Stanisław Modzelewski, Polish serial killer active in Łódź, Poland during the 1960s
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Ed Modzelewski, former football player who played professionally for the Cleveland Browns, younger brother of Dick Modzelewski
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Dick Modzelewski, former football player and coach and later served as interim head coach of the Cleveland Browns
Originally expected to be a supplement to starting defensive tackles Jim Kanicki and Frank Parker, Modzelewski was rushed into the lineup following an injury to Parker in the season opener on September 13.