1961 Pro Football Deaths

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Deaths Table
Player	Pos	Age	Date of Death	BirthDate	Yrs	From	To	St	wAV	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Int	Yds	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Rec	Yds	TD	Lng	Int
Bullet Baker	BB-WB-TB-HB	60	6/18/1961	11/4/1900	5	1927	1931	2	0	50	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adrian Baril	T-G	63	6/10/1961	6/4/1898	3	1923	1925	1	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Baxter	B	68	7/26/1961	10/1/1892	2	1923	1924	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stan Cofall	WB-TB/Coach	67	9/21/1961	5/5/1894	1	1920	1920	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Roddy Dunn	T	66	12/20/1961	8/8/1895	1	1923	1923	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Eckl	T	43	9/30/1961	11/20/1917	1	1945	1945	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Espie	T		3/25/1961		1	1923	1923	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
France Fitzgerald	BB-HB		7/23/1961		1	1923	1923	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Graham	G	51	8/0/1961	8/14/1909	1	1935	1935	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Donn Greenshields	T	56	3/28/1961	5/1/1904	2	1932	1933	1	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Edd Gregg	E	64	11/9/1961	8/4/1897	1	1922	1922	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Hipa	E	61	10/17/1961	10/12/1900	2	1927	1928	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dosey Howard	G-T	60	9/30/1961	2/1/1901	6	1925	1930	3	0	64	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tommy Hughitt	B/Coach	69	12/27/1961	12/27/1892	5	1920	1924	5	0	56	0	0	0	5	0	0		0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
Cecil Johnson	TB-DB-HB	39	3/6/1961	9/3/1921	2	1943	1944	0	0	16	14	33	209	2	58	5		56	79	0	19	9	136	2	57	1
Marty Kostos	E	59	9/0/1961	11/11/1901	1	1929	1929	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Lach	WB-FB-HB	40	7/12/1961	8/6/1920	3	1942	1947	2	0	32	2	6	12	1	6	0	10	192	580	13	19	32	360	5	53	5
Ed Lawrence	B	56	11/21/1961	7/14/1905	2	1929	1930	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Walt LeJeune	G-C-T-B	63	3/28/1961	1/12/1898	6	1922	1927	3	0	50	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0
Menz Lindsey	BB-QB	64	9/20/1961	7/25/1897	1	1921	1921	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Long	HB	39	8/2/1961	4/9/1922	1	1947	1947	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Lynch	B	60	1/25/1961	1/10/1901	1	1925	1925	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ike Mahoney	B	60	11/21/1961	10/25/1901	5	1925	1931	0	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Armin Mahrt	TB-BB-HB	63	5/7/1961	11/9/1897	3	1924	1926	3	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Mark	C-E	46	10/24/1961	12/21/1914	4	1938	1945	2	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Martineau	G-FB-T	61	10/25/1961	8/20/1900	3	1923	1925	2	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Mattern	B	68	2/20/1961	11/9/1892	2	1920	1922	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Mohardt	B	63	11/24/1961	1/21/1898	4	1922	1925	1	0	42	0	0	0	4	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Johnny Murphy	Coach	69	9/13/1961	10/8/1891				0
Tommy Murphy	BB-HB	61	4/29/1961	5/2/1899	1	1926	1926	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Nardacci	B	60	8/30/1961	5/24/1901	1	1925	1925	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maury Patt	E	46	4/3/1961	1/31/1915	5	1938	1942	1	0	48	0	0	0	0	0	0		15	66	0	11	41	460	2	25
Tam Rose	TB-HB/Coach	72	10/2/1961	12/5/1888	1	1921	1921	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Shirey	T	45	11/1/1961	1/12/1916	2	1940	1941	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Spencer	G	59	3/6/1961	11/3/1901	2	1928	1929	2	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hugh Sprinkle	T-G	65	12/11/1961	9/18/1896	3	1923	1925	2	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Stevenson	G-C	68	3/30/1961	3/17/1893	1	1922	1922	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Don Straw	G-T	64	7/21/1961	11/22/1896	2	1920	1921	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Thayer	T-G	54	5/8/1961	3/21/1907	1	1933	1933	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tiny Thompson	G	63	10/26/1961	12/24/1897	1	1922	1922	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Norm Verry	T	39	10/12/1961	9/18/1922	2	1946	1947	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carl Waite	B-E	59	10/14/1961	2/27/1902	3	1928	1930	1	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
George Wanless	WB-E-G	63	11/1/1961	7/13/1898	2	1922	1923	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ad Wenke	T	63	3/3/1961	1/22/1898	1	1923	1923	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Whalen	C-T-G	65	1/28/1961	12/15/1895	4	1920	1924	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Diddie Willson	G-E-DE	50	1/19/1961	1/17/1911	3	1933	1935	2	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Don Wiper	BB	61	11/8/1961	7/8/1900	1	1922	1922	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arnie Wyman	FB-HB	65	3/4/1961	8/20/1895	1	1920	1920	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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