- Tony Adamle
NFL player
DateOfBirth=May 15, 1924
Birthplace=Alliance, OH
DateOfDeath=October 7, 2000
Position=Running Back /Linebacker
College=Ohio State
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years=1947-1951,1954
teams=Cleveland Browns
ProBowls=1950, 1951Anthony Adamle (May 15, 1924 - October 7, 2000) was a
running back in theNational Football League . For his entire career he played for theCleveland Browns . OnOctober 7 ,2000 , Tony died fromcancer after battling it for seven years.Adamle had been a member of the 1942 Ohio State Buckeyes freshman team, but left school prior to the 1943 season to fight in
World War II . He returned for the 1946 season -- his only season with the varsity Buckeyes -- then joined many of his former teammates on the Browns. With the Buckeyes, his most notable moment was an interception against theNorthwestern Wildcats .With the Browns, Adamle was an All-Pro fullback/linebacker on five champion teams. He retired after the 1951 season to attend medical school, but was called out of retirement in 1954 by Browns
head coach Paul Brown .Adamle finished his college education at
Kent State University while with the Browns. After his athletic career ended he continued his education, receiving a medical degree fromCase Western Reserve University .He served as the team doctor for both Theodore Roosevelt High School and Kent State University in
Kent, Ohio , where he raised his family, for more than thirty-five years. [cite web |url= http://www.kent.k12.oh.us/kcs/hof_archives.php |title= Kent City Schools Hall of Fame Archives|accessdate=2008-05-12 |format= |publisher= Kent City Schools]Tony's son,
Mike Adamle , was a fullback for theChicago Bears and then became a sports broadcaster.References
External links
* [http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/history/honor/detail.php?id=1688 Cleveland Browns Honor Roll]
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