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Dante Bert Joseph Lavelli (born 23 February 1923 in Hudson, Ohio) is a Pro Football Hall of Fame end (wide receiver) who played for the Cleveland Browns in the All-America Football Conference and National Football League from 1946-56.

Nicknamed "Glue Fingers", Lavelli was an original member of the Browns franchise, where he starred alongside American football legends like Otto Graham, Lou Groza and Marion Motley. Lavelli quickly became Graham's top passing target and led the AAFC in receiving as a rookie, also catching the game-winning touchdown pass in the 1946 championship game.

He was part of four Browns championships from 1946-49 in the AAFC and three more NFL championships in 1950, 1955 and 1956. During the team's inaugural year in the NFL in 1950, Lavelli caught 11 passes in the NFL Championship game vs. the Los Angeles Rams.

Overall in his career, Lavelli caught 386 passes for 6,488 yards and 62 touchdowns in 11 seasons.

Lavelli attended The Ohio State University, where the Browns' first coach Paul Brown was then coaching, but played just three games before turning professional due to a stint in the U.S. Infantry.

Lavelli now owns a furniture store and drives a car with the license plate "MR GLUE."

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