William Pellington was a linebacker

Linebacker

A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...

 who played 12 seasons in the NFL for the Baltimore Colts

History of the Indianapolis Colts

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. Known for his aggressive style and neck-tie tackles, Pellington was a mainstay with the Colts teams that captured league championships in the 1958 and 1959 seasons.

Pellington lived in Ramsey, New Jersey

Ramsey, New Jersey

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. He died in 1994 as a result of complications from Alzheimer's disease. His son is film and music video director Mark Pellington

Mark Pellington

-Life and career:Pellington was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He directed The Mothman Prophecies, a 2002 film starring Richard Gere dealing with mysterious deaths foretold by a strange red-eyed flying creature, Mothman, as well as Arlington Road in 1999 starring Tim Robbins and Jeff Bridges....

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Pellington also owned the Iron Horse restaurant in Timonium, Maryland. Opened in 1963, they served large size portions of almost everything on the menu since he served many of the Colts players.