Linebacker, Morgan State, 1963–66
Willie Lanier
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Willie Lanier played linebacker at Morgan State (1963–66). The Kansas City Chiefs took Lanier in round 2, No. 50 overall in the 1967 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2000.
Honors
Team titles: Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions, 1966
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 6 (1970–75) · AFL All-Star Games: 2 (1968–69) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 3 (1968, 1971, 1973) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1972, 1974)
All-Pro teams: AP (AFL) first team 1968, 1971, 1973; AP second team 1972, 1974; Pro Football Writers first team 1971; Pro Football Writers second team 1970, 1973–74; Sporting News (AFL) second team 1968; NEA (AFL) first team 1968, 1971, 1974–75; and 4 more.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1967–69 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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