Dante Lavelli, player with the Cleveland Browns, is pictured at an unknown location on April 6, 1953. (AP Photo)

Cleveland Browns' Dante "Gluefingers" Lavelli, a sure-handed receiver who helped the Cleveland Browns in the 1940s and 50s, poses in an undated photo. (Associated Press)

Cleveland Browns player Dante Lavelli catches a bullet pass at training camp in Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, August 12, 1947. (Associated Press)

Cleveland Browns player Dante Lavelli (56) gains 20 yards after taking a pass from quarterback Otto Graham (not shown) in the first quarter on Aug. 18, 1951 game with College All-Stars at Soldier Field, Chicago, Ill. All-Stars players pictured are Paul Douglass (20), Jake Rowden (52), Maryland, and Chuck Ortmann (49), Michigan. Browns won, 33 to 0. (Associated Press)

Cleveland Browns Dante Lavelli (56) tries to catch a pass between two Philadelphia Eagles defenders on Dec. 16, 1951 in Philadelphia. (Associated Press)

Dante lavelli, Cleveland Browns player, is photographed in Cleveland, Ohio, on Dec. 10, 1953. (AP Photo/Julian C. Wilson)

Cleveland Browns' Frank Gatski, second from left, stands with Dante Lavelli, left; coach Paul Brown, center; Otto Graham; and Lou Groza, right, at League Park in Cleveland in December 1955. (Associated Press)

Cleveland Browns end Dante Lavelli (86), fullback Marion Motley (36), tackle Lou Groza (76), quarterback Otto Graham (14), Frank Gatski (52) and head coach Paul Brown pose for a photo on Aug.1, 1953 in Cleveland. (Pro Football Hall of Fame)

Professional Football Hall of Fame enshrinee Dante Lavelli, right, and presenter Paul Brown, hold a bust of Lavelli following ceremonies in Canton, Ohio, where Lavelli was inducted into the Hall of Fame on August 2, 1975. Brown, now head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals, was Lavelli's former coach. (Associated Press)

Cleveland Browns Hall of Famer Dante Lavelli stands next to his plaque outside Cleveland Browns Stadium, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2002, in Cleveland. The plaques of the 14 Browns Hall of Fame members were unveiled before the preseason game against the Detroit Lions. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)

Hall-of-Famer Dante Lavelli waves after being introduced during the enshrinement ceremony at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Saturday, August 5, 2006, in Canton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)