Sports Fact of the Day 2/6/2007

2/6/1969:
Ernie Stautner, Leo "the Lion" Nomellini, Joe "the Jet" Perry, Greasy Neale and Turk Edwards are elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame at Canton, Ohio. Stautner starred for 14 seasons as a defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Defensive tackle Nomellini and running back Perry were longtime teammates with the San Francisco 49ers. Neale, a one-time major league baseball player, coached the Eagles during the 1940s, winning the NFL title in 1948 and '49, while Edwards was a lineman for the Washington Redskins in the era immediately preceding World War II.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Stautner
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Nomellini
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Perry_%28American_football%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greasy_Neale
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turk_Edwards

Ernie Stautner Hall of Fame Profile
Leo Nomelline Hall of Fame Profile
Joe Perry Hall of Fame Profile
Greasy Neale Hall of Fame Profile
Turk Edwards Hall of Fame Profile

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