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'''John Meyer''' is a former professional [[American football]] player and coach.

==Biography==
Meyer was born John Edwin Meyer on February 20, 1942 in [[Chicago, Illinois]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MeyeJo20.htm|title=John Meyer|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=2011-07-27}}</ref> He graduated from [[Brother Rice High School (Chicago, Illinois)|Brother Rice High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.greenbaypressgazette.com/blogs/gpg/insider/2011/06/16/former-packers-assistant-meyer-added-to-2-halls-of-fame/|title=Former Packers assistant Meyer added to 2 halls of fame|publisher=Green Bay Press Gazette|accessdate=2011-07-27}}</ref>

==Playing career==
Meyer played at the collegiate level at the [[University of Notre Dame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/johnmeyer/2521094/profile|title=John Meyer|publisher=National Football League|accessdate=2011-07-27}}</ref> He played with the [[Houston Oilers]] of the [[American Football League]] as a [[linebacker]] during the [[1966 AFL season]] after being traded to the team by the [[Buffalo Bills]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brotherrice.org/alumni/circle-of-champions/john-meyer/|title=John Meyer|publisher=Brother Rice High School|accessdate=2011-07-27}}</ref> The Bills had drafted him in the fifteenth round of the [[1965 AFL Draft]]. Meyer had also been drafted by the [[Arizona Cardinals|St. Louis Cardinals]] in the eighth round of the [[1965 NFL Draft]].

==Coaching career==
Meyer served as an assistant coach with the Oilers, [[New England Patriots]] and [[Detroit Lions]] before joining the [[Green Bay Packers]]. With the Packers, he served as linebackers coach from 1975 to 1979 and defensive coordinator from 1980 to 1983. Following his time in the NFL, Meyer later became a part-time assistant coach at [[St. Norbert College]].

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[[Category:St. Norbert Green Knights football coaches]]
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