| Dante Lavelli | |
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| Date of birth: | February 23, 1923 |
| Place of birth: |  Hudson, Ohio |
| Career information | |
| Position(s): | End |
| Jersey №: | 86 |
| College: | Ohio State |
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| 1946-1956 | Cleveland Browns |
| Career highlights and Awards | |
| Pro Bowls: | 1951, 1953, 1954 |
| Awards: | All-AAFC, 1946-1947 |
| Honors: | NFL 1940s All-Decade Team |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1975 | |
Dante Bert Joseph Lavelli (born February 23, 1923) is a Pro Football Hall of Fame end (wide receiver) who played for the Cleveland Browns in the All-America Football Conference and National Football League from 1946-56. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. new shopping area hudson ohjpg|thumb|right|180px|The "First and Main" shopping district In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football In team Sports the squad number, shirt number, jersey number, sweater number, or uniform number is the Number This is a List of Athletic Conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA The Ohio State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research university in the state of Ohio. The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL This is a list of all NFL players who have had outstanding performances throughout the 1940s and have been compiled onto this fantasy group Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1975 in athletics (track and field Marathon August Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the Hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The All-America Football Conference (AAFC was a professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League (NFL from 1946 The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league.
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High school career
Dante Lavelli played football for Hudson High School in Hudson, Ohio. Hudson High School, part of the Hudson City School District is located at 2500 Hudson-Aurora Road in Hudson, Ohio, United States. new shopping area hudson ohjpg|thumb|right|180px|The "First and Main" shopping district He graduated in 1941. Hudson High's current stadium is named in honor of him.
College career
Lavelli attended The Ohio State University, where the Browns' first coach Paul Brown was then coaching, but played just three games before turning professional due to a stint in the U. The Ohio State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research university in the state of Ohio. Paul Eugene Brown ( September 7, 1908 - August 5, 1991) was a coach in American football and a major figure in the development S. Infantry. The Infantry is the oldest and most numerous of the Combat Arms in the Armed forces, and consists
Professional career
Nicknamed "Glue Fingers", Lavelli was an original member of the Browns franchise, where he starred alongside American football legends like Otto Graham, Lou Groza and Marion Motley. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Otto Everett Graham Jr ( December 6, 1921 - December 17, 2003) was an American professional football and Basketball player Louis Roy Groza ( January 25, 1924 - November 29, 2000) was an American football Placekicker who played his entire Marion Motley ( June 5, 1920 - June 27, 1999) was a former American Football fullback who played for the Cleveland Lavelli quickly became Graham's top passing target and led the AAFC in receiving as a rookie, also catching the game-winning touchdown pass in the 1946 championship game. A touchdown is the primary method of scoring in American and Canadian football. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
He was part of four Browns championships from 1946-49 in the AAFC and three more NFL championships in 1950, 1955 and 1956. During the team's inaugural year in the NFL in 1950, Lavelli caught 11 passes in the NFL Championship game vs. the Los Angeles Rams.
Overall in his career, Lavelli caught 386 passes for 6,488 yards and 62 touchdowns in 11 seasons.
Post football life
Lavelli currently resides in the Cleveland, OH suburb of Westlake with his wife Joy. He has three grown children: Lucinda, Edward and Lisa, as well as four grandchildren: Aaron, Danielle, Noah and Luke. After he retired from football, he went into the furniture business and ran a store known as Lavelli's fuiniture …in Rocky River, OH.
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