Players Who Died in Michigan, USA

Players

Players Table
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				0					15	38	0	9	11	125	1	32
2	Robert Eddins	LB	Detroit	2011	2011	0	0	0	0	1				0							0				0
3	Andrew Davison	DB	Detroit	2002	2003	0	0	0	0	10				0							0				0
4	Greg Montgomery	P	Grand Rapids	1988	1997	1	1	0	19	142				0					7	14	0	11			0
5	Eugene Marve	LB		1982	1992	0	0	8	48	156				0							0				0
6	Brad Van Pelt	LB	Harrison	1973	1986	0	5	12	73	184				0							0		1	20	0	20
7	Booker Moore	RB	Flint	1982	1985	0	0	2	6	51				0					115	420	1	21	75	423	1	21
8	Homer Elias	G	Detroit	1978	1984	0	0	6	37	96				0							0				0
9	James Hunter	DB	Allen Park	1976	1982	0	0	6	41	86				0							0				0
10	Dave Pureifory	DE	Ypsilanti Township	1972	1982	0	0	8	54	148				0							0				0
11	Rocco Moore	G	Charlotte	1980	1980	0	0	0	1	7				0							0				0
12	Dan Jilek	LB	Ann Arbor	1976	1979	0	0	2	14	58				0							0				0
13	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
14	John Sokolosky	C	Shelby Township	1978	1978	0	0	0	3	11				0							0				0
15	Charlie Sanders	TE	Royal Oak	1968	1977	2	7	9	52	128				0					4	-6	0	2	336	4817	31	54
16	Bob Kowalkowski	G	West Bloomfield	1966	1977	0	0	7	47	142				0							0				0
17	Bill Laskey	LLB	Traverse City	1965	1974	0	1	5	34	119				0							0				0
18	Mel Farr	RB	Detroit	1967	1973	0	2	4	41	69	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	739	3072	26	57	146	1374	10	86
19	Jim Teal	LB	Farmington Hills	1973	1973	0	0	0	2	14				0							0				0
20	Dennis Wirgowski	DE	Kawkawlin	1970	1973	0	0	3	12	50				0							0				0
21	Greg Marx	DE	Northville	1973	1973	0	0	0	4	14				0							0				0
22	Chuck Hughes	WR	Detroit	1967	1971	0	0	0	4	38				0							0		15	262	0	42
23	Bill Rademacher	WR		1964	1970	0	0	0	3	58				0					1	-13	0	0	24	282	3	40
24	Wayne Meylan	LB	Grant	1968	1970	0	0	0	8	29				0							0				0
25	Stan Mitchell	RB	Sparta	1966	1970	0	0	0	10	42				0					173	548	4	30	42	533	5	48
26	Monte Clark	T	Detroit	1959	1969	0	0	8	46	139				0							0				0
27	Pete Gent	FL	Bangor	1964	1968	0	0	1	12	48				0					2	-5	0	0	68	989	4	84
28	Tom Watkins	HB	Detroit	1961	1968	0	0	1	22	75	1	1	58	1	58	0	0	0	468	1791	10	60	55	590	4	37
29	Ron Kramer	TE	Ann Arbor	1957	1967	1	1	8	34	128	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	9	0	12	229	3272	16	68
30	Darris McCord	DE	Bloomfield Hills	1955	1967	0	1	13	54	168				0							0				0
31	Sam Williams	DE	Livonia	1959	1967	0	0	6	42	119				0							0		1	10	0	10
32	Nick Pietrosante	FB	Royal Oak	1959	1967	0	2	7	38	115	1	2	37	0	37	1	0	0	955	4026	28	57	141	1391	2	76
33	Dan Lewis	HB	Detroit	1958	1966	0	0	7	31	110	2	5	30	1	26	0	0	0	800	3205	19	74	99	1162	5	92
34	Archie Matsos	LB	Lansing	1960	1966	2	3	7	59	95				0							0				0
35	Dan LaRose	T	Luther	1961	1966	0	0	4	25	65				0							0				0
36	Walt Corey	LB	Pleasant Hill	1960	1966	0	1	3	28	69				0							0				0
37	Tobin Rote	QB	Saginaw	1950	1966	1	2	10	16	149	1329	2907	18850	148	96	191	31	2116	635	3128	37	55	2	28	1	28
