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line-height: 1.2em;"><caption class="infobox-title fn" style="line-height: initial;">Bill Willis</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Bill_Willis_1951_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Willis shown in uniform in a 1951 newspaper photo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Bill_Willis_1951_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Bill_Willis_1951_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="361" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Bill_Willis_1951_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Bill_Willis_1951_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Bill_Willis_1951_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Bill_Willis_1951_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="962" data-file-height="1577" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Willis in 1951</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">No. 30, 60</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Position:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle#Nose_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">Middle guard</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Guard_(gridiron_football)" title="Guard (gridiron football)">Guard</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #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">1921-10-05</span>)</span>October 5, 1921<br /><a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio" title="Columbus, Ohio">Columbus, 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">November 27, 2007<span style="display:none">(2007-11-27)</span> (aged 86)<br />Columbus, Ohio, 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 2 in (1.88 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Weight:</th><td class="infobox-data">213 lb (97 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/East_High_School_(Columbus,_Ohio)" title="East High School (Columbus, Ohio)">East</a> <br /> (Columbus, Ohio)</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> (1942–1944)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Undrafted:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1946_NFL_draft#Notable_undrafted_players" title="1946 NFL draft">1946</a></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><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0;">As a player:</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/1953_NFL_season" title="1953 NFL season">1953</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0;">As a coach:</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_State_Thorobreds_football" title="Kentucky State Thorobreds football">Kentucky State</a> (1945) <br /> Head coach</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><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>)</li> <li>4× <a href="/wiki/All-America_Football_Conference" title="All-America Football Conference">AAFC</a> champion (1946–1949)</li> <li>6× First-team <a href="/wiki/All-Pro" title="All-Pro">All-Pro</a> (<a href="/wiki/1947_All-Pro_Team" title="1947 All-Pro Team">1947</a>, <a href="/wiki/1948_All-Pro_Team" title="1948 All-Pro Team">1948</a>, <a href="/wiki/1950_All-Pro_Team" title="1950 All-Pro Team">1950</a>–<a href="/wiki/1953_All-Pro_Team" title="1953 All-Pro Team">1953</a>)</li> <li>First-team All-AAFC (1946)</li> <li>Second-team All-Pro (<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/1951_Pro_Bowl" title="1951 Pro Bowl">1950</a>–<a href="/wiki/1953_Pro_Bowl" title="1953 Pro Bowl">1952</a>)</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> <li>First-team <a href="/wiki/College_Football_All-America_Team" title="College Football All-America Team">All-American</a> (<a href="/wiki/1944_College_Football_All-America_Team" title="1944 College Football All-America Team">1944</a>)</li> <li>2× First-team <a href="/wiki/List_of_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_teams" title="List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams">All-Big Ten</a> (<a href="/wiki/1943_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_team" title="1943 All-Big Ten Conference football team">1943</a>, <a href="/wiki/1944_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_team" title="1944 All-Big Ten Conference football team">1944</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football#Retired_numbers" title="Ohio State Buckeyes football">Ohio State Buckeyes No. 99</a> retired</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football#Block_O_Jersey" title="Ohio State Buckeyes football">Ohio State Buckeyes No. 0</a> honored</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 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%;">Games played:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">99</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Games started:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">66</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Fumble" title="Fumble">Fumble</a> recoveries:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Interception" title="Interception">Interceptions</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">1</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/W/WillBi00.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/bill-willis">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a></b></div></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="https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1648">College Football Hall of Fame</a></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>William Karnet Willis</b> (October 5, 1921 – November 27, 2007) was an American professional <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> <a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle#Nose_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">middle guard</a> and <a href="/wiki/Guard_(gridiron_football)" title="Guard (gridiron football)">guard</a> who played for eight seasons with the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a> of 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). Known for his quickness and strength despite his small stature, Willis was one of the dominant defensive football players of the 1940s and early 1950s. He was named an <a href="/wiki/All-Pro" title="All-Pro">All-Pro</a> in every season of his career and reached the NFL's <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> in three of the four seasons he played in the league. His techniques and style of play were emulated by other teams, and his versatility as a pass-rusher and coverage man influenced the development of the modern-day linebacker position. When he retired, Cleveland coach <a href="/wiki/Paul_Brown" title="Paul Brown">Paul Brown</a> called him "one of the outstanding linemen in the history of professional football".