a record wait for an inductee. Creekmur said at the time, "I kept falling through the cracks." Creekmur died in 2009 at University Hospital in Tamarac, Florida. He was diagnosed post-mortem as having developed Chronic traumatic encephalopathy following a 30-year decline of cognition. References External links NFL Films: Remembering Lou Creekmur 1927 births 2009 deaths American football offensive linemen Burials at Arlington National Cemetery Detroit Lions players Miami Dolphins announcers National Football League announcers People from Woodbridge Township, New Jersey Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Sportspeople from Middlesex County, New Jersey Western Conference Pro Bowl players William & Mary Tribe football players Woodbridge High School (New Jersey) alumni American military personnel of World War II