NFL Hall of famer Bill Willis dies
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November 30, 2007
Everyone who knows sports knows . Few people know Bill Willis. Bill Willis played for the Cleveland Browns before Jackie Robinson stepped into a MLB uniform. He played Guard on offense and middle guard (nose tackle) on defense. Mr. Willis helped Ohio State win a championship under a coach called Paul Brown. Brown helped start the Cleveland Browns in 1946. One of his first players was Bill Willis. Willis played for ’46 thru ’53. Paul Brown wrote that Willis was the forerunner of the modern middle linebacker. Bill Willis was voted into the Hall of Fame in 1977. —————— From NYT: Bill
