- Larry Eisenhauer
Infobox Pro Football player
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DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1940|2|22|mf=y
Birthplace=Hicksville, New York
Position=Defensive end
High School=Chaminade High School
College=Boston College
Jersey=72
AFLDraftedYear=1961
AFLDraftedRound=6/ Second pick
Stats=Y
Career Highlights=Y
Awards=
Honors=Boston Patriots 1960s All-Decade Team
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PFR=EiseLa00
DatabaseFootball=EISENLAR01
years=1961-1969
teams=AFLBoston Patriots
AFLAllStar=1962, 1963, 1964, 1966
HOF=Lawrence Conway Eisenhauer (born
February 22 ,1940 inHicksville, New York , U.S.) was an American college and professional footballdefensive end . A graduate ofChaminade High School inMineola , New York, theBoston College standout was one of several Boston-area athletes to join theAmerican Football League 'sBoston Patriots , and one of many hall-of-fame calibre players in the 1961 AFL draft. He was nicknamed "Wildman" by his Patriot teammates because of his unpredictable antics, such as running out onto Kansas City's snow-covered Municipal Stadium field clad in only his helmet and athletic supporter, hitting his head on metal locker doors or ramming his forearms through locker room walls to motivate himself. Eisenhauer was an AFL All-Star in 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1966, and is a member of the Patriots All-1960s (AFL) Team.Larry Eisenhauer is in the Boston College Athletic Hall of Fame.
See also
*Other American FootballLeague players
External links
* [http://www.remembertheafl.com/All-1960sPatriotsTeam.htm Patriots All-1960s (AFL) Team]
* [http://www.remembertheafl.com/1965ToppsPatriots.htm#LarryEisenhauer Eisenhauer's 1965 Topps football card]
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