Willie Lanier
American football player (born 1945) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Willie Edward Lanier (born August 21, 1945), is a former American football linebacker who played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1967 through 1977. He won postseason honors for eight consecutive years, making the American Football League All-Star team in 1968 and 1969 before being selected to the Pro Bowl from 1970 through 1975.
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Position: | Middle linebacker | ||||||
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Born: | (1945-08-21) August 21, 1945 (age 78) Clover, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Maggie L. Walker (Richmond, Virginia) | ||||||
College: | Morgan State (1963–1966) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1967 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50 | ||||||
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A Super Bowl champion, Lanier won the NFL Man of the Year in 1972. He was selected to both the NFL’s 75th and 100th Anniversary All-Time Teams, and inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2000.