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Lionel Aldridge
Position(s); Defensive end	Jersey #(s); 83
Born	February 14, 1941; Evergreen, Louisiana
Died	February 12, 1998 (aged 56); Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Career information
Year(s)	1962–1973
NFL Draft	1962 / Round: 4 / Pick: 54
AFL Draft	1963 / Round: 6 / Pick: 47; (By the Houston Oilers)
College	Utah State
Professional teams
	Green Bay Packers (1963-1970); San Diego Chargers (1972-1973);
Career stats
Games played	147
Games started	12
Fumble recoveries- for TDs	1 - 1
	Stats at NFL.com
Career highlights and awards
	Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame, 1988;

Lionel Aldridge (February 14, 1941 – February 12, 1998) played American football professionally as a defensive end in the National Football League on the historic Green Bay Packers teams of the sixties.

He was drafted in 1963 by the New York Giants after a standout college career at Utah State. Active from 1963 to 1971, Aldridge played for the Packers during the Vince Lombardi dynasty in Green Bay, playing a role in Packer victories in Super Bowls I and II. Traded to the San Diego Chargers, Aldridge played two seasons in San Diego before retiring from professional football in 1972.

After retiring, Aldridge worked as sports analyst in Milwaukee until manifesting paranoid schizophrenia during the early seventies. Homeless for a time, he eventually reached a form of equilibrium, working as an advocate for the homeless and mentally ill until his death in 1998.

[edit] External links

Gerald Eskenazi (February 14, 1998). "Lionel Aldridge, 56, Stalwart On Defense for Packer Teams". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/14/sports/lionel-aldridge-56-stalwart-on-defense-for-packer-teams.html. Retrieved 2009-06-02.

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