<sup id="cite_ref-Willis_retires_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Willis_retires-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Willis was one of the first two African Americans to play professional football in the modern era, signing with the Browns and playing a game in September 1946 along with <a href="/wiki/Marion_Motley" title="Marion Motley">Marion Motley</a>, a contest which took place months before <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">Jackie Robinson</a> broke the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_color_line" title="Baseball color line">color barrier</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) with the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Born in <a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio" title="Columbus, Ohio">Columbus, Ohio</a>, Willis attended <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University" title="Ohio State University">Ohio State University</a>, where he joined the track and football teams. He was part of a <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football" title="Ohio State Buckeyes football">Buckeyes football</a> team that won the school's first national championship in 1942. After graduating in 1944, Willis heard about a new AAFC club in Cleveland led by his old Ohio State coach, Paul Brown. He got a tryout and made the team. With Willis as a defensive anchor, the Browns won all four AAFC championships between 1946 and 1949, when the league dissolved. The Browns were then absorbed by the NFL, where Willis continued to succeed. Cleveland won the NFL championship in 1950. </p><p>Willis retired in 1954 to focus on helping troubled youth, first as Cleveland's assistant recreation commissioner and later as the chairman of the Ohio Youth Commission. He remained in that position until his death in 2007. Willis was inducted into both the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a> in the 1970s. He married Odessa Porter and had three sons, William Jr., Clement and Dan. </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=Bill_Willis&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>William Karnet Willis was born in <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> on October 5, 1921, the son of Clement and Williana "Anna" Willis.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The family moved to <a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio" title="Columbus, Ohio">Columbus, Ohio</a>, about 1922. His father died of pneumonia on April 10, 1923,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and he was raised by his grandfather and mother amid the financial hardships of the <a href="/wiki/Great_Depression" title="Great Depression">Great Depression</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992169_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992169-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He ran dashes and threw the <a href="/wiki/Shot_put" title="Shot put">shot put</a> on the track team and played on the football team at <a href="/wiki/East_High_School_(Columbus,_Ohio)" title="East High School (Columbus, Ohio)">Columbus East High School</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992170_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992170-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He worried about being compared to his older brother Claude, who had been an All-State fullback at the same school a few years earlier, Willis eschewed the backfield to play tackle and end.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992170_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992170-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had a successful three years on the high school team, winning Honorable Mention All-State honors as a senior.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After graduating from high school, Willis took a year off and worked.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Willis's high school coach wrote to <a href="/wiki/Paul_Brown" title="Paul Brown">Paul Brown</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University" title="Ohio State University">Ohio State University</a> football coach, saying the school should recruit him because he matched the type of player Brown liked: large, but more importantly, quick.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992170_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992170-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He enrolled at Ohio State in 1941.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_career">College career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Willis&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: College career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Willis was small for a lineman at 202 pounds, and despite signing up to play for Brown he was initially expected to focus on track and the 60-yard and 100-yard dashes.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Brown, however, brought him onto the football team as a sophomore in 1942.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Willis played <a href="/wiki/Tackle_(American_football)#Nose_tackle" class="mw-redirect" title="Tackle (American football)">middle guard</a>, a defensive position opposite the <a href="/wiki/Center_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Center (American football)">center</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200734_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200734-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That year, the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football" title="Ohio State Buckeyes football">Buckeyes</a> posted a 9–1 record and won the <a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten Conference</a>. The team was voted national champion by the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a>, a first for the school.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379_3-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Willis-Bill-1943.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Willis-Bill-1943.jpg/280px-Willis-Bill-1943.jpg" decoding="async" width="280" height="345" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Willis-Bill-1943.jpg/420px-Willis-Bill-1943.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Willis-Bill-1943.jpg/560px-Willis-Bill-1943.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3159" data-file-height="3893" /></a><figcaption>Willis strikes an intimidating middle guard pose ahead of the 1943 Ohio State season.</figcaption></figure> <p>Before the following season, scores of Ohio State players left the school to join the military as American involvement in World War II intensified.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECantor200859_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECantor200859-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Willis volunteered for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a>, but was classified as <a href="/wiki/Selective_Service_System#Classifications" title="Selective Service System">4-F</a>, or only available for service in case of a national emergency, due to <a href="/wiki/Varicose_veins" title="Varicose veins">varicose veins</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992171_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992171-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With many stars gone, however, Brown fielded a team composed mostly of 17-year-olds who were not yet eligible for military service.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECantor200859_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECantor200859-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The "Baby Bucks", as they were called, fell to 3–6, although Willis was named a first-team All Conference selection in the Big Ten.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379_3-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECantor200859_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECantor200859-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By the 1944 season, Brown had joined the military and was coaching a team at <a href="/wiki/Naval_Training_Station_Great_Lakes" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval Training Station Great Lakes">Great Lakes Naval Training Station</a> outside Chicago.