[3] He played for the #14-ranked 1947 William & Mary team that lost to Arkansas in the 1948 Dixie Bowl, and in the 1949 Delta Bowl, he returned an interception 70 yards to help the #17-ranked 1948 William & Mary team defeat Missouri Valley Conference champion Oklahoma A&M by a 20–0 score.

[6] He was considered an "outstanding blocker" for Detroit teams that featured backfield stars Bobby Layne and Doak Walker.

[6] He played in eight consecutive Pro Bowl games from 1950 to 1957 and was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team All-Pro player six times in seven years from 1951 to 1954 and 1956–1957.

During his rookie season, Creekmur was the victim of a highly publicized extortion attempt in which a "notorious hoodlum" schemed with others to falsely accuse him of sexual assault on a night club dancer.

[13][14] Creek received numerous honors, including the following: Creekmur died in 2009 at University Hospital in Tamarac, Florida.

[22] He was one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with this disease, which is caused by repeated hits to the head.