2003 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
Duane Allen	TE	65	5/7/2003	10/21/1937	7	1961	1967	0	0	0	2	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	227	5	48
Herb Banet	TB-HB-DB	89	3/12/2003	10/17/1913	1	1937	1937	0	0	0	0	7	1	7	2	0	2	2			9	29	0	0	1	6	0	6
Al Bansavage	LB	65	8/19/2003	1/9/1938	2	1960	1961	0	0	0	3	17	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Belcher	C-G	42	6/28/2003	2/23/1961	2	1983	1984	0	0	1	8	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	4
John Biolo	G	86	2/4/2003	2/8/1916	1	1939	1939	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Verdi Boyer	G	91	5/27/2003	9/2/1911	1	1936	1936	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Brazinsky	C	82	5/12/2003	1/9/1921	1	1946	1946	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Harry Buffington	G	84	11/19/2003	8/27/1919	4	1942	1948	0	0	3	0	45	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Adrian Burk	QB	75	7/28/2003	12/14/1927	7	1950	1956	0	2	3	0	82	500	1079	7001	61	84	89		991	122	324	7	32	0	0	0	0
Ron Burton	HB	67	9/13/2003	7/25/1936	6	1960	1965	0	0	4	24	69	0	1	0	0	0	1			429	1536	9	77	111	1205	8	73
Tony Canadeo	HB-TB-FB-DB	84	11/29/2003	5/5/1919	11	1941	1952	1	0	8	0	116	105	268	1642	16	51	20		39	1025	4197	26	54	69	579	5	46	9
Ed Champagne	T-DT	81	6/15/2003	12/4/1921	4	1947	1950	0	0	1	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	4	52	1	21
George Connor	T-LB-DT-G	78	3/31/2003	1/21/1925	8	1948	1955	4	4	7	0	91	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	5	89	0	25	7
Red Corzine	FB-BB	94	7/26/2003	1/19/1909	5	1933	1937	0	0	4	0	51	9	19	80	0	0	3			209	546	2	0	14	171	2	36
Zed Coston	C	87	3/23/2003	7/12/1915	1	1939	1939	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dennis Crane	DT-T	58	11/30/2003	2/23/1945	3	1968	1970	0	0	1	9	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2.5
Ron Crews	NT-DE	47	10/21/2003	10/9/1956	1	1980	1980	0	0	0	1	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Armand Cure	B	84	12/5/2003	8/1/1919	1	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			2	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Daukas	T	80	2/25/2003	12/11/1922	2	1946	1947	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	2	19	0	0	1
Floyd Dean	LB	62	7/15/2003	8/19/1940	2	1964	1965	0	0	0	5	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Dean	T	80	7/23/2003	5/27/1923	2	1946	1947	0	0	2	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Woody Dow	BB-FB	86	3/24/2003	12/16/1916	3	1938	1940	0	0	1	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0			5	13	0	0	10	146	1	0
Dick Doyle	DB	73	4/7/2003	3/26/1930	2	1955	1960	0	0	1	2	18	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Joe Driskill	DB	66	9/11/2003	8/10/1937	2	1960	1961	0	0	0	6	20	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Don Eliason	E	85	8/18/2003	7/24/1918	2	1942	1946	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	2	45	0	36
Bob Emerick	T-G	90	9/28/2003	2/21/1913	2	1934	1937	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Federovitch	T	85	1/20/2003	6/26/1917	2	1941	1946	0	1	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
John Fekete	HB-DB	83	12/20/2003	8/26/1920	1	1946	1946	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Finnin	DT	75	6/22/2003	9/28/1927	5	1953	1957	0	0	4	0	55	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Freeman	DB	71	12/30/2003	10/19/1932	6	1957	1962	0	0	3	12	73	0	0	0	0	0	0			2	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	15
Dick Fugler	T-DT	71	1/22/2003	7/19/1931	2	1952	1954	0	0	1	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lu Gambino	FB	79	7/16/2003	9/21/1923	2	1948	1949	0	0	1	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0			110	402	1	0	16	95	1	0
Bob Gaudio	G	77	5/10/2003	7/13/1925	4	1947	1951	0	0	2	0	51	0	0	0	0	0	0			2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Mario Giannelli	MG-G	82	6/29/2003	12/24/1920	4	1948	1951	0	0	1	0	44	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sid Gillman	Coach	91	1/3/2003	10/26/1911				0	0	0
Mike Graham	B	80	7/7/2003	4/3/1923	1	1948	1948	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0			19	69	1	0	0	2	0	2	1
Otto Graham	QB-DB/Coach	82	12/17/2003	12/6/1921	10	1946	1955	7	5	10	0	126	1464	2626	23584	174	99	135	75	2245	405	882	44	36	0	0	0	0	7
Jack Gregory	G	88	11/5/2003	2/14/1915	1	1941	1941	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Grigonis	FB	86	9/2/2003	10/10/1916	1	1942	1942	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0			37	131	1	12	1	17	0	17	1
