ID
0469
Nationality
American
Afro-American/Black
Occupation
Professional football player
Sports
Summary
Hard of hearing. Had a special football helmet with a hearing aid built into one side. Retired from football in 1977, became manager at Xerox Corp. in McLean, VA; board member of Deafness Research Foundation and of National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Co-author of autobiography I'll Always Get Up.
Dates
19 September 1947-