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECantor200862–65_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECantor200862–65-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under his substitute, coach <a href="/wiki/Carroll_Widdoes" title="Carroll Widdoes">Carroll Widdoes</a>, the Buckeyes completed an undefeated season. Willis was named to the <a href="/wiki/United_Press_International" title="United Press International">United Press International</a> and <a href="/wiki/Look_(American_magazine)" title="Look (American magazine)"><i>Look</i> magazine</a> <a href="/wiki/All-America" title="All-America">All-America</a> teams.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379_3-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He played in the 1944 <a href="/wiki/College_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="College All-Star Game">College All-Star Game</a> at Chicago, and was named the game's outstanding player.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379_3-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHeaton2007175_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHeaton2007175-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<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=Bill_Willis&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A professional football career was unlikely for Willis when he graduated from Ohio State in 1945.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200735_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200735-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While the exclusion of black players was not a written rule, no African-American had played in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> since 1933.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200735_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200735-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Gentlemen%27s_agreement" title="Gentlemen's agreement">gentlemen's agreement</a> had been in effect ever since segregationist <a href="/wiki/George_Preston_Marshall" title="George Preston Marshall">George Preston Marshall</a> entered the league as owner of the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Redskins">Boston Redskins</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200735_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200735-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his physical prime but with no real prospect of playing professionally, Willis took a job as the head football coach at <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_State_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Kentucky State College">Kentucky State College</a> in the fall of 1945.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200735–36_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200735–36-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kentucky State, an historically black school, played against other small black schools near its campus in <a href="/wiki/Frankfort,_Kentucky" title="Frankfort, Kentucky">Frankfort</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992172_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992172-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Willis, however, still wanted to play football. "My heart was not really in coaching", he later said.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992172_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992172-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He read that Paul Brown was coaching a team in the newly formed <a href="/wiki/All-America_Football_Conference" title="All-America Football Conference">All-America Football Conference</a> (AAFC), and he gave Brown a call.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992172_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992172-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Brown said he would get back to Willis on a possible tryout.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992172_15-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992172-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the meantime, Willis was recruited by the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Alouettes" title="Montreal Alouettes">Montreal Alouettes</a>, a team in the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League" title="Canadian Football League">Canadian Football League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200736_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200736-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Not hearing back from Brown, he planned to go play in Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992172_15-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992172-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Willis was about to leave for Montreal when Paul Hornung, a sportswriter for the <i><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Dispatch" class="mw-redirect" title="Columbus Dispatch">Columbus Dispatch</a></i>, called with a message from Brown.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992172_15-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992172-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hornung told Willis to go for a tryout in <a href="/wiki/Bowling_Green,_Ohio" title="Bowling Green, Ohio">Bowling Green, Ohio</a>, where the new team, the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a>, was holding its training camp.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992172_15-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992172-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Willis went to the camp and impressed Brown with his speed and reflexes, as he had at Ohio State. Brown lined him up against center <a href="/wiki/Mo_Scarry" class="mw-redirect" title="Mo Scarry">Mo Scarry</a> in practice on his first day.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200737_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200737-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Willis beat him every time. Scarry complained that Willis was coming across the line before he snapped the ball. On one snap, Scarry stepped on quarterback <a href="/wiki/Otto_Graham" title="Otto Graham">Otto Graham</a>'s foot as he backpedaled to handle Willis. Brown took a look himself: Willis was not offside. He was getting a jump by watching for the center's fingers to tighten on the ball.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKeim199947_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKeim199947-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "He was quick", said <a href="/wiki/Alex_Agase" title="Alex Agase">Alex Agase</a>, who later joined the Browns as a guard. "I don't think there was anybody as quick at that position, or any position for that matter. He came off that ball <i>with</i> that ball as quick as anything you would want to see."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200737_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200737-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Marion_Motley_and_Bill_Willis,_1946.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Willis and Marion Motley pictured in the Browns locker room" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2c/Marion_Motley_and_Bill_Willis%2C_1946.jpg/220px-Marion_Motley_and_Bill_Willis%2C_1946.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2c/Marion_Motley_and_Bill_Willis%2C_1946.