Players Who Died in Michigan, 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	Zurlon Tipton	RB	Detroit	2014	2015	0	0	0	2	16									15	38	0	9	11	125	1	32
2	Robert Eddins	LB	Detroit	2011	2011	0	0	0	0	1
3	Andrew Davison	DB	Detroit	2002	2003	0	0	0	0	10
4	Greg Montgomery	P	Grand Rapids	1988	1997	1	1	0	19	142									7	14	0	11
5	Eugene Marve	LB		1982	1992	0	0	8	48	156
6	Brad Van Pelt	LB	Harrison	1973	1986	0	5	12	73	184													1	20	0	20
7	Booker Moore	RB	Flint	1982	1985	0	0	2	6	51									115	420	1	21	75	423	1	21
8	James Hunter	DB	Allen Park	1976	1982	0	0	6	41	86
9	Rocco Moore	G	Charlotte	1980	1980	0	0	0	1	7
10	Dan Jilek	LB	Ann Arbor	1976	1979	0	0	2	14	58
11	Bo Rather	WR	Battle Creek	1973	1978	0	0	3	14	64	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	46	0	18	92	1467	7	59
12	John Sokolosky	C	Shelby Township	1978	1978	0	0	0	3	11
13	Bob Kowalkowski	G	West Bloomfield	1966	1977	0	0	7	47	142
14	Jim Teal	LB	Farmington Hills	1973	1973	0	0	0	2	14
15	Dennis Wirgowski	DE	Kawkawlin	1970	1973	0	0	3	12	50
16	Greg Marx	DE	Northville	1973	1973	0	0	0	4	14
17	Chuck Hughes	WR	Detroit	1967	1971	0	0	0	4	38													15	262	0	42
18	Bill Rademacher	WR		1964	1970	0	0	0	3	58									1	-13	0	0	24	282	3	40
19	Wayne Meylan	LB	Grant	1968	1970	0	0	0	8	29
20	Monte Clark	T	Detroit	1959	1969	0	0	8	46	139
21	Pete Gent	FL	Bangor	1964	1968	0	0	1	12	48									2	-5	0	0	68	989	4	84
22	Tom Watkins	HB	Detroit	1961	1968	0	0	1	22	75	1	1	58	1	58	0			468	1791	10	60	55	590	4	37
23	Ron Kramer	E	Ann Arbor	1957	1967	1	1	8	34	128	0	1	0	0	0	1			6	9	0	12	229	3272	16	68
24	Darris McCord	DE	Bloomfield Hills	1955	1967	0	1	13	54	168
25	Sam Williams	DE	Livonia	1959	1967	0	0	6	42	119													1	10	0	10
26	Nick Pietrosante	FB	Royal Oak	1959	1967	0	2	7	38	115	1	2	37	0	37	1			955	4026	28	57	141	1391	2	76
27	Dan Lewis	HB	Detroit	1958	1966	0	0	7	31	110	2	5	30	1	26	0			800	3205	19	74	99	1162	5	92
28	Archie Matsos	LB	Lansing	1960	1966	2	3	7	59	95
29	Tobin Rote	QB	Saginaw	1950	1966	1	2	10	16	149	1329	2907	18850	148	96	191			635	3128	37	55	2	28	1	28
30	John Gonzaga	T	West Bloomfield	1956	1966	0	0	7	28	132
31	Terry Barr	HB	Bloomfield Hills	1957	1965	0	2	5	38	102	0	3	0	0	0	0			32	151	2	37	227	3810	35	80
32	Norm Masters	T	Bloomfield Hills	1957	1964	0	0	5	22	104
33	Tom Tracy	HB	Madison Heights	1956	1964	0	2	4	17	89	24	67	854	6	72	5			808	2912	17	64	113	1468	14	65
34	Jackie Simpson	LLB	Pontiac	1961	1964	0	0	2	15	36
35	Gary Lowe	DB	Troy	1956	1964	0	0	4	23	97	0	1	0	0	0	1
36	Lucien Reeberg	T	Detroit	1963	1963	0	0	1	4	14
37	Bob Suci	DB	Grand Blanc	1962	1963	0	0	0	9	20
38	Tom Saidock	DT	Dearborn Heights	1957	1962	0	0	3	12	41
39	John Lomakoski	T	Munising	1962	1962	0	0	0	2	3
40	Al Dorow	QB	Okemos	1954	1962	0	2	3	26	69	572	1207	7708	64	80	93			248	1150	16	40
