Tillie Voss
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Walter Clarence "Tillie" Voss (March 28, 1897 – December 14, 1975) was an
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and tackle who played nine seasons in the
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(NFL). During his time with the
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, Voss, along with Frank Hanny of the
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became the first players in league history to be ejected from a game after exchanging punches. Voss died in 1975.


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