Garrard Ramsey

Garrard "Buster" Ramsey (March 16, 1920 – September 16, 2007) was an American football player and coach. He attended the College of William and Mary and played guard for the Chicago Cardinals from 1946 to 1951, earning a championship ring as a member of the 1947 NFL World Championship team. After transitioning to coaching, Ramsey served as defensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions, where he helped develop the 4-3 defense and was among the first coaches to use linebacker blitzing. The Lions won three NFL championships under his watch in the 1950s. In 1960, he became the first head coach of the Buffalo Bills in the American Football League.