WR Dante Lavelli (NFL Hall of Fame)

[buckiprof]

RIP mr Lavelli.
How many of you recognized this name from the article?
"Gene Fekete"

I had a relative of his as a mathematics (Calculus) student a few years ago.

I am too lazy to look this up right now, but didn't he hold the longest run from scrimmage in OSU history? If he did, does he still hold it?

 

[mross34]

I had a relative of his as a mathematics (Calculus) student a few years ago.

I am too lazy to look this up right now, but didn't he hold the longest run from scrimmage in OSU history? If he did, does he still hold it?

Calvin Murray holds it now.

Correction: Calvin Murray has the longest reception in OSU history, an 86-yard TD pass from Schlichter against Washington State.

Fekete does indeed hold the record for longest run from scrimmage with a 89-yard scamper against Pitt in 1942. However he did not score, leaving Morris Bradshaw's 88-yard TD run against Wisconsin in 1971 as the longest TD run in OSU history.

Sorry for the misinformation.

 

[buckiprof]

Calvin Murray holds it now.

Correction: Calvin Murray has the longest reception in OSU history, an 86-yard TD pass from Schlichter against Washington State.

Fekete does indeed hold the record for longest run from scrimmage with a 89-yard scamper against Pitt in 1942. However he did not score, leaving Morris Bradshaw's 88-yard TD run against Wisconsin in 1971 as the longest TD run in OSU history.

Sorry for the misinformation.

Thanks man!

I thought Fekete still held the record for longest run from scrimmage and due to it not being a TD run is probably why that tidbit stuck with me.

 

[Buckskin86]

Dante Lavelli

As a Buckeye: Blink and you'd miss it: Lavelli played three games during OSU's 1942 championship season. Then he had a war to fight.

As a pro: Lavelli served in the Army throughout Europe, including in the Battle of the Bulge, then joined Paul Brown, his coach at Ohio State, with the Cleveland Browns of the All American Football Conference. He ended his career with 386 catches, 6,488 yards and 62 TDs.

The skinny: Lavelli was a favorite target of Browns quarterback Otto Graham and earned the nickname "Gluefingers" for his pass-catching prowess. He was won - seven AAFC or NFL titles in seven of his 11 seasons. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1975.

GameDay+

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Lavelli got a mention during the Colts game this weekend. The television announcer mentioned that Reggie Wayne's catches were "Lavelli-esque" (or something akin to that.)

I was quite proud of myself for knowing to whom they referred.

 

[Buckskin86]

31. Dante Lavelli

Mike Brown ? the son of the great Paul Brown, who founded, coached and named the Cleveland Browns ? would often say that Lavelli went entire seasons without dropping a single pass, not even in practice. Sounds like one of those classic sports myths, but Lavelli certainly didn?t drop many as Otto Graham?s top target. Lavelli played 11 seasons? the Browns played in the league championship game in every year but the last.

Joe Posnanski ? Posts Thirty-Two Great Receivers ?

 

[jlb1705]

Lavelli was named runner up to Buck Buchanan as the greatest NFL player to wear #86 by Sports Illustrated.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mu...layers.by.jersey.number.50-99/content.37.html

 

[Buckskin86]

Cleveland Browns' 100 best all-time players: No. 7, Dante Lavelli (video)

Dante Lavelli (right, dark uniform top) during the Browns' 24-9 win over the Eagles on Dec. 16, 1951 in Philadelphia. (Associated Press)

By Mike Peticca, The Plain Dealer
on July 19, 2013

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A countdown of the top 100 players in Cleveland Browns history. Players must have spent at least four seasons with the Browns. The ranking is based only on players' careers with the Browns.

No. 7, DANTE LAVELLI, wide receiver, 1946-56

Dante Lavelli was called "Gluefingers" and put together some amazing numbers over his career, especially considering the era he played in.

The Hall of Famer helped the Browns win seven championships.

Yet, there was more to Lavelli's significance as a player than his nickname and the individual and team accomplishments.

Lavelli joined with quarterback Otto Graham and fellow receiver Mac Speedie to revolutionize the passing game and thus help advance the NFL toward its national, made-for-TV popularity that began to flourish in the late 1950s, when the Baltimore Colts' offense got the better of the New York Giants' famed defense in the 1958 and 1959 championship games.

cont...

http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2013/07/cleveland_browns_100_best_all-_59.html