2000 Pro Football Deaths

Deaths

Deaths Table
Player	Pos	Age	Date of Death	BirthDate	Yrs	From	To	AP1	PB	St	wAV	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Int	Sk	Yds	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Rec	Yds	TD	Lng	Solo	Int	Sk
Tony Adamle	LB-FB	76	10/7/2000	5/15/1924	6	1947	1954	0	2	2	0	75	0	0	0	0	0	0			60	255	2	3	2	35	0	22		7
Julie Alfonse	WB-TB-DB	88	5/21/2000	10/12/1911	2	1937	1938	0	0	2	0	20	6	12	67	0	0	0			49	76	0	0	7	160	0	0
Larry Baker	T	63	12/23/2000	3/9/1937	1	1960	1960	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Baldwin	NT-DT-DE	38	5/1/2000	5/13/1961	4	1984	1988	0	0	0	8	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			3.5
Ken Barfield	T-DT	71	9/24/2000	7/19/1929	1	1954	1954	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Bilbo	T-G	85	2/27/2000	10/17/1914	2	1938	1939	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Blondy Black	B	79	5/4/2000	8/20/1920	2	1946	1947	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			6	49	0	10	2	28	0	21		1
Fred Boensch	G-LB	79	4/20/2000	9/27/1920	2	1947	1948	0	0	2	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Dave Brown	WB-FB-HB	80	8/18/2000	2/14/1920	3	1943	1947	0	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0			47	141	0	14	6	34	0	12		6
Jim Brutz	T	81	11/5/2000	2/12/1919	2	1946	1948	0	0	1	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Bryant	T	82	11/3/2000	6/14/1918	4	1946	1949	0	0	2	0	47	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Chickillo	LB-G	69	2/5/2000	10/17/1930	1	1953	1953	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Beryl Clark	B	82	1/15/2000	10/13/1917	1	1940	1940	0	0	0	0	9	25	58	316	2	0	6			39	9	0	0	1	20	0	20		2
Jim Clark	T-G-DT-LB	71	7/30/2000	7/18/1929	2	1952	1953	0	0	1	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Collier	T-DT	70	11/15/2000	12/11/1929	1	1951	1951	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey Colmer	B	81	7/20/2000	10/23/1918	4	1946	1949	0	0	3	0	48	1	5	20	0	20	0			398	1537	15	0	63	899	6	78		1
Tom Corbo	G	82	4/19/2000	1/11/1918	1	1944	1944	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Milt Crain	FB	78	12/13/2000	12/25/1921	1	1944	1944	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0			26	78	0	8	1	16	0	16		1
Henry Davis	LB	57	6/11/2000	11/8/1942	6	1968	1973	0	1	4	33	83	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	2.5
Tom Day	DE-G-DT-T	65	8/21/2000	8/20/1935	9	1960	1968	0	1	7	43	117	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	19.5
Lou DeFilippo	T-C	83	3/5/2000	8/28/1916	4	1941	1947	0	0	0	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob DeFruiter	HB	81	1/12/2000	6/3/1918	4	1945	1948	0	0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0			13	36	0	17	2	28	0	19		3
Billy Dewell	E	83	1/19/2000	1/2/1917	7	1940	1949	0	1	6	0	69	0	0	0	0	0	0			1	-1	0	0	177	2657	17	82
Eldridge Dickey	WR	54	5/22/2000	12/24/1945	2	1968	1971	0	0	0	1	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	112	1	34
Rich Dimler	DT	44	9/30/2000	7/18/1956	2	1979	1980	0	0	0	1	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sonny Doell	T	93	11/1/2000	12/8/1906	1	1933	1933	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Everett Douglas	T	68	4/11/2000	12/22/1931	1	1953	1953	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Dougherty	C	88	9/28/2000	9/20/1912	1	1938	1938	0	1	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Coye Dunn	B	83	2/8/2000	3/7/1916	1	1943	1943	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Les Dye	E	84	8/11/2000	7/15/1916	2	1944	1945	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	32	365	4	61
