Players Who Died in Minnesota, USA

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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	Korey Stringer	T	Mankato	1995	2000	0	1	6	45	93				0							0		1	-1	0	0
2	Ken Clark	TE	Minneapolis	1990	1992	0	0	1	4	34				0					161	510	0	25	43	314	0	23
3	Keith Fahnhorst	T	Eden Prairie	1974	1987	1	1	10	74	193				0							0		1	1	0	1
4	Brian Sisley	DE	St. Michael	1987	1987	0	0	0	0	3				0							0				0
5	Keith Nord	DB	Orono	1979	1985	0	0	1	14	76				0							0				0
6	Brian Pillman	LB	Bloomington	1984	1984	0	0	0	0	6				0							0				0
7	Billy Waddy	WR	New Brighton	1977	1984	0	0	4	19	75				0					13	77	0	30	120	1963	10	68
8	Robert Newhouse	RB	Rochester	1972	1983	0	0	5	45	168	1	2	46	1	46	0	0	0	1160	4784	31	54	120	956	5	41
9	Jim Langer	C	Coon Rapids	1970	1981	3	6	8	90	151				0							0				0
10	Wally Hilgenberg	LB	Lakeville	1964	1979	0	0	8	75	199				0							0				0
11	John Williams	T	Minneapolis	1968	1979	0	0	9	59	166				0							0				0
12	Keith Simons	DT	St. Paul	1976	1979	0	0	1	9	49				0							0				0
13	Mick Tingelhoff	C	Lakeville	1962	1978	5	6	17	103	240				0							0				0
14	Fred Cox	K	Monticello	1963	1977	0	1	0	46	210	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0			0				0
15	Gale Gillingham	G	Little Falls	1966	1976	1	5	8	52	128				0							0				0
16	Chip Myers	WR	Minneapolis	1967	1976	0	1	1	35	108				0							0		220	3092	12	63
17	Duane Benson	RLB	Rochester	1967	1976	0	0	0	25	121				0							0				0
18	Bill Brown	RB		1961	1974	0	4	8	72	194	1	2	3	0	3	0	0	0	1649	5838	52	48	286	3183	23	76
19	Milt Sunde	G	Bloomington	1964	1974	0	1	8	48	147				0							0				0
20	Tom Domres	DT	Dakota County	1968	1972	0	0	2	19	63				0							0				0
21	Karl Kassulke	DB	Eagan	1963	1972	0	1	9	59	131				0							0				0
22	Ed Sharockman	DB	Woodbury	1961	1972	0	0	9	62	142				0							0				0
23	Paul Dickson	DT	Minneapolis	1959	1971	0	0	7	48	152				0							0				0
24	Doug Hart	DB	Minneapolis	1964	1971	0	0	4	35	112				0							0				0
25	Irv Cross	DB	Roseville	1961	1969	0	2	8	53	125				0							0				0
26	Larry Bowie	G		1962	1968	0	0	6	34	92				0							0				0
27	Max McGee	E	Deephaven	1954	1967	0	1	9	58	148	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	121	0	36	345	6346	50	82
28	Chet Anderson	TE	Duluth	1967	1967	0	0	0	2	14				0							0		8	141	2	48
29	Ron Vander Kelen	QB	Edina	1963	1967	0	0	0	6	29	107	252	1375	6	53	11	25	224	26	116	1	20			0
30	Don Gulseth	LB	Minneapolis	1966	1966	0	0	0	2	5				0							0				0
31	Frank Youso	T	International Falls	1958	1965	0	0	6	28	92				0					0	4	0	4			0
32	Jon Jelacic	DE	Beltrami County	1958	1964	0	0	2	16	44				0							0				0
33	Rich Kreitling	E	Cannon Falls	1959	1964	0	0	5	21	79				0					2	-13	0	4	123	1775	17	69
34	Bill Winter	LB	Carlton County	1962	1964	0	0	3	13	33				0							0				0
35	Gordy Holz	DT	St. Louis Park	1960	1964	0	0	5	25	70				0							0				0
36	Don Joyce	DE	Mahtomedi	1951	1962	0	1	8	8	135				0							0				0
37	Bob Soltis	DB	Chanhassen	1960	1961	0	0	0	5	17				0							0				0
38	Steve Myhra	G	Detroit Lakes	1957	1961	0	0	0	6	62				0					1	1	0	1			0
39	Will Berzinski	HB	Rochester	1956	1956	0	0	0	0	4				0					15	72	0	20	3	35	0	17
40	Jim Brandt	DB	Rochester	1952	1954	0	0	1	0	33	0	1	0	0	0	0			61	188	4	20	3	24	0	11
