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#DCDCDC;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Born:</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1923-02-23</span>)</span>February 23, 1923<br /><a href="/wiki/Hudson,_Ohio" title="Hudson, Ohio">Hudson, Ohio</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Died:</th><td class="infobox-data">January 20, 2009<span style="display:none">(2009-01-20)</span> (aged 85)<br /><a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland, Ohio</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Height:</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Weight:</th><td class="infobox-data">191 lb (87 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">High school:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hudson_High_School_(Ohio)" title="Hudson High School (Ohio)">Hudson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">College:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football" title="Ohio State Buckeyes football">Ohio State</a> (1942)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">NFL draft:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1947_NFL_draft" title="1947 NFL draft">1947</a> / round: 12 / pick: 103</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career history <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a> (<a href="/wiki/1946_AAFC_season" title="1946 AAFC season">1946</a>–<a href="/wiki/1956_NFL_season" title="1956 NFL season">1956</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career highlights and awards <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li>3× <a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_champions_(1920%E2%80%931969)" title="List of NFL champions (1920–1969)">NFL champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/1950_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1950 NFL Championship Game">1950</a>, <a href="/wiki/1954_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1954 NFL Championship Game">1954</a>, <a href="/wiki/1955_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1955 NFL Championship Game">1955</a>)</li> <li>4× <a href="/wiki/All-America_Football_Conference" title="All-America Football Conference">AAFC champion</a> (1946–1949)</li> <li>3× First-team <a href="/wiki/All-Pro" title="All-Pro">All-Pro</a> (<a href="/wiki/1946_All-Pro_Team" title="1946 All-Pro Team">1946</a>, <a href="/wiki/1947_All-Pro_Team" title="1947 All-Pro Team">1947</a>, <a href="/wiki/1953_All-Pro_Team" title="1953 All-Pro Team">1953</a>)</li> <li>2× Second-team All-Pro (<a href="/wiki/1948_All-Pro_Team" title="1948 All-Pro Team">1948</a>, <a href="/wiki/1949_All-Pro_Team" title="1949 All-Pro Team">1949</a>)</li> <li>3× <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> (<a href="/wiki/1952_Pro_Bowl" title="1952 Pro Bowl">1951</a>, <a href="/wiki/1954_Pro_Bowl" title="1954 Pro Bowl">1953</a>, <a href="/wiki/1955_Pro_Bowl" title="1955 Pro Bowl">1954</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_AAFC_annual_statistics_leaders#Receptions" title="List of AAFC annual statistics leaders">AAFC receptions co-leader</a> (1946)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_AAFC_annual_statistics_leaders#Receiving_yards" title="List of AAFC annual statistics leaders">AAFC receiving yards leader</a> (1946)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_1940s_All-Decade_Team" title="NFL 1940s All-Decade Team">NFL 1940s All-Decade Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns_Ring_of_Honor" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Browns Ring of Honor">Cleveland Browns Ring of Honor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS" title="College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS">National champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/1942_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1942 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">1942</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career AAFC/NFL statistics</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Reception_(gridiron_football)" title="Reception (gridiron football)">Receptions</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">386</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Reception_(gridiron_football)" title="Reception (gridiron football)">Receiving yards</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">6,488</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">Receiving touchdowns</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">62 <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="font-weight:bold;">Military career</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Service <wbr />/ branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="United States Army seal"><img alt="United States Army seal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg/20px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg/30px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg/40px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="900" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Years of service</th><td class="infobox-data">1942–1945</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Unit</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:28th_Infantry_Division_SSI_(1918-2015).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/28th_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281918-2015%29.svg/20px-28th_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281918-2015%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/28th_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281918-2015%29.svg/30px-28th_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281918-2015%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/28th_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281918-2015%29.svg/40px-28th_Infantry_Division_SSI_%281918-2015%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="558" data-file-height="547" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/28th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="28th Infantry Division (United States)">28th Infantry Division</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Battles / wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><b><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_theater_of_World_War_II" class="mw-redirect" title="European theater of World War II">European Theater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Invasion_of_Normandy" class="mw-redirect" title="Invasion of Normandy">Normandy Invasion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge" title="Battle of the Bulge">Battle of the Bulge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Bastogne" title="Siege of Bastogne">Siege of Bastogne</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding-left:3px;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LaveDa00.htm">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Reference" title="Pro Football Reference">Pro Football Reference</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="pane notheme mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #ffbb00;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballhof.com/players/dante-lavelli">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Dante Bert Joseph Lavelli</b> (February 23, 1923 – January 20, 2009), nicknamed "<b>Gluefingers</b>", was an American professional <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> <a href="/wiki/End_(gridiron_football)" title="End (gridiron football)">end</a> who played for the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a> in the <a href="/wiki/All-America_Football_Conference" title="All-America Football Conference">All-America Football Conference</a> (AAFC) and the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL) from 1946 to 1956. Starring alongside quarterback <a href="/wiki/Otto_Graham" title="Otto Graham">Otto Graham</a>, fullback <a href="/wiki/Marion_Motley" title="Marion Motley">Marion Motley</a>, kicker <a href="/wiki/Lou_Groza" title="Lou Groza">Lou Groza</a> and fellow receiver <a href="/wiki/Mac_Speedie" title="Mac Speedie">Mac Speedie</a>, Lavelli was an integral part of a Browns team that won seven championships during his 11-season career. Lavelli was known for his sure hands and improvisations on the field. He was also renowned for making catches in critical situations, earning the nickname "<b>Mr. Clutch</b>". Browns head coach <a href="/wiki/Paul_Brown" title="Paul Brown">Paul Brown</a> once said of him: "Lavelli had one of the strongest pairs of hands I've ever seen, when he went up for a pass with a defender, you could almost always count on him coming back down with the ball."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKeim199954_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKeim199954-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lavelli grew up in <a href="/wiki/Hudson,_Ohio" title="Hudson, Ohio">Hudson, Ohio</a> and played football, baseball and basketball at his local high school. After graduating, he enrolled at <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University" title="Ohio State University">Ohio State University</a>, where he played only a handful of games before he was drafted for service in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a> during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. Returning in 1945 after serving in Europe, he joined the Browns in the team's first-ever season in the AAFC. Helped by Lavelli's play, the Browns won each of the AAFC's championships before the league dissolved in 1949 and the team was absorbed by the NFL. Cleveland continued to succeed in the NFL, winning championships in 1950, 1954 and 1955. Lavelli, who helped found the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Players_Association" title="National Football League Players Association">National Football League Players Association</a> toward the end of his career, retired after the 1956 season. </p><p>After retiring from football, Lavelli held a variety of coaching and scouting jobs and was active in NFL alumni affairs. He also ran a furniture store in <a href="/wiki/Rocky_River,_Ohio" title="Rocky River, Ohio">Rocky River, Ohio</a>. He was elected to the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a> in 1975. He died in a Cleveland hospital in 2009. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dante_Lavelli&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lavelli was born and grew up in <a href="/wiki/Hudson,_Ohio" title="Hudson, Ohio">Hudson, Ohio</a>, a small town in the northeastern part of the state.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHeaton2007172_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHeaton2007172-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both of his parents were Italian immigrants.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg199293_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg199293-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His father Angelo Lavelli was a blacksmith who made shoes for horses on nearby farms.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg199293_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg199293-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a child, he practiced catching by throwing baseballs against walls and trying to catch them when they bounced back.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKeim199951_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKeim199951-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He liked to have friends throw ping-pong balls at him to see if he could catch them.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKeim199951_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKeim199951-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lavelli was a standout as a <a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">running back</a> at <a href="/wiki/Hudson_High_School_(Ohio)" title="Hudson High School (Ohio)">Hudson High School</a> and developed a reliable set of hands.