Willie Lanier—American Football Linebacker
Birth
Willie Lanier was born in Clover, Virginia, on August 21, 1945.
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Education
He attended Maggie Walker High School in Richmond, Virginia.
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Work
Willie Lanier inducted into NFL Hall Of Fame - Played middle linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs for 11 seasons from 1967 through 1977. ... An All-AFL selection in both 1962 and 1966, he was named the AFL Player of the Year in 1962.
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Willie Lanier is a former middle-linebacker that played for the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs.
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Willie Edward Lanier (born August 21, 1945, in Clover, Virginia) is a former American football middle-linebacker who played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1967 through 1977.
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Willie Lanier was called "Bear" or "Honeybear" by his teammates because he looked like a big, friendly teddy bear. Willie Lanier, however, was more like a grizzly when it came time to chase down the opposition. He went after ball carriers ferociously, and he defined the middle linebacker position for 11 seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs. Willie Lanier was the first
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Willie Lanier became the first Chiefs player to receive the prestigious NFL Man of the Year Award.
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Hall of Fame: Willie Lanier - 1985 As part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 1986, he became the second Chiefs player to be enshrined in Canton . . .
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in full Willie Edward Lanier American professional gridiron football player who was an outstanding defensive player for the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1960s and '70s, overturning the stereotype that African Americans could not handle the key defensive position of middle linebacker. He was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986. Lanier was named to the Little All-America Lanier, Willie... (75 of 301 words)
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