1997 Pro Football Deaths

Deaths

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
Doug Adams	MLB	47	8/9/1997	11/3/1949	4	1971	1974	0	0	1	12	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.5
Bob Adkins	BB-DE-G-LB	80	12/6/1997	2/17/1917	3	1940	1945	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0			1	5	0	5	4	73	1	55	4
Conway Baker	G-T	85	5/28/1997	9/9/1911	10	1936	1945	0	0	5	0	96	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Belcher	T	35	4/12/1997	11/9/1961	2	1985	1987	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Don Bingham	HB	67	7/17/1997	11/7/1929	1	1956	1956	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			7	36	0	12	1	7	0	7
John Bredice	E	63	10/1/1997	6/23/1934	1	1956	1956	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	10	146	1	40
Bob Briggs	DE-DT	52	5/5/1997	4/28/1945	7	1968	1974	0	0	2	26	84	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	12.5
Aaron Brown	DE	53	11/15/1997	11/16/1943	8	1966	1974	0	0	4	37	88	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	58.0
Forrest Burmeister	G-T	84	12/5/1997	8/18/1913	2	1937	1938	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dale Burnett	B	89	4/9/1997	1/23/1908	10	1930	1939	0	1	5	0	115	0	1	0	0	0	0			79	167	5	3	92	1310	19	0
Mike Calhoun	DT-DE	40	8/23/1997	5/6/1957	1	1980	1980	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lloyd Cardwell	WB-DB-FB	84	11/10/1997	4/19/1913	7	1937	1943	0	1	3	0	57	1	2	35	0	35	0			205	905	8	80	51	932	5	51	6
Dick Chorovich	DT-T	64	7/15/1997	11/28/1932	3	1955	1960	0	0	2	6	28	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4.0
Corwin Clatt	FB	73	6/2/1997	2/5/1924	2	1948	1949	0	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0			6	38	0	26	0	0	0	0	3
Ken Cooper	G	74	11/2/1997	2/26/1923	2	1949	1950	0	0	1	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Odis Crowell	T	82	6/5/1997	10/7/1914	1	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank D'Agostino	G-T	63	9/28/1997	3/11/1934	2	1956	1960	0	0	0	1	14	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Danowski	B	85	2/1/1997	9/30/1911	7	1934	1941	2	1	5	0	71	309	637	3817	37	65	44			435	1173	4	32	1	12	0	12
Bob David	G	76	7/4/1997	1/15/1921	2	1947	1948	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Herb Davis	WB-E-BB	97	1/9/1997	11/12/1899	2	1925	1926	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Dees	DT-T	67	7/5/1997	9/26/1929	1	1952	1952	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Waldo Don Carlos	C	87	6/18/1997	10/16/1909	1	1931	1931	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Art Dorfman	C	89	9/23/1997	5/9/1908	1	1929	1929	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Doyle	G	91	3/3/1997	7/5/1905	1	1927	1927	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Dwyer	DB	70	10/15/1997	1/15/1927	5	1951	1955	0	0	3	0	46	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11
Ralph Earhart	HB	74	5/1/1997	3/29/1923	2	1948	1949	0	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0			50	194	1	72	22	303	2	64
Gene Ferguson	T-DT	50	11/9/1997	6/5/1947	4	1969	1972	0	0	1	12	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Flanagan	LB-G-C	70	9/23/1997	10/31/1926	8	1948	1955	0	0	4	0	84	0	0	0	0	0	0			5	14	0	6	0	0	0	0	8
Tom Franckhauser	DB	59	4/17/1997	5/26/1937	5	1959	1963	0	0	2	14	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13
Harry Fry	E	87	4/3/1997	10/4/1909	1	1932	1932	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Ghecas	HB	78	5/13/1997	7/14/1918	1	1941	1941	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0			2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
Abe Gibron	G/Coach	72	9/23/1997	9/22/1925	11	1949	1959	0	4	10	0	125	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	-7	0	0	0	3	0	3
