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| Position: | Fullback Safety | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born: | August 13, 1920 Locust Gap, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died: | May 11, 2003 (aged 82) DeBary, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Ashland (Ashland, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College: | Fordham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Michael Kellagher (August 13, 1920 – May 11, 2003) was an American professional football fullback and safety who played for the Chicago Rockets of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). Kellagher played for the Rockets from 1946 to 1948. [1] In 1947, along with Tommy Colella and Len Eshmont, Kellagher co-led the AAFC with 6 interceptions. [2] Also in 1947, Kellagher ended Cleveland Browns quarterback Otto Graham's streak of 91 consecutive pass attempts without an interception, a professional football record at the time. [3] Related Research Articles The All-America Football Conference (AAFC) was a major professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League (NFL) from 1946 to 1949. One of the NFL's most formidable challengers, the AAFC attracted many of the nation's best players, and introduced many lasting innovations to the game. However, the AAFC was ultimately unable to sustain itself in competition with the NFL. 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Thomas Laverne James Jr. was an American football defensive back and punter who played for Ohio State University and the Cleveland Browns in the 1940s and 1950s. He was born in Canton, Ohio and attended Massillon Washington High School, where he played as a back on the football team under head coach Paul Brown. James was a key part of a Massillon team that went undefeated in 1940. After graduating, he followed Brown to Ohio State and played there as a halfback. Ohio State won its first national championship in 1942 when James was on the team. The 1947 Cleveland Browns season was the team's second in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). Led by head coach Paul Brown, Cleveland finished with a 12–1–1 record, winning the Western division and the AAFC championship for the second straight year. As in 1946, quarterback Otto Graham led an offensive attack that featured fullback Marion Motley, ends Dante Lavelli, and Mac Speedie. 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The Browns won all of their games and the AAFC championship that season. Cleveland again won the AAFC championship in 1949 before the league dissolved and the Browns were absorbed by the more established NFL. Grigg continued to play for the Browns in 1950 and 1951. The team won the NFL championship in 1950, and reached the title game but lost it the following year. Grigg spent a final season with the Dallas Texans before retiring from football.  William Harold Lund was an American professional football player who was a halfback for two seasons for the Cleveland Browns in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC).  John Stanley "Rock" Rokisky was an American professional football player who was an end and placekicker for three seasons with the Cleveland Browns, Chicago Rockets and New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). Rokisky grew up in West Virginia and played college football for the Duquesne Dukes in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he was a standout as an end and kicker. After a stint in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he joined the Browns in 1946. The Browns won the AAFC championship that year. Rokisky was sent to the Rockets in 1947 and to the Yankees the following year before leaving football.  Roman John "Ray" Piskor was an American football tackle who played three seasons in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) between 1946 and 1948. Piskor played for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Browns and the Chicago Rockets. Piskor grew up in North Tonawanda, New York and attended Niagara University, where he was a star lineman. After several years in the Army Air Force during World War II, he was signed by the Yankees in 1946. Piskor was traded to the Browns the following year, when the team won the AAFC championship. He spent a final season with the Rockets in 1948. References
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