Lou Creekmur
Creekmur at Pro Football Hall of Fame induction
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| Position: | Offensive tackle, offensive guard |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | January 22, 1927 |
| Place of birth: | Hopelawn, New Jersey |
| Date of death: | July 5, 2009 (aged 82) |
| Place of death: | Tamarac, Florida |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 246 lb (112 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Woodbridge (NJ) |
| College: | William & Mary |
| NFL Draft: | 1948 / Round: 26 / Pick: 243 |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Player stats at PFR | |
Louis Creekmur (January 22, 1927 – July 5, 2009) was an American football offensive lineman. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1996.
Creekmur played professional football in the National Football League (NFL), principally as an offensive tackle and offensive guard, for the Detroit Lions for ten years from 1950 to 1959. He appeared in every pre-season, regular season, and post-season game played by the Lions from 1950 to 1958—a streak of 165 consecutive games. He played in eight consecutive Pro Bowl games from 1950 to 1957 and was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team All-Pro player seven consecutive years from 1951 to 1957. During Creekmur's tenure with the team, the Lions advanced to the NFL championship game four times and won the championship in 1952, 1953, and 1957.
Creekmur also played college football for the College of William & Mary from 1947 to 1949.
Creekmur was born in 1927 in Hopelawn, New Jersey. He attended Woodbridge High School in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey.
Creekmur attended the College of William & Mary, though his college education was interrupted by military service in 1945 and 1946. He played for the William & Mary Indians football team in 1944 and from 1947 to 1949. He played for the #14-ranked 1947 William & Mary team that lost to Arkansas in the 1948 Dixie Bowl, and in the 1949 Delta Bowl, he returned an interception 70 yards to help the #17-ranked 1948 William & Mary team defeat Missouri Valley Conference champion Oklahoma A&M by a 20 to 0 score.
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