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="231" /></a><figcaption>Marion Motley and Willis (right) were two of the first African-American professional football players in the modern era.</figcaption></figure> <p>Willis made the team, and 10 days later the Browns signed a second African-American player, fullback <a href="/wiki/Marion_Motley" title="Marion Motley">Marion Motley</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKeim199944_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKeim199944-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Willis played middle guard for the Browns, lining up opposite the center but often dropping back into coverage to defend the pass. He had a playing style and physique similar to that of the modern-day linebacker.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKeim199950_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKeim199950-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200736_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200736-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For Brown, signing Willis and Motley was nothing unusual. Brown had black players on his teams from the time he coached 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>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoyer200620_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoyer200620-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The coach did not care about race one way or the other; he wanted to field the best team he could. "I never considered football players black or white, nor did I keep or cut a player just because of his color", Brown wrote in his autobiography.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoyer200620_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoyer200620-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In joining the Browns in 1946, Willis and Motley were two of four professional football players who broke the color barrier in 1946, a year before <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">Jackie Robinson</a> became <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a>'s first black player in the modern era.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200732_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200732-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Brown later added other black players to the team, including <a href="/wiki/Horace_Gillom" title="Horace Gillom">Horace Gillom</a> and <a href="/wiki/Len_Ford" title="Len Ford">Len Ford</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200771,_153_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200771,_153-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With the Browns, Willis became an anchor on defense as the team dominated the AAFC. The team won each of the league's four championship games before the AAFC folded and the Browns, along with two other teams, were absorbed by the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL) following the 1949 season.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007141,_145_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007141,_145-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Willis was named to all-AAFC teams in every year of its existence.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200767,_82,_121,_148_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200767,_82,_121,_148-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While the team was a success, Willis and Motley contended with their share of racism. They were taunted, stepped on and insulted on the field.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoyer200624_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoyer200624-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200750_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200750-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Off-the-field incidents also occurred. In their first season in 1946, Willis and Motley did not travel to a game against the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Seahawks" title="Miami Seahawks">Miami Seahawks</a> after they received threatening letters and <a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a> officials said they would invoke a <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> law that forbade black players from competing against whites.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoyer200624_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoyer200624-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200758_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200758-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another time, a hotel where the team was staying asked Willis and Motley to leave. Brown threatened to move the entire team, and the hotel's management backed down.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoyer200624_26-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoyer200624-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Willis and Motley were forced to stay in a separate hotel for a 1949 AAFC all-star game in <a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston, Texas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007147_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007147-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Browns' success continued when the team entered the NFL in 1950. In a playoff game that year against the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a>, Willis caught up with running back <a href="/wiki/Gene_Roberts_(American_football)" title="Gene Roberts (American football)">Gene "Choo-Choo" Roberts</a> on a breakaway reception in the fourth quarter to prevent the touchdown and ensure a Browns victory.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKeim199949_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKeim199949-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "I knew it meant the ball game", he said. "I just had to catch him."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKeim199949_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKeim199949-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Browns beat the Giants 8–3 and went on to win the NFL championship in 1950.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKeim199950_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKeim199950-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Willis was one of seven Browns players chosen for the first-ever <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> that year.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007185_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007185-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 1951 and 1952 seasons were equally successful for Willis, although the Browns lost in the NFL championship to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Rams" title="Los Angeles Rams">Los Angeles Rams</a> and <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions">Detroit Lions</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007233–234,_254_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007233–234,_254-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was an all-pro selection and was named to the Pro Bowl in both years.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007235,_254_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007235,_254-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1953, when the Browns lost a third championship game in a row, Willis was named an all-pro but did not make the Pro Bowl.