1985 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
George Abramson	G-T	81	3/15/1985	5/13/1903	1	1925	1925	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Verlin Adams	DE-T-G-E-LB	66	4/30/1985	7/14/1918	3	1943	1945	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	1	12	0	12	1
Joe Aguirre	E	66	7/13/1985	10/17/1918	8	1941	1949	1	0	5	0	83	0	1	0	0	0	0			3	16	0	21	163	2223	30	68
Arnie Arenz	BB-LB	73	1/31/1985	10/13/1911	1	1934	1934	0	0	0	0	3	1	5	8	0	8	1			4	11	0	0	2	16	0	0
Howie Auer	T	77	11/12/1985	1/9/1908	1	1933	1933	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carl Bacchus	E	80	3/2/1985	7/31/1904	2	1927	1928	0	0	2	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Frank Baker	E	76	9/14/1985	7/23/1909	1	1931	1931	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bruno Banducci	G	63	9/15/1985	11/11/1921	11	1944	1954	2	1	9	0	122	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	1	7	1	11
Nate Barragar	C-G	78	8/10/1985	6/3/1907	5	1930	1935	0	0	5	0	60	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Blood	TB-HB-WB-BB-DB/Coach	82	11/28/1985	11/27/1903	14	1925	1938	0	0	8	0	137	24	70	299	4	0	5			120	386	5	0	67	1117	36	70
Rex Boggan	DT	55	12/8/1985	3/27/1930	1	1955	1955	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Walt Brewster	T	77	1/30/1985	8/16/1907	1	1929	1929	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Brian	B	88	3/14/1985	9/25/1896	1	1926	1926	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Frank Bykowski	G	70	4/1/1985	3/24/1915	1	1940	1940	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Cherry	FB	72	11/11/1985	7/16/1913	2	1938	1939	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0			16	48	0	0	0	0	0	0
Herb Coleman	C-G	61	1/1/1985	6/18/1923	3	1946	1948	0	0	1	0	37	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Coolbaugh	FL-WR	45	6/23/1985	7/5/1939	1	1961	1961	0	0	1	4	14	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	32	435	4	46
Dick Crayne	FB	72	8/0/1985	4/24/1913	2	1936	1937	0	0	1	0	22	3	6	72	0	52	0			111	338	1	0	2	36	0	32
Boley Dancewicz	QB-DB	60	6/26/1985	10/3/1924	3	1946	1948	0	0	1	0	23	96	238	1551	12	69	29			65	229	2	41	0	0	0	0	1
Henry DePaul	G	68	10/28/1985	4/12/1917	1	1945	1945	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Leo Disend	T	69	5/13/1985	11/7/1915	3	1938	1940	0	0	2	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Douglas	HB	76	12/4/1985	3/12/1909	1	1933	1933	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0			4	6	0	0	5	86	1	0
Leo Douglass	FB-TB	84	4/3/1985	2/13/1901	1	1926	1926	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Fena	G	75	9/7/1985	12/27/1909	1	1937	1937	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Horace Gillom	E-DE	64	10/28/1985	3/3/1921	10	1947	1956	0	1	0	0	116	1	1	3	0	3	0			3	-7	0	0	74	1083	3	38	1
Paul Gipson	RB	38	1/16/1985	3/21/1946	4	1969	1973	0	0	0	6	33	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	123	491	1	33	21	240	3	51
Mack Gladden	E	75	3/0/1985	5/22/1909	1	1934	1934	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ducky Grant	BB	82	9/0/1985	10/13/1902	1	1928	1928	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Norm Greeney	G	75	10/20/1985	5/7/1910	3	1933	1935	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buck Halperin	HB	77	5/8/1985	1/26/1908	1	1932	1932	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	23	0	23	0			9	-4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Heldt	G-C/Coach	85	5/6/1985	5/2/1900	2	1923	1926	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jesse Hibbs	T	79	2/4/1985	1/11/1906	1	1931	1931	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arnie Horween	B/Coach	87	8/5/1985	7/7/1898	4	1921	1924	0	0	3	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
Barlow Irvin	G-T	81	11/26/1985	12/31/1903	2	1926	1927	0	0	2	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cecil Isbell	TB-HB/Coach	69	6/23/1985	7/11/1915	5	1938	1942	1	4	3	0	54	411	818	5945	61	73	52			422	1522	10	32	15	174	0	49	9