Marshall Edwards	FB	85	11/28/2000	10/19/1915	1	1943	1943	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			1	5	0	5	1	-4	0	-4
John Ellis	G	80	1/9/2000	9/22/1919	1	1944	1944	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Fears	E/Coach	77	1/4/2000	12/3/1922	9	1948	1956	1	1	6	0	87	0	0	0	0	0	0			5	15	0	10	400	5397	38	80		2
Ralph Fife	G	80	1/31/2000	1/26/1920	3	1942	1946	0	0	1	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clete Fischer	HB	75	12/3/2000	6/11/1925	1	1949	1949	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			26	72	0	10	3	45	1	36		2
Frank Frazier	G	40	11/23/2000	6/15/1960	1	1987	1987	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Frohbose	DB	48	9/3/2000	5/20/1952	1	1974	1974	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Furness	DT-DE	49	2/10/2000	12/5/1950	10	1972	1981	0	0	2	33	106	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			34.5
Roy Gagnon	G	87	6/29/2000	1/6/1913	1	1935	1935	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Garlington	LB	53	2/10/2000	6/5/1946	10	1968	1977	0	0	3	32	128	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		9	7.0
Joe Gasparella	BB-QB	73	11/21/2000	2/5/1927	3	1948	1951	0	0	0	0	26	46	113	677	3	51	10		18	1	5	0	5	1	3	0	3
John Giannoni	E	85	5/24/2000	8/27/1914	1	1938	1938	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Gilliam	QB	49	12/25/2000	12/29/1950	4	1972	1975	0	0	0	11	20	147	331	2103	9	61	17	12	104	22	64	1	14	0	0	0	0
Bill Glenn	QB	82	12/11/2000	3/15/1918	1	1944	1944	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	22	0	22	0			1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Ted Grabinski	C-LB-G	84	11/30/2000	2/6/1916	2	1939	1940	0	0	1	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Grigas	FB-HB	79	5/19/2000	8/19/1920	5	1943	1947	0	0	4	0	49	60	166	889	6	72	27			465	1581	10	59	30	379	1	44		8
Lou Groza	T-C-DT-K	76	11/29/2000	1/25/1924	21	1946	1967	4	9	12	28	268	1	4	-7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	1	23
Jack Halliday	T	71	5/23/2000	6/2/1928	1	1951	1951	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ernie Hefferle	Coach	85	8/8/2000	1/12/1915				0	0	0
Jerry Hennessy	DE	74	11/3/2000	2/22/1926	4	1950	1953	0	0	1	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buckets Hirsch	QB-FB	78	1/28/2000	3/26/1921	3	1947	1949	0	0	0	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0			4	7	0	0	0	0	0	0		3
John Hock	G	73	12/9/2000	3/7/1927	5	1950	1957	0	1	3	0	57	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Herman Hodges	E	85	4/6/2000	11/22/1914	4	1939	1942	0	0	0	0	40	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	23	285	0	40
Steve Hokuf	B-E	89	7/1/2000	9/26/1910	3	1933	1935	0	0	1	0	29	21	70	308	3	0	10			53	179	0	0	9	54	0	1
Ed Hughes	DB/Coach	72	6/23/2000	10/23/1927	5	1954	1958	0	0	2	0	53	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3
Dick James	HB-DB	66	6/28/2000	5/22/1934	10	1956	1965	0	1	7	22	117	1	7	15	0	15	1	0	0	502	1930	19	41	104	1669	15	77		12
Charlie Jones	DE	71	8/11/2000	1/24/1929	1	1955	1955	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	4	58	0	21
Gary Kerkorian	QB	70	5/22/2000	1/14/1930	4	1952	1956	0	0	1	0	32	139	259	1862	12	78	18		395	30	76	2	20	0	0	0	0
George Kinard	G	83	3/23/2000	10/9/1916	3	1941	1946	0	0	1	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Don Kindt	DB-FB-HB	74	5/5/2000	7/2/1925	9	1947	1955	0	1	7	0	108	0	0	0	0	0	0			172	586	4	66	43	506	2	49		21
Don Klosterman	QB	70	6/6/2000	1/18/1930	1	1952	1952	0	0	0	0	2	3	10	47	0	30	3		18	1	-9	0	-9	0	0	0	0
Ron Lamb	RB	57	6/20/2000	2/4/1943	5	1968	1972	0	0	0	2	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	55	163	0	17	8	97	0	60
