GEORGE CONNOR CUT AUTO-2008 LEAF LIMITED-BEARS HOF'ER

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GEORGE CONNOR CUT AUTO THIS AUCTION IS FOR A 2008 LEAF LIMITED CUT AUTO OF CHICAGO BEAR GREAT GEORGE CONNOR. IT IS OUT OF THE LIMITED CUTS SET AND IS SERIAL NUMBERED #57/100. THE CARD WENT STRAIGHT FROM PACK TO CASE AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. George Leo Connor ( January 21 , 1925 - March 31 , 2003 ) was an American football offensive tackle /linebacker for the Chicago Bears from 1948 -1955 . He was a number one draft pick by the New York Giants in the 1946 NFL Draft . Connor earned All America honors three times, once at Holy Cross in 1943 and then at Notre Dame in 1946 and 1947. During his eight-year career (1948-1955) with the Bears, he was named to the All-NFL team at three different positions -- offensive tackle, defensive tackle , and linebacker. In 1952 and 1953, he was named all-league on both the offensive and defensive teams by different wire services. Although Connor is remembered as one of the finest of the post- World War II tackles, it was as a linebacker that he made his biggest mark in the pro football world. And it was the sheer necessity of a desperate situation for the Chicago Bears that prompted Connor switch to a linebacker position. The Philadelphia Eagles were running roughshod over the NFL in 1949 and one end sweep with two guards and the fullback leading Steve Van Buren around the flank had been read more

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