Players Who Died in Tennessee, USA
Players
| Rk | Player | Pos | City | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | wAV | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Int | Sk | Yds | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rob Bironas | K | Nashville | 2005 | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Steve McNair | QB | Nashville | 1995 | 2007 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 99 | 161 | 2733 | 4544 | 31304 | 174 | 87 | 119 | 254 | 1567 | 669 | 3590 | 37 | 71 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Frank Wycheck | TE | Chattanooga | 1993 | 2003 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 155 | 5 | 6 | 148 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 505 | 5126 | 28 | 42 |
| 4 | Reggie Roby | P | Nashville | 1983 | 1998 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 238 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 5 | Barry Wilburn | DB | Orange Mound | 1985 | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Mike Cofer | LB | Knoxville | 1983 | 1992 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 47 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Daryle Smith | T | Knoxville | 1987 | 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Joey Smith | WR | Knoxville | 1991 | 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 9 | David Douglas | C | Maryville | 1986 | 1990 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | Steve Moore | T | Memphis | 1983 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 11 | Curtis Rouse | G | Nashville | 1982 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Woodrow Lowe | LB | Collierville | 1976 | 1986 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 58 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 13 | Terdell Middleton | RB | Memphis | 1977 | 1983 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 80 | 0 | 561 | 2048 | 15 | 76 | 78 | 659 | 3 | 50 | |||||||
| 14 | Ray Oldham | DB | Soddy-Daisy | 1973 | 1982 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 15 | Louis Bullard | T | Franklin | 1978 | 1980 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 16 | Vern Holland | T | Nashville | 1971 | 1980 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 53 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 17 | Jim Mitchell | TE | Shelbyville | 1969 | 1979 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 155 | 0 | 26 | 187 | 1 | 40 | 305 | 4358 | 28 | 52 | |||||||
| 18 | Paul Naumoff | LB | Lenoir City | 1967 | 1978 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 63 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 19 | Jim Thaxton | TE | Memphis | 1973 | 1978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 2 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 544 | 5 | 41 | |||||||
| 20 | Jerry Anderson | DB | Murfreesboro | 1977 | 1978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 21 | Bill Brundige | DT | Knoxville | 1970 | 1977 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 22 | Randy Moore | DT | Knoxville | 1976 | 1976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 23 | Robert Brown | DT | Memphis | 1966 | 1976 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 51 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 24 | Cliff Taylor | RB | Memphis | 1974 | 1976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 23 | 65 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 25 | Joe Gilliam | QB | Nashville | 1972 | 1975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 147 | 331 | 2103 | 9 | 61 | 17 | 12 | 104 | 22 | 64 | 1 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 26 | Harry Schuh | T | Memphis | 1965 | 1974 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 60 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 27 | Mike Stratton | LB | Knoxville | 1962 | 1973 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 78 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Houston Antwine | DT | Memphis | 1961 | 1972 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 70 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 29 | Austin Denney | TE | Knoxville | 1967 | 1971 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 71 | 764 | 3 | 46 | |||||||
| 30 | Dick Evey | DT | Knoxville | 1964 | 1971 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 31 | John Bramlett | LB | Memphis | 1965 | 1971 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 32 | Sam Walton | T | Memphis | 1968 | 1971 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 33 | Julian Nunamaker | DE | Jackson | 1969 | 1970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 34 | Chip Healy | LB | Nashville | 1969 | 1970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 35 | Doug Atkins | DE | Knoxville | 1953 | 1969 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 78 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 36 | Justin Canale | G | Memphis | 1965 | 1969 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 37 | Dave Simmons | LB | Chattanooga | 1965 | 1968 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 38 | Charlie Fowler | G | Hendersonville | 1967 | 1968 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 39 | Whit Canale | DE | Memphis | 1966 | 1968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 40 | Raymond Berry | E | Murfreesboro | 1955 | 1967 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 61 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 631 | 9275 | 68 | 70 | ||||||||||
| 41 | Dick Hudson | T | Paris | 1962 | 1967 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 42 | Lonnie Farmer | RLB | Chattanooga | 1964 | 1966 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 43 | Bill Anderson | E | Knoxville | 1958 | 1966 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 178 | 3048 | 15 | 71 |
| 44 | Hal Wantland | DB | Knoxville | 1966 | 1966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 45 | Phil King | HB | Memphis | 1958 | 1966 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 103 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 569 | 2192 | 7 | 50 | 86 | 951 | 9 | 46 |
