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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
Fred Abel	BB-FB	77	8/2/1980	7/17/1903	1	1926	1926	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Preston Anderson	DB	29	10/15/1980	9/30/1951	1	1974	1974	0	0	0	3	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Andrako	C-LB	65	11/30/1980	9/11/1915	1	1940	1940	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Herm Bagby	TB-WB-FB-BB	77	2/29/1980	2/21/1903	2	1926	1927	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Herb Bauer	E	73	7/30/1980	10/13/1906	1	1925	1925	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Berns	G-T	84	7/22/1980	12/10/1895	4	1920	1924	0	0	3	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Connie Mack Berry	E	65	6/24/1980	4/19/1915	8	1939	1947	0	0	1	0	51	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	46	783	8	54
John Bosdett	E	84	9/19/1980	11/4/1895	1	1920	1920	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
David Braden	G-LB	62	8/2/1980	9/27/1917	1	1945	1945	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Brewer	TB-WB	74	5/2/1980	4/6/1906	1	1929	1929	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Brill	TB	66	9/2/1980	3/26/1914	1	1939	1939	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ralph Capron	WB	91	9/19/1980	6/16/1889	1	1920	1920	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Cassiano	B	62	5/28/1980	10/7/1917	1	1940	1940	0	0	0	0	10	9	30	128	1	0	2			35	84	0	0	2	67	2	44
Tony Catalano	G	85	7/25/1980	4/13/1895	1	1920	1920	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Clemons	G	68	11/26/1980	6/4/1912	1	1939	1939	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	1	5	0	5
Ed Comstock	G-T	77	8/3/1980	7/12/1903	3	1929	1931	0	0	1	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Conkright	C-LB-E-DE/Coach	66	10/27/1980	4/17/1914	8	1937	1944	0	0	3	0	62	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	5
Bill Connor	G-T	81	12/14/1980	4/8/1899	2	1929	1930	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Cremer	E-DE	61	11/20/1980	3/16/1919	3	1946	1948	0	0	2	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	28	296	1	39
Hank Critchfield	C	75	7/28/1980	6/14/1905	1	1931	1931	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rae Crowther	E	77	11/3/1980	12/11/1902	2	1925	1926	0	0	2	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Harrie Dadmun	G-T	86	9/15/1980	6/25/1894	2	1920	1921	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fred DaGata	FB	72	5/13/1980	4/4/1908	1	1931	1931	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Davis	HB-FB-QB-P	65	3/14/1980	5/5/1914	5	1938	1946	0	0	3	0	49	20	53	217	4	25	4			230	904	3	80	47	427	2	48	19
Daroll DeLaPorte	BB	77	12/25/1980	10/30/1903	1	1925	1925	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Ebding	E	73	9/11/1980	9/12/1906	7	1931	1937	1	0	4	0	81	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	55	971	8	0
Beanie Eberts	G-T-BB	77	3/24/1980	5/14/1902	1	1924	1924	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Edwards	T	80	1/28/1980	12/12/1899	1	1926	1926	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Elliott	T	58	9/16/1980	12/30/1921	2	1947	1948	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Evans	BB	74	3/11/1980	8/5/1905	1	1929	1929	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Fahay	E-B-G	77	1/8/1980	6/16/1902	3	1925	1929	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Farmer	HB	59	7/1/1980	4/17/1921	3	1946	1948	0	0	2	0	27	0	2	0	0	0	0			95	307	3	17	26	302	2	48	6
Paul Flinn	E	85	12/23/1980	9/11/1895	2	1922	1923	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Don Floyd	DE	41	3/9/1980	7/10/1938	8	1960	1967	1	2	6	49	97	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	20.5
Glenn Frey	B	67	1/5/1980	3/6/1912	2	1936	1937	0	0	1	0	18	0	1	0	0	0	0			12	19	0	0	7	84	0	0
Gorham Getchell	E-DE	59	7/7/1980	8/14/1920	1	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	2	17	0	0
George Gilchrist	DT	52	7/16/1980	1/19/1928	1	1953	1953	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Morris Glassman	E	79	2/18/1980	2/19/1900	2	1921	1922	0	0	2	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Grate	TE	35	12/0/1980	5/25/1945	2	1969	1970	0	0	0	1	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	166	3	32
