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1979 Pro Football Deaths

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Pos Age Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Lng Int Sk Yds Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng Tkl Int Sk BirthDate
Cliff Anderson E 49 2 1952 1953 0 0 1 8 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 457 2 32 11/25/1929
Troy Archer DT-DE 24 3 1976 1978 0 0 2 15 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/16/1955
Chalmers Ault T 78 2 1924 1925 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7/10/1900
Cliff Baldwin TB-WB-BB 78 2 1920 1921 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/22/1900
Bert Baston E 84 1 1920 1920 0 0 3 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/3/1894
Alf Bauman DT-T 59 4 1947 1950 0 0 1 8 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/3/1920
Al Bentzin G 76 1 1924 1924 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/7/1902
Dan Bernoske G 73 1 1926 1926 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7/20/1905
Wayne Brenkert B 81 2 1923 1924 0 0 2 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 3/5/1898
Bill Buckler G-T-E 78 6 1926 1933 0 0 6 0 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/29/1901
Ralph Buckley BB-HB 72 1 1930 1930 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3/18/1907
Hal Burt G 78 1 1924 1924 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/11/1900
Frank Butler C-LB-T 70 4 1934 1938 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/3/1909
Augie Cabrinha WB 76 1 1927 1927 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/13/1902
J.V. Cain TE-WR 28 4 1974 1977 0 0 2 21 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 1014 9 40 7/22/1951
Tony Calvelli C-G 63 3 1939 1947 0 0 1 0 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7/16/1915
Jack Chapple LB 36 1 1965 1965 0 0 0 4 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7/23/1943
Beattie Feathers HB-WB 70 7 1934 1940 1 0 4 0 54 12 43 116 4 10 6 378 1980 16 82 15 243 1 12 8/4/1908
Tom Ferguson T 86 1 1921 1921 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/24/1893
Clarke Fischer HB 79 1 1926 1926 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/30/1900
Ted Fritsch FB 58 9 1942 1950 1 0 12 1 99 0 1 0 0 0 0 620 2200 31 55 25 227 1 35 10 10/31/1920
Babe Frump G 78 1 1930 1930 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7/15/1901
Johnny Gildea B 69 4 1935 1938 0 1 3 0 44 51 181 964 5 0 34 134 99 1 2 13 181 0 3 3/9/1910
Myrl Goodwin B-E 78 1 1928 1928 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/21/1901
Sam Gray E 60 2 1946 1947 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 20 1/1/1919
Herb Gruber E 77 3 1921 1923 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/22/1901
Hinkey Haines B 80 6 1925 1931 0 0 3 0 53 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 6 0 12/23/1898
Chuck Hajek C-LB 68 1 1934 1934 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/11/1910
Ed Herman E 77 1 1925 1925 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/22/1902
Kirk Hershey E 60 1 1941 1941 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 11 7/7/1918
Andy Hillhouse HB 82 1 1921 1921 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/15/1896
Keever Jankovich LB-DE 51 2 1952 1953 0 0 1 5 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/6/1928
Pres Johnston HB-FB-LB 57 1 1946 1946 0 0 0 0 11 1 1 9 0 9 0 45 218 2 0 6 54 1 0 1 10/12/1921
Bill Karr E 68 6 1933 1938 1 0 5 0 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 27 1 10 48 1032 18 49 3/29/1911
Tom Kerrigan G 73 2 1929 1930 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7/7/1906
Quentin Klenk T 59 1 1946 1946 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/13/1919
Charlie Knight C-T 79 2 1920 1921 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/1/1899
Joe Laws HB 68 12 1934 1945 0 1 5 0 120 10 33 163 3 62 6 470 1932 9 41 79 1041 9 61 18 6/16/1911
Les Lear T 60 4 1944 1947 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8/22/1918
Tuffy Leemans FB-TB-DB-QB 66 8 1936 1943 1 2 8 0 80 167 383 2318 25 50 32 919 3132 17 75 28 422 3 50 4 11/12/1912
Reid Lennan G-C-T 58 2 1945 1947 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8/17/1920