Tom Landry	DB-HB-QB/Coach	75	2/12/2000	9/11/1924	7	1949	1955	1	1	6	0	84	11	47	172	1	70	7		42	36	131	1	8	6	109	0	0		32
Clayton Lane	T	77	1/29/2000	11/23/1922	1	1948	1948	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Lane	RB	24	7/6/2000	9/6/1975	3	1997	1999	0	0	2	16	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	502	2001	13	50	43	275	0	23
Bob Layden	E-T	80	9/28/2000	1/21/1920	1	1943	1943	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Milton Leathers	G	91	3/3/2000	12/16/1908	1	1933	1933	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Woodley Lewis	DB-E	75	12/29/2000	6/14/1925	11	1950	1960	0	1	8	0	126	0	0	0	0	0	0			47	188	0	51	123	1885	12	85		26
Jack Mackenroth	C	84	10/27/2000	6/29/1916	1	1938	1938	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Mahan	B-E	96	3/5/2000	2/6/1904	2	1929	1930	0	0	2	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Mangum	LB	69	3/17/2000	1/17/1931	2	1954	1960	0	0	1	5	16	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Len Masini	BB-FB-LB	77	9/27/2000	10/6/1922	2	1947	1948	0	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0			41	179	2	0	1	-1	0	0		1
Thurman McGraw	DT-T	73	9/13/2000	7/17/1927	5	1950	1954	1	1	4	0	49	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2
Tyrone McGriff	G	42	12/9/2000	1/13/1958	3	1980	1982	0	0	1	7	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ed McNamara	T	79	2/20/2000	4/13/1920	1	1945	1945	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Miller	TB-QB-DB	84	11/9/2000	2/17/1916	2	1939	1940	0	0	1	0	16	48	96	700	6	60	9			95	305	2	0	0	0	0	0		2
Emmett Mortell	B	83	1/12/2000	4/8/1916	3	1937	1939	0	0	2	0	30	42	169	655	9	0	15			247	696	0	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Munson	QB	58	7/10/2000	8/11/1941	16	1964	1979	0	0	6	48	107	1070	1982	12896	84	95	80	192	1409	130	548	3	38	1	-6	0	0
George Musso	G-T	90	9/5/2000	4/8/1910	12	1933	1944	1	3	9	0	128	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Walter Napier	DT	66	4/6/2000	8/27/1933	2	1960	1961	0	0	1	10	20	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.0
Harry Newman	TB	90	5/2/2000	9/5/1909	3	1933	1935	0	0	2	0	32	97	258	1496	12	0	36			336	1086	6	0	10	203	1	78
Mike Nixon	HB/Coach	88	9/22/2000	11/21/1911	2	1935	1942	0	0	0	0	6	0	3	0	0	0	1			7	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Leo Nomellini	DT-T	76	10/17/2000	6/19/1924	14	1950	1963	6	10	13	30	174	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	5	0	0	0	0			13.5
Mitch Olenski	T	80	6/13/2000	1/13/1920	2	1946	1947	0	0	2	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie O'Rourke	QB	82	4/14/2000	5/10/1917	5	1942	1949	0	0	2	0	58	256	506	4039	39	68	51	12	97	96	103	4	17	0	0	0	0		3
John Patrick	BB-QB-FB	82	4/29/2000	1/16/1918	3	1941	1946	0	0	1	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	1	12	0	12		1
Hampton Pool	E/Coach	85	5/26/2000	3/11/1915	5	1940	1946	0	2	0	0	37	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	38	903	11	64
Norbert Raemer	G	79	5/5/2000	7/3/1920	1	1942	1942	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tobin Rote	QB	72	6/27/2000	1/18/1928	13	1950	1966	1	2	10	16	149	1329	2907	18850	148	96	191	31	2116	635	3128	37	55	2	28	1	28
Cliff Rothrock	C	78	10/5/2000	1/10/1922	1	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Booker Russell	RB	44	3/9/2000	2/28/1956	4	1978	1981	0	0	0	4	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	90	419	8	72	7	74	0	26
Sandy Sanford	E	83	3/25/2000	6/15/1916	1	1940	1940	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	1	13	0	13
Ivan Schottel	B-E	79	8/21/2000	10/11/1920	2	1946	1948	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0			4	12	0	5	4	147	1	70