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHeaton2007172_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHeaton2007172-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lavelli's Hudson High Explorers football team had three undefeated seasons and won three county championships.<sup id="cite_ref-Lavelli_obit_NYT_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lavelli_obit_NYT-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also played baseball and basketball in high school.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg199293_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg199293-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/University_of_Notre_Dame" title="University of Notre Dame">Notre Dame</a> offered Lavelli a scholarship, and he committed to attend the school.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg199293_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg199293-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After he had a chance encounter with <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Prokop" title="Eddie Prokop">Eddie Prokop</a>, however, an able running back who was a fifth-string player for Notre Dame, Lavelli was convinced to look elsewhere.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg199293_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg199293-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "If Eddie Prokop were a fifth-string player, I was not one to sit on anyone's bench," he later said.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg199293_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg199293-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lavelli enrolled at <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University" title="Ohio State University">Ohio State University</a> in 1941 after learning that <a href="/wiki/Paul_Brown" title="Paul Brown">Paul Brown</a> was appointed the football team's new head coach.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoyer200633_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoyer200633-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Brown had developed a sterling reputation as the high school coach at <a href="/wiki/Massillon_Washington_High_School" title="Massillon Washington High School">Massillon Washington High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Massillon,_Ohio" title="Massillon, Ohio">Massillon, Ohio</a>, losing only eight games in nine years there.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECantor2008205–206_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECantor2008205–206-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lavelli's catching ability had made him a star infielder in high school, and the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> of <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> recruited him to play second base in the low minor leagues. He refused the invitation, opting to concentrate on football.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKeim199951_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKeim199951-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_career_and_military_service">College career and military service</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dante_Lavelli&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: College career and military service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On arrival at Ohio State, Lavelli roomed with <a href="/wiki/Les_Horvath" title="Les Horvath">Les Horvath</a> and <a href="/wiki/Don_McCafferty" title="Don McCafferty">Don McCafferty</a> and played on the freshman team under coach Trevor Rees.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg199294_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg199294-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Brown switched Lavelli to <a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">end</a> (the position is now called wide receiver).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoyer200633_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoyer200633-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His playing time with the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football" title="Ohio State Buckeyes football">football team</a> was limited, however, due to injury.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKeim199951_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKeim199951-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He became a first-string end as a sophomore in 1942, but was ailing from a <a href="/wiki/Charley_horse" title="Charley horse">charley horse</a> in his thigh and sat out the first game of the season against a <a href="/wiki/Fort_Knox" title="Fort Knox">Fort Knox</a> military team.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg199294_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg199294-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had recovered by the third game of the season and started in a game against <a href="/wiki/University_of_Southern_California" title="University of Southern California">Southern California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg199294_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg199294-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lavelli was hit in the knee while grabbing for a pass near the end of the game, however, and broke a bone.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg199294_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg199294-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was sidelined for the rest of the season. The Buckeyes won the college football national championship that year.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKeim199951_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKeim199951-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoyer200633_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoyer200633-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the 1942 season, Lavelli was drafted by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a> as American involvement in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> intensified.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg199294_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg199294-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After <a href="/wiki/Recruit_training" class="mw-redirect" title="Recruit training">basic training</a> and a number of other specialized courses on land-sea assaults, he was sent with the <a href="/wiki/28th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="28th Infantry Division (United States)">28th Infantry Division</a> to fight in the <a href="/wiki/European_Theatre_of_World_War_II" class="mw-redirect" title="European Theatre of World War II">European Theatre of World War II</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHeaton2007172_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHeaton2007172-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg199294_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg199294-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Lavelli_obit_PD_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lavelli_obit_PD-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There his division landed on <a href="/wiki/Omaha_Beach" title="Omaha Beach">Omaha Beach</a>, part of the Allied invasion of <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>-occupied <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> in 1944.<sup id="cite_ref-Lavelli_obit_PD_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lavelli_obit_PD-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was involved with American forces in Germany's <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge" title="Battle of the Bulge">Battle of the Bulge</a> offensive and in the <a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Bastogne" title="Siege of Bastogne">Siege of Bastogne</a> later the same year.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKeim199951_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKeim199951-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One in five members of his division was killed in battle.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg199295_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg199295-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dante_Lavelli&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After returning from the war, Lavelli was again offered a chance to play baseball with the Tigers.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKeim199953_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKeim199953-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He saw a matchup in late 1945 between the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a>'s <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a> and <a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</a> and noticed that a former teammate at Ohio State named Sam Fox was an end for the Giants.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200722_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200722-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "I thought if he could make the grade, so could I," Lavelli later said. When Paul Brown offered him a chance to play on a new professional team he was coaching in the <a href="/wiki/All-America_Football_Conference" title="All-America Football Conference">All-America Football Conference</a> (AAFC) in 1946, Lavelli jumped at the opportunity.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200722_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200722-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was given a $500 bonus ($7,812 in today's dollars) for signing with the team, called the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKeim199953_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKeim199953-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lavelli attended the Browns' first training camp in 1946. Competition was fierce for a spot on the roster, but Lavelli was one of the men who made it.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200729_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200729-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was up against a number of <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> veterans and former college stars. "The toughest game I ever played in was the first intrasquad scrimmage game," he said later. "Nobody talked to each other for two days."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200729_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200729-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He joined an offense that featured <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a> <a href="/wiki/Otto_Graham" title="Otto Graham">Otto Graham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fullback_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fullback (American football)">fullback</a> <a href="/wiki/Marion_Motley" title="Marion Motley">Marion Motley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Placekicker" title="Placekicker">placekicker</a> <a href="/wiki/Lou_Groza" title="Lou Groza">Lou Groza</a> and fellow end <a href="/wiki/Mac_Speedie" title="Mac Speedie">Mac Speedie</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200745_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200745-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lavelli quickly became Graham's top passing target and led the AAFC in receiving as a rookie with 40 receptions and 843 yards.