Larry Joe	B	61	4/0/1985	7/6/1923	1	1949	1949	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			2	18	0	0	2	52	0	0
Pike Johnson	T-G	89	11/8/1985	5/2/1896	2	1920	1921	0	0	2	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buck Jones	E	96	9/8/1985	10/23/1888	1	1922	1922	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rubin Juster	T	61	1/14/1985	9/9/1923	1	1946	1946	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Kanya	T-E	77	10/0/1985	3/7/1908	2	1931	1932	0	0	2	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Kellogg	TB	67	5/9/1985	8/4/1917	1	1940	1940	0	0	0	0	3	6	18	42	0	0	4			9	31	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Kern	T	78	4/5/1985	9/2/1906	2	1929	1930	0	0	1	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Kibler	TB	88	12/26/1985	4/5/1897	1	1922	1922	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bruiser Kinard	T	70	9/7/1985	10/23/1914	9	1938	1947	4	5	8	0	101	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	5	62	1	36	1
Ed Kolman	T	69	7/31/1985	10/21/1915	6	1940	1949	0	3	2	0	66	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Barney Lepper	T	87	12/1/1985	2/19/1898	1	1920	1920	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Lintzenich	HB	77	6/23/1985	3/26/1908	2	1930	1931	0	0	2	0	24	0	0	0	2	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Al Maglisceau	T	81	11/5/1985	5/21/1904	1	1929	1929	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dante Magnani	HB-WB	68	12/22/1985	3/16/1917	9	1940	1950	0	1	4	0	84	0	1	0	0	0	0			331	1466	3	79	79	942	10	67	8
Mike Mandarino	T-C-G	64	12/7/1985	3/16/1921	2	1944	1945	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pug Manders	FB-HB	71	1/20/1985	5/5/1913	9	1939	1947	1	3	7	0	90	20	53	183	1	12	5			742	2712	35	46	28	375	2	48	11
Dutch Marion	FB	83	6/23/1985	6/18/1902	2	1925	1926	0	0	2	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Marko	HB	60	5/11/1985	5/26/1924	1	1944	1944	0	0	0	0	4	1	7	2	0	2	2			6	10	0	9	0	0	0	0
Frank McConnell	G	85	11/26/1985	8/23/1900	1	1927	1927	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ed McGinley	T	85	4/16/1985	8/9/1899	1	1925	1925	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brian McGrath	G	83	1/0/1985	3/18/1901	1	1922	1922	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul McNulty	E	83	9/27/1985	8/9/1902	2	1924	1925	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe McShea	G	86	12/21/1985	12/13/1899	1	1923	1923	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Saul Mielziner	C-G-T-LB	80	10/13/1985	6/1/1905	6	1929	1934	0	0	1	0	60	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Mitchell	G	42	5/18/1985	9/5/1942	3	1965	1967	0	0	1	9	21	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Mitchell	C	80	10/11/1985	8/4/1905	2	1929	1930	0	0	2	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Mooney	B	88	2/10/1985	2/22/1896	3	1922	1924	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Morgan	T	75	7/10/1985	5/8/1910	4	1933	1936	1	0	2	0	48	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Morris	G	81	11/0/1985	12/15/1903	1	1926	1926	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Mulleneaux	C-WB	77	11/14/1985	4/1/1908	6	1932	1938	0	0	3	0	53	0	0	0	0	0	0			25	70	0	0	3	18	0	5
Art Murakowski	FB-LB	60	9/13/1985	5/15/1925	1	1951	1951	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Murphy	G	70	1/15/1985	4/7/1914	2	1940	1941	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Murtha	G-FB	82	5/8/1985	3/18/1903	1	1921	1921	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Nicksich	MG-LB-G	56	1/17/1985	5/5/1928	1	1950	1950	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Fanny Niehaus	WB-BB	82	3/15/1985	3/16/1902	2	1925	1926	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
John Nosich	T	69	7/24/1985	10/12/1915	1	1938	1938	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Len Noyes	G	71	12/24/1985	7/12/1914	1	1938	1938	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vince Oliver	QB	69	8/28/1985	12/28/1915	1	1945	1945	0	0	0	0	3	4	10	22	0	10	0			11	-3	0	15	0	0	0	0