41	Clayton Tonnemaker	LB	St. Paul	1950	1954	0	1	3	0	36				0							0				0
42	Dick Wildung	T	Minneapolis	1946	1953	0	1	7	0	83				0							0				0
43	Bud Grant	E	Bloomington	1951	1952	0	0	2	0	24				0							0		56	997	7	84
44	Don Simensen	T	Fridley	1951	1952	0	0	2	0	24				0							0				0
45	Larry Olsonoski	G	Edina	1948	1949	0	0	0	0	24				0							0				0
46	Bob Sweiger	WB	Hennepin County	1946	1949	0	0	3	0	53				0					22	87	0		42	418	2
47	Warren Beson	C	Northfield	1949	1949	0	0	0	0	3				0							0				0
48	Jack Salscheider	HB	St. Croix Falls	1949	1949	0	0	0	0	11				0					26	105	0	43	4	9	0	13
49	Bus Mertes	B	St. Louis Park	1945	1949	0	0	2	0	55				0					341	1277	6	52	19	182	2	13
50	Bruce Smith	HB	Alexandria	1945	1948	0	0	0	0	31	0	1	0	0	0	0			108	560	1	37	8	79	1	36
51	Bill Daley	FB	Edina	1946	1948	0	0	1	0	24				0					175	612	5		18	142	0
52	Len Levy	G	Minneapolis	1945	1948	0	0	2	0	42				0							0				0
53	Bill Garnaas	QB	South St. Paul	1946	1948	0	0	0	0	26				0							0		8	200	3	68
54	Vic Kulbitski	FB	West St. Paul	1946	1948	0	0	2	0	40				0					193	1006	3		13	154	4
55	John Perko	G	Hibbing	1937	1947	0	0	5	0	75				0					1	5	0	5			0
56	George Perpich	T	Hibbing	1946	1947	0	0	1	0	27				0							0				0
57	Jim Smith	T	Rochester	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	7				0							0				0
58	Al Baisi	G	St. Paul	1940	1947	0	2	0	0	22				0							0				0
59	John Perko	G	Hibbing	1946	1946	0	0	1	0	14				0							0				0
60	Win Pedersen	T	Hopkins	1941	1946	0	0	1	0	23				0							0				0
61	Bob Krieger	E	Minneapolis	1941	1946	0	0	1	0	18				0							0		21	287	2	35
62	Bill Kuusisto	G	Paynesville	1941	1946	0	0	2	0	54				0							0				0
63	Don Eliason	E	St. Paul	1942	1946	0	0	0	0	7				0							0		2	45	0	36
64	Clint Wager	E	Carver County	1942	1945	0	0	0	0	23				0							0		7	116	0	38
65	Bud Svendsen	C	Edina	1937	1943	0	1	4	0	57				0							0				0
66	Bronko Nagurski	FB	International Falls	1930	1943	4	0	7	0	97	32	77	474	7	35	9			633	2778	25	11	11	134	0	23
67	Warren Plunkett	BB	Austin	1942	1942	0	0	0	0	10				0							0		2	16	0	18
68	Ernie Wheeler	DB	Detroit Lakes	1939	1942	0	0	0	0	10	5	17	94	1	30	7			17	0	0	0			0
69	Earl Ohlgren	E	Hubbard County	1942	1942	0	0	0	0	2				0							0				0
70	Fred Vant Hull	G	Minneapolis	1942	1942	0	0	0	0	8				0							0				0
71	Ed Lechner	G	St.Paul	1942	1942	0	0	0	0	4				0							0				0
72	Lloyd Parsons	B	Hennepin County	1941	1941	0	0	0	0	7				0					5	9	0	4	1	3	0	3
73	Bob Bjorklund	C	Hopkins	1941	1941	0	0	0	0	7				0							0				0
74	George Kracum	FB	Minneapolis	1941	1941	0	0	0	0	11				0					52	169	3	17	2	17	0	13
75	George Svendsen	C	Minneapolis	1935	1941	0	0	3	0	52				0							0		1	11	0	11
76	Hal Van Every	TB	Minneapolis	1940	1941	0	0	0	0	20	23	71	394	4	44	8			63	281	2	31	5	44	0	23
77	Fred Vanzo	BB	Plymouth	1938	1941	0	1	3	0	39				0					6	45	0		17	257	0	12
78	Larry Buhler	B	Rochester	1939	1941	0	1	1	0	21				0					41	121	0				0
79	Marty Christiansen	FB	Minneapolis	1940	1940	0	0	0	0	6				0					32	71	1				0
80	Ed Widseth	T	Minneapolis	1937	1940	1	1	1	0	44				0							0				0
81	Lou Midler	G	St. Paul	1939	1940	0	0	0	0	18				0							0				0
82	Vic Spadaccini	B	West St. Paul	1938	1940	0	1	1	0	30	0	1	0	0	0	0			9	46	0		62	669	3