Gil Gregory	FB-WB	82	11/11/1980	1/18/1898	2	1923	1924	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rex Grossman	LB-FB	56	6/13/1980	2/5/1924	3	1948	1950	0	0	0	0	37	0	1	0	0	0	1			8	-3	0	0	1	4	0	4	2
Al Guarnieri	E	80	4/28/1980	7/1/1899	2	1924	1925	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Ray Hanken	E	68	11/29/1980	12/3/1911	2	1937	1938	0	1	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	9	124	2	0
Bob Hoernschemeyer	B	54	6/17/1980	9/23/1925	10	1946	1955	0	2	8	0	113	319	714	4302	42	66	56	47	407	1059	4548	27	96	109	1139	11	48	2
Glenn Holtzman	T-DE	49	5/6/1980	10/9/1930	4	1955	1958	0	0	2	0	48	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Hoskins	DT-G	34	6/8/1980	9/16/1945	6	1970	1975	0	0	3	27	77	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		23.5
Frank Huffman	T-E	65	9/16/1980	5/22/1915	3	1939	1941	0	0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lefty Jamerson	E	80	8/4/1980	1/26/1900	1	1926	1926	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Len Janiak	B	64	5/22/1980	10/29/1915	4	1939	1942	0	0	0	0	40	1	1	11	0	11	0			85	229	0	20	11	65	1	19	1
Frank Jordan	WB	82	9/0/1980	12/5/1897	2	1920	1923	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Katrishen	G	57	3/26/1980	5/7/1922	2	1948	1949	0	0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Kerr	T-G	86	12/8/1980	11/10/1894	2	1920	1921	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Max Kielbasa	HB	58	1/12/1980	8/23/1921	1	1946	1946	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			2	-2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Frank Kirkleski	B	75	5/6/1980	5/19/1904	4	1927	1931	0	0	3	0	39	0	0	0	7	0	0			0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Kovacsy	G	79	5/30/1980	2/15/1901	1	1923	1923	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Krieger	E	60	10/17/1980	5/2/1920	2	1941	1946	0	0	1	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	21	287	2	35
Doc LaDuron	FB	86	2/14/1980	6/8/1893	1	1921	1921	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lew Lane	B	81	12/24/1980	10/17/1899	1	1924	1924	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Larscheid	HB	46	2/5/1980	5/10/1933	2	1960	1961	0	0	1	5	16	3	7	71	0	38	3			100	400	1	87	24	198	1	46
Fungy Lebengood	HB	77	1/20/1980	4/23/1902	1	1925	1925	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Lechthaler	G	72	12/16/1980	4/1/1908	1	1933	1933	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Leonard	T	84	10/2/1980	5/13/1896	2	1922	1923	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Verne Lewellen	B	78	4/16/1980	9/29/1901	9	1924	1932	4	0	6	0	105	3	13	67	9	0	2			44	115	37	0	3	33	12	0
Dewey Lyle	G-E-T	89	11/27/1980	3/23/1891	4	1920	1923	1	0	4	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Mackorell	B	67	4/28/1980	11/3/1912	1	1935	1935	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
Waddy MacPhee	HB-FB	80	1/20/1980	12/23/1899	1	1926	1926	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Birtie Maher	E	87	12/3/1980	12/16/1892	1	1920	1920	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Maronic	T	62	5/7/1980	5/30/1917	2	1939	1940	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harold McLinton	LB	33	10/31/1980	7/1/1947	10	1969	1978	0	0	8	50	127	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4.0
Johnny McQuade	B	85	12/24/1980	6/4/1895	1	1922	1922	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bucky Moore	DB-HB-WB	75	12/28/1980	5/5/1905	2	1932	1933	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			37	84	1	0	2	8	0	0
Pop Morrison	T	88	4/28/1980	3/2/1892	1	1920	1920	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Monk Moscrip	E	67	10/18/1980	9/17/1913	2	1938	1939	0	0	2	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0			1	8	0	8	20	294	1	0
