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Warren Lahr (September 5, 1923 – January 19, 1969) was a professional American football defensive back who played for the Cleveland Browns for 11 seasons, mainly in the 1950s. He has the second-most career interceptions in Browns team history, with 44. Lahr grew up in Pennsylvania and played on his local high school's football team. After graduating, he attended Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and played football there as a reserve in 1942. He then served for three years in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He returned to Western Reserve in 1946 and became a star for the team as a left halfback for two seasons. Lahr was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) in the 1947 draft. He signed, however, with the Browns of the rival All-America Football Conference (AAFC). Lahr sat out the 1948 season with an injured knee, but quickly became a regular on defense the following season. He stayed with the Browns through 1959, a period during which the team won one AAFC championship and three NFL championships after merging into that league in 1950. Lahr has the second-most career interceptions in Browns history, trailing only Thom Darden. After leaving the Browns, Lahr settled in Aurora, Ohio and served as a color commentator for Browns games between 1963 and 1967. He died of a heart attack in 1969 at the age of 45. ==Early life and college== Lahr Grew up in West Wyoming, Pennsylvania, a small town in the eastern part of the state. He attended West Wyoming High School, where he was a standout on the football team.〔 West Wyoming, however, did not have a strong team, and Lahr's only college scholarship offer came from Western Reserve University, a small school in Cleveland, Ohio.〔〔 Lahr graduated in 1941 and enrolled at Western Reserve.〔 Lahr began as a reserve player under Western Reserve head coach Tom Davies in 1942, when he was a sophomore.〔 He played halfback for the Western Reserve Red Cats. His college career was interrupted, however, by three years of service in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Lahr returned to Western Reserve in 1946 and had a successful junior season as a left halfback. The Red Cats went undefeated against four rival Cleveland schools, and Lahr was named to an 11-member city all-star team after the season. He also won the school's Jack Dempsey Adam Hat trophy for his performance. Lahr figured prominently in Western Reserve's offense as a senior in 1947. He was switched from halfback to quarterback midway through the season. The team, however, was less successful than the previous year. After the season, officials at the Mid-American Conference, of which Western Reserve was a member, ruled that Lahr and other players who had served in the war could have an extra year of eligibility to play football. Lahr had exhausted his eligibility by playing in 1942, 1946 and 1947, but was not expected to have enough course credits to graduate until 1949.〔 Lahr, however, decided to forgo his extra year at Western Reserve and signed with the Cleveland Browns, a professional team in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) coached by Paul Brown. Lahr was also selected by the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers late in the NFL draft. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Warren Lahr」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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