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Published: 22:22 BST, 3 June 2025 | Updated: 22:22 BST, 3 June 2025
Former NFL lineman Steve Wright has died at the age of 82, it was announced on Tuesday.
He was a 6ft 6ins, 250-pound tackle who went on to win three championships and play in Super Bowls I and II.
Wright has been already been immortalized in statue as his body was the model for the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year trophy.
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