George Connor (American football)

George Connor

Connor, circa 1951
No. 81, 71
Position:	Offensive tackle Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(1925-01-21)January 21, 1925 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died:	March 31, 2003(2003-03-31) (aged 78) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:	De La Salle (Chicago, Illinois)
College:	Holy Cross (1942–1943) Notre Dame (1946–1947)
NFL draft:	1946 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5
Career history
Chicago Bears (1948–1955)
Career highlights and awards
4× First-team All-Pro (1950–1953) 2× Second-team All-Pro (1949, 1955) 4× Pro Bowl (1950–1953) NFL 1940s All-Decade Team 100 greatest Bears of All-Time 2× National champion (1946, 1947) Outland Trophy (1946) 2× Consensus All-American (1946, 1947) Second-team All-American (1943)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 91 Games started: 78 Interceptions: 7 Interception yards: 66 Fumble recoveries: 10 Defensive touchdowns: 1
Player stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame

George Leo Connor (January 21, 1925 – March 31, 2003) was an American football player for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) from 1948 to 1955. He played offensive tackle on offense, and on defense was recognized as one of the sport's first linebackers. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and of the College Football Hall of Fame. He attended both the College of the Holy Cross and the University of Notre Dame. He won the first Outland Trophy as the best college lineman in 1946. Sportswriter Grantland Rice once observed Connor was "the closest thing to a Greek God since Apollo".^[1]