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Class of 1989
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Lou Creekmur
The College of William & Mary graduated many outstanding football players, and Lou Creekmur, an eight-time Pro Bowl selection and Pro Football Hall of Famer who never missed a game over a ten-year career, was no exception. Selected in 1949 as an All Southern tackle for the Indians, he is classified as one of the best ever to play for the great gold. Creekmur was named to the Look All American Team and was chosen to play in the Blue-Gray Game at Montgomery. In 1950, he played in the Inaugural Senior Bowl Game at Jacksonville, Florida before being drafted in the second round by the Detroit Lions. That same year, Creekmur played in the College All-Star Game and claimed victory over the NFL Philadelphia Eagles; he had originally been drafted in 1948 as a college junior by the Eagles in the 26th round.
Creekmur was selected All-Pro each year from 1951 to 1957. He made four Super Bowl appearances during that period, winning three times in 1952, 1953, and 1957 and losing in 1954. In 1958, Creekmur found himself on the other side of the College All-Star Game as the Champion Detroit Lions lost to the collegiate star players. He received an invitation to play in what would have been his ninth Pro Bowl appearance in 1959, but declined in order to pursue a business opportunity. Creekmur announced his retirement from the game, but returned later that year to play the last eight games of the regular season for the Lions. By playing that year, he qualified for the Bert Bell pension fund.
After working as District Manager for Saginaw Transfer Company for three years, Creekmur was hired as Director of Labor Relations for Ryder Truck Lines of Jacksonville, Florida. He also served on the first National Master Freight Agreement Committee. Creekmur worked with Ryder from 1969 to 1992, when he retired as the Director of Customer and Community Relations.
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