Jug Girard	E-HB-QB-DB	69	1/17/1997	1/25/1927	10	1948	1957	0	0	3	0	114	67	197	1017	5	50	13		222	194	703	3	36	109	1838	15	75	8
Tod Goodwin	E	85	1/7/1997	12/5/1911	2	1935	1936	0	0	2	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0			3	-1	0	0	33	511	6	65
Bob Greenhalgh	FB	73	10/26/1997	5/23/1924	1	1949	1949	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0			62	188	0	14	3	23	0	14
Ben Gregory	RB	50	4/10/1997	10/31/1946	1	1968	1968	0	0	0	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0			52	283	1	67	5	21	0	8
Mel Groomes	HB	70	9/11/1997	3/6/1927	2	1948	1949	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			3	2	0	7	5	51	1	20	1
Vern Hagenbuckle	E	95	11/17/1997	12/6/1901	1	1926	1926	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ham Harmon	C	83	1/1/1997	4/2/1913	1	1937	1937	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gran Harrison	E	80	12/13/1997	7/1/1917	2	1941	1942	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	3	21	0	9
Homer Hobbs	G	73	1/5/1997	2/13/1923	2	1949	1950	0	0	1	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Hollar	FB	74	4/9/1997	8/7/1922	2	1948	1949	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0			17	42	1	12	4	38	1	15
Ralph Horween	B	100	5/26/1997	8/3/1896	3	1921	1923	0	0	0	0	22	0	0	0	2	0	0			0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Merle Hunter	T	108	7/28/1997	9/4/1888	2	1925	1926	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Don Hutson	E-DB-DE	84	6/26/1997	1/31/1913	11	1935	1945	8	4	8	0	116	1	11	38	1	38	2			62	284	3	27	488	7991	99	92	30
Bernard Jackson	DB	46	5/26/1997	8/24/1950	9	1972	1980	0	0	5	38	118	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	0	22	17
Rusty Jackson	P	46	4/14/1997	11/17/1950	3	1976	1979	0	0	0	6	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-13	0	0	0	0	0	0
Art Jocher	G	82	11/4/1997	10/19/1915	2	1940	1942	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2
Clyde Johnson	T	80	9/14/1997	8/22/1917	3	1946	1948	0	0	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Johnson	DB	61	8/4/1997	9/18/1935	3	1959	1961	0	0	2	6	30	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Jim Karcher	G	83	8/19/1997	5/2/1914	4	1936	1939	0	0	4	0	42	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Kasky	T	78	12/27/1997	6/22/1919	1	1942	1942	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Kekeris	T	73	9/15/1997	10/17/1923	2	1947	1948	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Keller	HB	63	12/10/1997	9/12/1934	2	1956	1957	0	0	1	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0			169	628	4	51	11	67	0	30
Ken Keuper	B	78	5/23/1997	11/14/1918	4	1945	1948	0	0	0	0	38	0	0	0	0	0	0			6	14	0	8	2	37	0	26	6
Veto Kissell	LB-FB	69	3/19/1997	6/13/1927	2	1949	1950	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0			12	25	0	7	3	37	0	0	3
Earl Klapstein	T	75	4/28/1997	3/8/1922	1	1946	1946	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Klewicki	E	85	7/20/1997	5/6/1912	4	1935	1938	1	0	4	0	43	0	0	0	0	0	0			20	129	0	0	19	393	2	0
Stan Kostka	FB-LB	84	2/3/1997	7/8/1912	1	1935	1935	0	0	0	0	9	0	6	0	0	0	2			63	249	0	0	1	9	0	9
Bert Kuczynski	E	77	1/19/1997	1/8/1920	2	1943	1946	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	2	13	1	9
Bob Lacey	WR	54	2/15/1997	3/30/1942	1	1964	1964	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scott Leggett	G-T	34	2/25/1997	9/2/1962	1	1987	1987	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Levanti	C-LB	74	11/15/1997	4/4/1923	1	1952	1952	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Levanitis	T	77	3/28/1997	3/26/1920	1	1942	1942	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Little	DT-DE-NT	50	7/9/1997	5/3/1947	8	1970	1977	0	0	2	25	110	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		18.0