38	John Gonzaga	T	West Bloomfield	1956	1966	0	0	7	28	132				0							0				0
39	Terry Barr	HB	Bloomfield Hills	1957	1965	0	2	5	38	102	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	6	32	151	2	37	227	3810	35	80
40	Norm Masters	T	Bloomfield Hills	1957	1964	0	0	5	22	104				0							0				0
41	Tom Tracy	HB	Madison Heights	1956	1964	0	2	4	17	89	24	67	854	6	72	5	1	30	808	2912	17	64	113	1468	14	65
42	Jackie Simpson	LLB	Pontiac	1961	1964	0	0	2	15	36				0							0				0
43	Gary Lowe	DB	Troy	1956	1964	0	0	4	23	97	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0			0				0
44	Lucien Reeberg	T	Detroit	1963	1963	0	0	1	4	14				0							0				0
45	Bob Suci	DB	Grand Blanc	1962	1963	0	0	0	9	20				0							0				0
46	Tom Saidock	DT	Dearborn Heights	1957	1962	0	0	3	12	41				0							0				0
47	John Lomakoski	T	Munising	1962	1962	0	0	0	2	3				0							0				0
48	Al Dorow	QB	Okemos	1954	1962	0	2	3	26	69	572	1207	7708	64	80	93	77	922	248	1150	16	40			0
49	Dave Middleton	E	Ann Arbor	1955	1961	0	0	5	6	75				0					67	210	2	16	183	2966	17	79
50	Gil Mains	DT	West Branch	1953	1961	0	0	4	3	85				0							0				0
51	Jim Wulff	DB	Williamsburg	1960	1961	0	0	1	5	17				0							0		1	6	0	6
52	Don Deskins	DT	Ann Arbor	1960	1960	0	0	0	4	14				0							0				0
53	Darrell Harper	HB	Commerce	1960	1960	0	0	0	1	4				0					1	3	0	3			0
54	Fred Julian	DB	Comstock Park	1960	1960	0	0	1	7	14				0							0				0
55	Rufus Granderson	DT	Grand Rapids	1960	1960	0	0	0	3	6				0							0				0
56	Alan Goldstein	E	West Bloomfield	1960	1960	0	0	1	3	14				0					3	-2	1	16	27	354	1	45
57	Vic Zucco	DB	Williamsburg	1957	1960	0	0	2	3	38				0							0				0
58	Jim David	DB	Allen Park	1952	1959	0	6	8	0	96				0							0				0
59	Bob Miller	DT	Clarkston	1952	1958	0	0	4	0	81				0							0				0
60	Roger Zatkoff	LB	Clawson	1953	1958	1	3	5	0	72				0							0				0
61	Len Ford	DE	Detroit	1948	1958	4	4	10	0	125				0							0		67	1175	8
62	Hank Bullough	G	Haslett	1955	1958	0	0	1	0	20				0							0				0
63	Bert Zagers	DB	Traverse City	1955	1958	0	0	3	0	32				0					116	477	3	41	17	356	0	57
64	Dorne Dibble	E	Northville	1951	1957	0	0	4	0	68				0					2	13	0	8	146	2552	19	56
65	Jug Girard	E	Rochester Hills	1948	1957	0	0	3	0	114	67	197	1017	5	50	13		222	194	703	3	36	109	1838	15	75
66	Gene Knutson	DE	Cassopolis	1954	1956	0	0	0	0	18				0							0				0
67	Lynn Chandnois	HB	Flint	1950	1956	0	2	4	0	73	19	59	285	2	49	7		62	593	1934	16	38	162	2012	7	55
68	Sonny Gandee	LB	Grosse Isle	1952	1956	0	0	4	0	53				0							0				0
69	John Helwig	LB	Pontiac	1953	1956	0	0	2	0	42				0							0				0
70	Jack Simmons	C	Royal Oak	1948	1956	0	1	8	0	106				0							0				0
71	Lowell Perry	E	Southfield	1956	1956	0	0	1	0	6				0					2	37	0	23	14	334	2	75
72	Jerry Planutis	HB	St. Joseph	1956	1956	0	0	0	0	3				0					2	6	0	3	1	5	0	5
73	Bob Hoernschemeyer	B	Detroit	1946	1955	0	2	8	0	113	319	714	4302	42	66	56	47	407	1059	4548	27	96	109	1139	11	48
74	Andy Miketa	C	Grand Rapids	1954	1955	0	0	1	0	24				0							0				0
