Passing Of A Legend..

[BrownsFan]

I saw this early this morning and have to admit I was a bit saddened. Bill Willis was a great player for Cleveland but more importantly, he was a pioneer for the NFL and African-American players. May you R.I.P. Bill, we'll always remember what you did.

"For without Willis, there might not be Crennel and those assistants now with the Browns, and there might not have been any of those players with the team.

Willis helped pave the way for the arrival of all those African-Americans with the Browns -- and in the NFL in general. A Hall of Fame middle guard with the Browns from their inaugural season of 1946 through '53, Willis is recognized as the first African-American player of the modern pro football era."

http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=7833

[ragnorok99]

R.I.P.

[Drkraven]

NFLN did a nice tribute to him tonite

[Raven07]

yes....yes they dud indeed...R.I.P.

is it me or has the 2007 NFL season suddenly turned Grim Reaper?????? funny i though 7 was a lucky number....