Art Hunter

Arthur Hunter (April 24, 1933 – December 25, 2009) was an American professional football player who was a tackle for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily for the Los Angeles Rams. He played college football for Notre Dame.

Art Hunter

Hunter on a 1954 Bowman football card
No. 70, 78, 56
Position:	Offensive tackle Center
Personal information
Born:	(1933-04-24)April 24, 1933 Fairport Harbor, Ohio, U.S.
Died:	December 25, 2009(2009-12-25) (aged 76) Tustin, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:	St. Vincent–St. Mary (Akron, Ohio)
College:	Notre Dame
NFL draft:	1954: 1st round, 3rd pick
Career history
Green Bay Packers (1954–1955) Cleveland Browns (1956–1959) Los Angeles Rams (1960–1964) Pittsburgh Steelers (1965)
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowl (1959) 2nd team All-Pro (1960) Consensus All-American (1953)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 119 Games started: 93 Fumble recoveries: 4 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Notre Dame years

At Notre Dame. Hunter played under head coach Frank Leahy who was the former line coach for the Seven Blocks of Granite and played shoulder-to-shoulder with guard Menil Mavraides, center Jim Schrader, and fullback Neil Worden as the main blockers for Heisman Trophy winning running back Johnny Lattner.

His senior year, the 1953 Notre Dame team finished the season 9–1, and had an unprecedented 12 players drafted to 1954 NFL draft.

NFL career

Listed at 6' 4" and 245 lbs, Hunter first played for the Green Bay Packers as their number one draft choice (Number 3 overall). After not playing the 1955 season, Arthur, then went on to play under head coach Paul Brown, with Jim Brown and the rest of the Cleveland Browns for four seasons as Center. He then played Center for five years with the slumping Rams, and finally one year with the Steelers.^[1] Over Hunter's twelve seasons with the NFL he recovered four fumbles. In 1960, he was an AP second-team All-NFL selection.