Trivia

Linebacker with the New York Giants (1956-1963) and Washington Redskins (1964-1967 & 1969).

Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982.

Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1980.

Guard/tackle on West Virginia University's football team, 1952-1955.

Inducted into the Southern Conference Hall of Fame in 2009.

Inducted into the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame in 1991 (inaugural class).

Inducted into the Washington DC Sports Hall of Fame.

Selected in the third round (30th overall) of the 1956 NFL Draft by the New York Giants.

Inducted into the New York Giants Ring of Honor in 2010 (inaugural class).

First NFL player to appear on the cover of Time magazine (30 November 1959).

Inducted into the Washington Redskins Ring of Fame.

Inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame, from West Virginia, in 1999.

In 2019, ranked #89 in the list of the 100 greatest game changers in NFL history, as part of the league's celebration of its 100th season.

He grew up in a coal-mining camp near Edna Gas, West Virginia. His father and two of his brothers worked in the coal mines.