Vic Schwall	HB	75	10/14/2000	1/21/1925	4	1947	1950	0	0	0	0	41	0	3	0	0	0	0			56	301	1	26	6	28	2	18
Ted Scruggs	E	77	11/30/2000	4/18/1923	2	1947	1948	0	0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	3	17	0	8
Jim Shorter	DB	60	6/1/2000	6/8/1939	7	1962	1969	0	0	4	26	87	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15
Hubert Shurtz	T	77	9/12/2000	7/1/1923	1	1948	1948	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Allen Smith	RB	57	5/0/2000	11/20/1942	2	1966	1967	0	0	0	1	19	0	0	0	0	0	0			31	148	0	20	1	1	0	1
Paul Smith	DT-DE	54	3/14/2000	8/13/1945	13	1968	1980	0	2	6	48	164	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	57.0
Truett Smith	BB	76	12/29/2000	3/17/1924	2	1950	1951	0	0	1	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0			1	1	0	1	4	71	0	24
Vitamin Smith	HB	76	2/14/2000	10/30/1923	5	1949	1953	0	0	2	0	59	2	4	61	0	50	0		15	208	669	7	31	59	1025	12	67
Tony Steponovich	G-E	92	1/5/2000	1/15/1907	1	1930	1930	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Don Stevens	HB	72	9/10/2000	5/25/1928	2	1952	1954	0	0	1	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0			33	95	0	36	13	174	0	39
Dave Stief	WR-DB	44	5/28/2000	1/29/1956	6	1978	1983	0	0	0	8	71	1	1	43	0	43	0	0	0	2	0	0	8	67	1043	5	55
Avatus Stone	HB	69	11/2/2000	4/21/1931	1	1958	1958	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Stonebraker	E	81	1/25/2000	4/25/1918	1	1942	1942	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Stramiello	E	93	2/6/2000	2/2/1907	4	1930	1934	0	0	2	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Karl Sweetan	QB	57	7/2/2000	10/2/1942	5	1966	1970	0	0	2	9	36	269	590	3210	17	99	34	48	384	56	306	2	34	0	0	0	0
Derrick Thomas	LB	33	2/8/2000	1/1/1967	11	1989	1999	2	9	11	104	169	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	599	1	126.5
Todd Thomas	C	40	3/5/2000	12/2/1959	1	1981	1981	0	0	0	1	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tuffy Thompson	HB	85	2/5/2000	9/28/1914	3	1937	1939	0	0	1	0	18	6	21	100	1	39	7			88	228	1	0	16	182	1	55
Bob Thurbon	HB	82	9/20/2000	2/22/1918	3	1943	1946	0	0	1	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0			143	478	9	25	14	231	2	43		3
Clarence Tommerson	HB	84	1/6/2000	4/8/1915	2	1938	1939	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dan Turk	C-G	38	12/23/2000	6/25/1962	15	1985	1999	0	0	2	24	218	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Eric Turner	DB	31	5/28/2000	9/20/1968	9	1991	1999	1	2	7	49	109	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	716	30	3.0
Arnie Weinmeister	DT-T	77	6/28/2000	3/23/1923	6	1948	1953	5	4	6	0	71	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	1	16	0	16
S.J. Whitman	DB	74	10/11/2000	8/17/1926	4	1951	1954	0	0	3	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		18
John Wiatrak	C	87	10/21/2000	3/30/1913	1	1939	1939	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Williams	DT-G	71	10/11/2000	2/8/1929	14	1952	1965	0	4	12	28	168	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	2.5
John Wright	B	79	5/30/2000	7/13/1920	1	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0			38	113	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Jim Wulff	DB-HB	63	2/19/2000	3/22/1936	2	1960	1961	0	0	1	5	17	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	1	6	0	6		3
Howie Yeager	WB	85	7/22/2000	2/19/1915	1	1941	1941	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0			22	67	1	39	11	220	3	65
Len Younce	G-LB	83	3/26/2000	1/8/1917	6	1941	1948	1	0	5	0	65	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10
Gust Zarnas	G	87	12/26/2000	12/16/1913	3	1938	1940	0	1	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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