83	Lou Barle	HB	Duluth	1938	1939	0	0	0	0	4				0							0		2	16	0
84	George Faust	BB	Edina	1939	1939	0	0	0	0	9	0	5	0	0	0	1			22	71	0		4	85	0
85	Len Dugan	C	Olmsted County	1936	1939	0	0	0	0	27				0							0				0
86	Warren Kilbourne	T	Ramsey County	1939	1939	0	0	0	0	4				0							0				0
87	Jim Karcher	G	St. Louis Park	1936	1939	0	0	4	0	42				0							0				0
88	Bree Cuppoletti	G	Virginia	1934	1939	0	0	5	0	66				0					1	9	0				0
89	Bob Tenner	E	Minneapolis	1935	1935	0	0	0	0	11				0							0		3	38	0	29
90	Herman Gundlach	G	Rochester	1935	1935	0	0	0	0	2				0							0				0
91	Earl Witte	BB	Nicollet County	1934	1934	0	0	0	0	5				0					8	22	0				0
92	Dick Nesbitt	HB	St. Paul	1930	1934	0	0	1	0	53	5	23	94	1	46	4			205	604	5		8	41	0	15
93	Cliff Hansen	HB	Pope County	1933	1933	0	0	0	0	5	1	10	8	0	8	3			9	55	0				0
94	Herb Joesting	FB	St. Paul	1929	1932	0	0	3	0	42	1	2	22	2	22	0			10	36	7				0
95	Mally Nydall	B	Hennepin County	1929	1931	0	0	2	0	27				0					0	0	4	0			0
96	Justin Brumbaugh	BB	Rochester	1931	1931	0	0	1	0	6				0							0				0
97	Lloyd Young	G	Austin	1925	1930	0	0	2	0	35				0							0				0
98	Hal Truesdell	T	Hennepin County	1930	1930	0	0	0	0	1				0							0				0
99	Cully Lidberg	FB	Minneapolis	1926	1930	0	0	1	0	26				0					0	0	7	0			0
100	Matt Kelsh	E	Owatonna	1930	1930	0	0	0	0	2				0							0				0
101	Neil Rengel	FB	Sauk Rapids	1930	1930	0	0	0	0	11				1							0				0
102	Hal Hanson	G	Wright County	1928	1930	0	0	3	0	51				0							0				0
103	Fritz Loven	G	Cass County	1929	1929	0	0	1	0	8				0							0				0
104	Tony Mehelich	G	Coleraine	1929	1929	0	0	0	0	8				0							0				0
105	Al Maeder	T	Eden Prairie	1929	1929	0	0	0	0	9				0							0				0
106	Artie Sandberg	BB	Elbow Lake	1926	1929	0	0	0	0	8				0							0				0
107	Jack O'Brien	HB	Hennepin County	1929	1929	0	0	0	0	1				0							0				0
108	Joseph Chrape	G	Itsaca County	1929	1929	0	0	1	0	9				0							0				0
109	Frank Gause	C	Minneapolis	1929	1929	0	0	0	0	3				0							0				0
110	Rube Ursella	B	Minneapolis	1920	1929	0	0	4	0	46				0							0		0	0	1	0
111	Henry Willegale	B	Minneapolis	1929	1929	0	0	1	0	9				0							0				0
112	Jack Underwood	E	St. Paul	1924	1929	0	0	4	0	33				0							0		0	0	2	0
113	Russ Method	B	Two Harbors	1923	1929	0	0	4	0	45				0					0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
114	Bill Stein	C	Two Harbors	1923	1929	0	0	4	0	39				0							0				0
115	Joe Rooney	E	St. Louis County	1923	1928	0	0	6	0	55				0							0		0	0	7	0
116	Babe Connaughton	G	Braham	1927	1927	0	0	1	0	16				0							0				0
117	Jimmy Manion	G	Hennepin County	1926	1927	0	0	0	0	17				0							0				0
118	George Tuttle	E	Minneapolis	1927	1927	0	0	0	0	1				0							0				0
119	Bill McNelis	WB	St. Louis County	1927	1927	0	0	0	0	2				0							0				0
120	Doc Williams	G	Arden Hills	1923	1926	0	0	4	0	28				0							0				0
121	Wally Gilbert	TB	Duluth	1923	1926	0	0	1	0	17				3					0	0	1	0			0
122	Art Johnson	T	Duluth	1923	1926	0	0	4	0	28				0							0				0
123	Tom Murphy	TB	Duluth	1926	1926	0	0	0	0	8				0							0				0
124	Howie Slater	FB	Hennepin County	1926	1926	0	0	1	0	9				0							0				0
125	Red Quam	BB	Hibbing	1926	1926	0	0	0	0	1				0							0				0
126	Oke Carlson	T	Itasca County	1924	1926	0	0	2	0	18				0							0				0
