:Lee Calland

{{Short description|American football player (born 1941)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox gridiron football person

|image=

|number=23, 22, 44

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1941|09|14}}

|birth_place= Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.

|death_date=

|Position=Cornerback

|College=Louisville

|DraftedYear=1963

|DraftedRound= undrafted free agent

|DatabaseFootball=CALLALEE01

|PFR=CallLe20

|playing_years1=1963–1965

|playing_team1=Minnesota Vikings

|playing_years2=1966–1968

|playing_team2=Atlanta Falcons

|playing_years3=1969

|playing_team3=Chicago Bears

|playing_years4=1969–1972

|playing_team4=Pittsburgh Steelers

}}

Arthur Lee Calland (born September 14, 1941) is a former American football defensive back. He played ten seasons in the National Football League for the Minnesota Vikings (1963–1965), the Atlanta Falcons (1966–1968), the Chicago Bears (1969), and the Pittsburgh Steelers (1969–1972). He played college football at the University of Louisville.{{Cite web |title=Lee Calland |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CallLe20.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127020731/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CallLe20.htm |archive-date=2022-11-27 |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

After leaving the NFL, Calland coached defense at Fort Valley State University, Morehouse College, Southern University, Morris Brown College, and Tennessee State University. He was inducted into the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2022. {{As of|2022}}, Calland resides in Atlanta, Georgia.{{Cite web |last=Berger |first=Cale |date=2022-02-24 |title=Steelers Elbie Nickel, Lee Calland to be Inducted into Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame |url=https://steelersnow.com/steelers-elbie-nickel-lee-calland-to-be-inducted-into-kentucky-pro-football-hall-of-fame/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629160924/https://steelersnow.com/steelers-elbie-nickel-lee-calland-to-be-inducted-into-kentucky-pro-football-hall-of-fame/ |archive-date=2022-06-29 |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=Steelers Now |language=en-US}}

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