5126:Unitas
5121:Tittle
5091:Namath
5076:Marino
5046:Herber
5041:Griese
5036:Graham
4986:Blanda
4976:Aikman
2149:(2021)
2141:(2020)
2133:(2019)
2093:(2004)
2045:(1986)
2037:(1985)
2021:(1984)
2013:(1983)
1941:(1946)
1933:(1945)
1925:(1944)
1917:(1943)
1893:(1927)
1885:(1926)
1776:
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1721:
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1683:
1664:
1645:
578:center
559:, the
371:Fumble
81:, U.S.
6939:Halas
6934:Finks
6878:Walsh
6868:Stram
6863:Shula
6843:Neale
6808:Halas
6803:Grant
6793:Gibbs
6773:Dungy
6710:Groza
6634:Riley
6629:Revis
6609:Lynch
6554:Green
6401:Mills
6396:Lewis
6191:Olsen
6164:Lilly
6124:Haley
6102:Eller
6009:Musso
5999:Lyman
5979:Henry
5866:Ringo
5846:Ogden
5841:Muñoz
5816:Mawae
5756:Grimm
5751:Gregg
5643:Ditka
5612:Swann
5587:Pihos
5577:Owens
5510:Irvin
5490:Hayes
5480:Halas
5470:Fears
5450:Bruce
5430:Berry
5332:Perry
5307:Moore
5252:James
5232:Guyon
5217:Faulk
5106:Starr
5061:Layne
5026:Fouts
5021:Favre
5016:Elway
4996:Clark
4981:Baugh
781:Miami
449:guard
86:Died:
66:Born:
55:Guard
7039:Wolf
6979:Nunn
6944:Hunt
6919:Carr
6853:Owen
6848:Noll
6828:Levy
6679:Wood
6604:Lott
6589:Lary
6584:Lane
6461:Ware
6426:Seau
6376:Huff
6218:Sapp
6196:Page
6169:Long
6107:Ford
6087:Dent
6082:Dean
6072:Culp
6014:Owen
5974:Hein
5936:Yary
5876:Shaw
5871:Roaf
5856:Pace
5851:Otto
5806:Mack
5771:Hill
5597:Rice
5572:Moss
5567:Monk
5413:ends
5086:Moon
1774:ISBN
1757:ASIN
1738:ISBN
1719:ISBN
1700:ISBN
1681:ISBN
1662:ISBN
1643:ISBN
1615:2020
1589:2020
1561:2012
1530:2012
1504:2012
1478:2012
1444:2012
815:and
759:and
722:with
633:Look
630:and
523:and
447:and
320:1944
316:1943
305:1944
294:1942
274:1952
270:1950
259:1949
249:1953
245:1950
241:1948
237:1947
226:AAFC
219:1950
175:1953
171:1946
148:1946
125:East
6989:Ray
6715:Guy
6594:Law
6356:Ham
5831:Mix
3924:94
3916:92
3908:90
3900:86
3892:85
3884:84
3876:82
3868:80
3860:76
3852:74
3844:70
3836:62
3828:60
3820:59
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3505:72
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3068:30
3062:24
3056:22
2943:99
2937:94
2931:92
2925:90
2919:86
2913:85
2907:84
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