John Manning LoVetere (May 31, 1936 – October 27, 2012) was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...

defensive tackle who played seven seasons in the

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...

for the Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants. He played college football at

Compton Junior College Compton College is a public community college in Compton, California. From 2006, when it lost its regional accreditation, to 2017, when it regained that accreditation, it operated as a part of El Camino College. Before and after the partnership ...

. LoVetere lived in

Watertown, Tennessee Watertown is a town located in Wilson County, Tennessee. The population was 1,477 at the 2010 census .The population then raised to 1,556 after the 2020 census. It is located southeast of Lebanon, and northwest of Smithville. History Prior to the ...

until his death.

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* 1936 births 2012 deaths American football defensive linemen Los Angeles Rams players New York Giants players Eastern Conference Pro Bowl players People from Watertown, Tennessee {{defensive-lineman-1930s-stub