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200765_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200765-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Browns made it to the league championship that season, and Lavelli caught the game-winning touchdown in a 14–9 victory over the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees_(AAFC)" title="New York Yankees (AAFC)">AAFC's New York Yankees</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200764_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200764-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The victory "didn't mean so much then, but as time goes on, it builds," Lavelli said in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGrossi200814_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGrossi200814-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Browns won the AAFC championship again in 1947. Lavelli finished second in the league in receiving behind his teammate Speedie.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200782_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200782-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both Lavelli and Speedie were named to all-AAFC teams, as they had been in 1946.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200782_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200782-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lavelli broke his leg in a preseason game in 1948 and sat out seven weeks.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007109_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007109-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He came back later in the year and helped Cleveland finish a perfect season, catching a touchdown pass in a 31–21 win over the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers_(AAFC)" title="Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)">AAFC's Brooklyn Dodgers</a> in the championship game.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007118–119_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007118–119-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a game against the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dons" title="Los Angeles Dons">Los Angeles Dons</a> the following year, Lavelli caught four touchdowns and had 209 receiving yards, an AAFC record.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007134_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007134-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1949 Cleveland won the AAFC championship for the fourth year in a row.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007146_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007146-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The AAFC dissolved before the 1950 season and three of its teams, including the Browns, were absorbed by the more established <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007141_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007141-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lavelli was the AAFC's all-time leader in yards per catch and second in receiving yards behind Speedie.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007149_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007149-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As the Browns won in the AAFC, Lavelli continued his studies at Ohio State between seasons and got his degree in 1949.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHeaton2007174_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHeaton2007174-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He married Joy Wright of <a href="/wiki/Brecksville,_Ohio" title="Brecksville, Ohio">Brecksville, Ohio</a> that year.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHeaton2007174_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHeaton2007174-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When Cleveland entered the NFL in 1950, questions lingered about whether the team could sustain its early dominance.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007145_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007145-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Browns, however, began the season by beating the two time defending NFL champions, the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007164_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007164-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dante Lavelli recalls, "The game I'll never forget is the first game we played in the National Football League. We beat the Philadelphia Eagles, 35-10. We went back to Cleveland the next day and waiting for us was something else we could be proud of. The press has asked <a href="/wiki/Bert_Bell" title="Bert Bell">Bert Bell</a>, commissioner of the NFL, what he thought of the game. 'The Browns are the greatest football club I ever saw,' he said."<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The team finished with a 10–2 regular-season record and reached the championship game after winning a playoff game against the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007173–176_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007173–176-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the championship against the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Rams" title="Los Angeles Rams">Los Angeles Rams</a>, Lavelli caught 11 passes – then a record for a title game – and had two touchdown receptions.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHeaton2007173_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHeaton2007173-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Browns won the game 30–28.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007178–181_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007178–181-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Cleveland reached the NFL championship game the following year but lost to the Rams.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007233_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007233-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 1952 and 1953 seasons followed a similar pattern: the Browns made it to the championship game but lost both times to the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions">Detroit Lions</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007253,_281_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007253,_281-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lavelli was named to the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> in 1951 and 1953.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007235,_284_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007235,_284-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was seventh in the NFL in receiving yards in 1951, with 586.<sup id="cite_ref-1951_NFL_leaders_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1951_NFL_leaders-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He gained 783 receiving yards in 1953, the fifth-highest total in the league.<sup id="cite_ref-1953_NFL_leaders_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1953_NFL_leaders-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:40%; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>Paul, Otto Graham, Mac Speedie and I developed several passing options that were new to football and later would be copied by other teams. The most famous of these was "the come back toward the passer" option. After it appeared that a pass pattern was not going to be successful, the End would break his pass pattern and turn back toward his passer. It would take another second or so for Otto to hold the ball before passing it, but it proved a valuable addition for our offense. </p> </blockquote> <p style="padding-bottom: 0;"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">Dante Lavelli, as quoted in <i>Expanding Your Horizons: Collegiate Football's Greatest Team</i><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg199296_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg199296-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></p> </div> <p>Over the years, Lavelli developed a reputation for making big plays when they counted most, as he had done with his touchdown reception in the Browns' first championship game in 1946.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007315_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007315-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was nicknamed "Mr. Clutch" in a <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> scouting report, although "Gluefingers" – a name bestowed upon him by Browns announcer <a href="/wiki/Bob_Neal_(Cleveland_sportscaster)" title="Bob Neal (Cleveland sportscaster)">Bob Neal</a> – was more widely used.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHeaton2007172_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHeaton2007172-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He practiced with Graham tirelessly to refine routes and was not afraid to run over the middle, where he risked a pounding from defenders when the ball came his way.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007315_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007315-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Dante was the greatest guy at catching a ball in a crowd that I have ever seen," Brown once said.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007315_38-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007315-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among other innovations, he and Graham also mastered sideline patterns at a time when few teams used them.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200722_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200722-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Browns won another championship in 1954, thanks in part to a strong regular-season performance from Lavelli.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007325_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007325-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lavelli led the team in receiving that year and made the Pro Bowl after the Browns beat the Lions for their second NFL title.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007316,_319_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007316,_319-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A third NFL championship followed in 1955. In the championship game against the Rams, Lavelli caught a touchdown in the second quarter and scored a second time on a 50-yard pass just before the end of the first half.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007340_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007340-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Browns won 38–14.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007341_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007341-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lavelli initially planned to retire in 1955 but came back for a final year in 1956, when the Browns posted a 5–7 record, the team's first-ever losing season.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007366_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007366-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his 11-year career, Lavelli caught 386 passes for 6,488 yards and 62 touchdowns.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHeaton2007172_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHeaton2007172-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a confident receiver, former teammates said in later years. He could often be heard calling for Graham to throw him the ball while running routes.