 Hunter on a 1954 Bowman football card | |||||
| No. 70, 78, 56 | |||||
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| Position: | Tackle | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | (1933-04-24)April 24, 1933 Fairport Harbor, Ohio, U.S. | ||||
| Died: | December 25, 2009(2009-12-25) (aged 76) Tustin, California, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | St. Vincent–St. Mary (Akron, Ohio) | ||||
| College: | Notre Dame | ||||
| NFL draft: | 1954: 1st round, 3rd pick | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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Arthur Hunter (April 24, 1933 – December 25, 2009) was anAmerican footballtackle who played twelve seasons in theNational Football League (NFL), mainly for theLos Angeles Rams.
At Notre Dame he played under head coachFrank Leahy who was the former line coach for theSeven Blocks of Granite and played shoulder-to-shoulder with guardMenil Mavraides, centerJim Schrader, and fullbackNeil Worden as the main blockers forHeisman Trophy winning running backJohnny Lattner.
His senior year, the 1953 Notre Dame team finished the season 9–1, and had an unprecedented 12 players drafted to 1954 NFL draft.
In a September 13, 1954Sports Illustrated article, writerHerman Hickman describes the 1953 Notre Dame team by writing:
Frankly, it's hard to see how any squad could lose such men as Halfback Johnny Lattner, Fullback Neil Worden, Tackle Art Hunter, Center Jim Schrader and Guard Menil Mavraides and still be a top-ranked team. Each was on some All-American or other. Lattner, Worden and Hunter were first-round Pro draft choices. Schrader was a second-round choice. Mavraides a third. But Notre Dame is not an ordinary football team, it's Notre Dame. . . . Notre Dame doesn't lose too often.
Listed at 6' 4" and 245 lbs, Hunter first played for theGreen Bay Packers as their number one draft choice (Number 3 overall). After not playing the 1955 season, Arthur, then went on to play under head coachPaul Brown, withJim Brown and the rest of theCleveland Browns for four seasons as Center. He then played Center for five years with the slumpingRams, and finally one year with theSteelers.[1] Over Hunter's twelve seasons with the NFL he recovered four fumbles. In 1960, he was an AP second-team All-NFL selection.
