Kenneth Charles Iman (February 8, 1939 – November 13, 2010)
was an
American football
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center
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who played 15 seasons in the
National Football League
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(NFL) with the
Green Bay Packers and the
Los Angeles Rams, from 1961 to 1975.
Playing center
Iman played in three consecutive NFL championship games with the Packers from 1960 to 1962, winning two, as well as one with the Rams (1974), a loss. He started 140 straight games with the Rams from 1965 to '74 and was voted team MVP in 1972.
After losing divisional round games in 1969 and 1973, the Rams won one in the
1974–75 NFL playoffs
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, beating the
Washington Redskins
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while amassing 131 yards on the ground, with Iman,
Tom Mack
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A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Mack played college football at the end and tackle positions for the Uni ...
, and
Joe Scibelli
Joseph Albert Scibelli (April 19, 1939 – December 11, 1991) was an American football tackle and guard who played fifteen seasons in the National Football League with the Los Angeles Rams.
He joined the Rams at the age of 21 in 1961 and did n ...
strong up the middle, but lost the NFC championship game to the
Minnesota Vikings
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. Iman was replaced in 1975 by
Rich Saul.
Coaching
Iman was an offensive line coach for the
Philadelphia Eagles
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from 1976 to 1986 under coaches
Dick Vermeil,
Marion Campbell
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, and
Buddy Ryan
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. During his time with the Eagles, he was instrumental in the development of Pro Bowl tackles
Jerry Sisemore
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and
Stan Walters
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. He was an assistant coach on the Eagles 1980 NFC championship squad. After his coaching career, Iman served as a
Philadelphia Eagles
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sales account executive for 10 years.
References
1939 births
2010 deaths
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Los Angeles Rams players
Philadelphia Eagles coaches
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football players
Players of American football from St. Louis
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