Alan Ameche

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Alan Ameche was an American Hall of Fame fullback best known for his game-winning overtime touchdown in the 1958 NFL Championship, often called "The Greatest Game Ever Played."

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Alan Ameche canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football player ⓘ
fullback ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived Heisman Trophy ⓘ
NFL Rookie of the Year ⓘ
businessActivity restaurant owner ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart failure ⓘ
collegeAttended University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ
collegeAwardReceived All-American honors ⓘ
Big Ten rushing records (during his career) ⓘ
collegeTeam Wisconsin Badgers football ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1933-03-01 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1988-08-08 ⓘ
draftedBy Baltimore Colts ⓘ
draftLeague NFL ⓘ
draftPickNumber 3 ⓘ
draftRound 1 ⓘ
draftYear 1955 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Italian American ⓘ
familyName Ameche ⓘ
founded Ameche's Drive-In restaurants ⓘ
givenName Alan ⓘ
hallOfFame College Football Hall of Fame ⓘ
Pro Football Hall of Fame ⓘ
hallOfFameInductionYear 1975 (College Football Hall of Fame) ⓘ
1975 (Pro Football Hall of Fame) ⓘ
height approximately 6 ft 0 in ⓘ
jerseyNumber 35 ⓘ
league National Football League ⓘ
memberOf College Football Hall of Fame ⓘ
Pro Football Hall of Fame ⓘ
memberOfSportsTeam Baltimore Colts ⓘ
nickname The Horse ⓘ
notableFor game-winning overtime touchdown in the 1958 NFL Championship Game ⓘ
participation in the game often called "The Greatest Game Ever Played" ⓘ
occupation professional American football player ⓘ
placeOfBirth Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Houston, Texas, United States ⓘ
playedFor Baltimore Colts ⓘ
linked to: Indianapolis Colts
playedIn 1958 NFL Championship Game ⓘ
positionPlayed fullback ⓘ
residence Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ
scored game-winning overtime touchdown in the 1958 NFL Championship Game ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sport American football ⓘ

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