{"product_id":"1961-fleer-17-galen-fiss-psa-8-nm-mt-cleveland-browns-linebacker-kansas-card","title":"1961 Fleer #17 Galen Fiss PSA 8 NM-MT Cleveland Browns Linebacker Kansas Card","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e1961 Fleer #17 Galen Fiss, Cleveland Browns. Graded PSA 8 NM-MT. Certification number 18505916. The photos show the exact card and holder you will receive, so please review them closely for condition and centering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe card lists Fiss as a linebacker, 6'0\", 227 pounds, hometown Johnson, Kansas, college Kansas, age 30. The back notes that he was all-conference at Kansas, that Cleveland drafted him in 1953, that he served in the Air Force until 1956, and that he had held down the left side of the Browns defense since 1957.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eGalen Fiss was born in 1931 in Johnson, Kansas. At the University of Kansas he was a two-sport athlete, playing fullback in football and basketball alongside roommate Dean Smith, who later coached North Carolina to two NCAA titles. He was a first-team All-Big Seven pick in 1952 and carried the nickname Earthshaker for the way he hit despite playing around 208 pounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Browns took Fiss in the 13th round of the 1953 NFL Draft, 155th overall, and he joined the club in 1956 after his Air Force service. He spent his entire 11-year career in Cleveland, missing only five games, and finished with 13 interceptions for 178 yards and 18 fumble recoveries. He was a Pro Bowl selection in 1962 and 1963 and a second-team All-Pro in 1962. As team captain he led the Browns to the 1964 NFL Championship, a 27-0 win over the Baltimore Colts, where his tackle of Lenny Moore on a swing pass is one of the game's remembered plays. He was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. Fiss died July 17, 2006 at age 74 in Overland Park, Kansas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eShips same business day on orders placed before 6:00 AM EST. Message us to save with combined shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"B\u0026R Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67464106967085,"sku":"EB-318787709556","price":114.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/8160\/0045\/files\/57_aa405538-ca5e-4053-8382-3a1e6b91114d.png?v=1788295487","url":"https:\/\/brcollectibles.co\/products\/1961-fleer-17-galen-fiss-psa-8-nm-mt-cleveland-browns-linebacker-kansas-card","provider":"B\u0026R Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}