- Lawrence Pillers
NFL player
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Birthplace=Hazelhurst, MS
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College=Alcorn State
Position=Defensive End
DraftedYear=1976
DraftedRound=11 / Pick 296
years=1976-1980
1980-1984
1985
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teams=New York Jets San Francisco 49ers Atlanta Falcons
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CollegeHOF=Lawrence Pillers (born
November 4 ,1952 inHazelhurst, Mississippi ) is a formerAmerican football defensive end who played for theNew York Jets , theSan Francisco 49ers and theAtlanta Falcons in a ten year career that lasted from 1976 to 1985 in theNational Football League .Pillers played
college football atAlcorn State University and was drafted in the eleven round of the1976 NFL Draft by the Jets. He was a member of the San Francisco 49ers'Super Bowl XVI andSuper Bowl XIX winning teams.Pillers made a game-saving play in the 1981 NFC Championship Game against the Dallas Cowboys. After Dwight Clark made "The Catch" to give the 49ers a 28-27 lead in the final minute, Dallas drove into 49ers territory trying to set up a game-winning field goal. Pillers sacked Danny White, forcing White to fumble, and the 49ers recovered to preserve the win.
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