Milan Lazetich
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| Date of birth | August 27, 1921 |
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| Place of birth | Anaconda, Montana |
| Date of death | July 9, 1969 (aged 47) |
| Place of death | Butte, Montana |
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| Position(s) | Tackle, Guard, Linebacker |
| College | Montana, Michigan |
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| 1945 | Cleveland Rams |
| 1946–1950 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Awards | Second-team All-American, 1944 First-team All Big 10, 1944 First-team, All-NFL, 1948 and 1949 |
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Milan "Sheriff" Lazetich (August 27, 1921 – July 9, 1969) was an American football player in the 1940s. He played college football for the University of Montana and University of Michigan. He was a first-team All-Big Ten tackle and second-team All-American in 1944 for the Michigan Wolverines. He later played professional football for the Cleveland Rams and Los Angeles Rams. He played on the 1945 NFL Championship team as a rookie and was an All-Pro guard/linebacker for the Rams in 1948 and 1949.
Lazetich was born in 1921 in Anaconda, Montana. He was the son of Peter Lazetich, a pioneer Serbian rancher. He grew up on his father's cattle ranch a few miles from Anaconda. Lazetich attended Anaconda High School where he played football and was selected as an all-state tackle three straight years in 1938, 1939 and 1940. He also played basketball and was a member of the track team. Two of his brothers were also all-state football players at Anaconda High School.
Lazetich played one year of college football at the University of Montana. In a spring game in April 1942, Lazetich returned a kickoff 90 yards. He joined the U.S. Navy during World War II but received a medical discharge. After being discharged from the Navy, Lazetich served as a deputy sheriff in Deer Lodge County, Montana. He also worked as a cowpuncher and rodeo rider.
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