Alan Ameche

American football player

1933 – 1988

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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
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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