Quite possibly one of coolest name in football lore, Dante Lavelli died last week at the age of 85. Lavelli played E-DE for the Cleveland Browns from 1946 to 1956.

He was a member of Paul Brown’s legendary Cleveland teams that dominated the AAFC with four consecutive titles between 1946 and 1949. After the Browns became part of the NFL, he was part of three more championship teams in 1950, 1954 and 1955.

Among the top receivers of his day, Lavelli’s career statistics over 11 seasons included 386 receptions for 6,488 yards (average 16.8 yards per catch) and 62 touchdowns. He led the league in receptions (40), yards (843) and yards per reception (21.1) in 1946.

He was inducted into the football Hall of Fame in 1975 and made the 1940s NFL All-Decade team.

All-Pro Teams (from Pro-Football Reference):

1946
- AAFC: 1st team all-AAFC
- Associated Press: 2nd team all-AAFC
- NY Daily News: 2nd team all-AAFC
- UPI: 2nd team all-AAFC
1947
- AAFC: 1st team all-AAFC
1948
- AAFC: 2nd team all-AAFC
- NY Daily News: 2nd team all-AAFC
- UPI: 2nd team all-AAFC
1949
- AAFC: 2nd team all-AAFC
- NY Daily News: 2nd team all-AAFC
- UPI: 2nd team all-AAFC
1951
- NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
- UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1953
- NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1953
- UPI: 1st team all-NFL