• Willie Edward Lanier (born August 21, 1945), is a former American football linebacker who played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1967 through 1977. He...
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  • leading rusher in team history. The longstanding linebacking trio of Willie Lanier, Bobby Bell and Jim Lynch was the league's best. The offensive line...
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  • Miami Dolphins Lemuel "Lem" Barney, a cornerback with the Detroit Lions Willie Lanier, a linebacker with the Kansas City Chiefs Carl Eller, a defensive end...
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  • Green Bay Packers 1977 52 Eric Dickerson RB Los Angeles Rams 1999 53 Willie Lanier LB Kansas City Chiefs 1986 54 Forrest Gregg OT Green Bay Packers 1977...
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  • Lanier is a surname. Notable people with the name include: Alex Lanier (born 2005), French badminton player Allen Lanier (1946–2013), American musician...
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  • Ted Hendricks, Clarke Hinkle, Sam Huff, Luke Kuechly, Jack Lambert, Willie Lanier, Ray Lewis, Von Miller, Ray Nitschke, Dave Robinson, Joe Schmidt, Junior...
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    American tennis pro Arthur Ashe, as well as pro football Hall-of-Famer Willie Lanier, and NBA great Bob Dandridge. GSGIS took up occupancy in fall 2001 after...
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    Jerry Mays and Aaron Brown. The Chiefs also had AFL All-Star linebacker Willie Lanier, who recorded 4 interceptions and 1 fumble recovery during the season...
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    quarterback Len Dawson, and a powerful defense led by Bobby Bell, Willie Lanier, Buck Buchanan, Emmitt Thomas, Johnny Robinson, and Curley Culp. The...
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  • National Football League Hall of Famers Rosey Brown, Leroy Kelly and Willie Lanier, two-time Olympic Gold medalist George Rhoden, and the coach of the...
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  • Quarterback #31 Priest Holmes, Running Back #46 Jim Kearney, Safety #63 Willie Lanier, Linebacker #32 Curtis McClinton, Halfback #54 Curt Merz, Guard #76...
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    Cardinals, a preseason game which the Chiefs won 24–14. Linebacker Willie Lanier and quarterback Len Dawson won the NFL Man of the Year Award in 1972...
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  • coin toss ceremony: Bud Grant, Lamar Hunt, Bobby Bell, Paul Krause, Willie Lanier, Alan Page, and Jan Stenerud. The E-Trade Super Bowl Halftime Show was...
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    playoff. The Raiders won the game and the Western Division championship. Lanier and Stenerud were named Defensive MVP and Offensive MVP of the 1972 Pro...
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  • Angeles Raiders (1975–1983) Jack Lambert Pittsburgh Steelers (1974–1984) Willie Lanier Kansas City Chiefs (1967–1977) Ray Nitschke Green Bay Packers (1958–1972)...
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  • from the original on February 5, 2007. Retrieved February 27, 2008. "Willie Lanier". databaseFootball.com. DatabaseSports. Archived from the original on...
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  • Tony Canadeo (1939), Andrew Robustelli (1949), Buck Buchanan (1962), Willie Lanier (1965), Terry Bradshaw (1969), Walter Payton (1974), and Shannon Sharpe...
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    Baltimore Colts 1971 John Hadl Quarterback San Diego Chargers 1972 Willie Lanier Linebacker Kansas City Chiefs 1973 Len Dawson Quarterback Kansas City...
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  • Oilers Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1986. Willie Lanier, middle linebacker from Morgan State, taken 2nd round 50th overall by...
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  • play in the NFL, including Pro Football Hall of Famers Leroy Kelly and Willie Lanier; two more players played professional ball in the CFL. Banks was inducted...
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    1963 1963 Mack Lee Hill 36 1964–1965 Derrick Thomas 58 1989–1999 2009 Willie Lanier 63 1967–1977 1992 Bobby Bell 78 1963–1974 1984 Buck Buchanan 86 1963–1975...
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    Swiss footballer Willy Komen (born 1987), Kenyan middle-distance runner Willie Lanier (born 1945), American football player Wilfrid Laurier (1841–1919), 7th...
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    Lacks (2010) and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (film) (2017) Willie Lanier (b. 1945), Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker for Kansas City Chiefs...
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    starring other NFL players including fellow Hall of Famers Lem Barney, Willie Lanier, and Carl Eller. Greene also played himself in the movie ...All The...
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    be helped by the other linemen. This freed teammates Buck Buchanan, Willie Lanier, and other Chiefs defenders to get into the Vikings offensive backfield...
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    Langer** 1987 Center Miami Dolphins 1970–1979 Minnesota Vikings 1980–1981 Willie Lanier 1986 Middle Linebacker Kansas City Chiefs 1967–1977 Steve Largent**...
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  • Bobby Bell, Kansas City Chiefs 1970— Mike Curtis, Baltimore Colts 1971— Willie Lanier, Kansas City Chiefs 1972— Joe Greene, Pittsburgh Steelers 1973— Dick...
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  • 2006 18 1969 Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl IV Martin Sheen Len Dawson, Willie Lanier and Jim Lynch December 8, 2006 17 1994 San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl...
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  • starters were the same as they were two years prior. Middle linebacker Willie Lanier was a unanimous All-Pro selection following the season, and would likely...
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