75	Bob Mann	E	Detroit	1948	1954	0	0	4	0	62				0					8	55	0	23	208	3203	24	64
76	Gus Cifelli	T	Royal Oak	1950	1954	0	0	4	0	60				0							0				0
77	Sonny Grandelius	HB	Muskegon	1953	1953	0	0	1	0	12				0					108	278	1	31	15	80	0	26
78	John Panelli	LB	Royal Oak	1949	1953	0	0	3	0	52				0					55	157	0	18	4	27	0	13
79	Vince Banonis	C	Southfield	1942	1953	0	0	6	0	108				0							0				0
80	Alex Smail	LB	Dearborn	1952	1952	0	0	0	0	1				0							0				0
81	Henry Minarik	E	Lake City	1951	1951	0	0	0	0	11				0							0		35	459	1	37
82	John Greene	E	Franklin	1944	1950	0	0	4	0	78				0							0		175	2965	26	88
83	Bob Chappuis	TB	Ann Arbor	1948	1949	0	0	1	0	19	102	227	1442	8		19	15	172	56	323	1				0
84	Al Russas	T	Dearborn	1949	1949	0	0	0	0	9				0							0				0
85	Frank Szymanski	C	Detroit	1945	1949	0	0	1	0	47				0							0				0
86	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
87	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
88	Art Macioszczyk	FB	Detroit	1944	1948	0	0	0	0	22				0					46	159	0	12	6	48	0	21
89	Herb Coleman	C	Southfield	1946	1948	0	0	1	0	37				0							0				0
90	Dale Hansen	T	Warren	1944	1948	0	0	0	0	14				0							0				0
91	Bob Westfall	FB	Adrian	1944	1947	1	0	2	0	41	27	53	428	5	63	7			209	697	11	75	47	588	5	45
92	Ray McLean	HB	Ann Arbor	1940	1947	0	2	0	0	76				0					152	412	5	34	103	2232	21	86
93	Bob Ivory	G	Detroit	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	3				0							0				0
94	Elmer Madar	E	Detroit	1947	1947	0	0	1	0	9				0							0		8	53	0
95	Bill O'Brien	HB	Eastport	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	9				0					1	2	0	2			0
96	George Tobin	G	Farmington Hills	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	11				0							0				0
97	Robert Derleth	T	Lansing	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	1				0							0				0
98	Russ Reader	DB	Lansing	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	2				0							0				0
99	Bill Kennedy	G	Southfield	1942	1947	0	0	1	0	23				0							0				0
100	Joe Kodba	C	Swartz Creek	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	13				0							0				0
101	George Wilson	E	Detroit	1937	1946	1	3	6	0	106				0							0		111	1342	15	28
102	Bob Kolesar	G	Midland	1946	1946	0	0	0	0	2				0							0				0
103	Don McCafferty	E	West Bloomfield Hills	1946	1946	0	0	0	0	9				0							0		3	38	1	17
104	John Lucente	FB	Dearborn	1945	1945	0	0	1	0	10				0					82	242	1	18	11	45	0	23
105	Joel Mason	E	Harper Woods	1939	1945	0	0	3	0	50				0							0		34	390	2	21
106	Pete Tinsley	G	Iron Mountain	1938	1945	0	1	3	0	76				0							0				0
107	Dave Diehl	E	Lansing	1939	1945	0	0	1	0	26				0							0		32	578	4	57
108	Jackie Lowther	B	Livonia	1944	1945	0	0	0	0	10	7	14	54	0	13	3			24	72	0	17			0
109	Julie Koshlap	B	Pittsfield Township	1945	1945	0	0	0	0	1				0							0				0
110	Paul Collins	QB	Royal Oak	1945	1945	0	0	0	0	3	3	17	43	0	26	2			10	13	0	6			0
111	Michael Kostiuk	T	Sterling Heights	1941	1945	0	0	0	0	7				0							0				0
