Lou Rymkus

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Lou Rymkus was an American football coach and former NFL lineman best known for leading the Houston Oilers to the first American Football League championship in 1960.

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instanceOf American football coach
American football player
human
awardReceived AFL championship (1960) as head coach
causeOfDeath heart failure
coachedTeam Edmonton Eskimos
linked to: Edmonton Elks

Houston Oilers
Houston Oilers (AFL)
linked to: Houston Oilers
coachingRole assistant coach
head coach
collegeAttended Notre Dame
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1919-11-06
dateOfDeath 1998-10-31
draftedBy Washington Redskins
draftLeague National Football League
draftYear 1943
educatedAt University of Notre Dame
era 20th century
ethnicGroup Polish American
linked to: Polish Americans
familyName Rymkus
fullName Louis Joseph Rymkus
givenName Louis
hallOfFameInduction Cleveland Browns Legends
jerseyNumber 50
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languageOfWorkOrName English
leagueCoachedIn American Football League
memberOfSportsTeam Cleveland Browns
Washington Redskins
militaryService United States Marine Corps
notableAchievement Led Houston Oilers to first AFL championship in 1960
notableWork Head coach of 1960 Houston Oilers AFL championship team
occupation American football coach
American football player
participatedIn World War II
placeOfBirth Royalton, Illinois, United States of America
linked to: Royalton, Illinois
placeOfDeath Houston, Texas, United States of America
playedForCollegeTeam Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
playsInLeague All-America Football Conference
National Football League
positionPlayed offensive tackle
tackle
residence Houston, Texas, United States of America
sexOrGender male
sport American football

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