willie-lanier
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Willie Lanier is a Hall of Fame American football linebacker best known for his stellar career with the Kansas City Chiefs in the late 1960s and 1970s.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| willie-lanier canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football player
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| AllProSelections | multiple ⓘ |
| awarded | NFL Man of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | William Lanier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| careerEnd | 1977 ⓘ |
| careerStart | 1967 ⓘ |
| collegeAttended | Morgan State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collegeTeam | Morgan State Bears football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1945-08-21 ⓘ |
| draftedBy | Kansas City Chiefs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Lanier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | William Lanier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Willie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFame |
College Football Hall of Fame
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pro Football Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| height |
6 ft 1 in
ⓘ
73 in ⓘ |
| inductedInto |
College Football Hall of Fame
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pro Football Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 63 ⓘ |
| knownFor | being one of the first African American middle linebackers in the NFL ⓘ |
| league | National Football League ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Kansas City Chiefs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
hard-hitting style of play
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leadership on defense ⓘ |
| occupation | former professional American football player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Richmond, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedFor | Kansas City Chiefs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedIn | Super Bowl IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
linebacker
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middle linebacker ⓘ |
| ProBowlSelections | multiple ⓘ |
| ProFootballHallOfFameInductionYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| residence |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| retiredNumberBy | Kansas City Chiefs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | defensive signal-caller ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| SuperBowlChampion | Super Bowl IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamNumber | 63 ⓘ |
| weight | 245 lb ⓘ |
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