112	Andy Farkas	FB	Traverse City	1938	1945	2	2	6	0	70				0					587	2103	21	53	80	1086	13	99
113	Len Calligaro	BB	Ironwood	1944	1944	0	0	1	0	10				0					3	4	1	3	2	11	0	10
114	Ed Opalewski	T	Novi	1943	1944	0	0	0	0	11				0							0				0
115	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
116	Sam Busich	E	Warren	1936	1943	0	0	1	0	22				0							0		19	193	1
117	Chuck Hanneman	E	Cadillac	1937	1941	0	0	2	0	46				0					3	59	1	50	35	618	4	46
118	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
119	Joe Koons	C	Shelby	1941	1941	0	0	0	0	6				0							0				0
120	Bill Shepherd	B	Detroit	1935	1940	0	0	2	0	58	58	152	938	4		28			539	1984	12		20	188	1	46
121	Cal Thomas	G	Harper Woods	1939	1940	0	0	0	0	13				0							0				0
122	Harry Speelman	G	Pigeon	1940	1940	0	0	0	0	4				0							0				0
123	Tom Hupke	G	Detroit	1934	1939	0	0	1	0	55				0							0				0
124	Don Irwin	FB	Detroit	1936	1939	0	0	1	0	29	0	14	0	0	0	3			172	586	6		27	289	0	8
125	Regis Monahan	G	Detroit	1935	1939	0	0	0	0	44				0							0				0
126	Ray Clemons	G	Lincoln Park	1939	1939	0	0	0	0	6				0							0		1	5	0	5
127	Ralph Heikkinen	G	Pontiac	1939	1939	0	0	0	0	3				0							0				0
128	George Christensen	T	Detroit	1931	1938	1	0	6	0	95				0							0				0
129	Ed Klewicki	E	East Lansing	1935	1938	1	0	4	0	43				0					20	129	0		19	393	2
130	Sid Wagner	G	Forest	1936	1938	0	0	2	0	27				0							0				0
131	Art Buss	T	Chelsea	1934	1937	0	0	3	0	45				0							0				0
132	Hal Cooper	G	Detroit	1937	1937	0	0	0	0	7				0							0				0
133	Ralph Isselhardt	G	East Grand Rapids	1937	1937	0	0	0	0	9				0							0				0
134	Jim Steen	T	Detroit	1935	1936	0	0	0	0	20				0							0				0
135	Dom Vairo	E	Calumet	1935	1935	0	0	0	0	1				0							0				0
136	Doug Nott	TB	Detroit	1935	1935	0	0	0	0	9	9	34	169	1		5			48	98	0				0
137	Peter Rajkovich	FB	Caro	1934	1934	0	0	0	0	3				0					39	140	0				0
138	Chuck Bernard	C	Detroit	1934	1934	0	0	0	0	10				0							0				0
139	Leo Draveling	T	Port Huron	1933	1933	0	0	0	0	9				0							0				0
140	Russ Peterson	TB	Cascade County	1932	1932	0	0	0	0	3				0							0				0
141	Fred Danziger	FB	Dearborn	1931	1931	0	0	0	0	1				0							0				0
142	Don Ridler	T	Novi	1931	1931	0	0	0	0	1				0							0				0
143	Tony Latone	B	Detroit	1925	1930	0	0	5	0	65				1					0	0	26	0			0
144	Andy Salata	G	Hancock	1929	1930	0	0	2	0	20				0							0				0
145	Skippy Scheib	C	Saginaw	1930	1930	0	0	0	0	6				0							0				0
146	Ed Lynch	E	Dearborn	1925	1929	1	0	3	0	35				0							0		0	0	1	0
147	Norm Harvey	T	Detroit	1925	1929	0	0	2	0	44				0							0				0
148	Al Miller	WB	Detroit	1929	1929	0	0	1	0	7				0							0				0
149	Ernie Vick	C	Ann Arbor	1925	1928	0	0	1	0	27				0							0				0
150	John Barrett	C	Detroit	1924	1928	0	0	3	0	34				0							0				0
151	Homer Bliss	G	Detroit	1928	1928	0	0	0	0	1				0							0				0
152	Frank McGrath	E	Essexville	1927	1928	0	0	1	0	24				0							0				0
153	Larry Marks	B	Kalamazoo	1927	1928	0	0	0	0	24				1							0		0	0	2	0
154	Rip Bachor	T	Lansing	1928	1928	0	0	0	0	1				0							0				0
