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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 19, 1947 Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Roosevelt (IA) |
| College: | Iowa |
| NFL draft: | 1970 / round: 16 / pick: 397 |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Lawrence Orlo Ely Jr. (born December 19, 1947) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Cincinnati Bengals and Chicago Bears. He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes.[1] He also played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the BC Lions and in the World Football League (WFL) for the Florida Blazers.[2]