Lamar Lundy

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Lamar Lundy
Positions:
DE , TE 		Jersey number (s):
85
born April 17, 1935 in Richmond , Indiana
died on February 24, 2007 , ibid
Career information
Active : 1957 - 1969
NFL Draft : 1957 / Round: 4 / Pick: 47
College : Purdue University
Teams
Career statistics
Games     152
Sacks     68.5
Touchdowns     9
Stats at NFL.com
Career highlights and awards

Lamar Lundy (born April 17, 1935 in Richmond , Indiana , USA ; † February 24, 2007 there ) was an American American football player . He played as a defensive end and as a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) with the Los Angeles Rams .

Player career

College career

Lamar Lundy attended high school where he was born and played football and basketball . Because of his athletic achievements, he was voted All-American in both sports . In 1953 he became the first dark-skinned player to receive a scholarship to Purdue University after graduating from high school . He also played basketball and football for the Boilermakers . The Boilermakers played in the Big Ten Conference . Lundy was named the league's Most Valuable Player (MVP) as a basketball and football player .

Professional career

Lundy was drafted 47th in the fourth round by the Los Angeles Rams in 1957 . In the same year the St. Louis Hawks wanted to commit him and pulled him in the NBA Draft. Lundy decided to pursue a football career. The coach of the Rams, Sid Gillman , used Lundy in the first two years of play mainly as a tight end in the team's offense . In his rookie season he was able to catch three touchdown passes from quarterback Norm Van Brocklin . From the game year 1959 Lundy was used alongside players like Larry Morris or Les Richter in the defense of the team as a defensive end. In the following years, the Rams were able to sign other players for their defense with Deacon Jones , Merlin Olsen and Rosey Grier . Lundy formed the team's defensive line from 1963 with Grier, Olsen and Jones . This part of the Rams team was extremely feared by the opposing attack formations and was nicknamed "Fearsome Foursome".

Under coach George Allen , Lundy and the Rams managed to move into the play-offs in 1967 , but where they failed early due to the Green Bay Packers supervised by Vince Lombardi with 28: 7. In 1969 Lamar Lundy made his second move into the play-offs. This time the team met the Minnesota Vikings in the first round , who were able to prevail with 23:20. Immediately after the game, Lundy ended his career. In 1970 he was an assistant coach with the San Diego Chargers . Due to an illness, however, he was unable to continue his coaching career. Lamar Lundy suffered from various illnesses. He was buried in Earlham Cemetery, Richmond.

Honors

Lamar Lundy played once in the Pro Bowl , the final game of the best players of the season. He was once voted All-Pro . Lundy is a member of the Indiana Football Hall of Fame , the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, and his college hall of fame.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Annual statistics of the Rams 1967
  2. ↑ Statistics play-off game Rams against Packers 1967
  3. ↑ Annual statistics of the Rams 1969
  4. ↑ Statistics play-off game Rams against Vikings 1969
  5. ↑ Lundy Tomb
personal data
SURNAME Lundy, Lamar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH April 17, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Richmond , Indiana
DATE OF DEATH February 24, 2007
Place of death Richmond , Indiana