41	Dave Middleton	E	Ann Arbor	1955	1961	0	0	5	6	75									67	210	2	16	183	2966	17	79
42	Gil Mains	DT	West Branch	1953	1961	0	0	4	3	85
43	Jim Wulff	DB	Williamsburg	1960	1961	0	0	1	5	17													1	6	0	6
44	Don Deskins	DT	Ann Arbor	1960	1960	0	0	0	4	14
45	Darrell Harper	HB	Commerce	1960	1960	0	0	0	1	4									1	3	0	3
46	Fred Julian	DB	Comstock Park	1960	1960	0	0	1	7	14
47	Rufus Granderson	DT	Grand Rapids	1960	1960	0	0	0	3	6
48	Alan Goldstein	E	West Bloomfield	1960	1960	0	0	1	3	14									3	-2	1	16	27	354	1	45
49	Vic Zucco	DB	Williamsburg	1957	1960	0	0	2	3	38
50	Jim David	DB	Allen Park	1952	1959	0	6	8	0	96
51	Bob Miller	DT	Clarkston	1952	1958	0	0	4	0	81
52	Len Ford	DE	Detroit	1948	1958	4	4	10	0	125													67	1175	8	0
53	Hank Bullough	G	Haslett	1955	1958	0	0	1	0	20
54	Bert Zagers	DB	Traverse City	1955	1958	0	0	3	0	32									116	477	3	41	17	356	0	57
55	Dorne Dibble	E	Northville	1951	1957	0	0	4	0	68									2	13	0	8	146	2552	19	56
56	Jug Girard	E	Rochester Hills	1948	1957	0	0	3	0	114	67	197	1017	5	50	13			194	703	3	36	109	1838	15	75
57	Gene Knutson	DE	Cassopolis	1954	1956	0	0	0	0	18
58	Lynn Chandnois	HB	Flint	1950	1956	0	2	4	0	73	19	59	285	2	49	7			593	1934	16	38	162	2012	7	55
59	Sonny Gandee	LB	Grosse Isle	1952	1956	0	0	4	0	53
60	John Helwig	LB	Pontiac	1953	1956	0	0	2	0	42
61	Jerry Planutis	HB	St. Joseph	1956	1956	0	0	0	0	3									2	6	0	3	1	5	0	5
62	Bob Hoernschemeyer	B	Detroit	1946	1955	0	2	8	0	113	319	714	4302	42	66	56			1059	4548	27	96	109	1139	11	48
63	Andy Miketa	C	Grand Rapids	1954	1955	0	0	1	0	24
64	Bob Mann	E	Detroit	1948	1954	0	0	4	0	62									8	55	0	23	208	3203	24	64
65	Gus Cifelli	T	Royal Oak	1950	1954	0	0	4	0	60
66	Sonny Grandelius	HB	Muskegon	1953	1953	0	0	1	0	12									108	278	1	31	15	80	0	26
67	Vince Banonis	C	Southfield	1942	1953	0	0	6	0	108
68	Alex Smail	LB	Dearborn	1952	1952	0	0	0	0	1
69	Henry Minarik	E	Lake City	1951	1951	0	0	0	0	11													35	459	1	37
70	John Greene	E	Franklin	1944	1950	0	0	4	0	78													175	2965	26	88
71	Bob Chappuis	TB	Ann Arbor	1948	1949	0	0	1	0	19	102	227	1442	8	0	19			56	323	1	0
72	Al Russas	T	Dearborn	1949	1949	0	0	0	0	9
73	Frank Szymanski	C	Detroit	1945	1949	0	0	1	0	47
74	Chuck DeShane	B	Grand Rapids	1945	1949	0	0	2	0	48	0	1	0	0	0	0			2	3	0	2	4	42	0	17
75	Gene Malinowski	B	Clinton Township	1948	1948	0	0	0	0	12	15	54	218	3	68	7			11	21	0	9	3	-10	0	1
76	Art Macioszczyk	FB	Detroit	1944	1948	0	0	0	0	22									46	159	0	12	6	48	0	21
77	Herb Coleman	C	Southfield	1946	1948	0	0	1	0	37
78	Dale Hansen	T	Warren	1944	1948	0	0	0	0	14
79	Bob Ivory	G	Detroit	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	3
80	Elmer Madar	E	Detroit	1947	1947	0	0	1	0	9													8	53	0	0
81	Bill O'Brien	HB	Eastport	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	9									1	2	0	2
