Galen Fiss
American football player (1931–2006)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Galen Fiss (July 30, 1931 – July 17, 2006) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker who played 11 seasons with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks. He was captain on Cleveland's NFL championship team in 1964. Fiss, who had Alzheimer's disease, died of cardiac arrest in 2006.
PositionLinebacker
BornJuly 30, 1931
Johnson City, Kansas, U.S.
Johnson City, Kansas, U.S.
DiedJuly 17, 2006 (aged 74)
Overland Park, Kansas, U.S.
Overland Park, Kansas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
| No. 35 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | July 30, 1931 Johnson City, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | July 17, 2006 (aged 74) Overland Park, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 227 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| College | Kansas | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1953: 13th round, 155th overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| Awards and highlights | |||||||||
| |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
| |||||||||
Fiss was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.[1]