Dick Ottele	BB-DB	58	9/20/1985	12/8/1926	1	1948	1948	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0			2	11	0	0	0	0	0	0
Red Pearlman	T-G	87	11/28/1985	7/31/1898	3	1920	1924	0	0	2	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fran Polsfoot	E	57	4/5/1985	4/19/1927	4	1950	1953	0	1	2	0	37	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	106	1613	10	81
Frank Ramsey	T	68	1/25/1985	5/16/1916	1	1945	1945	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Ratekin	E	86	2/19/1985	9/25/1898	1	1921	1921	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Albie Reisz	TB-HB-QB	67	5/1/1985	11/29/1917	4	1944	1947	0	0	0	0	35	57	134	923	10	70	13			83	164	2	46	1	11	0	11	5
Jim Reynolds	FB-LB	65	1/30/1985	1/8/1920	1	1946	1946	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0			32	96	0	0	1	32	0	32	2
Gil Robinson	E	75	7/11/1985	4/18/1910	1	1933	1933	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fritz Roeseler	E	87	7/18/1985	10/1/1897	4	1922	1925	0	0	2	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Al Rose	E	80	10/1/1985	1/26/1905	7	1930	1936	0	0	4	0	70	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	0	21	317	5	36
Phil Sarboe	BB-TB	74	11/19/1985	8/22/1911	3	1934	1936	0	0	1	0	32	85	201	1133	4	0	26			123	243	0	0	3	40	0	18
Herb Schell	B	83	8/26/1985	1/5/1902	1	1924	1924	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Art Schiebel	T	77	7/1/1985	11/2/1907	1	1932	1932	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Scollard	E-QB	64	1/0/1985	4/3/1920	4	1946	1949	0	0	2	0	47	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	15	201	3	40	1
Herman Seborg	G-B	78	9/23/1985	1/9/1907	2	1930	1931	0	0	1	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Murray Shelton	E	92	8/14/1985	4/20/1893	1	1920	1920	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Herb Shoener	E-DE	62	12/24/1985	1/2/1923	2	1948	1949	0	0	1	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Metz Smeach	T	89	5/26/1985	6/1/1895	1	1921	1921	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ernie Smith	T	75	4/25/1985	11/26/1909	4	1935	1939	1	1	3	0	40	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hank Smith	C-G-T	91	2/3/1985	7/23/1893	6	1920	1925	0	0	5	0	38	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lum Snyder	T	55	10/11/1985	8/12/1930	5	1952	1958	0	2	5	0	59	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Springsteen	C-E	85	10/1/1985	10/27/1899	4	1925	1928	0	0	3	0	50	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Stringer	B	82	6/1/1985	5/29/1903	1	1925	1925	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Stuart	T	66	12/15/1985	7/2/1919	1	1941	1941	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andy Stynchula	DE-DT	46	8/1/1985	1/7/1939	9	1960	1968	0	0	6	36	104	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		33.5
Alvie Thompson	T-G	84	11/19/1985	1/27/1901	2	1925	1926	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Owen Thuerk	E	67	11/18/1985	2/5/1918	1	1941	1941	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Tomaini	E-T	83	7/21/1985	7/19/1902	3	1929	1931	0	0	1	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Laurie Walquist	B	87	9/28/1985	3/9/1898	9	1922	1931	0	0	6	0	111	0	0	0	7	0	0			0	0	10	0	0	0	3	0
Adam Walsh	Coach	83	1/13/1985	12/4/1901				0	0	0
Fred Washington	T	41	8/8/1985	6/14/1944	1	1968	1968	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dutch Webber	E-B	83	6/15/1985	12/15/1901	6	1924	1930	0	0	3	0	42	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buzz Wetzel	FB-LB	74	10/15/1985	11/7/1910	1	1935	1935	0	0	0	0	10	2	8	21	0	0	1			22	41	1	0	4	18	0	0
Herm Young	E	79	6/16/1985	3/21/1906	1	1930	1930	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Dick Zoll	G-T	71	9/6/1985	12/10/1913	3	1937	1939	0	0	2	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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