Jim Leonard T 80 1 1923 1923 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/2/1899
Paul Liston G 75 1 1930 1930 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7/31/1903
Lou Little T 87 2 1920 1921 0 0 2 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/6/1891
Ike Martin TB-HB 92 1 1920 1920 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7/15/1887
Walt McGaw G 79 1 1926 1926 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/27/1899
Ernie Meyer G 74 1 1930 1930 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6/23/1904
Joe Mihal T 63 4 1940 1947 0 2 0 0 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/2/1916
Barnes Milam G-T 73 1 1934 1934 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/4/1906
Don Miller HB 77 1 1925 1925 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/29/1902
Regis Monahan G-T 70 5 1935 1939 0 0 1 0 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/15/1908
Mally Nydall B 72 3 1929 1931 0 0 2 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 11/24/1906
Vic Obeck G 62 2 1945 1946 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/28/1917
Forrest Olson G-FB 77 1 1927 1927 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/15/1902
Harley Pearce E-B 78 1 1926 1926 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3/24/1901
John Petty FB 59 1 1942 1942 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 149 2 14 4 53 0 16 1 10/3/1919
Stan Pincura BB 65 2 1937 1938 0 0 1 0 22 22 60 332 1 0 10 7 -28 0 0 18 211 1 0 5/2/1913
Tony Plansky B 78 3 1928 1932 1 0 1 0 18 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 6/20/1900
Eddie Price FB 53 6 1950 1955 2 3 5 41 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 846 3292 20 80 75 672 4 83 9/2/1925
Peter Rajkovich FB-LB 68 1 1934 1934 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/17/1911
Joe Rooney E-T 80 6 1923 1928 0 0 6 0 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 8/28/1898
Gene H. Rose B 74 4 1929 1932 0 0 2 0 34 2 5 40 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 7/11/1904
Emmett Ruh WB-E 86 2 1921 1922 0 0 2 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8/29/1893
Joe Sanders G-E 77 1 1922 1922 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/26/1901
John Scafide T 68 1 1933 1933 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6/21/1911
Vin Schleusner T 71 2 1930 1931 0 0 1 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/3/1908
Ade Schwammel T 71 5 1934 1944 1 0 3 0 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/14/1908
Frank Seyboth WB 75 1 1926 1926 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/5/1904
Jimmy Simpson BB-TB 81 2 1922 1924 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/6/1897
Gene Smith G 74 1 1930 1930 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/25/1905
Andy Spiva LB 24 1 1977 1977 0 0 0 2 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/6/1955
Seaman Squyres HB 69 1 1933 1933 0 0 0 0 4 2 9 15 0 0 1 11 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/2/1910
Dean Steward HB 55 1 1943 1943 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -6 0 -6 0 0 0 0 7/12/1923
Larry Strickland C 47 6 1954 1959 1 1 4 37 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/3/1931
Ken Strong FB-TB-HB-WB-DB- 73 12 1929 1947 3 0 12 0 131 20 52 380 6 0 5 379 1228 24 2 22 254 7 0 3/21/1906
Bob Swisher HB 65 5 1938 1945 0 2 0 0 41 1 5 8 1 8 1 104 544 2 20 22 582 3 85 2 7/14/1914
Bruce Tarbox G 39 1 1961 1961 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/10/1939
Earl Warweg WB 87 1 1921 1921 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/11/1892
Rabbit Weller WB 75 1 1933 1933 0 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 112 2 50 1 1 0 1 3/2/1904
Pop Williams B 72 5 1928 1932 0 0 2 0 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 2 0 5/4/1906
Frank Wydo T-DT 54 11 1947 1957 0 0 10 38 132 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 21 0 12 1 6/15/1924
John Yezerski T 64 1 1936 1936 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/22/1914
Frank Zadworney HB-DB 62 1 1940 1940 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/2/1916
Silvio Zaninelli B 65 4 1934 1937 0 0 3 0 44 2 15 6 0 4 3 81 150 1 0 7 45 0 7 12/9/1913