always set high standards for George Connor and he exceeded them," said Halas. He became one of the first big, mobile linebackers in the NFL. Connor retired during training camp in 1956, still bothered by a knee injury sustained in 1954. Honors and later life In 1963, Connor was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame with the class of 1975. He is a member of the National Football League 1940s All-Decade Team, selected by the Pro Football Hall of Fame committee in 1969 to honor the best players of the 1940s. For several years Connor was a color commentator on CBS telecasts of NFL games, often working with lead announcer Jack Drees. Connor worked as a manufacturers' representative in Chicago after his retirement from the NFL. He died in Evanston, Illinois on March 31, 2003, aged 78 after a long illness. References External links 1925 births 2003 deaths American football linebackers American football tackles Chicago Bears announcers Chicago Bears players Holy Cross Crusaders football players National Football League announcers New York Giants players Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball players All-American college football players College Football Hall of Fame inductees Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Western Conference Pro Bowl players College of the Holy Cross alumni De La Salle Institute alumni Players of American football from Chicago American men's basketball players United States Navy personnel of World War II