Ed Lothamer

{{Short description|American football player (1942–2022)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| image =

| caption =

| position = Defensive tackle

| number = 82

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1942|5|20|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|06|19|1942|05|20}}

| afldraftyear = 1964

| afldraftround = 4

| afldraftpick = 26

| draftyear = 1964

| draftround = 5

| draftpick = 64
(By the Baltimore Colts)

| undraftedyear =

| college = Michigan State

| teams =

• Kansas City Chiefs (1964–1969, 1971–1972)

| highlights =

• Super Bowl champion (IV)
• 2× AFL champion (1966, 1969)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 88

| pfr =

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Edward Dewey Lothamer (May 20, 1942 - June 19, 2022) was an American football defensive tackle who played eight seasons in the American Football League (AFL) and in the National Football League (NFL) for the Kansas City Chiefs.

Lothamer died on June 19, 2022. He was posthumously diagnosed with stage 4 chronic traumatic encephalopathy.[https://concussionfoundation.org/personal-stories/legacy-stories/edward-lothamer Edward Lothamer]