death_date birth_date pfr databasefootball death_place image_size image college caption playing_years birth_place nfl draftedpick playing_team position probowls article_title draftedround draftedyear
28 september 2002 5 september 1923 cannjo00 cannajoh01 charleston , sc 175px john cannady - 1948 bowman.jpg indiana cannady on a 1948 bowman football card 1947-1954 charleston , sc can369144 22 new york giants linebacker 2 john cannady
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john cannady

john hanley cannady -lrb- september 5 , 1923 -- september 28 , 2002 -rrb- was an american football linebacker in the national football league for the new york giants .
he played college football at indiana university and was drafted in the third round of the 1947 nfl draft.the first professional football player from charleston sc , known as `` big john '' he was the new york giants second round draft pick in 1947 and played from 1947 to 1954 .
a teammate of frank gifford from 1952 to 1954 , big john was a member of the new york giants ' 1950 team that finished with a 10-2 record and tied for first place in the american conference .
he played in the league 's pro bowl game in 1950 and 1952 .
he played the first nfl pro bowl and was twice named all-pro in 1951 and 1955 .
he was voted the most outstanding player in the nfl in 1951 .
big john was a member of the national football league players association , and indiana university members association .
he was named to the south carolina athletic hall of fame in 1991 , and to the post and courier 's list of south carolina 's 100 greatest athletes of the 20th century .
