Opinion Column: Legend of former Bulldog, Redskin Len Hauss will live on

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By Dink NeSmith on Thursday, December 23, 2021
  • Len Hauss, center, enjoyed a reunion with his former quarterbacks Billy Kilmer, left, and Sonny Jurgensen at the last Redskins' game at Washington's RFK Stadium in 1996. Both quarterbacks attended Monday's memorial service for Hauss. Kilmer delivered a eulogy regaling their years in the NFL and fishing with Hauss on the Altamaha River. (Submitted Photo)
    Len Hauss, center, enjoyed a reunion with his former quarterbacks Billy Kilmer, left, and Sonny Jurgensen at the last Redskins' game at Washington's RFK Stadium in 1996. Both quarterbacks attended Monday's memorial service for Hauss. Kilmer delivered a eulogy regaling their years in the NFL and fishing with Hauss on the Altamaha River. (Submitted Photo)
  • Washington's Len Hauss (No. 56) opens a hole in the line by knocking down Miami's Manny Fernandez (No. 75) during Super Bowl VII in Los Angeles on Jan. 14, 1873. Hauss, who played at UGA, was a five-time Pro Bowl center for the Redskins. (Submitted Photo)
    Washington's Len Hauss (No. 56) opens a hole in the line by knocking down Miami's Manny Fernandez (No. 75) during Super Bowl VII in Los Angeles on Jan. 14, 1873. Hauss, who played at UGA, was a five-time Pro Bowl center for the Redskins. (Submitted Photo)

    (Note: This eulogy was delivered on Dec. 20 in Jesup First Baptist Church.)

     

    Len Hauss.

     

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