82	George Tobin	G	Farmington Hills	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	11
83	Robert Derleth	T	Lansing	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	1
84	Russ Reader	DB	Lansing	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	2
85	Joe Kodba	C	Swartz Creek	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	13
86	George Wilson	E	Detroit	1937	1946	1	3	6	0	106													111	1342	15	28
87	Bob Kolesar	G	Midland	1946	1946	0	0	0	0	2
88	Don McCafferty	E	West Bloomfield Hills	1946	1946	0	0	0	0	9													3	38	1	17
89	John Lucente	FB	Dearborn	1945	1945	0	0	1	0	10									82	242	1	18	11	45	0	23
90	Joel Mason	E	Harper Woods	1939	1945	0	0	3	0	50													34	390	2	21
91	Pete Tinsley	G	Iron Mountain	1938	1945	0	1	3	0	76
92	Dave Diehl	E	Lansing	1939	1945	0	0	1	0	26													32	578	4	57
93	Jackie Lowther	B	Livonia	1944	1945	0	0	0	0	10	7	14	54	0	13	3			24	72	0	17
94	Julie Koshlap	B	Pittsfield Township	1945	1945	0	0	0	0	1
95	Paul Collins	QB	Royal Oak	1945	1945	0	0	0	0	3	3	17	43	0	26	2			10	13	0	6
96	Michael Kostiuk	T	Sterling Heights	1941	1945	0	0	0	0	7
97	Andy Farkas	FB	Traverse City	1938	1945	2	2	6	0	70									587	2103	21	53	80	1086	13	99
98	Len Calligaro	BB	Ironwood	1944	1944	0	0	1	0	10									3	4	1	3	2	11	0	10
99	Ed Opalewski	T	Novi	1943	1944	0	0	0	0	11
100	Joe Bukant	B	Portage	1938	1943	0	0	1	0	51	19	57	179	1	20	7			184	426	4	15	2	13	0	13
101	Sam Busich	E	Warren	1936	1943	0	0	1	0	22													19	193	1	0
102	Chuck Hanneman	E	Cadillac	1937	1941	0	0	2	0	46									3	59	1	50	35	618	4	46
103	Johnny Drake	B	Detroit	1937	1941	1	3	5	0	55	3	10	24	2	9	0			525	1700	24	15	41	530	3	48
104	Joe Koons	C	Shelby	1941	1941	0	0	0	0	6
105	Bill Shepherd	B	Detroit	1935	1940	0	0	2	0	58	58	152	938	4	0	28			539	1984	12	0	20	188	1	46
106	Cal Thomas	G	Harper Woods	1939	1940	0	0	0	0	13
107	Harry Speelman	G	Pigeon	1940	1940	0	0	0	0	4
108	Tom Hupke	G	Detroit	1934	1939	0	0	1	0	55
109	Don Irwin	FB	Detroit	1936	1939	0	0	1	0	29	0	14	0	0	0	3			172	586	6	0	27	289	0	8
110	Regis Monahan	G	Detroit	1935	1939	0	0	0	0	44
111	Ray Clemons	G	Lincoln Park	1939	1939	0	0	0	0	6													1	5	0	5
112	Ralph Heikkinen	G	Pontiac	1939	1939	0	0	0	0	3
113	George Christensen	T	Detroit	1931	1938	1	0	6	0	95
114	Ed Klewicki	E	East Lansing	1935	1938	1	0	4	0	43									20	129	0	0	19	393	2	0
115	Sid Wagner	G	Forest	1936	1938	0	0	2	0	27
116	Art Buss	T	Chelsea	1934	1937	0	0	3	0	45
117	Hal Cooper	G	Detroit	1937	1937	0	0	0	0	7
118	Ralph Isselhardt	G	East Grand Rapids	1937	1937	0	0	0	0	9
119	Jim Steen	T	Detroit	1935	1936	0	0	0	0	20
120	Dom Vairo	E	Calumet	1935	1935	0	0	0	0	1
121	Doug Nott	TB	Detroit	1935	1935	0	0	0	0	9	9	34	169	1	0	5			48	98	0	0
122	Peter Rajkovich	FB	Caro	1934	1934	0	0	0	0	3									39	140	0	0
123	Chuck Bernard	C	Detroit	1934	1934	0	0	0	0	10