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007284_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007284-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Both Willis and Motley retired after the 1953 season.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007287_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007287-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Willis was 32 years old and had played eight seasons for the Browns, earning all-pro honors every year he played.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007287_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007287-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was the best player on a strong defense that was crucial to Cleveland's success in the AAFC and NFL.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007295–297_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007295–297-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was also the embodiment of what Brown looked for in his players: speed and intelligence instead of size.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007298_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007298-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At around 210 pounds, he was small for a lineman, even in his era.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007298_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007298-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Willis's play as a powerful but quick middle guard influenced the development of the modern linebacker position.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKeim199950_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKeim199950-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200736_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200736-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "In my opinion Bill ranks as one of the outstanding linemen in the history of professional football", Brown said when he retired. "He certainly was the fastest and many coaches use his technique as a model in teaching line play."<sup id="cite_ref-Willis_retires_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Willis_retires-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Later_career_and_death">Later career and death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Willis&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Later career and death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Willis retired because he wanted to concentrate on other activities; he had become a popular figure in Ohio and worked with youth in Cleveland and Columbus.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007287_35-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007287-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He accepted a $6,570-a-year job as Cleveland's assistant recreation commissioner.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKeim199950_20-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKeim199950-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "This is the type of work I want to do, working with kids", he said.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHeaton2007177_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHeaton2007177-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the late 1970s, he was the chairman of the Ohio Youth Commission, a state agency created to combat criminality among young people.<sup id="cite_ref-Willis_HOF_induction_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Willis_HOF_induction-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He died in 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-Willis_obit_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Willis_obit-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was married to Odessa Porter until her death in 2002. The couple had three sons, William Jr., Clement and Dan.<sup id="cite_ref-Willis_obit_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Willis_obit-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honors_and_legacy">Honors and legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Willis&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Honors and legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Willis was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</a> in 1971.<sup id="cite_ref-Willis_college_HoF_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Willis_college_HoF-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1977, he was inducted as a charter member of the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Varsity_O_Hall_of_Fame" title="Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame">Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Ohio_State_varsity_O_inductees_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ohio_State_varsity_O_inductees-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was elected the same year to the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Willis_HOF_induction_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Willis_HOF_induction-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ohio State University honored Willis on November 3, 2007, by <a href="/wiki/Jersey_retirement" class="mw-redirect" title="Jersey retirement">retiring</a> his #99 jersey.<sup id="cite_ref-Willis_99_retired_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Willis_99_retired-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Willis was named as a finalist for the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_100th_Anniversary_All-Time_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League 100th Anniversary All-Time Team">NFL 100 All-Time Team</a> at the defensive lineman position.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2020, Ohio State designated the #0 jersey (the <a href="/wiki/Block_O" title="Block O">Block O</a> jersey) to be worn in recognition of Willis. A new OSU player will wear the number each season.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </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=Bill_Willis&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 .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Willis_retires-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Willis_retires_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Willis_retires_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation news cs1">"Brown's Original Club Reduced to 5 Players". <i>Cleveland Plain Dealer</i>. March 17, 1954. p. 30.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cleveland+Plain+Dealer&rft.atitle=Brown%27s+Original+Club+Reduced+to+5+Players&rft.pages=30&rft.date=1954-03-17&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABill+Willis" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Gary Webster, <i>The League That Didn't Exist: A History of the All-America Football Conference.</i> Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2019; pp. 1–2.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379_3-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379_3-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379_3-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379_3-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379_3-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379_3-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379_3-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379_3-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379_3-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPorter2005379_3-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPorter2005">Porter 2005</a>, p. 379.