1978 Pro Football Deaths

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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	Int	Sk
Hunk Anderson	G-C/Coach	79	4/24/1978	9/22/1898	4	1922	1925	0	0	3	0	40	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Andrews	G-T-BB-TB-E/Coach	82	7/0/1978	6/27/1896	5	1923	1927	0	0	2	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Beasley	G	78	11/2/1978	10/24/1900	1	1923	1923	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bunny Belden	B	71	9/4/1978	10/8/1906	3	1927	1931	0	0	1	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0
Larry Bettencourt	C	72	9/15/1978	9/22/1905	1	1933	1933	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dan Birdwell	DT-DE	37	2/14/1978	10/14/1940	8	1962	1969	1	1	4	42	96	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	32.5
Tom Blondin	G	68	12/15/1978	10/25/1910	1	1933	1933	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carl Brazell	B	60	5/3/1978	7/20/1917	1	1938	1938	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			4	14	0	0	7	100	0	0
Eddie Britt	TB-DB-FB	66	11/21/1978	7/19/1912	3	1936	1938	0	0	1	0	15	18	44	294	3	0	5			79	201	0	0	6	106	0	0
Al Burgin	G	83	7/28/1978	4/13/1895	1	1922	1922	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russ Burt	WB-FB	77	4/7/1978	12/15/1900	2	1924	1925	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Carl Butkus	G-T	55	8/3/1978	12/26/1922	2	1948	1949	0	0	1	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Callahan	TB	57	3/27/1978	12/19/1920	1	1946	1946	0	0	0	0	9	22	67	359	2	56	7			52	86	2	40	0	0	0	0	2
Don Campora	T-DT	50	6/5/1978	8/30/1927	3	1950	1953	0	0	1	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dutch Clark	TB-DB/Coach	71	8/5/1978	10/11/1906	7	1931	1938	6	0	5	0	75	114	250	1507	11	0	26			606	2772	36	0	28	341	6	23
Boyd Clay	T	63	6/22/1978	5/6/1915	4	1940	1944	0	0	0	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Clowes	T-G-DT	56	2/13/1978	12/15/1921	4	1948	1951	0	0	3	0	49	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dutch Connor	B	83	11/24/1978	4/16/1895	2	1925	1926	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slats Dalrymple	C	81	5/23/1978	7/15/1896	1	1922	1922	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bernie Digris	T-G	59	11/1/1978	6/9/1919	1	1943	1943	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Dobeleit	B	74	3/2/1978	7/4/1903	2	1925	1926	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Dunn	C-T	73	8/26/1978	11/26/1904	1	1929	1929	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nip Felber	E	69	5/0/1978	3/25/1909	2	1932	1933	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	1	8	0	8
Jim Fitzgerald	C	71	9/23/1978	3/7/1907	2	1930	1931	0	0	1	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Fitzgerald	E	78	3/1/1978	3/6/1899	1	1920	1920	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wally Foster	BB	75	8/31/1978	10/29/1902	1	1925	1925	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kenny Fryer	TB	59	9/30/1978	11/17/1918	1	1944	1944	0	0	0	0	3	9	24	91	0	25	2			15	15	0	9	0	0	0	0
Arnie Galiffa	QB	51	9/5/1978	1/29/1927	2	1953	1954	0	0	0	0	7	7	25	183	1	75	5		20	6	3	0	7	0	0	0	0
Chet Gay	G-T-C	78	3/11/1978	1/8/1900	2	1925	1926	0	0	1	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Goad	FB	44	11/29/1978	9/7/1934	1	1956	1956	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Goldman	E	61	11/8/1978	11/10/1916	5	1944	1949	0	0	2	0	46	0	0	0	0	0	0			2	-3	0	0	18	184	0	27
Chris Golub	DB	23	11/10/1978	12/2/1954	1	1977	1977	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Governali	QB-TB	57	2/15/1978	1/5/1921	3	1946	1948	0	0	2	0	32	218	500	3348	31	78	33		325	79	-83	4	28	0	0	0	0
Dale Hansen	T	57	5/6/1978	1/27/1921	2	1944	1948	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Healey	T-G-E	83	12/8/1978	12/28/1894	8	1920	1927	4	0	7	0	88	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Les Hearden	HB	76	12/25/1978	4/24/1902	1	1924	1924	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Irv Hill	BB-FB-LB-DB	69	11/7/1978	12/8/1908	3	1931	1933	0	0	1	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0			46	163	3	0	3	28	0	0
Tony Holm	B	70	7/15/1978	5/22/1908	4	1930	1933	0	0	2	0	34	17	52	406	2	0	13			92	233	1	0	3	22	1	9
Billy Hughes	G-C	63	7/6/1978	4/11/1915	5	1937	1941	0	1	2	0	46	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Tex Irvin	T-FB-G	71	2/11/1978	10/9/1906	5	1931	1935	0	0	1	0	56	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	1	15	1	15
Jimmy Jemail	QB	84	7/26/1978	9/12/1893	1	1921	1921	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Johnson	G-LB	57	4/8/1978	2/1/1921	1	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Johnson	T	68	10/27/1978	11/28/1909	7	1934	1940	0	1	7	0	76	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	1	48	1	48
Leon Johnson	E	74	9/0/1978	2/12/1904	1	1929	1929	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Jones	T	47	8/28/1978	6/22/1931	1	1955	1955	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tex Kelly	G-T	79	2/4/1978	10/29/1898	5	1922	1929	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Keyes	HB	42	7/9/1978	4/13/1936	1	1960	1960	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0			1	7	0	7	1	19	0	19