| 46 | Ed Khayat | DT | Nashville | 1957 | 1966 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 47 | Billy Wade | QB | Nashville | 1954 | 1966 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 48 | 128 | 1370 | 2523 | 18530 | 124 | 98 | 134 | 128 | 1801 | 318 | 1334 | 24 | 66 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 48 | Mike Bundra | DT | Maryville | 1962 | 1965 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 49 | John LoVetere | DT | Watertown | 1959 | 1965 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 50 | Larry Hayes | C | Old Hickory | 1961 | 1963 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 51 | Carey Henley | HB | East Ridge | 1962 | 1962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 52 | Charley Ellzey | C | Cookeville | 1960 | 1961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 53 | Charlie Conerly | QB | Memphis | 1948 | 1961 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 161 | 1418 | 2833 | 19488 | 173 | 85 | 167 | 24 | 1642 | 270 | 685 | 10 | 40 | 0 | |||
| 54 | Buddy Alliston | LB | Cordova | 1960 | 1960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 55 | Bobby Gordon | DB | Knoxville | 1958 | 1960 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 56 | Billy Brewer | DB | Memphis | 1960 | 1960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 57 | Eagle Day | QB | Nashville | 1959 | 1960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 32 | 194 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 58 | Joe Majors | DB | Nashville | 1960 | 1960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 59 | Bobby Luna | DB | Franklin | 1955 | 1959 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||||
| 60 | Walt Yowarsky | DE | Chattanooga | 1951 | 1958 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 61 | Herb Rich | DB | Nashville | 1950 | 1956 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 62 | Jim Hill | DB | Maryville | 1951 | 1955 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 63 | Jerry Watford | G | Blountville | 1953 | 1954 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 64 | Tom Palmer | DT | Kingsport | 1953 | 1954 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 65 | Gordon Polofsky | LB | Knoxville | 1952 | 1954 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 66 | Chet Lagod | G | Chattanooga | 1953 | 1953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 67 | John Prchlik | DT | Fairfield Grade | 1949 | 1953 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 68 | John Michels | G | Kingsport | 1953 | 1953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 69 | Hal Miller | T | Kingsport | 1953 | 1953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 70 | Jim Peebles | E | Nashville | 1946 | 1951 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 190 | 1 | 35 | |||||||
| 71 | Pat McHugh | DB | Ooltewah | 1947 | 1951 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 32 | 202 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
| 72 | Buster Ramsey | G | Signal Mountain | 1946 | 1951 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 73 | Joe Signaigo | G | Memphis | 1948 | 1950 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 74 | Frank Hubbell | E | Knoxville | 1947 | 1949 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 226 | 3 | 48 | ||||||||||
| 75 | Bill Chipley | E | Lookout Mountain | 1947 | 1949 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 867 | 4 | 69 | |||||||
| 76 | Bob Cifers | HB | Nashville | 1946 | 1949 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 13 | 52 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 19 | 230 | 787 | 1 | 41 | 12 | 296 | 4 | 70 | |
| 77 | Denny Crawford | G | Kingsport | 1948 | 1948 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 78 | Ed Cifers | E | Knoxville | 1941 | 1948 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 399 | 3 | 22 | |||||||
| 79 | Baby Ray | T | Nashville | 1938 | 1948 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 80 | Bob Long | HB | Humboldt | 1947 | 1947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 81 | Al Hust | E | Knoxville | 1946 | 1946 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 82 | Russ Mosley | HB | Memphis | 1945 | 1946 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 49 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 83 | George Cafego | FB | Knoxville | 1940 | 1945 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 77 | 161 | 966 | 5 | 50 | 16 | 155 | 77 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 133 | 0 | 15 | ||
| 84 | Bob Suffridge | G | Knoxville | 1941 | 1945 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 85 | Bob Swisher | HB | Memphis | 1938 | 1945 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 104 | 544 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 582 | 3 | 85 | ||
| 86 | Ernie Barber | C | Murphreesboro | 1945 | 1945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 87 | Boyd Clay | T | Mt. Juliet | 1940 | 1944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 88 | George Watts | T | Johnson City | 1942 | 1942 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 89 | Wendell Butcher | B | Memphis | 1938 | 1942 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 33 | 103 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 154 | 0 | 16 | |||||||
| 90 | Billy Jefferson | HB | Memphis | 1941 | 1942 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 76 | 192 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 68 | 222 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 91 | Vern Martin | BB | Memphis | 1942 | 1942 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 64 | 1 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 92 | Sam Bartholomew | FB | Kingsport | 1941 | 1941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 69 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 7 | |||||||
| 93 | Jim McDonald | B | Knoxville | 1938 | 1939 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 25 | 80 | 0 | 7 | 112 | 0 | |||||||||
| 94 | Sam Agee | FB | Sparta | 1938 | 1939 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 311 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 95 | Henry Hammond | E | Memphis | 1937 | 1937 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 96 | Pug Vaughan | TB | Knoxville | 1935 | 1936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 37 | 94 | 650 | 4 | 12 | 80 | 130 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| 97 | Gene Rose | E | Memphis | 1936 | 1936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 73 | 0 | ||||||||
| 98 | Art Koeninger | C | Chattanooga | 1931 | 1933 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| 99 | Al Graham | G | Knoxville | 1925 | 1933 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 100 | Harry Thayer | T | Knoxville | 1933 | 1933 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 101 | Lynn Bomar | E | Nashville | 1925 | 1926 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 102 | Chuck Helvie | E | Boone County | 1920 | 1921 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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