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">1930 Federal Census, 1940 Federal Census</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Ohio Death Certificate for Clem Willis, Union Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio records</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992169-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992169_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSteinberg1992">Steinberg 1992</a>, p. 169.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992170-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992170_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992170_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992170_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSteinberg1992">Steinberg 1992</a>, p. 170.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200734-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200734_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPiascik2007">Piascik 2007</a>, p. 34.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTECantor200859-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECantor200859_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECantor200859_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECantor200859_9-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCantor2008">Cantor 2008</a>, p. 59.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992171-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992171_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSteinberg1992">Steinberg 1992</a>, p. 171.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTECantor200862–65-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECantor200862–65_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCantor2008">Cantor 2008</a>, pp. 62–65.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHeaton2007175-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHeaton2007175_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHeaton2007">Heaton 2007</a>, p. 175.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200735-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200735_13-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200735_13-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200735_13-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPiascik2007">Piascik 2007</a>, p. 35.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200735–36-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200735–36_14-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPiascik2007">Piascik 2007</a>, pp. 35–36.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992172-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992172_15-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992172_15-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992172_15-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992172_15-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992172_15-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992172_15-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESteinberg1992172_15-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSteinberg1992">Steinberg 1992</a>, p. 172.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200736-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200736_16-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200736_16-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200736_16-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPiascik2007">Piascik 2007</a>, p. 36.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200737-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200737_17-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200737_17-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPiascik2007">Piascik 2007</a>, p. 37.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEKeim199947-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKeim199947_18-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKeim1999">Keim 1999</a>, p. 47.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEKeim199944-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKeim199944_19-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKeim1999">Keim 1999</a>, p. 44.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEKeim199950-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKeim199950_20-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKeim199950_20-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKeim199950_20-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKeim199950_20-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKeim1999">Keim 1999</a>, p. 50.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoyer200620-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoyer200620_21-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoyer200620_21-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBoyer2006">Boyer 2006</a>, p. 20.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200732-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200732_22-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPiascik2007">Piascik 2007</a>, p. 32.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200771,_153-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200771,_153_23-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPiascik2007">Piascik 2007</a>, pp. 71, 153.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007141,_145-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik2007141,_145_24-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPiascik2007">Piascik 2007</a>, pp. 141, 145.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiascik200767,_82,_121,_148-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiascik200767,_82,_121,_148_25-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPiascik2007">Piascik 2007</a>, pp. 67, 82, 121, 148.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoyer200624-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a 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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%3ABill+Willis" 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>. 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Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7385-3428-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7385-3428-2"><bdi>978-0-7385-3428-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Cleveland+Browns+History&rft.place=Mount+Pleasant%2C+South+Carolina&rft.pub=Arcadia+Publishing&rft.date=2005&rft.isbn=978-0-7385-3428-2&rft.aulast=Henkel&rft.aufirst=Frank+M.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABill+Willis" 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, Ohio: 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+Ohio&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%3ABill+Willis" 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>. 