Lin Houston
American football player (1921–1995) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lindell Lee Houston (January 11, 1921 – September 9, 1995) was an American football guard who played eight seasons in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and in the National Football League (NFL) with the Cleveland Browns. He was the older brother of Jim Houston.
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Position: | Guard | ||
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Born: | (1921-01-11)January 11, 1921 Carbondale, Illinois, U.S. | ||
Died: | September 9, 1995(1995-09-09) (aged 74) Canton, Ohio, U.S. | ||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Weight: | 213 lb (97 kg) | ||
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High school: | Massillon Washington (Massillon, Ohio) | ||
College: | Ohio State | ||
NFL draft: | 1944 / Round: 11 / Pick: 106 | ||
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Houston played with the Browns from their inception in 1946 through the 1953 season. Cleveland reached the league championship game in each of Houston eight seasons with the club, winning four times between 1946 and 1949 in the AAFC and once in the NFL in 1950. Houston played for coach Paul Brown during every phase of his football career: at Massillon (Ohio) High School, Ohio State and the Browns. He retired from football after the 1953 season and worked as an executive in the steel industry. He died in 1995.