Basilio Marchi	G-C	89	10/20/1997	7/14/1908	2	1934	1942	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Marcus	E	79	4/20/1997	12/17/1917	1	1944	1944	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Marrow	G-T	83	9/28/1997	7/8/1914	2	1937	1938	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Abe Martin	B	91	4/17/1997	1/19/1906	1	1932	1932	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			40	152	1	0	3	99	1	0
Jack Matheson	E-G	76	2/14/1997	6/9/1920	5	1943	1947	0	0	4	0	42	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	73	944	5	46	2
John Matisi	T	76	4/29/1997	11/2/1920	2	1943	1946	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Brendan McCarthy	RB	52	8/26/1997	8/6/1945	2	1968	1969	0	0	1	3	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	59	175	1	18	20	188	2	40
Jim McDonald	B	81	5/1/1997	6/9/1915	2	1938	1939	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0			25	80	0	0	7	112	0	0
Bill McWilliams	WB	86	1/21/1997	11/28/1910	1	1934	1934	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			6	16	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shorty McWilliams	DB-HB	70	1/9/1997	5/12/1926	2	1949	1950	0	0	1	0	22	5	10	113	0	63	1			13	54	0	12	0	0	0	0	4
Darrel Meisenheimer	DB	69	2/15/1997	4/30/1927	1	1951	1951	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Denver Mills	LB	72	11/4/1997	8/29/1925	1	1952	1952	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Mitchell	HB-QB-DB	75	7/17/1997	1/27/1922	3	1946	1948	0	0	0	0	37	4	12	34	0	15	3			42	71	0	0	4	37	1	1	6
Riley Morris	LB-DE	63	4/5/1997	3/22/1934	3	1960	1962	0	0	2	13	30	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15.0
Russ Mosley	HB	79	8/2/1997	7/22/1918	2	1945	1946	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	1			16	49	0	9	1	10	0	10	2
Dave Myers	G-B	90	3/5/1997	9/7/1906	2	1930	1931	0	0	1	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ross Nagel	DT-T	73	2/12/1997	6/12/1923	2	1942	1951	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Nichols	C	59	9/15/1997	7/29/1938	2	1960	1961	0	0	2	10	28	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0		1.0
Don Norton	E	59	6/23/1997	3/13/1938	7	1960	1966	0	2	4	37	91	1	1	15	0	15	0			2	-3	0	2	228	3486	27	69
Bob Nussbaumer	HB	73	7/26/1997	4/23/1924	6	1946	1951	0	0	0	0	49	1	1	10	0	10	0			95	238	0	47	76	992	5	55	16
Jerry Nuzum	HB-FB	73	4/23/1997	9/8/1923	4	1948	1951	0	0	2	0	45	1	1	21	0	21	0			249	930	7	64	14	303	3	68	1
Don Owens	DT-T	65	8/17/1997	4/3/1932	7	1957	1963	0	0	7	30	87	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		8.5
Paul Page	HB-DB	69	2/15/1997	9/16/1927	1	1949	1949	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0			25	81	0	0	4	62	0	0
Jim Peebles	E-T-DE	76	7/19/1997	8/27/1920	5	1946	1951	0	0	2	0	57	0	0	0	0	0	0			1	-3	0	0	13	190	1	35
Brian Pillman	LB	35	10/5/1997	5/22/1962	1	1984	1984	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Poage	TE-SE-FL-WR	56	9/23/1997	11/14/1940	8	1963	1971	0	0	3	22	86	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	32	0	22	145	2309	13	67
Ray Prochaska	E/Coach	77	3/9/1997	8/9/1919	1	1941	1941	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	4	29	0	11
Ray Renfro	HB-FL	67	8/4/1997	11/7/1929	12	1952	1963	0	3	9	26	142	1	6	36	1	36	1	0	0	137	682	4	58	281	5508	50	70
Joe Repko	T	76	3/13/1997	3/15/1920	4	1946	1949	0	0	0	0	37	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hank Rockwell	G	80	11/30/1997	2/10/1917	5	1940	1948	0	0	0	0	55	0	0	0	0	0	0			1	5	0	5	1	11	1	6	5
