Tony Adamle, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American football player
Date of Birth: 15-May-1924
Place of Birth: Fairmont, West Virginia, United States
Date of Death: 07-Oct-2000
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Tony Adamle
- Anthony "Tony" Adamle (May 15, 1924 – October 7, 2000) was a professional American football linebacker and fullback in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the National Football League (NFL).
- He played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns before retiring to pursue a medical degree. Adamle grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and was a star fullback on his Collinwood High School football team.
- He attended Ohio State University in 1942, but his college career was cut short by World War II.
- After a stint in the U.S.
- Air Force, Adamle returned to finish his education at Ohio State in 1946.
- He soon dropped out of school, however, and joined the Browns.
- Cleveland won AAFC championships in each of Adamle's first three years, after which the league folded and the Browns were absorbed by the more established NFL.
- Cleveland continued to succeed in the NFL, winning the 1950 championship and advancing to the 1951 championship but losing to the Los Angeles Rams.
- Adamle left the Browns after the 1951 season to pursue a medical degree, but he came out of retirement briefly in 1954 as the Browns won another NFL championship. Adamle left football for good after the season, earning a medical degree from Western Reserve University in Cleveland in 1956.
- He settled with his family in Kent, Ohio, where he ran a medical practice until his death in 2000.
- He was a team physician for his local high school and for Kent State University for more than 35 years.
- Adamle's son Mike played in the NFL as a fullback in the 1970s before retiring and becoming a sports broadcaster.
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