Alan Ameche
American football player
1933 – 1988
Who was Alan Ameche?
Lino Dante "Alan" Ameche, nicknamed "The Iron Horse", or simply "The Horse", was an American football player who played six seasons with the Baltimore Colts in the National Football League after winning the Heisman Trophy in college at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was elected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first four seasons in the league. He is famous for scoring the winning touchdown in the 1958 NFL Championship Game against the New York Giants, labeled "The Greatest Game Ever Played."
With colleague Gino Marchetti, Alan Ameche founded the Gino's Hamburgers chain. He also founded the Baltimore-based Ameche's Drive-in restaurants. Ameche died in Houston, Texas.
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- Born
- Mar 1, 1933
Kenosha - Also known as
- Lino Dante "Alan" Ameche
- The Iron Horse
- The Horse
- Lino Dante Ameche
- Spouses
- Yvonne Ameche
(1952/11/27 - 1988/08/08)
- Yvonne Ameche
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Lived in
- Kenosha
- Died
- Aug 8, 1988
Houston
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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