Chet Adams

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Chester Frank Adams (October 24, 1915 – October 27, 1990) was an American professional football player who was a tackle and placekicker for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and All-America Football Conference (AAFC), primarily with the Cleveland Rams and Cleveland Browns. He was selected to the NFL's All-Star game twice. In 1978, he was inducted into the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame. Adams grew up in Cleveland and played college football for the Ohio Bobcats. After graduating, he played four seasons for the Cleveland Rams before World War II forced the team to suspend operations in 1943. Adams was loaned to the Green Bay Packers, where he played for a year before joining the U.S. Army. When Adams returned from his military duty, the Rams had moved to Los Angeles, and he signed up to play for the Cleveland Browns, a team under formation in the AAFC. The Rams sued to prevent him from playing for the Browns, but Adams won. He stayed with Cleveland between 1946 and 1948, a span during which the team won three AAFC championships. He was then traded to the Buffalo Bills, where he stayed for a year. He played for the NFL's New York Yanks for a final year before re

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