Vern Mullen	E-HB	80	9/14/1980	2/27/1900	5	1923	1927	0	0	1	0	56	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Don Nelson	T-C	77	10/26/1980	2/10/1903	1	1926	1926	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack O'Brien	HB	81	10/19/1980	8/9/1899	1	1929	1929	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Henry Orth	G	82	3/25/1980	11/20/1897	1	1921	1921	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ike Owens	DE	60	6/1/1980	1/8/1920	1	1948	1948	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Palmer	DT	50	2/1/1980	8/12/1929	2	1953	1954	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Perko	LB	25	2/2/1980	6/17/1954	1	1976	1976	0	0	0	3	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frosty Peters	B	75	4/17/1980	4/22/1904	3	1930	1932	0	0	1	0	25	0	0	0	3	0	0			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Rodak	BB-G	63	12/1/1980	2/11/1917	3	1939	1942	0	0	0	0	12	0	1	0	0	0	1			2	3	0	4	4	54	0	0
Rudy Romboli	FB-LB	56	1/3/1980	5/1/1923	3	1946	1948	0	0	1	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0			49	137	1	15	12	107	0	33	2
Jim Rorison	T	64	10/1/1980	7/23/1916	1	1938	1938	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Porky Rundquist	T-G-C	87	12/1/1980	11/24/1893	2	1925	1926	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clive Rush	E/Coach	49	8/22/1980	2/14/1931	1	1953	1953	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			1	-6	0	-6	14	190	0	24
John Sack	G	78	3/7/1980	2/22/1902	2	1923	1926	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Sartori	G	63	11/6/1980	8/20/1917	2	1942	1945	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Sauer	T	81	2/15/1980	11/27/1898	7	1920	1926	0	0	7	0	59	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Schuster	G	79	2/8/1980	3/2/1900	1	1925	1925	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bud Schwenk	QB-TB-HB	63	10/1/1980	8/26/1917	4	1942	1948	0	0	2	0	37	315	662	3924	23	72	50	44	352	145	376	4	28	0	0	0	0	1
Shag Sheard	BB-WB-TB	81	11/11/1980	11/17/1898	3	1923	1925	0	0	3	0	18	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
James Sheldon	E	79	2/26/1980	1/9/1901	1	1926	1926	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bud Sherrod	E-DE	52	8/31/1980	12/2/1927	1	1952	1952	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Sidorik	T	60	4/12/1980	12/19/1919	3	1947	1949	0	0	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Smith	C	68	4/15/1980	1/24/1912	1	1933	1933	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Herb Stein	C-G	82	10/25/1980	3/27/1898	6	1921	1928	1	0	5	0	54	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mel Stuessy	T	79	10/0/1980	8/8/1901	1	1926	1926	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Sulaitis	B-G-DE-E	58	2/8/1980	6/20/1921	11	1943	1953	0	0	4	0	107	11	31	179	1	38	4			39	141	1	16	48	469	1	26	2
Bill Svoboda	LB-FB	51	6/20/1980	7/12/1928	9	1950	1958	0	1	8	0	102	0	0	0	0	0	0			5	15	0	6	6	-9	0	3	9
Harry Thayer		72	1/30/1980	12/22/1907				0	0	0
Barney Traynor	C	83	8/26/1980	11/24/1896	1	1925	1925	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Tully	E	76	5/1/1980	3/12/1904	1	1927	1927	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Tyrer	T	41	9/15/1980	2/25/1939	14	1961	1974	6	9	13	107	194	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Urban	E-BB	82	12/7/1980	3/22/1898	3	1921	1923	1	0	3	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Rube Ursella	B/Coach	90	2/1/1980	1/11/1890	6	1920	1929	0	0	4	0	46	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jimmy Van Dyke	WB-TB-BB	81	8/30/1980	10/2/1898	3	1921	1923	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ernie Vick	C-G-T	80	7/16/1980	7/2/1900	3	1925	1928	0	0	1	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Weeks	DE	61	3/0/1980	12/16/1918	1	1944	1944	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bull Wesley	C-G-T-FB	78	1/9/1980	9/26/1901	4	1926	1930	0	0	0	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Westfall	FB-LB-TB	61	10/23/1980	5/5/1919	4	1944	1947	1	0	2	0	41	27	53	428	5	63	7			209	697	11	75	47	588	5	45	1
Inky Williams	E	86	1/2/1980	7/26/1893	6	1921	1926	1	0	6	0	37	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kelton Winston	DB	41	11/30/1980	10/22/1939	2	1967	1968	0	0	0	8	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Young	B	77	3/14/1980	4/28/1902	1	1926	1926	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Albert Zupek	BB	58	6/16/1980	1/12/1922	1	1946	1946	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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