Pete Gudauskas	G	87	10/27/2003	10/19/1916	4	1940	1945	0	0	2	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Red Heater	T	85	10/24/2003	9/22/1918	1	1940	1940	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Hightower	E	84	1/1/2003	12/5/1918	2	1942	1943	0	0	1	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0			1	-5	0	0	29	489	4	59	1
Harold Hill	E	88	3/26/2003	12/8/1914	3	1938	1940	0	0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	11	220	0	9
Jim Hill	DB	73	5/5/2003	7/21/1929	3	1951	1955	0	0	1	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Joel Hitt	E	86	6/2/2003	12/30/1916	1	1939	1939	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			1	3	0	3	4	51	0	0
Bob Hohn	DB	62	11/27/2003	6/4/1941	5	1965	1969	0	0	2	17	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Mike Hudock	C	68	5/7/2003	9/29/1934	8	1960	1967	0	0	5	30	96	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pop Ivy	E/Coach	87	5/17/2003	1/25/1916	6	1940	1947	0	1	2	0	57	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	53	513	1	19	3
Harry Jacunski	E	87	2/20/2003	10/20/1915	6	1939	1944	0	1	3	0	55	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	52	985	6	86	1
Eddie Johnson	LILB	43	1/21/2003	2/3/1959	10	1981	1990	0	0	5	37	148	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	5.0
Joe Johnson	HB-E	73	11/1/2003	11/3/1929	7	1954	1961	0	0	1	3	66	0	0	0	0	0	0			93	376	0	21	84	920	8	61
Mike Johnson	DB	59	3/19/2003	10/7/1943	4	1966	1969	0	0	2	18	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
Charlie Justice	HB	79	10/17/2003	5/18/1924	4	1950	1954	0	0	3	0	43	1	7	15	0	15	2			266	1284	3	71	63	962	7	80
Bill Kellagher	FB	82	5/11/2003	8/13/1920	3	1946	1948	0	0	0	0	38	2	3	15	0	0	1			124	518	4	53	5	58	0	0	6
Pat Kelly	TE	37	3/27/2003	10/29/1965	4	1988	1991	0	0	0	0	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	0	6
Nick Klutka	E	82	4/2/2003	1/21/1921	1	1946	1946	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	1	9	0	9
Mickey Kobrosky	QB	88	5/29/2003	2/22/1915	1	1937	1937	0	0	0	0	7	2	13	18	0	0	2			13	41	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Koniszewski	T	82	12/30/2003	8/29/1921	3	1945	1948	0	0	1	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Kullman	DB	41	7/21/2003	1/22/1962	1	1987	1987	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Irv Kupcinet	QB	91	11/10/2003	7/31/1912	1	1935	1935	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	6	0	6	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Lahar	G	84	10/20/2003	7/14/1919	4	1941	1948	0	1	2	0	47	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Lane	QB	60	6/27/2003	12/21/1942	3	1966	1968	0	0	0	1	18	21	43	254	2	23	1	4	30	2	21	0	12	0	0	0	0
Les Lane	G	87	12/12/2003	4/18/1916	1	1939	1939	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Lindquist	DT	64	11/6/2003	4/30/1939	1	1961	1961	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vic Lindskog	C	88	2/28/2003	12/3/1914	8	1944	1951	1	0	4	0	78	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	21	0	21	4
Obert Logan	DB	61	1/21/2003	12/6/1941	3	1965	1967	0	0	2	13	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
Ace Loomis	DB-HB	75	9/11/2003	6/12/1928	3	1951	1953	0	0	2	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	1	9	0	9	12
Bob MacLeod	HB	85	1/13/2003	10/15/1917	1	1939	1939	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			17	88	1	0	10	231	3	53
Bob Maddock	G	83	10/24/2003	8/6/1920	2	1942	1946	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Magac	G	65	8/25/2003	5/25/1938	7	1960	1966	0	0	3	22	78	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Marotti	G	88	10/3/2003	3/28/1915	3	1943	1945	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob McDougal	FB	82	8/10/2003	3/19/1921	1	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Miller	DT	67	11/24/2003	11/17/1936	1	1962	1962	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rudy Mobley	HB-DB	81	9/8/2003	12/8/1921	1	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0			26	90	1	0	11	121	1	0	2
Bill Montgomery	HB	80	8/21/2003	6/3/1923	1	1946	1946	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			8	11	0	6	0	0	0	0
Ken Moore	G	86	12/1/2003	5/11/1917	1	1940	1940	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Morrow	B	85	7/9/2003	5/5/1918	5	1941	1946	0	0	0	0	43	0	0	0	0	0	0			128	456	4	16	4	26	0	14	3
Jim North	T	83	2/4/2003	8/11/1919	1	1944	1944	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Paluck	DE	67	4/22/2003	5/23/1935	8	1956	1965	0	1	7	39	105	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	31.5
Bill Paschal	FB-HB	81	5/26/2003	5/28/1921	6	1943	1948	1	0	4	0	57	2	10	31	0	19	2			677	2430	28	77	32	326	8	35