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State Thorobreds football"><span style="color:white">Kentucky State Thorobreds head football coaches</span></a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Durral_B._Evans" title="Durral B. Evans">Durral B. Evans</a> (1921–1923)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Louis_J._Harper" title="Louis J. Harper">Louis J. Harper</a> (1924–1925)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Scott_Brown_(American_football)" title="Scott Brown (American football)">Scott Brown</a> (1926)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Roscoe_C._Vaught" title="Roscoe C. Vaught">Roscoe C. Vaught</a> (1927)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/J._T._Williams" title="J. T. Williams">J. T. Williams</a> (1928–1930)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Henry_Kean" title="Henry Kean">Henry Kean</a> (1931–1942)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i>No team</i> (1943)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Norman_Passmore" title="Norman Passmore">Norman Passmore</a> (1944)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bill Willis</a> (1945)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Robert_White_(American_football)" title="Robert White (American football)">Robert White</a> (1946)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/C._Randy_Taylor" title="C. Randy Taylor">C. Randy Taylor</a> (1947–1950)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Big_Bertha_Edwards" title="Big Bertha Edwards">Big Bertha Edwards</a> (1951–1956)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gilliam_Sr." title="Joe Gilliam Sr.">Joe Gilliam Sr.</a> (1957–1958)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sam_B._Taylor" title="Sam B. Taylor">Sam B. Taylor</a> (1959–1961)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mel_Whedbee" title="Mel Whedbee">Mel Whedbee</a> (1961–1966)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Bates_(American_football)" title="Charles Bates (American football)">Charles Bates</a> (1967–1969)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/LeRoy_Smith" title="LeRoy Smith">LeRoy Smith</a> (1970–1982)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ron_Mitchell_(coach)" title="Ron Mitchell (coach)">Ron Mitchell</a> # (1982)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Kirksey" title="Larry Kirksey">Larry Kirksey</a> (1983)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Willie_Williamson" title="Willie Williamson">Willie Williamson</a> (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Theo_Lemon" title="Theo Lemon">Theo Lemon</a> # (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/James_Walker_(American_football_coach)" title="James Walker (American football coach)">James Walker</a> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_Wright_(American_football_coach)" title="John Wright (American football coach)">John Wright</a> (1986)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/William_K._Head" title="William K. Head">William K. Head</a> (1987–1989)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_James_Jr." title="George James Jr.">George James Jr.</a> (1990–1991)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Hunt" title="Maurice Hunt">Maurice Hunt</a> (1992–1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Small_(American_football)" title="George Small (American football)">George Small</a> (1995–2000)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Donald_Smith_(American_football_coach)" title="Donald Smith (American football coach)">Donald Smith</a> (2001–2003)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cornell_Burbage" title="Cornell Burbage">Cornell Burbage</a> (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fred_Farrier" title="Fred Farrier">Fred Farrier</a> (2005–2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Dickens" title="Wayne Dickens">Wayne Dickens</a> (2009–2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Josh_Dean_(American_football)" title="Josh Dean (American football)">Josh Dean</a> (2013–2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_L._Smith" title="John L. Smith">John L. Smith</a> (2016–2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Jackson_(American_football_coach)" title="Charlie Jackson (American football coach)">Charlie Jackson</a> (2019)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i>No team</i> (2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Jackson_(American_football_coach)" title="Charlie Jackson (American football coach)">Charlie Jackson</a> (2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Hamilton_(American_football)" title="Paul Hamilton (American football)">Paul Hamilton</a> # (2022)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Felton_Huggins" title="Felton Huggins">Felton Huggins</a> (2023– )</span></li></ul> <p><i># denotes interim head coach</i> </p> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" 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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> </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> 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title="Don Greenwood (American football)">Don Greenwood</a></li> <li>86 <a href="/wiki/Lew_Mayne" title="Lew Mayne">Lew Mayne</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/Jim_Dewar_(American_football)" title="Jim Dewar (American football)">Jim Dewar</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 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Dawson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paddy_Driscoll" title="Paddy Driscoll">Driscoll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Elway" title="John Elway">Elway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brett_Favre" title="Brett Favre">Favre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Fouts" title="Dan Fouts">Fouts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benny_Friedman" title="Benny Friedman">Friedman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otto_Graham" title="Otto Graham">Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Griese" title="Bob Griese">Griese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnie_Herber" title="Arnie Herber">Herber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Jurgensen" title="Sonny Jurgensen">Jurgensen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Kelly" title="Jim Kelly">J. Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Layne" title="Bobby Layne">Layne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sid_Luckman" title="Sid Luckman">Luckman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Manning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Marino" title="Dan Marino">Marino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Montana" title="Joe Montana">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Moon" title="Warren Moon">Moon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Namath" title="Joe Namath">Namath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ace_Parker" title="Ace Parker">A. Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Stabler" title="Ken Stabler">Stabler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bart_Starr" title="Bart Starr">Starr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Staubach" title="Roger Staubach">Staubach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fran_Tarkenton" title="Fran Tarkenton">Tarkenton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Y._A._Tittle" title="Y. A. 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Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Campbell" title="Earl Campbell">Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Canadeo" title="Tony Canadeo">Canadeo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Csonka" title="Larry Csonka">Csonka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrell_Davis" title="Terrell Davis">T. Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Dickerson" title="Eric Dickerson">Dickerson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Dorsett" title="Tony Dorsett">Dorsett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Dudley" title="Bill Dudley">Dudley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Faulk" title="Marshall Faulk">Faulk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gifford" title="Frank Gifford">Gifford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Grange" title="Red Grange">Grange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Guyon" title="Joe Guyon">Guyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">F. Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarke_Hinkle" title="Clarke Hinkle">Hinkle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Hornung" title="Paul Hornung">Hornung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgerrin_James" title="Edgerrin James">James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Johnson" title="John Henry Johnson">J. H. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leroy_Kelly" title="Leroy Kelly">L. Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curly_Lambeau" title="Curly Lambeau">Lambeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuffy_Leemans" title="Tuffy Leemans">Leemans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floyd_Little" title="Floyd Little">F. Little</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Martin" title="Curtis Martin">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ollie_Matson" title="Ollie Matson">Matson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_McAfee" title="George McAfee">McAfee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_McElhenny" title="Hugh McElhenny">McElhenny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_%22Blood%22_McNally" title="Johnny "Blood" McNally">J. 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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 href="/wiki/Dante_Lavelli" title="Dante Lavelli">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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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. Woodson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Special teams</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/Morten_Andersen" title="Morten Andersen">Andersen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Groza" title="Lou Groza">Groza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Guy" title="Ray Guy">Guy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devin_Hester" title="Devin Hester">Hester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jan_Stenerud" title="Jan Stenerud">Stenerud</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Coaches</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/George_Allen_(American_football_coach)" title="George Allen (American football coach)">G. Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Brown" title="Paul Brown">P. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Chamberlin" title="Guy Chamberlin">Chamberlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Conzelman" title="Jimmy Conzelman">Conzelman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Coryell" title="Don Coryell">Coryell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Cowher" title="Bill Cowher">Cowher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Dungy" title="Tony Dungy">Dungy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weeb_Ewbank" title="Weeb Ewbank">Ewbank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Flaherty" title="Ray Flaherty">Flaherty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Flores" title="Tom Flores">Flores</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs" title="Joe Gibbs">Gibbs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sid_Gillman" title="Sid Gillman">Gillman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bud_Grant" title="Bud Grant">Grant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Halas" title="George Halas">Halas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Johnson_(American_football_coach)" title="Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)">J. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curly_Lambeau" title="Curly Lambeau">Lambeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Landry" title="Tom Landry">Landry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marv_Levy" title="Marv Levy">Levy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_Lombardi" title="Vince Lombardi">Lombardi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Madden" title="John Madden">Madden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greasy_Neale" title="Greasy Neale">Neale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Noll" title="Chuck Noll">Noll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Owen_(American_football)" title="Steve Owen (American football)">Owen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Parcells" title="Bill Parcells">Parcells</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Shula" title="Don Shula">Shula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hank_Stram" title="Hank Stram">Stram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Vermeil" title="Dick Vermeil">Vermeil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Walsh_(American_football_coach)" title="Bill Walsh (American football coach)">Walsh</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Contributors</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/Bobby_Beathard" title="Bobby Beathard">Beathard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bert_Bell" title="Bert Bell">Be. Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Bidwill" title="Charles Bidwill">Bidwill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Bowlen" title="Pat Bowlen">Bowlen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gil_Brandt" title="Gil Brandt">Brandt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Carr" title="Joseph Carr">Carr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Davis" title="Al Davis">A. Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_J._DeBartolo_Jr." title="Edward J. DeBartolo Jr.">DeBartolo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Finks" title="Jim Finks">Finks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Halas" title="George Halas">Halas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamar_Hunt" title="Lamar Hunt">Hunt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Jones" title="Jerry Jones">J. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curly_Lambeau" title="Curly Lambeau">Lambeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Mara" title="Tim Mara">T. Mara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wellington_Mara" title="Wellington Mara">W. Mara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Preston_Marshall" title="George Preston Marshall">Marshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_McNally" title="Art McNally">A. McNally</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Nunn_(American_football)" title="Bill Nunn (American football)">Nunn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Polian" title="Bill Polian">Polian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shorty_Ray" title="Shorty Ray">Ray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Reeves_(American_football_executive)" title="Dan Reeves (American football executive)">Reeves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Rooney" title="Art Rooney">A. Rooney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_M._Rooney" title="Dan M. Rooney">D. Rooney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Rozelle" title="Pete Rozelle">Rozelle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Sabol" title="Ed Sabol">E. Sabol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Sabol" title="Steve Sabol">S. 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