155	Duke Osborn	G	Lansing	1921	1928	1	0	6	0	82				0							0				0
156	Rudy Rosatti	T	Norway	1923	1928	0	0	5	0	45				0							0				0
157	Clair Cook	WB	Traverse City	1928	1928	0	0	1	0	4				0							0				0
158	Frank Bucher	E	Brighton	1925	1926	0	0	2	0	23				0							0		0	0	2	0
159	Tom Hogan	T	Detroit	1924	1926	0	0	1	0	17				0							0				0
160	Dutch Marion	FB	Detroit	1925	1926	0	0	2	0	22				0					0	0	4	0			0
161	Jack Perrin	BB	Detroit	1926	1926	0	0	0	0	6				0							0				0
162	Ed Sparr	T	Detroit	1926	1926	0	0	0	0	2				0							0				0
163	Hugh Blacklock	T	Grand Rapids	1920	1926	1	0	5	0	59				0							0				0
164	Porky Rundquist	T	Ludington	1925	1926	0	0	0	0	5				0							0				0
165	Charley Carr	B	Marshall	1926	1926	0	0	0	0	2				0							0				0
166	Bob Koehler	FB	Sister Lake	1920	1926	0	0	6	0	71				1					0	0	9	0			0
167	Dutch Lauer	B	Southfield	1922	1926	0	0	3	0	37				1					0	0	4	0	0	0	2	0
168	Wes Carlson	G	St. Joseph	1926	1926	0	0	0	0	4				0							0				0
169	Herb Bauer	E	Ann Arbor	1925	1925	0	0	0	0	2				0							0				0
170	Bill Bucher	E	Detroit	1925	1925	0	0	0	0	1				0							0				0
171	By Wimberly	T	Detroit	1925	1925	0	0	0	0	11				0							0				0
172	Paul Goebel	E	Grand Rapids	1923	1925	0	0	3	0	26				1							0		0	0	3	0
173	Stan Muirhead	G	Detroit	1924	1924	1	0	1	0	8				0							0				0
174	Joe LaFleur	G	Escanaba	1922	1924	0	0	0	0	27				0							0				0
175	Wally Niemann	C	Menomonie	1922	1924	0	0	2	0	22				0							0				0
176	Harry Collins	G	Trenton	1924	1924	0	0	1	0	11				0							0				0
177	Napoleon Barrel	C		1923	1923	0	0	0	0	7				0							0				0
178	Doug Roby	TB	Ann Arbor	1923	1923	0	0	1	0	7				3							0		0	0	1	0
179	Steamer Horning	T	Beverly Hills	1920	1923	1	0	4	0	36				0							0		0	0	1	0
180	Chuck Dressen	B	Detroit	1920	1923	0	0	1	0	12				1					0	0	2	0			0
181	Joe Gillis	G	Detroit	1923	1923	0	0	0	0	7				0							0				0
182	Pat Smith	FB	Detroit	1920	1923	0	0	2	0	19				0					0	0	3	0			0
183	Don Batchelor	T	Grand Blanc	1922	1923	0	0	0	0	3				0							0				0
184	Gus Goetz	E	Grosse Pointe	1922	1923	0	0	1	0	9				0							0				0
185	Eddie Moegle	WB	Bruce	1920	1921	0	0	0	0	5				0							0				0
186	Ray McLean	FB	Detroit	1921	1921	0	0	0	0	3				0							0				0
187	Marshall Jones	WB	Hennepin County	1920	1921	0	0	0	0	9				0							0				0
188	Blake Miller	WB	Lansing	1920	1921	0	0	0	0	5				0							0				0
189	Leo Chappell	G	Parma	1920	1921	0	0	1	0	9				0							0				0
190	Alfred Eissler	HB	Albion	1920	1920	0	0	0	0	2				0							0				0
191	Dick Pierce	G	Detroit	1920	1920	0	0	0	0	4				0							0				0
192	Joe Fitzgerald	E	Grand Rapids	1920	1920	0	0	1	0	8				0							0				0
193	Stan Jacobs	TB	Inkster	1920	1920	0	0	0	0	3				0							0				0
194	Ernest Watson	BB	Newberry	1920	1920	0	0	0	0	2				0							0				0
195	Birtie Maher	E	Royal Oak	1920	1920	0	0	0	0	2				0							0				0
196	Ty Krentler	FB	St. Clair Shores	1920	1920	0	0	0	0	5				0							0				0
197	Gil Runkel	C	Trenton	1920	1920	0	0	1	0	7				0							0				0

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