Kelly Rodriguez	B	90	10/22/1997	8/9/1907	1	1930	1930	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Cullen Rogers	HB	76	11/1/1997	5/29/1921	1	1946	1946	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0			6	-8	0	4	0	0	0	0
George Rogge	E	89	7/14/1997	9/3/1907	4	1931	1934	0	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	7	100	1	4
Stillman Rouse	E	80	12/22/1997	9/22/1917	1	1940	1940	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0			2	0	0	0	2	17	0	0
Bo Russell	T	81	2/1/1997	1/23/1916	2	1939	1940	0	0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Santora	QB	71	8/13/1997	5/22/1926	1	1944	1944	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Babe Scheuer	T	84	3/13/1997	1/2/1913	1	1934	1934	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Will Sherman	DB	69	10/11/1997	10/20/1927	9	1952	1961	1	2	6	5	87	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	2	40	0	32	29
Burrell Shields	HB	67	1/15/1997	9/6/1929	2	1954	1955	0	0	1	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0			17	62	0	14	4	49	0	22	1
Rex Shiver	DB	65	5/5/1997	1/1/1932	1	1956	1956	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Sivell	G	83	3/16/1997	3/12/1914	8	1938	1946	0	1	5	0	80	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Steinbach	T-G	96	6/0/1997	12/23/1900	4	1930	1933	0	0	1	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	1	5	0	5
Bishop Strickland	FB	70	12/15/1997	1/4/1927	1	1951	1951	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			34	165	0	15	0	0	0	0
George Strugar	DT	63	6/13/1997	4/2/1934	7	1957	1963	0	0	4	16	78	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7.0
Bob Tanner	E-T	90	12/8/1997	9/27/1907	1	1930	1930	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ray Terrell	HB-DB	77	2/11/1997	6/29/1919	2	1946	1947	0	0	0	0	22	0	2	0	0	0	0			65	165	0	0	10	42	0	0	4
Charlie Toogood	DT-T-G	69	2/24/1997	7/16/1927	7	1951	1957	0	0	3	0	67	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
John Tripson	T	77	7/6/1997	9/17/1919	1	1941	1941	0	1	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Darrell Tully	TB-DB	79	2/4/1997	12/14/1917	1	1939	1939	0	0	0	0	9	20	75	356	2	0	13			31	50	1	0	0	0	0	0
Richard Urich	Coach	68	4/28/1997	9/10/1928				0	0	0
Don Vosberg	E-DE	77	6/21/1997	10/3/1919	1	1941	1941	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Wagoner	DB	38	12/27/1997	12/12/1959	4	1982	1985	0	0	0	2	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Izzy Weinstock	FB-BB	84	9/26/1997	6/27/1913	3	1935	1938	0	0	0	0	24	1	5	12	0	12	1			89	264	0	0	8	107	0	0
Howie Weiss	FB	80	11/23/1997	10/12/1917	2	1939	1940	0	0	1	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0			116	448	3	0	8	81	0	0	2
Ralph White	E	96	11/27/1997	3/6/1901	1	1927	1927	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Wightkin	T-DE-E	69	1/25/1997	7/28/1927	8	1950	1957	1	1	8	0	94	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	13	213	2	47
Dick Wilkins	E	72	10/21/1997	8/28/1925	3	1949	1954	0	0	1	0	29	0	1	0	0	0	0			8	28	0	0	68	1050	7	42
Boyd Williams	C	75	8/26/1997	5/4/1922	1	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Williams	B	82	5/5/1997	3/19/1915	2	1937	1939	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joel Williams	C	70	3/10/1997	3/18/1926	2	1948	1950	0	0	2	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	50	1	50	0	0	0	0
Gordon Wilson	G-T	81	6/8/1997	11/23/1915	5	1941	1945	0	0	2	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Woulfe	LB	57	6/18/1997	8/14/1939	1	1962	1962	0	0	0	3	13	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Zimmerman	QB-WB-K	79	8/22/1997	2/20/1918	9	1940	1948	0	1	6	0	84	299	703	4801	44	75	70		102	200	244	6	18	5	36	0	11	19

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