Lou Creekmur
- Detroit Lions (1950-1959)
- 8 × Pro Bowl selection ( 1950-1957 )
- 8 × All-Pro selection choice ( 1951-1958 ) 1 2 team
- 3 × NFL Champion (1952, 1953, 1957)
- Detroit Lions ' 75th Anniversary Team
- Pro Football Hall of Fame (1996 )
- Sports Hall of Fame of New Jersey (1999)
- National Polish - American Sports Hall of Fame (2001)
- Virginia Sports Hall of Fame (1989 )
Louis " Lou" Creekmur ( born January 22, 1927 in Hopelawn, New Jersey, USA, † July 5, 2009 in Tamarac, Florida) was an US- American football player. He played as an offensive tackle and guard in the National Football League ( NFL) with the Detroit Lions.
Youth
Lou Creekmur was born in Hopelawn. His father James Creekmur was the owner of a delivery company. His family later moved to Woodbridge, New Jersey, where he attended the High School and ran aground on the football team as a tackle.
Playing career
College career
In the year 1944, Creekmur the College of William and Mary followed. Already in his first year, he was honored as a player whose college football team. Because of his military service in the U.S. Army, he had to interrupt his studies and returned only in 1947 returned to his old college. In the years 1947 to 1949 he played with his team each in Bowl games in 1948 succeeded doing his only touchdown of his career. In 1949, Creekmur was sent to the College All-Star Game. The college choice players but were beaten in the game with the Philadelphia Eagles 38:0.
Professional career
Lou Creekmur was drafted by the Eagles in the 26th round at 243rd place in 1948. At the same time however, the Los Angeles Dons secured from the All-America Football Conference ( AAFC ), a rival league of the NFL, the rights to Creekmur. However Creekmur stayed at the college to his studies with a master's degree to complete. In the meantime, the AAFC had to adjust due to financial problems their games and, Creekmur, as well as many former players in this league were the clubs again Draft 1950 offered by the NFL in the NFL. Creekmur was previously noticed the leaders of the Lions, then the agreement according committed him to the Draft.
In the next few years, by the team from Detroit next Creekmur, other service providers, such as Pat Harder or Yale Lary obliged and in 1951 located in the Office of the team coach, Buddy Parker, formed from the Lions a top team. Creekmur was used as a player of the offensive line mainly for the protection of quarterback Bobby Layne, but also had the task freizublocken own running backs the way into the opponent's end zone.
1952 won Creekmur with the Lions his first NFL title. His team won the final against the Cleveland Browns with 17:7 in the NFL. The following year, the Lions were able to defend their title and won the NFL playoff again against the Browns with 17:16. In 1954 Creekmur failed his team in the final game at the Browns with 56:10. 1957 Creekmur could then win with his new coach George Wilson his third and final title. Once again, the Browns were the opponents and this time they lost with 59:14.
After the 1959 season Creekmur ended his career. During his playing career Creekmur never had to stop due to an injury a game.
After playing career
During his playing career Creekmur worked from 1958 in Detroit in a truck producer who does not also indemnified him for his last Pro Bowl. Due to business commitments, he also had the first four games of the regular season in 1959 expose, but could thereafter as a result of an intervention of his coach the rest of the season playing with his employer to an end. Creekmur was married twice and had three children. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Honors
Creekmur played in eight Pro Bowls, the final game of the best players of the season. He was elected to the All-Pro eight times. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, in the Detroit Lions ' 75th Anniversary Team, in the Sports Hall of Fame of New Jersey and the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame, as well as in the National Polish - American Sports Hall of Fame.