Willie Lanier

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Willie Lanier is a Hall of Fame middle linebacker renowned for anchoring the Kansas City Chiefs' defense during their late-1960s and early-1970s success, including their Super Bowl IV championship.

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Willie Lanier canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football player
human
linebacker
aflAllStarSelectionCount 2
allProFirstTeamSelectionCount 3
allProSecondTeamSelectionCount 5
careerEndYear 1977
careerInterceptions 27
careerStartYear 1967
careerTouchdowns 2
collegeAttended Morgan State University
collegeFootballHallOfFameInductionYear 2000
collegeTeam Morgan State Bears football
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
databaseFootballId LANIEWIL01
dateOfBirth 1945-08-21
draftedBy Kansas City Chiefs
draftPickNumber 50
draftRound 2
draftYear 1967
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Lanier
fullName William Lanier
gender male
givenName William
hallOfFameId willie-lanier
height 1.85 m
73 in
helpedTeamWin Super Bowl IV
isKnownFor anchoring the Kansas City Chiefs defense in the late 1960s and early 1970s
being one of the first African American middle linebackers to star in professional football
jerseyNumber 63
league American Football League
National Football League
memberOf College Football Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame
nflId LAN276860
nflSeasonsPlayed 11
placeOfBirth Richmond, Virginia
surface form: Richmond, Virginia, United States
playedFor Kansas City Chiefs
positionPlayed middle linebacker
proBowlSelectionCount 8
proFootballHallOfFameInductionYear 1986
sport American football
superBowlChampion Super Bowl IV
weight 111 kg
245 lb

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Kansas City Chiefs hallOfFamePlayer Willie Lanier
1969 AFL Championship notablePlayer Willie Lanier
Hank Stram coachedPlayer Willie Lanier