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKeim199953–54_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKeim199953–54-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was also known for his ability to improvise on the field. In a 1955 game against the Eagles in slippery conditions, he caught the winning touchdown with less than a minute left by swinging around the goalpost with his arm to get open.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKeim199953_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKeim199953-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During his Browns career, Lavelli was involved in the creation of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Players_Association" title="National Football League Players Association">National Football League Players Association</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKeim199953_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKeim199953-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The concept of a union to represent players in league matters was hatched in Lavelli's basement in 1954. Lavelli and two teammates, <a href="/wiki/Abe_Gibron" title="Abe Gibron">Abe Gibron</a> and <a href="/wiki/George_Ratterman" title="George Ratterman">George Ratterman</a>, met every Wednesday to discuss the union. They approached <a href="/wiki/Creighton_Miller" title="Creighton Miller">Creighton Miller</a>, a Cleveland lawyer and former <a href="/wiki/University_of_Notre_Dame" title="University of Notre Dame">Notre Dame</a> star who had worked briefly as an assistant coach with the Browns, for help.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKeim199953_11-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKeim199953-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The union was founded at a meeting before the NFL championship game in 1956.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200773_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200773-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NYT_on_NFLPA_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT_on_NFLPA-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following year, the players got $50 per exhibition game, a $5,000 minimum salary, injury pay and medical care.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_on_NFLPA_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT_on_NFLPA-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The union is now the primary representative of players in labor negotiations and disputes with the NFL.<sup id="cite_ref-NFLPA_about_us_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NFLPA_about_us-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Later_life_and_death">Later life and death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dante_Lavelli&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Later life and death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After retiring from football, Lavelli ran an appliance business on Cleveland's west side.<sup id="cite_ref-Lavelli_retires_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lavelli_retires-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 1961 through 1963, he served as an assistant to Graham, who was coaching college stars in the annual <a href="/wiki/College_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="College All-Star Game">College All-Star Game</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Lavelli_all-star_game_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lavelli_all-star_game-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Lavelli_in_all-star_game,_1962_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lavelli_in_all-star_game,_1962-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Lavelli_in_all-star_game,_1963_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lavelli_in_all-star_game,_1963-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lavelli was also an assistant coach with the Browns and a scout for the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHeaton2007174_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHeaton2007174-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later owned a furniture store in <a href="/wiki/Rocky_River,_Ohio" title="Rocky River, Ohio">Rocky River, Ohio</a> and had an interest in two bowling alleys.<sup id="cite_ref-Lavelli_obit_NYT_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lavelli_obit_NYT-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had a hand in founding the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Alumni" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League Alumni">NFL Alumni Association</a>, a charitable organization.<sup id="cite_ref-Lavelli_obit_NYT_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lavelli_obit_NYT-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Lavelli_obit_PD_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lavelli_obit_PD-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lavelli was elected to the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a> in 1975, joining former teammates Graham, Motley and Groza and coach Paul Brown.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKeim199953_11-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKeim199953-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later in life, he golfed and attended NFL alumni events and lobbied to get the NFL to recognize his and other players' AAFC statistics.<sup id="cite_ref-Lavelli_AP_obit_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lavelli_AP_obit-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The NFL refused to incorporate AAFC statistics into its own when the league dissolved and the Browns became part of the NFL, in contrast to the NFL's recognition of statistics from the <a href="/wiki/American_Football_League" title="American Football League">American Football League</a> (AFL) following the <a href="/wiki/AFL-NFL_merger" class="mw-redirect" title="AFL-NFL merger">AFL-NFL merger</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Lavelli_obit_PD_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lavelli_obit_PD-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lavelli called it a "double standard".<sup id="cite_ref-Lavelli_obit_PD_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lavelli_obit_PD-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He died in 2009 at 85 at Fairview Hospital in Cleveland and is buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hudson, OH.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He and his wife Joy had three children, Lucinda, Edward and Lisa; as well as four grandchildren, Aaron, Noah, Luke and Danielle; and four great-grandsons, Alexander, Warren, Harrison and Bennett.<sup id="cite_ref-Lavelli_AP_obit_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lavelli_AP_obit-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hudson High's stadium is named in honor of him.<sup id="cite_ref-Lavelli_stadium_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lavelli_stadium-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Akron Community Foundation established a Dante Lavelli Scholarship Fund in 2010 to help Hudson High athletes pay for college.<sup id="cite_ref-ACF_scholarship_page_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ACF_scholarship_page-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Wikipedia_and_sources_that_mirror_or_use_it" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="This claim cites another Wikipedia article. Articles need references to reliable third-party sources. (April 2022)">circular reference</span></a></i>]</sup> "He was one of the best I’d ever seen," <a href="/wiki/Willie_Davis_(defensive_end)" title="Willie Davis (defensive end)">Willie Davis</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">defensive end</a> who played for the Browns shortly after Lavelli retired, said. "He set the mold with his running patterns and catching the ball."<sup id="cite_ref-ACF_scholarship_page_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ACF_scholarship_page-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After Lavelli retired, Graham praised his abilities and remembered his eagerness to get his hands on the ball. "He was always coming into the huddle and telling me he was open and that I should throw to him," Graham said. "He wasn't saying that to be a big shot. He just loved to play. If he was open by a few inches, he'd be yelling, 'Otto, Otto.' Many a time when I was stuck and heard that voice I would throw it in his direction and darned if he didn't come down with it. He had fantastic hands."<sup id="cite_ref-Lavelli_obit_PD_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lavelli_obit_PD-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career_statistics">Career statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dante_Lavelli&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Career statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Legend </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"> </td> <td>Led the league </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FFE6BD; width:3em;"> </td> <td>Won the <a href="/wiki/NFL_championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL championship">NFL championship</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Bold</b> </td> <td>Career high </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Year </th> <th rowspan="2">Team </th> <th colspan="2">Games </th> <th colspan="5">Receiving </th> <th colspan="5">Rushing </th> <th colspan="2">Fumbles </th></tr> <tr> <th>GP</th> <th>GS</th> <th>Rec</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>Avg</th> <th>Lng</th> <th>TD</th> <th>Att</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>Avg</th> <th>Lng</th> <th>TD</th> <th>Fum</th> <th>Lost </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1946_AAFC_season" title="1946 AAFC season">1946</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1946_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1946 Cleveland Browns season">CLE</a> </th> <td><b>14</b></td> <td><b>8</b></td> <td style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;">40</td> <td style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"><b>843</b></td> <td><b>21.1</b></td> <td>63</td> <td>8</td> <td><b>1</b></td> <td><b>14</b></td> <td><b>14.0</b></td> <td><b>14</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1947_AAFC_season" title="1947 AAFC season">1947</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1947_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1947 Cleveland Browns season">CLE</a> </th> <td>13</td> <td>6</td> <td><b>49</b></td> <td>799</td> <td>16.3</td> <td><b>72</b></td> <td><b>9</b></td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1948_AAFC_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 AAFC season">1948</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1948_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1948 Cleveland Browns season">CLE</a> </th> <td>8</td> <td>7</td> <td>25</td> <td>463</td> <td>18.5</td> <td>54</td> <td>5</td> <td><b>1</b></td> <td>9</td> <td>9.0</td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1949_AAFC_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1949 AAFC season">1949</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1949_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1949 Cleveland Browns season">CLE</a> </th> <td>9</td> <td>7</td> <td>28</td> <td>475</td> <td>17.0</td> <td>67</td> <td>7</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1950_NFL_season" title="1950 NFL season">1950</a></th> <th style="background:#FFE6BD; width:3em;"><a href="/wiki/1950_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1950 Cleveland Browns season">CLE</a> </th> <td>12</td> <td>0</td> <td>37</td> <td>565</td> <td>15.3</td> <td>43</td> <td>5</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td><b>2</b></td> <td><b>2</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1951_NFL_season" title="1951 NFL