Willie Lanier

Football Player

Birthday August 21, 1945

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Virginia

Age 78 years old

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About

Retired NFL linebacker remembered for his stellar career with the Kansas City Chiefs, where he won Super Bowl IV and was an eight-time All-Pro selection. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986.

Before Fame

He played college football at Morgan State University, where he was named Most Valuable Player of the Tangerine Bowl.

Trivia

He played Tommy Bunka in the 1974 outlaw biker film "The Black Six."

Family Life

He has three children.

Associated With

He won a Super Bowl ring under Chiefs head coach Hank Stram.