# Gerry Sullivan

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{{Short description|American football player (born 1952)}}
{{for|the Australian politician|Gerry Sullivan (politician)}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Gerry Sullivan
|number=79
|position=[Tackle](/source/Tackle_(gridiron_football_position)), [center](/source/Center_(gridiron_football)), [guard](/source/Guard_(gridiron_football))
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1952|1|15|mf=y}}
|birth_place=[Oak Park, Illinois](/source/Oak_Park%2C_Illinois), U.S.
|height_ft=6
|weight_lb=250
|height_in=4
|high_school=[Oak Park and River Forest](/source/Oak_Park_and_River_Forest_High_School)
|college=[Illinois](/source/Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football)
|draftyear=1974
|draftround=7
|draftpick=171
|pastteams=* [Cleveland Browns](/source/Cleveland_Browns) ({{NFL Year|1974|1981}})
|statlabel1=Games played
|statvalue1=119
|statlabel2=Games started
|statvalue2=26
|pfr=SullGe22
}}

'''Gerald B. Sullivan''' (born January 15, 1952) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was an [offensive lineman](/source/offensive_lineman) for eight seasons with the [Cleveland Browns](/source/Cleveland_Browns) of the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [Illinois Fighting Illini](/source/Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football).

In December 2012, Sullivan, along with former players [Bruce Herron](/source/Bruce_Herron) and [Raymond Austin](/source/Raymond_Austin_(American_football)) filed a lawsuit against the NFL for their handling of [concussions](/source/Concussions_in_American_football).<ref>{{cite news|last=Janssen|first=Kim|url=http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/17018241-418/two-former-chicago-bears-the-latest-to-sue-nfl-over-concussions.html|title=Two former Chicago Bears the latest to sue NFL over concussions|newspaper=[Chicago Sun-Times](/source/Chicago_Sun-Times)|date=2012-12-14|accessdate=2012-12-15}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Browns1974DraftPicks}}

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Category:1952 births
Category:Living people
Category:Players of American football from Oak Park, Illinois
Category:Illinois Fighting Illini football players
Category:Cleveland Browns players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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