season">1951</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1951_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1951 Cleveland Browns season">CLE</a> </th> <td>12</td> <td>0</td> <td>43</td> <td>586</td> <td>13.6</td> <td>47</td> <td>6</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1952_NFL_season" title="1952 NFL season">1952</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1952_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1952 Cleveland Browns season">CLE</a> </th> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> <td>21</td> <td>336</td> <td>16.0</td> <td>41</td> <td>4</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1953_NFL_season" title="1953 NFL season">1953</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1953_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1953 Cleveland Browns season">CLE</a> </th> <td>12</td> <td>0</td> <td>45</td> <td>783</td> <td>17.4</td> <td>55</td> <td>6</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>1</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1954_NFL_season" title="1954 NFL season">1954</a></th> <th style="background:#FFE6BD; width:3em;"><a href="/wiki/1954_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1954 Cleveland Browns season">CLE</a> </th> <td>12</td> <td>0</td> <td>47</td> <td>802</td> <td>17.1</td> <td>64</td> <td>7</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1955_NFL_season" title="1955 NFL season">1955</a></th> <th style="background:#FFE6BD; width:3em;"><a href="/wiki/1955_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1955 Cleveland Browns season">CLE</a> </th> <td>12</td> <td>0</td> <td>31</td> <td>492</td> <td>15.9</td> <td>49</td> <td>4</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1956_NFL_season" title="1956 NFL season">1956</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1956_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1956 Cleveland Browns season">CLE</a> </th> <td>11</td> <td>0</td> <td>20</td> <td>344</td> <td>17.2</td> <td>68</td> <td>1</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>1</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Career</th> <th>123</th> <th>28</th> <th>386</th> <th>6,488</th> <th>16.8</th> <th>72</th> <th>62</th> <th>2</th> <th>23</th> <th>11.5</th> <th>14</th> <th>0</th> <th>4</th> <th>4 </th></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>Source:</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LaveDa00.htm">Pro-Football-Reference.com</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dante_Lavelli&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 16,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Milwaukee+Journal&rft.atitle=College+All-Star+Gridders+Begin+Training+Thursday&rft.pages=4&rft.date=1961-07-09&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3D2zsaAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D3467%2C3147158%26dq%3Ddante%2Blavelli%26hl%3Den&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADante+Lavelli" class="Z3988"></span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged June 2024">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Lavelli_in_all-star_game,_1962-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Lavelli_in_all-star_game,_1962_50-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SiwyAAAAIBAJ&pg=1532,3418990&dq=dante+lavelli&hl=en">"U-M's Miller Named To College All-Stars"</a>. <i>The Miami News</i>. Miami News Wire Services. June 10, 1962. p. 2C<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 16,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Miami+News&rft.atitle=U-M%27s+Miller+Named+To+College+All-Stars&rft.pages=2C&rft.date=1962-06-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DSiwyAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D1532%2C3418990%26dq%3Ddante%2Blavelli%26hl%3Den&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADante+Lavelli" class="Z3988"></span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged June 2024">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Lavelli_in_all-star_game,_1963-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Lavelli_in_all-star_game,_1963_51-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6v5VAAAAIBAJ&pg=6779,4990884&dq=dante+lavelli&hl=en">"College Stars, Packers Battle"</a>. <i>Eugene Register-Guard</i>. Associated Press. July 28, 1963. p. 3B<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 16,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Eugene+Register-Guard&rft.atitle=College+Stars%2C+Packers+Battle&rft.pages=3B&rft.date=1963-07-28&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3D6v5VAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D6779%2C4990884%26dq%3Ddante%2Blavelli%26hl%3Den&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADante+Lavelli" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Lavelli_AP_obit-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Lavelli_AP_obit_52-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Lavelli_AP_obit_52-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150926100159/http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d80e41e48">"Browns Hall of Famer Dante 'Gluefingers' Lavelli dies at 85"</a>. <i>NFL.com</i>. Associated Press. January 21, 2009. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d80e41e48">the original</a> on September 26, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 16,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=NFL.com&rft.atitle=Browns+Hall+of+Famer+Dante+%27Gluefingers%27+Lavelli+dies+at+85&rft.date=2009-01-21&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfl.com%2Fnews%2Fstory%3Fid%3D09000d5d80e41e48&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADante+Lavelli" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-53"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-53">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mytownneo.com/article/20090129/SPORTS/301299428">"Cleveland Browns legend Dante Lavelli remembered"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 6,</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Cleveland+Browns+legend+Dante+Lavelli+remembered&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mytownneo.com%2Farticle%2F20090129%2FSPORTS%2F301299428&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADante+Lavelli" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Lavelli_stadium-54"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Lavelli_stadium_54-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110504010932/http://www.hudsonexplorers.com/lacrosse/LavelliField.aspx">"Dante Lavelli Stadium"</a>. Hudsonexplorers.com. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hudsonexplorers.com/lacrosse/LavelliField.aspx">the original</a> on May 4, 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 16,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Dante+Lavelli+Stadium&rft.pub=Hudsonexplorers.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hudsonexplorers.com%2Flacrosse%2FLavelliField.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADante+Lavelli" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ACF_scholarship_page-55"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ACF_scholarship_page_55-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ACF_scholarship_page_55-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161105162112/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akron_Community_Foundation">"Dante Lavelli Scholarship Fund"</a>. Akron Community Foundation. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.akroncf.org/ContactUs/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/96/ArticleId/56/Dante-Lavelli-Scholarship-Fund.aspx">the original</a> on November 5, 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 13,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Dante+Lavelli+Scholarship+Fund&rft.pub=Akron+Community+Foundation&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.akroncf.org%2FContactUs%2FNewsEvents%2FViewArticle%2Ftabid%2F96%2FArticleId%2F56%2FDante-Lavelli-Scholarship-Fund.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADante+Lavelli" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dante_Lavelli&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239549316">.mw-parser-output .refbegin{margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul{margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{margin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul li{list-style:none}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{padding-left:1.6em;text-indent:-1.6em}}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .refbegin{font-size:90%}}</style><div class="refbegin" style=""> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBoyer2006" class="citation book cs1">Boyer, Mary Schmitt (2006). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/brownsessentiale0000boye"><i>Browns Essential</i></a></span>. Chicago: Triumph Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-57243-873-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-57243-873-6"><bdi>978-1-57243-873-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Browns+Essential&rft.place=Chicago&rft.pub=Triumph+Books&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=978-1-57243-873-6&rft.aulast=Boyer&rft.aufirst=Mary+Schmitt&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fbrownsessentiale0000boye&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADante+Lavelli" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCantor2008" class="citation book cs1">Cantor, George (2008). <i>Paul Brown: The Man Who Invented Modern Football</i>. Chicago: Triumph Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-57243-725-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-57243-725-8"><bdi>978-1-57243-725-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Paul+Brown%3A+The+Man+Who+Invented+Modern+Football&rft.place=Chicago&rft.pub=Triumph+Books&rft.date=2008&rft.isbn=978-1-57243-725-8&rft.aulast=Cantor&rft.aufirst=George&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADante+Lavelli" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGrossi2008" class="citation book cs1">Grossi, Tony (2004). <i>Tales From the Browns Sideline</i>. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-58261-713-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-58261-713-8"><bdi>978-1-58261-713-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Tales+From+the+Browns+Sideline&rft.place=Champaign%2C+IL&rft.pub=Sports+Publishing+LLC&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=978-1-58261-713-8&rft.aulast=Grossi&rft.aufirst=Tony&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADante+Lavelli" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHeaton2007" class="citation book cs1">Heaton, Chuck (2007). <i>Browns Scrapbook: A Fond Look Back at Five Decades of Football, from a Legendary Cleveland Sportswriter</i>. Cleveland: Gray & Company. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-59851-043-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-59851-043-0"><bdi>978-1-59851-043-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Browns+Scrapbook%3A+A+Fond+Look+Back+at+Five+Decades+of+Football%2C+from+a+Legendary+Cleveland+Sportswriter&rft.place=Cleveland&rft.pub=Gray+%26+Company&rft.date=2007&rft.isbn=978-1-59851-043-0&rft.aulast=Heaton&rft.aufirst=Chuck&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADante+Lavelli" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKeim1999" class="citation book cs1">Keim, John (1999). <i>Legends by the Lake: The Cleveland Browns at Municipal Stadium</i>. Akron, OH: University of Akron Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-884836-47-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-884836-47-3"><bdi>978-1-884836-47-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Legends+by+the+Lake%3A+The+Cleveland+Browns+at+Municipal+Stadium&rft.place=Akron%2C+OH&rft.pub=University+of+Akron+Press&rft.date=1999&rft.isbn=978-1-884836-47-3&rft.aulast=Keim&rft.aufirst=John&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADante+Lavelli" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPiascik2007" class="citation book cs1">Piascik, Andy (2007). <i>The Best Show in Football: The 1946–1955 Cleveland Browns</i>. Lanham, MD: Taylor Trade Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-58979-571-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-58979-571-6"><bdi>978-1-58979-571-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Best+Show+in+Football%3A+The+1946%E2%80%931955+Cleveland+Browns&rft.place=Lanham%2C+MD&rft.pub=Taylor+Trade+Publishing&rft.date=2007&rft.isbn=978-1-58979-571-6&rft.aulast=Piascik&rft.aufirst=Andy&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADante+Lavelli" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSteinberg1992" class="citation book cs1">Steinberg, Donald (1992). <i>Expanding Your Horizons: Collegiate Football's Greatest Team</i>. Pittsburgh, PA: Dorrance Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8059-3323-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-8059-3323-9"><bdi>978-0-8059-3323-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Expanding+Your+Horizons%3A+Collegiate+Football%27s+Greatest+Team&rft.place=Pittsburgh%2C+PA&rft.pub=Dorrance+Publishing&rft.date=1992&rft.isbn=978-0-8059-3323-9&rft.aulast=Steinberg&rft.aufirst=Donald&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADante+Lavelli" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dante_Lavelli&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span 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<ul><li>20 <a href="/wiki/Mike_Scarry" title="Mike Scarry">Mike Scarry</a></li> <li>22 <a href="/wiki/Frank_Gatski" title="Frank Gatski">Frank Gatski</a></li> <li>24 <a href="/wiki/Mel_Maceau" title="Mel Maceau">Mel Maceau</a></li> <li>30 <a href="/wiki/Bill_Willis" title="Bill Willis">Bill Willis</a></li> <li>32 <a href="/wiki/Lin_Houston" title="Lin Houston">Lin Houston</a></li> <li>34 <a href="/wiki/George_Cheroke" title="George Cheroke">George Cheroke</a></li> <li>36 <a href="/wiki/Ed_Ulinski" title="Ed Ulinski">Ed Ulinski</a></li> <li>38 <a href="/wiki/Robert_Kolesar" title="Robert Kolesar">Bob Kolesar</a></li> <li>39 <a href="/wiki/Alex_Kapter" title="Alex Kapter">Alex Kapter</a></li> <li>40 <a href="/wiki/Jim_Daniell" title="Jim Daniell">Jim Daniell</a></li> <li>42 <a href="/wiki/Chet_Adams" title="Chet Adams">Chet Adams</a></li> <li>44 <a href="/wiki/Lou_Rymkus" title="Lou Rymkus">Lou Rymkus</a></li> <li>46 <a href="/wiki/Lou_Groza" title="Lou Groza">Lou Groza</a></li> <li>48 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title="Lou Saban">Lou Saban</a></li> <li>70 <a href="/wiki/Gene_Fekete" title="Gene Fekete">Gene Fekete</a></li> <li>74 <a href="/wiki/Gaylon_Smith" title="Gaylon Smith">Gaylon Smith</a></li> <li>76 <a href="/wiki/Marion_Motley" title="Marion Motley">Marion Motley</a></li> <li>80 <a href="/wiki/Al_Akins" title="Al Akins">Al Akins</a></li> <li>82 <a href="/wiki/Bill_Lund" title="Bill Lund">Bill Lund</a></li> <li>84 <a href="/wiki/Ray_Terrell" title="Ray Terrell">Ray Terrell</a></li> <li>85 <a href="/wiki/Don_Greenwood_(American_football)" title="Don Greenwood (American football)">Don Greenwood</a></li> <li>88 <a href="/wiki/Bob_Steuber" title="Bob Steuber">Bob Steuber</a></li> <li>90 <a href="/wiki/Edgar_Jones_(running_back)" title="Edgar Jones (running back)">Edgar Jones</a></li> <li>92 <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Colella" title="Tommy Colella">Tom Colella</a></li> <li>99 <a href="/wiki/Fred_Evans_(running_back)" title="Fred Evans (running back)">Fred Evans</a></li></ul> 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href="/wiki/George_Terlep" title="George Terlep">George Terlep</a></li> <li>70 <a href="/wiki/Ollie_Cline" title="Ollie Cline">Ollie Cline</a></li> <li>72 <a href="/wiki/Lou_Saban" title="Lou Saban">Lou Saban</a></li> <li>74 <a href="/wiki/Tony_Adamle" title="Tony Adamle">Tony Adamle</a></li> <li>76 <a href="/wiki/Marion_Motley" title="Marion Motley">Marion Motley</a></li> <li>80 <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cowan" title="Bob Cowan">Bob Cowan</a></li> <li>82 <a href="/wiki/Tommy_James_(American_football)" title="Tommy James (American football)">Tommy James</a></li> <li>85 <a href="/wiki/Ara_Parseghian" title="Ara Parseghian">Ara Parseghian</a></li> <li>90 <a href="/wiki/Edgar_Jones_(running_back)" title="Edgar Jones (running back)">Edgar Jones</a></li> <li>92 <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Colella" title="Tommy Colella">Tommy Colella</a></li> <li>94 <a href="/wiki/Dean_Sensanbaugher" title="Dean Sensanbaugher">Dean Sensanbaugher</a></li> <li>96 <a href="/wiki/Dub_Jones_(American_football)" title="Dub Jones (American football)">Dub Jones</a></li> <li>99 <a href="/wiki/Bill_Boedeker" title="Bill Boedeker">Bill Boedeker</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Head coach:</b> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Brown" title="Paul Brown">Paul Brown</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Assistant coaches:</b> <a href="/wiki/John_Brickels" title="John Brickels">John Brickels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blanton_Collier" title="Blanton Collier">Blanton Collier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Edwards_(American_football_coach)" title="Bill Edwards (American football coach)">Bill Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_F._Gallagher" title="Richard F. 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<li>46 <a href="/wiki/Lou_Groza" title="Lou Groza">Lou Groza</a></li> <li>48 <a href="/wiki/Chubby_Grigg" title="Chubby Grigg">Chubby Grigg</a></li> <li>49 <a href="/wiki/Joe_Spencer_(American_football)" title="Joe Spencer (American football)">Joe Spencer</a></li> <li>50 <a href="/wiki/John_Yonakor" title="John Yonakor">John Yonakor</a></li> <li>52 <a href="/wiki/George_Young_(American_football_player)" title="George Young (American football player)">George Young</a></li> <li>53 <a href="/wiki/Bill_O%27Connor_(American_football)" title="Bill O'Connor (American football)">Bill O'Connor</a></li> <li>56 <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Dante Lavelli</a></li> <li>58 <a href="/wiki/Mac_Speedie" title="Mac Speedie">Mac Speedie</a></li> <li>59 <a href="/wiki/Horace_Gillom" title="Horace Gillom">Horace Gillom</a></li> <li>60 <a href="/wiki/Otto_Graham" title="Otto Graham">Otto Graham</a></li> <li>62 <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Lewis_(quarterback)" title="Cliff Lewis (quarterback)">Cliff Lewis</a></li> <li>70 <a href="/wiki/Ed_Sustersic" title="Ed Sustersic">Ed Sustersic</a></li> <li>72 <a href="/wiki/Lou_Saban" title="Lou Saban">Lou Saban</a></li> <li>74 <a href="/wiki/Tony_Adamle" title="Tony Adamle">Tony Adamle</a></li> <li>76 <a href="/wiki/Marion_Motley" title="Marion Motley">Marion Motley</a></li> <li>80 <a href="/wiki/Warren_Lahr" title="Warren Lahr">Warren Lahr</a></li> <li>82 <a href="/wiki/Tommy_James_(American_football)" title="Tommy James (American football)">Tommy James</a></li> <li>85 <a href="/wiki/Ara_Parseghian" title="Ara Parseghian">Ara Parseghian</a></li> <li>90 <a href="/wiki/Edgar_Jones_(running_back)" title="Edgar Jones (running back)">Edgar Jones</a></li> <li>92 <a href="/wiki/Les_Horvath" title="Les Horvath">Les Horvath</a></li> <li>96 <a href="/wiki/Dub_Jones_(American_football)" title="Dub Jones (American football)">Dub Jones</a></li> <li>99 <a href="/wiki/Bill_Boedeker" title="Bill Boedeker">Bill Boedeker</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" 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Gallagher">Dick Gallagher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fritz_Heisler" title="Fritz Heisler">Fritz Heisler</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Cleveland_Browns_1950_NFL_champions" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #4A0000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FB8714, inset -2px -2px 0 #FB8714;;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist 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colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">20 <a href="/wiki/Hal_Herring" title="Hal Herring">Hal Herring</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">22 <a href="/wiki/Frank_Gatski" title="Frank Gatski">Frank Gatski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">30 <a href="/wiki/Bill_Willis" title="Bill Willis">Bill Willis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">32 <a href="/wiki/Lin_Houston" title="Lin Houston">Lin Houston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">34 <a href="/wiki/Abe_Gibron" title="Abe Gibron">Abe Gibron</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">35 <a href="/wiki/Alex_Agase" title="Alex Agase">Alex Agase</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">36 <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Thompson_(linebacker)" title="Tommy Thompson (linebacker)">Tommy Thompson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">38 <a href="/wiki/Weldon_Humble" title="Weldon Humble">Weldon Humble</a></span></li> <li><span 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href="/wiki/Tommy_James_(American_football)" title="Tommy James (American football)">Tommy James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">84 <a href="/wiki/Ken_Carpenter_(gridiron_football)" title="Ken Carpenter (gridiron football)">Ken Carpenter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">85 <a href="/wiki/Ken_Gorgal" title="Ken Gorgal">Ken Gorgal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">86 <a href="/wiki/Dub_Jones_(American_football)" title="Dub Jones (American football)">Dub Jones</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">90 <a href="/wiki/Rex_Bumgardner" title="Rex Bumgardner">Rex Bumgardner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">92 <a href="/wiki/Dom_Moselle" title="Dom Moselle">Dom Moselle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">94 <a href="/wiki/Don_Phelps" title="Don Phelps">Don Phelps</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><b>Head 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href="/wiki/Don_Paul_(defensive_back)" title="Don Paul (defensive back)">Don Paul</a></li> <li>22 <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Konz" class="mw-redirect" title="Kenny Konz">Kenny Konz</a></li> <li>24 <a href="/wiki/Warren_Lahr" title="Warren Lahr">Warren Lahr</a></li> <li>26 <a href="/wiki/Ray_Renfro" title="Ray Renfro">Ray Renfro</a></li> <li>32 <a href="/wiki/Fred_%22Curly%22_Morrison" class="mw-redirect" title="Fred "Curly" Morrison">Curly Morrison</a></li> <li>34 <a href="/wiki/Walt_Michaels" title="Walt Michaels">Walt Michaels</a></li> <li>38 <a href="/wiki/Mo_Bassett" title="Mo Bassett">Mo Bassett</a></li> <li>40 <a href="/wiki/Dub_Jones_(American_football)" title="Dub Jones (American football)">Dub Jones</a></li> <li>42 <a href="/wiki/Tommy_James_(American_football)" title="Tommy James (American football)">Tommy James</a></li> <li>44 <a href="/wiki/Chet_Hanulak" title="Chet Hanulak">Chet Hanulak</a></li> <li>46 <a href="/wiki/Billy_Reynolds_(American_football)" title="Billy Reynolds 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McNally</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Moore" title="Lenny Moore">Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_Motley" title="Marion Motley">Motley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bronko_Nagurski" title="Bronko Nagurski">Nagurski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Nevers" title="Ernie Nevers">Nevers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton" title="Walter Payton">Payton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Perry_(American_football)" title="Joe Perry (American football)">Perry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fritz_Pollard" title="Fritz Pollard">Pollard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Riggins" title="John Riggins">Riggins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Sanders" title="Barry Sanders">B. Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gale_Sayers" title="Gale Sayers">Sayers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._J._Simpson" title="O. J. Simpson">Simpson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmitt_Smith" title="Emmitt Smith">E. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Strong" title="Ken Strong">Strong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Taylor_(fullback)" title="Jim Taylor (fullback)">Ji. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thurman_Thomas" title="Thurman Thomas">T. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Thorpe" title="Jim Thorpe">Thorpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LaDainian_Tomlinson" title="LaDainian Tomlinson">Tomlinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charley_Trippi" title="Charley Trippi">Trippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Van_Buren" title="Steve Van Buren">Van Buren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doak_Walker" title="Doak Walker">Walker</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Wide receivers /<br />ends</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lance_Alworth" title="Lance Alworth">Alworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Badgro" title="Red Badgro">Badgro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Berry" title="Raymond Berry">Berry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Biletnikoff" title="Fred Biletnikoff">Biletnikoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Branch" title="Cliff Branch">Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Brown_(American_football)" title="Tim Brown (American football)">T. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Bruce" title="Isaac Bruce">Bruce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_Carmichael" title="Harold Carmichael">Carmichael</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cris_Carter" title="Cris Carter">Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Chamberlin" title="Guy Chamberlin">Chamberlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Fears" title="Tom Fears">Fears</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Flaherty" title="Ray Flaherty">Flaherty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Halas" title="George Halas">Halas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Harrison" title="Marvin Harrison">Harrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Hayes" title="Bob Hayes">Hayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hewitt_(American_football)" title="Bill Hewitt (American football)">Hewitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elroy_Hirsch" title="Elroy Hirsch">Hirsch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Hutson" title="Don Hutson">Hutson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Irvin" title="Michael Irvin">Irvin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">A. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Johnson" title="Calvin Johnson">C. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Joiner" title="Charlie Joiner">Joiner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Largent" title="Steve Largent">Largent</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Lavelli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Lofton" title="James Lofton">Lofton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Maynard" title="Don Maynard">Maynard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_McDonald_(American_football)" title="Tommy McDonald (American football)">McDonald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Millner" title="Wayne Millner">Millner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Mitchell" title="Bobby Mitchell">Mitchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Monk" title="Art Monk">Monk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Moss" title="Randy Moss">Moss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrell_Owens" title="Terrell Owens">Owens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drew_Pearson_(American_football)" title="Drew Pearson (American football)">Pearson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Pihos" title="Pete Pihos">Pihos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Reed" title="Andre Reed">A. Reed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Rice" title="Jerry Rice">Rice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mac_Speedie" title="Mac Speedie">Speedie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">Stallworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Swann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charley_Taylor" title="Charley Taylor">C. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Warfield" title="Paul Warfield">Warfield</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tight ends</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Casper" title="Dave Casper">Casper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Ditka" title="Mike Ditka">Ditka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Gonzalez" title="Tony Gonzalez">Gonzalez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Mackey_(American_football)" title="John Mackey (American football)">Mackey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ozzie_Newsome" title="Ozzie Newsome">Newsome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Sanders" title="Charlie Sanders">C. Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shannon_Sharpe" title="Shannon Sharpe">Sharpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Smith" title="Jackie Smith">J. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kellen_Winslow" title="Kellen Winslow">Winslow</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Offensive<br />linemen</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Allen" title="Larry Allen">L. Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Boselli" title="Tony Boselli">Boselli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Brown_(offensive_lineman)" title="Bob Brown (offensive lineman)">B. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosey_Brown" title="Rosey Brown">R. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Covert" title="Jim Covert">Covert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Creekmur" title="Lou Creekmur">Creekmur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dermontti_Dawson" title="Dermontti Dawson">D. Dawson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_DeLamielleure" title="Joe DeLamielleure">DeLamielleure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Dierdorf" title="Dan Dierdorf">Dierdorf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Faneca" title="Alan Faneca">Faneca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gatski" title="Frank Gatski">Gatski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forrest_Gregg" title="Forrest Gregg">Gregg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russ_Grimm" title="Russ Grimm">Grimm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hannah_(American_football)" title="John Hannah (American football)">Hannah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Hickerson" title="Gene Hickerson">Hickerson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winston_Hill" title="Winston Hill">Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Hutchinson_(American_football)" title="Steve Hutchinson (American football)">Hutchinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Jones_(American_football)" title="Stan Jones (American football)">S. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Jones_(American_football)" title="Walter Jones (American football)">W. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Kramer" title="Jerry Kramer">Kramer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Langer" title="Jim Langer">Langer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Little" title="Larry Little">L. Little</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Mack" title="Tom Mack">Mack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Matthews_(American_football)" title="Bruce Matthews (American football)">Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Mawae" title="Kevin Mawae">Mawae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_McCormack_(American_football)" title="Mike McCormack (American football)">McCormack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randall_McDaniel" title="Randall McDaniel">McDaniel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Mix" title="Ron Mix">Mix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Munchak" title="Mike Munchak">Munchak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Mu%C3%B1oz" title="Anthony Muñoz">Muñoz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Ogden" title="Jonathan Ogden">Ogden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Otto" title="Jim Otto">Otto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Pace" title="Orlando Pace">Pace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Parker_(American_football)" title="Jim Parker (American football)">J. Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Ringo" title="Jim Ringo">Ringo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Roaf" title="Willie Roaf">Roaf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Shaw" title="Billy Shaw">Shaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Shell" title="Art Shell">A. Shell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Shields" title="Will Shields">Shields</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Slater" title="Jackie Slater">J. Slater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_St._Clair" title="Bob St. Clair">St. Clair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Stanfel" title="Dick Stanfel">Stanfel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Stephenson" title="Dwight Stephenson">Stephenson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Thomas_(offensive_tackle)" title="Joe Thomas (offensive tackle)">J. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Tingelhoff" title="Mick Tingelhoff">Tingelhoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Upshaw" title="Gene Upshaw">Upshaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Webster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rayfield_Wright" title="Rayfield Wright">Wright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Yary" title="Ron Yary">Yary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Zimmerman" title="Gary Zimmerman">Zimmerman</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pre-modern era<br />two-way players</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Turk_Edwards" title="Turk Edwards">Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Fortmann" title="Dan Fortmann">Fortmann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Healey" title="Ed Healey">Healey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Hein" title="Mel Hein">Hein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Henry" title="Pete Henry">Henry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cal_Hubbard" title="Cal Hubbard">Hubbard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Kiesling" title="Walt Kiesling">Kiesling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruiser_Kinard" title="Bruiser Kinard">Kinard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Link_Lyman" title="Link Lyman">Lyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Michalske" title="Mike Michalske">Michalske</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Musso" title="George Musso">Musso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Owen_(American_football)" title="Steve Owen (American football)">Owen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duke_Slater" title="Duke Slater">D. Slater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Stydahar" title="Joe Stydahar">Stydahar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Trafton" title="George Trafton">Trafton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulldog_Turner" title="Bulldog Turner">Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Wojciechowicz" title="Alex Wojciechowicz">Wojciechowicz</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defensive<br />linemen</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Atkins" title="Doug Atkins">Atkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elvin_Bethea" title="Elvin Bethea">Bethea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buck_Buchanan" title="Buck Buchanan">Buchanan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curley_Culp" title="Curley Culp">Culp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Davis_(defensive_end)" title="Willie Davis (defensive end)">W. Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Dean" title="Fred Dean">Dean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Dent" title="Richard Dent">Dent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Doleman" title="Chris Doleman">Doleman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Donovan" title="Art Donovan">Donovan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Eller" title="Carl Eller">Eller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Len_Ford" title="Len Ford">Ford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Freeney" title="Dwight Freeney">Freeney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Greene" title="Joe Greene">J. Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Haley" title="Charles Haley">Haley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Hampton" title="Dan Hampton">Hampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claude_Humphrey" title="Claude Humphrey">Humphrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deacon_Jones" title="Deacon Jones">D. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Jordan" title="Henry Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Karras" title="Alex Karras">Karras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cortez_Kennedy" title="Cortez Kennedy">Kennedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Klecko" title="Joe Klecko">Klecko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Lilly" title="Bob Lilly">Lilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howie_Long" title="Howie Long">Long</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gino_Marchetti" title="Gino Marchetti">Marchetti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_McMichael" title="Steve McMichael">McMichael</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leo_Nomellini" title="Leo Nomellini">Nomellini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merlin_Olsen" title="Merlin Olsen">Olsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Page" title="Alan Page">Page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julius_Peppers" title="Julius Peppers">Peppers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Randle" title="John Randle">Randle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Robustelli" title="Andy Robustelli">Robustelli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Sapp" title="Warren Sapp">Sapp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Roy_Selmon" title="Lee Roy Selmon">Selmon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Seymour" title="Richard Seymour">Seymour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Smith" title="Bruce Smith">B. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Sprinkle" title="Ed Sprinkle">Sprinkle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Stautner" title="Ernie Stautner">Stautner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Strahan" title="Michael Strahan">Strahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Jason Taylor (American football)">Ja. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnie_Weinmeister" title="Arnie Weinmeister">Weinmeister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_White_(American_football)" title="Randy White (American football)">Ra. White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reggie_White" title="Reggie White">Re. White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Willis" title="Bill Willis">B. Willis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryant_Young" title="Bryant Young">B. Young</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Youngblood" title="Jack Youngblood">Youngblood</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Linebackers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Bednarik" title="Chuck Bednarik">Bednarik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bell" title="Bobby Bell">Bo. Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Brazile" title="Robert Brazile">Brazile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Brooks" title="Derrick Brooks">Brooks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Buoniconti" title="Nick Buoniconti">Buoniconti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Butkus" title="Dick Butkus">Butkus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Carson" title="Harry Carson">Carson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Connor_(American_football)" title="George Connor (American football)">Connor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_George_(linebacker)" title="Bill George (linebacker)">George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Gradishar" title="Randy Gradishar">Gradishar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Greene" title="Kevin Greene">K. Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Ham" title="Jack Ham">Ham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Hanburger" title="Chris Hanburger">Hanburger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Hendricks" title="Ted Hendricks">Hendricks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Howley" title="Chuck Howley">Howley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Huff" title="Sam Huff">Huff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rickey_Jackson" title="Rickey Jackson">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Lambert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Lanier" title="Willie Lanier">Lanier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Lewis" title="Ray Lewis">Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Mills" title="Sam Mills">Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Nitschke" title="Ray Nitschke">Nitschke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Les_Richter" title="Les Richter">Richter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Robinson_(American_football)" title="Dave Robinson (American football)">D. Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Schmidt_(American_football)" title="Joe Schmidt (American football)">Schmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junior_Seau" title="Junior Seau">Seau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Singletary" title="Mike Singletary">Singletary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Taylor" title="Lawrence Taylor">L. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Thomas" title="Derrick Thomas">D. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zach_Thomas" title="Zach Thomas">Z. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Tippett" title="Andre Tippett">Tippett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Urlacher" title="Brian Urlacher">Urlacher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DeMarcus_Ware" title="DeMarcus Ware">Ware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Wilcox" title="Dave Wilcox">Wilcox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Willis" title="Patrick Willis">P. Willis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defensive backs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Herb_Adderley" title="Herb Adderley">Adderley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Atwater" title="Steve Atwater">Atwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champ_Bailey" title="Champ Bailey">Bailey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronde_Barber" title="Ronde Barber">Barber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lem_Barney" title="Lem Barney">Barney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Blount" title="Mel Blount">Blount</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Brown_(American_football)" title="Willie Brown (American football)">W. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Butler_(American_football)" title="Jack Butler (American football)">J. Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LeRoy_Butler" title="LeRoy Butler">L. Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Christiansen" title="Jack Christiansen">Christiansen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Dawkins" title="Brian Dawkins">Dawkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Dillon" title="Bobby Dillon">Dillon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Easley" title="Kenny Easley">Easley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Green" title="Darrell Green">Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Harris" title="Cliff Harris">C. Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Haynes_(cornerback)" title="Mike Haynes (cornerback)">Haynes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Houston" title="Ken Houston">Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Johnson_(cornerback)" title="Jimmy Johnson (cornerback)">J. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Krause" title="Paul Krause">Krause</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Night_Train_Lane" title="Night Train Lane">Lane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yale_Lary" title="Yale Lary">Lary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ty_Law" title="Ty Law">Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_LeBeau" title="Dick LeBeau">LeBeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Lott" title="Ronnie Lott">Lott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Lynch_(American_football)" title="John Lynch (American football)">Lynch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troy_Polamalu" title="Troy Polamalu">Polamalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Reed" title="Ed Reed">E. Reed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Renfro" title="Mel Renfro">Renfro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darrelle_Revis" title="Darrelle Revis">Revis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Riley" title="Ken Riley">Riley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Robinson_(safety)" title="Johnny Robinson (safety)">J. Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deion_Sanders" title="Deion Sanders">D. Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">D. Shell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmitt_Thomas" title="Emmitt Thomas">E. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emlen_Tunnell" title="Emlen Tunnell">Tunnell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Wehrli" title="Roger Wehrli">Wehrli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aeneas_Williams" title="Aeneas Williams">Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Wilson_(American_football)" title="Larry Wilson (American football)">L. Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Wood" title="Willie Wood">Wood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Woodson" title="Charles Woodson">C. Woodson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rod_Woodson" title="Rod Woodson">R. 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