127	Pat Dunnigan	T	Minneapolis	1922	1926	0	0	3	0	21				0							0				0
128	Jock Murray	E	Minneapolis	1926	1926	0	0	0	0	7				0							0				0
129	Hew Sullivan	G	Minneapolis	1926	1926	0	0	0	0	1				0							0				0
130	Chet Gay	G	Moose Lake	1925	1926	0	0	1	0	14				0							0				0
131	Dewey Scanlon	WB	St. Louis County	1926	1926	0	0	0	0	1				0							0				0
132	Armin Mahrt	TB	Stearns County	1924	1926	0	0	3	0	21				0					0	0	2	0			0
133	Adrian Baril	T	Becker	1923	1925	0	0	1	0	16				0							0				0
134	Roy Vexall	FB	Blaine	1924	1925	0	0	0	0	3				0							0				0
135	Bobby Marshall	E	Minneapolis	1920	1925	0	0	2	0	12				0							0				0
136	Festus Tierney	G	Minneapolis	1922	1925	0	0	4	0	25				0							0				0
137	Harry Hall	B	Olmstead County	1925	1925	0	0	0	0	1				0							0				0
138	Paul Lynch	B	Olmsted County	1925	1925	0	0	1	0	7				0							0				0
139	Fred Denfeld	G	St. Paul	1920	1925	1	0	1	0	8				0							0				0
140	Eddie Novak	B	Webster Township	1920	1925	1	0	3	0	34				1					0	0	1	0			0
141	Herbert Clow	FB	Duluth	1924	1924	0	0	0	0	1				0							0				0
142	Art Engstrom	G	Duluth	1924	1924	0	0	0	0	1				0							0				0
143	Ainer Cleve	B	Edina	1921	1924	0	0	3	0	19				0							0		0	0	2	0
144	Eddie Bratt	E	Minneapolis	1924	1924	0	0	0	0	1				0							0				0
145	Jerry Jones	G	Rochester	1920	1924	0	0	4	0	34				0							0				0
146	Oscar Christianson	E	St. Anthony	1921	1924	0	0	3	0	20				0					0	0	1	0			0
147	Joe Kraker	G	St. Louis County	1924	1924	0	0	1	0	5				0							0				0
148	Bill Houle	BB	St. Paul	1924	1924	0	0	1	0	6				0							0				0
149	John Madigan	C	St. Paul	1922	1924	0	0	3	0	15				0							0				0
150	Xavier Downwind	T	Bemidji	1922	1923	0	0	0	0	7				0							0				0
151	Danny Coughlin	WB	Hennepin County	1923	1923	0	0	0	0	2				0							0				0
152	Dutch Gaustad	G	Hennepin County	1921	1923	0	0	2	0	14				0							0				0
153	Bill Irgens	B	Hennepin County	1921	1923	0	0	1	0	11				2							0				0
154	Rudy Tersch	T	Hennepin County	1921	1923	0	0	3	0	15				0							0				0
155	Ira Haaven	E	Minneapolis	1923	1923	0	0	0	0	3				0							0				0
156	Paul Flinn	E	St. Paul	1922	1923	0	0	1	0	11				0							0				0
157	Baptiste Thunder	T	Beltrami County	1922	1922	0	0	0	0	1				0							0				0
158	Pete Regnier	WB	Hennepin County	1921	1922	0	0	1	0	9				0							0				0
159	Harry Gunderson	C	Minneapolis	1920	1922	0	0	1	0	10				0							0				0
160	Fred Broker	T	Park Rapids	1922	1922	0	0	0	0	1				0							0				0
161	Tony LaBissoniere	C	St. Paul	1922	1922	0	0	0	0	2				0							0				0
162	Mike Palmer	T	Ceylon	1921	1921	0	0	1	0	4				0							0				0
163	Billy DuMoe	E	Minneapolis	1921	1921	0	0	1	0	6				0							0		0	0	1	0
164	Ben Dvorak	TB	Minneapolis	1921	1921	0	0	1	0	4				0					0	0	2	0			0
165	Charlie Jonasen	E	Minneapolis	1921	1921	0	0	0	0	1				0							0				0
166	Buff Wagner	B	Olmsted County	1921	1921	0	0	0	0	4				0							0				0
167	Buck MacDonald	G	Steams County	1920	1921	0	0	1	0	4				0							0				0
168	Lew Reeve	T	Austin	1920	1920	0	0	0	0	3				0							0				0
169	Arnie Wyman	FB	Hennepin County	1920	1920	0	0	1	0	6				0							0				0
170	Alvin Loucks	G	Hopkins	1920	1920	0	0	0	0	1				0							0				0
171	Bert Baston	E	St. Cloud	1920	1920	0	0	1	0	8				0							0				0

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