Galen Fiss

Galen Fiss
No. 35
PositionLinebacker
Personal information
Born(1931-07-30)July 30, 1931
Johnson City, Kansas, U.S.
DiedJuly 17, 2006(2006-07-17) (aged 74)
Overland Park, Kansas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight227 lb (103 kg)
Career information
CollegeKansas
NFL draft1953: 13th round, 155th overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions13
Interception yards178
Fumble recoveries18
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Galen Fiss (July 30, 1931 – July 17, 2006) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker who played 11 seasons with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks. He was captain on Cleveland's NFL championship team in 1964. Fiss, who had Alzheimer's disease, died of cardiac arrest in 2006.

Fiss was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.[1]

References

  1. ^ "See the newest members of the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame". Wichita Eagle. June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2017.