Lamar J. A touchdown is the primary method of scoring in American and Canadian football. In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL All-Pro is a term mostly used in the NFL for the best players of each position during that season Lundy, Jr. (April 17, 1935 - February 24, 2007) was an American defensive end with the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League for 13 seasons, from 1957 to 1969. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Defensive end ( DE) is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football. The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Along with Deacon Jones, Merlin Olsen, and Rosey Grier, Lundy was a member of the Fearsome Foursome, often considered one of the best defensive lines in NFL history. David D "Deacon" Jones (born December 9, 1938 in Eatonville, Florida) is a former American football Defensive end Merlin Jay Olsen (born September 15, 1940) is a former American football player in the National Football League and an Actor. Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier (born July 14, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American actor Christian minister The "Fearsome Foursome" was a title first used in reporting American professional football when referring to the dominating defensive lines of the New York Giants, All four also did some acting; Lundy portrayed the boulder-hurling cyclops in the unaired pilot of Lost in Space (this pilot was later made into episode 4 of the series, entitled "There Were Giants in the Earth"). Lost in Space is a Science fiction TV series created and produced by Irwin Allen, produced by 20th Century Fox Television, and

Lundy was born in Richmond, Indiana and attended Purdue University, where he was the first black student to receive a football scholarship, and where he was named MVP of both the football and basketball teams in his senior year. Richmond (ˈrɪtʃmənd is a city in Wayne Township, Wayne County, in east central Indiana, which borders Ohio. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies College basketball most often refers to the American Basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA The 6'7" Lundy was drafted by both the NFL and the NBA, but he opted for a career in football. Early in his professional career, Lundy (#85) was occasionally used as an offensive receiver, catching 35 passes for 584 yards and 6 touchdowns. A touchdown is the primary method of scoring in American and Canadian football. He scored an additional 3 touchdowns on interception returns (coincidentally, on the only 3 interceptions of his NFL career). When he retired as a player, Lundy became an assistant coach for the San Diego Chargers, but was forced by illness to cease coaching. The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California.

Lundy died at age 71 on February 24, 2007. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. He was the first of the "Fearsome Foursome" to die. Lundy, who battled diabetes, Graves disease, myasthenia gravis, cancer, and heart disease, was survived by two adult sons, two adult daughters, and many grandchildren. Diabetes mellitus (ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz or /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtəs/ /məˈlaɪtəs/ or /ˈmɛlətəs/ often referred to simply as diabetes ( Ancient Greek: grc Graves' disease is a Thyroid disorder characterized by goiter, Exophthalmos, "orange-peel" skin and Hyperthyroidism. Myasthenia gravis (literally "serious muscle-weakness" from Greek μύς "muscle" "weakness" and Latin gravis Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled Heart disease is an Umbrella term for a variety for different diseases affecting the Heart.

The original L. A. Rams Fearsome Foursome: (L to R) Lundy, Grier, Olsen, and Jones

Honors

• Selected to play in the 1959 NFL Pro Bowl. In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL
• Selected to the NFL All-Pro team in 1967. All-Pro is a term mostly used in the NFL for the best players of each position during that season
• Inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1975. The Indiana Football Hall of Fame is a sports museum and hall of fame in Richmond Indiana.
• Inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990. The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame is a sports museum and hall of fame in New Castle Indiana.
• The National Rd. West Bridge was recently renamed "Lamar Lundy Memorial Bridge" in honor of him.

External links

• NFL.com - Lamar Lundy dies
• Lamar Lundy stats at databasefootball.com
• Palladium-Item "Elias, Lundy became first to follow Purdue connection"
• Lamar Lundy at Find A Grave