- Linebacker with the New York Giants (1956-1963) and Washington Redskins (1964-1967 & 1969).
- Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982.
- Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1980.
- Guard/tackle on West Virginia University's football team, 1952-1955.
- Inducted into the Southern Conference Hall of Fame in 2009.
- Inducted into the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame in 1991 (inaugural class).
- Inducted into the Washington DC Sports Hall of Fame.
- Selected in the third round (30th overall) of the 1956 NFL Draft by the New York Giants.
- Inducted into the New York Giants Ring of Honor in 2010 (inaugural class).
- First NFL player to appear on the cover of Time magazine (30 November 1959).
- Inducted into the Washington Redskins Ring of Fame.
- Inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame, from West Virginia, in 1999.
- In 2019, ranked #89 in the list of the 100 greatest game changers in NFL history, as part of the league's celebration of its 100th season.
- He grew up in a coal-mining camp near Edna Gas, West Virginia. His father and two of his brothers worked in the coal mines.
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