Galen Fiss (July 30, 1931 – July 17, 2006) was a National Football League linebacker who played 11 seasons with the Cleveland Browns. Fiss was

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on Cleveland's NFL championship team in 1964. Fiss, who had

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, died of cardiac arrest in 2006. Fiss was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.

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1931 births 2006 deaths People from Stanton County, Kansas American football linebackers Kansas Jayhawks football players Cleveland Browns players Eastern Conference Pro Bowl players {{linebacker-1930s-stub