pɹˈaɪɚ tə ðæt hiː wʌz ɐn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən fˈʊtbɔːl lˈaɪnbækɚɹ ɪnðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən fˈʊtbɔːl lˈiːɡ fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː.
Prior to that he was an American football linebacker in the American Football League from 1960 to 1962.