Lou Rymkus

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Lou Rymkus was an American football coach and former NFL lineman best known for leading the Houston Oilers to the first American Football League championship in 1960.

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instanceOf American football coach
American football player
human
awardReceived AFL championship (1960) as head coach
causeOfDeath heart failure
coachedTeam Edmonton Eskimos NERFINISHED
Houston Oilers NERFINISHED
Houston Oilers (AFL) NERFINISHED
coachingRole assistant coach
head coach
collegeAttended Notre Dame NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1919-11-06
dateOfDeath 1998-10-31
draftedBy Washington Redskins NERFINISHED
draftLeague National Football League NERFINISHED
draftYear 1943
educatedAt University of Notre Dame NERFINISHED
era 20th century
ethnicGroup Polish American NERFINISHED
familyName Rymkus NERFINISHED
fullName Louis Joseph Rymkus NERFINISHED
givenName Louis NERFINISHED
hallOfFameInduction Cleveland Browns Legends NERFINISHED
jerseyNumber 50
76
languageOfWorkOrName English
leagueCoachedIn American Football League NERFINISHED
memberOfSportsTeam Cleveland Browns NERFINISHED
Washington Redskins NERFINISHED
militaryService United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED
notableAchievement Led Houston Oilers to first AFL championship in 1960
notableWork Head coach of 1960 Houston Oilers AFL championship team
occupation American football coach
American football player
participatedIn World War II
placeOfBirth Royalton, Illinois, United States of America NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Houston, Texas, United States of America NERFINISHED
playedForCollegeTeam Notre Dame Fighting Irish football NERFINISHED
playsInLeague All-America Football Conference NERFINISHED
National Football League NERFINISHED
positionPlayed offensive tackle
tackle
residence Houston, Texas, United States of America NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sport American football

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