Willie Lanier
American former American football playerWikipedia
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Sep 20, 2026
George RattermanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So that's just an indication of how strong the Kansas City defense is.
George RattermanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
They have a good line, three great linebackers in Bell, Lanier, and Lynch.
George RattermanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
They're as good as any team or any linebackers on any team in professional football.
George RattermanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Bobby Bell is really a treat to watch because he's not only good against the running plays, but he has tremendous speed, very good at covering the backs who come out of the opposing teams backfield trying to catch passes.
George RattermanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Johnny Robinson, the veteran safety man, is a steadying influence in their secondary.
10 MINS LATER
Jim SimpsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Tackle was made there by number 26, Nehemiah Wilson of Oakland.
Jim SimpsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Ike Lassiter, Calvin Oaks, Tom Keating, Ben Davidson, the front four for Oakland.
Jim SimpsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Velaski, Dan Connors, Gus Otto, the linebackers, Nehemiah Wilson, George Atkinson, Dave Grayson, and Willie Brown, the deep men.
Jim GordonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Meet Lannans that Namath hasn't missed yet.
Joe HasselSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
He hit Willie Lanier and knocked him completely down.
Joe HasselSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Jim, the break to tackle.
Joe HasselSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Lanier is a heavy man.
Jim GordonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And Namath hasn't missed yet.
Joe HasselSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
He hit Willie Lanier and knocked him completely down.
Joe HasselSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Jim, the break to tackle.
Joe HasselSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Lanier is a heavy man.
George RattermanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So that's just an indication of how strong the Kansas City defense is.
George RattermanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
They have a good line, three great linebackers in Bell, Lanier, and Lynch.
George RattermanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
They're as good as any team or any linebackers on any team in professional football.
George RattermanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Bobby Bell is really a treat to watch because he's not only good against the running plays, but he has tremendous speed, very good at covering the backs who come out of the opposing teams backfield trying to catch passes.
16 MINS LATER
George RattermanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
You get the feeling that they are extremely confident going into this game, perhaps caused by the fact that they have beaten the Chiefs seven out of the last eight times they have played.
Jim SimpsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
LaMonica hands to Charlie Smith, trying to go wide, and Smith picks up a couple of yards across the 40, running to his right, run out of bounds across the way.
Jim SimpsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And the tackle made by that very mobile middle linebacker, Willie Lanier, 6'1", 245, a third-year veteran from Morgan State.
Jim SimpsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
as the middle linebackers also intercepted four passes on the year.
Myron CopeHOST
There's going to be a presentation down on the field now.
Myron CopeHOST
Willie Lanier, the middle linebacker of the Kansas City Chiefs, who was named the NFL's Man of the Year for not only his good football play, but his superior citizenship.
Myron CopeHOST
He's a big man in his community.
Myron CopeHOST
They're naming him the Man of the Year and presenting him with a handsome bronze trophy.
Myron CopeHOST
Mercury gained 28 yards in eight carries, so you can see that the Steeler defense has been hitting hard, not allowing the Dolphins to give the play that second effort, stopping that Dolphin power.
Myron CopeHOST
And the result is their big guns just have not been able to explode.
Myron CopeHOST
The Willie Lanier ceremony still taking place down there on the field.
Myron CopeHOST
And let's see if we have Terry Bradshaw warming up.
Andrew JacobsHOST
You know, Jan Stenrud's been on this show.
Andrew JacobsHOST
William Lanier's been on this show.
Andrew JacobsHOST
You know, he would be on them, but he also took the time to get to know them, which I think had something to do with the success he had.
Andrew JacobsHOST
I think a good coach... today recognizes that the mental side, the psychological side, the emotional side is the foundation of everything that goes on.
JoJoHOST
Mm-hmm.
Patrick AllenHOST
Number 63, Willie Lanier, who's a linebacker, whose nickname was Contact, by the way.
Patrick AllenHOST
Imagine getting hit by that guy.
JoJoHOST
[laughs]
Patrick AllenHOST
You can write that one down.
JoJoHOST
Right.
Patrick AllenHOST
Right.But one of the reasons so many of those guys were on the Super Bowl team, and, uh, especially the defenders, Bobby Bell, Willie Lanier, Buck Buchanan, it's becau- it's not just because that they were all-time greats for the team, but it, but it's because of what they accomplished.
Patrick AllenHOST
And the Chiefs weren't very good in the '80s.
Kyle CollierPANELIST
58, 63, 78, 86.
Kyle CollierPANELIST
So that's Derek Thomas, Willie Lanier, Bobby Bell, Buck Buchanan.
Kyle CollierPANELIST
So 10.
Kyle CollierPANELIST
10 numbers.
Ben MallerHOST
Good job.
Ben MallerHOST
Willie Lanier was the other name, right? Oh, wow.
LorenaPANELIST
Okay.
LorenaPANELIST
All right.
JohnHOST
I think 63... is maybe the most loaded Big Ugly Autumn number.
JohnHOST
We've got Dermonte Dawson, Willie Lanier, Mike Munchik, Leroy Selman, Dick Stanfill, Gene Upshaw, and Y.A. Tittle.
JohnHOST
There's a lot to unpack here.
JohnHOST
A lot of those guys are all just legendary, all-pro guards.
JohnHOST
Willie Lanier, Chiefs linebacker, defensive player of the year at one point, I believe.
JohnHOST
I wanted to talk about Y.A. Tittle, though.
Brett McGrathHOST
Can I share something real quick? Because you mentioned a name I have not thought about in forever, and that's Jermani Dawson.
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