George Peoples	RB	43	11/23/2003	8/25/1960	4	1982	1985	0	0	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	24	0	7	0	0	0	0
Joe Pierre	E	83	11/19/2003	10/15/1920	1	1945	1945	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Prchlik	DT-T	78	12/31/2003	7/20/1925	5	1949	1953	0	0	4	0	59	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Purnell	LB	61	11/4/2003	12/12/1941	9	1964	1972	0	0	5	41	115	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10.0
Don Reese	DT-DE	52	9/18/2003	9/4/1951	7	1974	1981	0	0	3	23	88	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		30.5
Ray Richeson	G	79	4/1/2003	9/27/1923	1	1949	1949	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Roe	LB	45	9/13/2003	2/6/1958	2	1980	1987	0	0	0	3	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Roman	DE	55	5/18/2003	9/23/1947	5	1970	1974	0	0	2	20	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	15.5
Jim Root	QB	71	5/26/2003	8/17/1931	2	1953	1956	0	0	1	0	20	108	249	1482	11	77	16		231	43	57	3	19	0	0	0	0
Joe Ruetz	G	86	1/2/2003	10/21/1916	2	1946	1948	0	0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Joe Ryan	DE	68	1/20/2003	7/15/1934	1	1960	1960	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.5
Spec Sanders	TB-DB-HB	85	7/6/2003	1/26/1918	4	1946	1950	2	1	4	0	52	206	421	2829	23	57	37	32	312	540	2900	33	0	18	272	3	13	19
Bill Schroeder	HB	80	12/9/2003	4/11/1923	2	1946	1947	0	0	0	0	26	1	2	10	0	10	0			23	87	0	0	3	28	1	9	5
Tex Schramm		83	7/15/2003	6/2/1920				0	0	0
Ron Shanklin	WR	55	4/17/2003	1/21/1948	6	1970	1976	0	1	5	37	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	10	168	3079	24	81
Leo Skladany	E	75	3/18/2003	8/9/1927	2	1949	1950	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Small	LB	39	6/24/2003	7/15/1963	1	1985	1985	0	0	0	1	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carl Smith	FB	70	5/29/2003	11/22/1932	1	1960	1960	0	0	0	2	14	0	0	0	0	0	0			19	61	0	13	7	127	1	58
Paul Stenn	T	85	8/2/2003	7/12/1918	7	1942	1951	0	0	3	0	80	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	2	11	0	11
Harold Stephens	QB	64	5/15/2003	10/30/1938	1	1962	1962	0	0	0	1	6	15	22	123	0	26	0	5	31	6	33	0	14	0	0	0	0
Red Stephens	G	72	4/6/2003	5/10/1930	6	1955	1960	0	0	5	3	70	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Corky Tharp	DB	72	8/1/2003	4/19/1931	1	1960	1960	0	0	1	4	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Harry Thompson	G	77	11/26/2003	1/8/1926	6	1950	1955	0	0	2	0	68	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Speedy Thomas	WR-FL	56	7/23/2003	4/13/1947	6	1969	1974	0	0	4	15	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	22	1	16	94	1239	8	90
Charley Tolar	FB	65	4/29/2003	9/5/1937	7	1960	1966	0	2	6	35	95	0	4	0	0	0	1			907	3277	21	40	175	1266	2	52
Mario Tonelli	FB	86	1/7/2003	3/28/1916	1	1940	1940	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			51	148	1	0	5	53	0	0
John Treadaway	T	86	8/26/2003	8/21/1917	2	1948	1949	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vic Vasicek	LB-G-DG	77	6/20/2003	5/5/1926	2	1949	1950	0	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1
Clarence Walker	HB	64	8/24/2003	9/23/1938	1	1963	1963	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			2	14	0	9	0	0	0	0
Ken Webb	HB-FB	68	9/20/2003	8/15/1935	6	1958	1963	0	0	1	7	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	264	891	8	29	46	483	1	67
Ray Wehba	E	86	6/2/2003	8/16/1916	2	1943	1944	0	0	1	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	10	110	0	19	1
Joe Wendlick	E	87	1/6/2003	12/14/1915	2	1940	1941	0	0	1	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	15	151	0	19
Mel West	HB	64	11/20/2003	1/14/1939	2	1961	1962	0	0	0	4	16	0	0	0	0	0	0			81	338	3	35	14	147	0	37
Fred Whittingham	MLB/Coach	64	10/27/2003	2/4/1939	7	1964	1971	0	0	1	17	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7.0
Monk Williams	FL	58	3/18/2003	2/15/1945	1	1968	1968	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Wolf	DT-DE	51	12/17/2003	3/4/1952	2	1974	1976	0	0	0	7	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.0
David Woodley	QB	44	5/4/2003	10/25/1958	6	1980	1985	0	0	3	34	58	687	1300	8558	48	80	63	84	631	201	856	11	29	2	21	1	15
Junior Wren	DB	73	10/8/2003	12/10/1929	6	1956	1961	0	0	3	5	62	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14
Pete Wysocki	RLB	54	6/14/2003	10/3/1948	6	1975	1980	0	0	1	20	88	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.0
Frank Zelencik	T	90	3/8/2003	11/11/1912	1	1939	1939	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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