124	Leo Draveling	T	Port Huron	1933	1933	0	0	0	0	9
125	Russ Peterson	TB	Cascade County	1932	1932	0	0	0	0	3
126	Fred Danziger	FB	Dearborn	1931	1931	0	0	0	0	1
127	Don Ridler	T	Novi	1931	1931	0	0	0	0	1
128	Tony Latone	B	Detroit	1925	1930	0	0	5	0	65									0	0	26	0
129	Andy Salata	G	Hancock	1929	1930	0	0	2	0	20
130	Skippy Scheib	C	Saginaw	1930	1930	0	0	0	0	6
131	Norm Harvey	T	Detroit	1925	1929	0	0	2	0	44
132	Al Miller	WB	Detroit	1929	1929	0	0	1	0	7
133	Ernie Vick	C	Ann Arbor	1925	1928	0	0	1	0	27
134	John Barrett	C	Detroit	1924	1928	0	0	3	0	34
135	Homer Bliss	G	Detroit	1928	1928	0	0	0	0	1
136	Frank McGrath	E	Essexville	1927	1928	0	0	1	0	24
137	Larry Marks	B	Kalamazoo	1927	1928	0	0	0	0	24													0	0	2	0
138	Rip Bachor	T	Lansing	1928	1928	0	0	0	0	1
139	Duke Osborn	G	Lansing	1921	1928	1	0	6	0	82
140	Clair Cook	WB	Traverse City	1928	1928	0	0	1	0	4
141	Frank Bucher	E	Brighton	1925	1926	0	0	2	0	23
142	Dutch Marion	FB	Detroit	1925	1926	0	0	2	0	22									0	0	4	0
143	Jack Perrin	BB	Detroit	1926	1926	0	0	0	0	6
144	Ed Sparr	T	Detroit	1926	1926	0	0	0	0	2
145	Hugh Blacklock	T	Grand Rapids	1920	1926	1	0	5	0	59
146	Porky Rundquist	T	Ludington	1925	1926	0	0	0	0	5
147	Charley Carr	B	Marshall	1926	1926	0	0	0	0	2
148	Bob Koehler	FB	Sister Lake	1920	1926	0	0	6	0	71									0	0	9	0
149	Wes Carlson	G	St. Joseph	1926	1926	0	0	0	0	4
150	Herb Bauer	E	Ann Arbor	1925	1925	0	0	0	0	2
151	Bill Bucher	E	Detroit	1925	1925	0	0	0	0	1
152	By Wimberly	T	Detroit	1925	1925	0	0	0	0	11
153	Paul Goebel	E	Grand Rapids	1923	1925	0	0	3	0	26													0	0	3	0
154	Stan Muirhead	G	Detroit	1924	1924	0	0	1	0	8
155	Joe LaFleur	G	Escanaba	1922	1924	0	0	0	0	27
156	Wally Niemann	C	Menomonie	1922	1924	0	0	2	0	22
157	Harry Collins	G	Trenton	1924	1924	0	0	1	0	11
158	Napoleon Barrel	C		1923	1923	0	0	0	0	7
159	Doug Roby	TB	Ann Arbor	1923	1923	0	0	1	0	7													0	0	1	0
160	Steamer Horning	T	Beverly Hills	1920	1923	1	0	4	0	36													0	0	1	0
161	Chuck Dressen	B	Detroit	1920	1923	0	0	1	0	12									0	0	2	0
162	Joe Gillis	G	Detroit	1923	1923	0	0	0	0	7
163	Pat Smith	FB	Detroit	1920	1923	0	0	2	0	19
164	Don Batchelor	T	Grand Blanc	1922	1923	0	0	0	0	3
165	Gus Goetz	E	Grosse Pointe	1922	1923	0	0	1	0	9
166	Eddie Moegle	WB	Bruce	1920	1921	0	0	0	0	5
167	Marshall Jones	WB	Hennepin County	1920	1921	0	0	0	0	9
168	Blake Miller	WB	Lansing	1920	1921	0	0	0	0	5
169	Alfred Eissler	HB	Albion	1920	1920	0	0	0	0	2
170	Dick Pierce	G	Detroit	1920	1920	0	0	0	0	4
171	Stan Jacobs	TB	Inkster	1920	1920	0	0	0	0	3
172	Ernest Watson	BB	Newberry	1920	1920	0	0	0	0	2
173	Birtie Maher	E	Royal Oak	1920	1920	0	0	0	0	2
174	Ty Krentler	FB	St. Clair Shores	1920	1920	0	0	0	0	5
175	Gil Runkel	C	Trenton	1920	1920	0	0	1	0	7

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