Tony Adamle

Tony Adamle

No. 74, 54
Linebacker Fullback
Personal information
Date of birth: May 15, 1924(1924-05-15)
Place of birth: Fairmont, West Virginia
Date of death: October 7, 2000(2000-10-07) (aged 76)
Career information
College: Ohio State
NFL Draft: 1947 / Round: 12 / Pick: 105 (By the Chicago Bears)
Debuted in 1947
Last played in 1954
Career history
Cleveland Browns (1947-1951, 1954)
Career highlights and awards
2× Pro Bowl selection (1950, 1951)
Stats at NFL.com

Anthony "Tony" Adamle (May 15, 1924 – October 7, 2000) was a professional American football linebacker and fullback in the All-America Football Conference and the National Football League. He played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns (1947–1951, 1954).

Adamle had been a member of the 1942 Ohio State Buckeyes freshman team, but left school prior to the 1943 season to fight in World War II. He returned for the 1946 season—his only season with the varsity Buckeyes—then joined many of his former teammates on the Browns. With the Buckeyes, his most notable moment was an interception against the Northwestern Wildcats.

With the Browns, Adamle was an All-Pro fullback/linebacker on five champion teams. He retired after the 1951 season to attend medical school, but was called out of retirement in 1954 by Browns head coach Paul Brown.

Adamle finished his college education at Kent State University while with the Browns. After his athletic career ended he continued his education, receiving a medical degree from Case Western Reserve University.

He served as the team doctor for both Theodore Roosevelt High School and Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, where he raised his family, for more than thirty-five years.

Tony's son, Mike Adamle, was a fullback for the Chicago Bears and then became a sports broadcaster.

Tony's father, Joe Adamle (1894–1965), worked at the General Motors Fisher Body factory in Cleveland, Ohio.

On October 7, 2000, Tony died from cancer after battling it for seven years.

External links

• Cleveland Browns Honor Roll