William Lanier
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William Lanier is a Pro Football Hall of Fame middle linebacker best known for starring with the Kansas City Chiefs in the American Football League and NFL during the late 1960s and 1970s.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Lanier canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football player
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human ⓘ |
| allProSelection | First-team All-Pro ⓘ |
| awardReceived | NFL Man of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| careerEnd | 1977 ⓘ |
| careerStart | 1967 ⓘ |
| category |
African-American players of American football
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American Football League All-Star players NERFINISHED ⓘ Kansas City Chiefs players NERFINISHED ⓘ Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collegeTeam | Morgan State Bears football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1945-08-21 ⓘ |
| draftedBy | Kansas City Chiefs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftLeague | American Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Morgan State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Lanier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | Pro Football Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| inductedIntoHallOfFame | 1986 ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 63 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hard-hitting tackling
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intelligent defensive play-calling ⓘ |
| league |
American Football League
NERFINISHED
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National Football League ⓘ |
| memberOf | Pro Football Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Kansas City Chiefs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Willie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | one of the first African American middle linebackers to star in professional football ⓘ |
| numberOfProBowls | 8 ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
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philanthropist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Richmond, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedIn | Super Bowl IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsForPositionGroup | linebacker corps ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | middle linebacker ⓘ |
| residence | Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectedToProBowl |
AFL All-Star Game
NERFINISHED
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NFL Pro Bowl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| SuperBowlChampion | Super Bowl IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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