Ralph King	G	76	2/8/1978	11/2/1901	2	1924	1925	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Lankas	B	59	8/9/1978	8/26/1918	2	1942	1943	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0			2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Dutch Lauer	B-E	80	8/9/1978	1/8/1898	4	1922	1926	0	0	3	0	37	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	4	0	0	0	2	0
Bernie Leahy	HB	69	3/12/1978	8/15/1908	1	1932	1932	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Joe Lillard	TB-HB	73	9/18/1978	6/15/1905	2	1932	1933	0	0	2	0	18	27	95	372	2	0	19			171	494	1	0	2	29	0	19
Jimmy Manion	G	73	7/11/1978	9/20/1904	2	1926	1927	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Mehre	C/Coach	77	9/27/1978	9/18/1901	2	1922	1923	1	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Minick	G-E	79	12/22/1978	12/17/1899	3	1927	1929	0	0	1	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Monnett	TB-HB-QB	68	8/2/1978	2/27/1910	6	1933	1938	0	0	4	0	62	158	336	2227	28	0	26			510	1488	7	0	27	303	0	26
Bill Montgomery	G-T	69	7/18/1978	5/4/1909	1	1934	1934	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dinty Moore	WB-BB	74	4/0/1978	9/30/1903	1	1927	1927	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Harry Myles	E-T-G	74	11/30/1978	9/1/1904	2	1929	1930	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Nichols	G-T	73	6/17/1978	7/30/1904	1	1926	1926	0	0	1	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Nix	G	83	10/5/1978	3/18/1895	1	1926	1926	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gail O'Brien	T	66	7/7/1978	11/14/1911	3	1934	1936	0	0	1	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Curly Oden	B	79	8/31/1978	5/10/1899	7	1925	1932	0	0	5	0	67	0	0	0	3	0	0			0	0	8	0	0	0	4	0
Jim Pederson	B	70	8/14/1978	10/19/1907	3	1930	1932	0	0	2	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0			1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
John Polisky	G-T	77	4/23/1978	1/15/1901	1	1929	1929	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Powers	TE	37	1/12/1978	6/15/1940	5	1962	1966	0	0	1	2	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	0	9	9	209	0	42
Bill Pritchard	B	76	4/10/1978	12/23/1901	2	1927	1928	0	0	2	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Dave Reese	E	85	6/26/1978	11/19/1892	4	1920	1923	0	0	4	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ken Reese	HB-QB	56	3/1/1978	4/30/1921	1	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0			3	1	0	5	0	0	0	0
Pug Rentner	B	67	8/24/1978	9/18/1910	4	1934	1937	0	0	0	0	43	26	100	359	1	0	24			220	813	2	0	12	178	2	35
Ted Richards	E	77	12/1/1978	11/7/1901	1	1929	1929	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reb Russell	B	72	3/16/1978	5/31/1905	1	1933	1933	0	0	0	0	10	2	8	32	0	0	2			48	164	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andy Salata	G/Coach	72	1/14/1978	9/30/1905	2	1929	1930	0	0	2	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Schneller	E	66	11/0/1978	11/1/1911	4	1933	1936	0	0	2	0	46	0	0	0	0	0	0			5	12	0	0	21	376	3	40
Tom Scott	Coach	58	6/0/1978	1/7/1920				0	0	0
John Shelburne	FB	83	1/29/1978	9/26/1894	1	1922	1922	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Shipkey	Coach	73	7/18/1978	9/23/1904				0	0	0
Jack Simmons	C-G-T	53	9/17/1978	10/8/1924	9	1948	1956	0	1	8	0	106	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Simons	FB-E	77	1/22/1978	1/22/1901	1	1924	1924	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Red Sleight	T	71	8/9/1978	7/8/1907	2	1930	1931	0	0	2	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Smith	E-DB	55	4/8/1978	7/23/1922	1	1948	1948	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			1	1	0	1	8	131	1	0	1
Red Smith	TB-WB-BB-G-FB	73	3/8/1978	5/18/1904	5	1927	1931	0	0	1	0	37	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Sturtridge	HB	74	12/4/1978	3/8/1904	2	1928	1929	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
John Tracey	LB-E-DE	45	9/18/1978	6/27/1933	9	1959	1967	0	2	7	52	110	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	20	303	0	51	12	21.5
Orville Tuttle	G	65	4/0/1978	9/18/1912	6	1937	1946	0	2	4	0	60	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	1	-2	0	0
Joe Vance	WB-FB	72	7/4/1978	9/16/1905	1	1931	1931	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Harp Vaughan	B	75	12/26/1978	11/19/1903	2	1933	1934	0	0	0	0	19	21	50	264	2	62	8			84	270	1	0	8	157	0	0
George Wilson	E-DE/Coach	64	11/23/1978	2/3/1914	10	1937	1946	1	3	6	0	106	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	111	1342	15	28	3
Mike Wilson	E-BB	81	5/16/1978	12/2/1896	3	1922	1924	0	0	2	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Stu Worden	G-T-C-LB	70	3/17/1978	5/6/1907	4	1930	1934	0	0	3	0	44	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Wukits	C-LB-G	60	10/15/1978	12/16/1917	4	1943	1946	0	0	0	0	38	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Lloyd Young	G-C-T-E	75	7/10/1978	5/27/1903	5	1925	1930	0	0	2	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Zuidmulder	TB	72	6/8/1978	2/4/1906	3	1929	1931	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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