 Creekmur at Pro Football Hall of Fame induction | |||||||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | January 22, 1927 Hopelawn, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | July 5, 2009 (aged 82) Tamarac, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 246 lb (112 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Woodbridge (Woodbridge, New Jersey) | ||||||
| College: | William & Mary (1944; 1947–1949) | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1948 / Round: 26 / Pick: 243 | ||||||
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Louis Creekmur (January 22, 1927 – July 5, 2009) was an American football offensive tackle who played for 10 years from 1950 to 1959 with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1996.
Creekmur played his first two seasons in the NFL as a guard. He appeared in every pre-season, regular-season, and post-season game played by the Lions from 1950 to 1958—a streak of 165 consecutive games. He played in eight consecutive Pro Bowl games from 1950 to 1957 and was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team All-Pro player seven consecutive years from 1951 to 1957. During Creekmur's tenure with the team, the Lions advanced to the NFL championship game four times and won the championship in 1952, 1953, and 1957.
Creekmur played college football for the William & Mary Indians in 1944, then from 1947 to 1949.