American Football Players

[CaptainChorizo 1,983]

10 hours ago, Grim Up North said:

Dan Rooney dead

Wayne Rooney's dad should be in the other football thread

[Spade_Cooley 9,538]

On 26/06/2013 at 21:57, harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy said:

In football terms, Lloyd was a nobody. The reason it made the BBC website is that he was killed by Aaron Hernandez, who is very definitely a somebody.

 

Definitely a somebody and definitely dead after hanging himself in prison.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Bill Anderson, who played on two NFL championship teams with the Green Bay Packers as part of an eight-year NFL career, has died. He was 80.

Anderson played for the Washington Redskins from 1958-63 and Green Bay from 1965-66. He caught 178 passes for 3,048 yards and 15 touchdowns. The 1965 Green Bay team won an NFL title and the 1966 squad won the first Super Bowl.  Anderson was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1959 and 1960.

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[Sir Creep 7,070]

Miami Dolphins great Nick Buonticonti discusses his CTE diagnosis etc.... with a 6-yr life expectancy a name for 2020.

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[Sir Creep 7,070]

Yale Lary, a Lions defensive back, punter and return man who was one of the best football players of the 1950s, has died at the age of 86.

A nine-time Pro Bowler, Lary was an important member of the Lions’ last three championship teams, in 1952, 1953 and 1957.

He was a good one.  RIP
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[Sir Creep 7,070]

Former Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Michael D. Jackson was killed in a motorcycle crash Friday morning.  A report cites a confirmation from Louisiana State Police that Jackson, who turned 48 in April, was killed in the accident in Tangipahoa.  Jackson was driving his 2013 Kawasaki motorcycle at a “high rate of speed” around 1 a.m. when a 20-year-old woman backed out of a parking spot and into the path of Jackson. He reportedly crashed into the woman’s driver-side door and killed her as well. The investigation into the crash continues.

Jackson, who played eight seasons in the NFL, led the league in receiving touchdowns in 1996.

 

The fantasy football part of me remembers him well, he was a good player to have for a few years.  Oh well.  RIP.
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[Zsa Zsa's leg 884]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/seahawks/2017/05/23/cortez-kennedy-dies-seattle-seahawks-pro-football-hall-fame/102057530/

Cortez Kennedy dies at 48

[gcreptile 10,979]

Gene Stallings had a minor stroke this week, that continues to affect him:

 

https://www.seccountry.com/alabama/alabama-football-crimson-tide-legend-hospitalized

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Former Marshall football coach Ulmo “Sonny” Randle died overnight at age 81, according to multiple news reports.

Randle, a 10-year veteran of the NFL with the Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins, coached the Thundering Herd from 1979-83. He also had stints as a head coach at East Carolina (1971-73) and his alma mater Virginia (1974-75). As Marshall’s head coach, he amassed a five-year record of 12-42-1, his best season coming in his final season, where the Herd went 4-7. Following his coaching career, Randle dove into a second successful career as a broadcaster.

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[Sir Creep 7,070]

Journeyman tight end Mitchell Henry has cancer.  He's played on practice squads and rode the bench for a few teams, most recently being released by the Baltimore Ravens in December.   On Friday, he took to Twitter asking for support in the form of prayers.

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[Sir Creep 7,070]

Former NFL punter Rick Tuten died unexpectedly in Costa Rica this week. He was 52. He is survived by his wife Jennifer, son Chase and daughters Kinley and Ryan.  Details of his passing were not immediately available. 

Tuten had an 11-year pro career after playing collegiately at Florida State and Miami, where he won a national championship in 1983.

As a pro, Tuten played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, Seattle Seahawks and St. Louis Rams. Tuten was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1994 as a Seahawk. He finished his career with a 43.4 yards per punt average.

 

This was his final punt.

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[deadsox 894]

4 hours ago, Sir Creep said:

Former NFL punter Rick Tuten died unexpectedly in Costa Rica this week. He was 52. He is survived by his wife Jennifer, son Chase and daughters Kinley and Ryan.  Details of his passing were not immediately available. 

Tuten had an 11-year pro career after playing collegiately at Florida State and Miami, where he won a national championship in 1983.

As a pro, Tuten played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, Seattle Seahawks and St. Louis Rams. Tuten was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1994 as a Seahawk. He finished his career with a 43.4 yards per punt average.

 

This was his final punt.

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What a shame.  I was rootin' for Tuten.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

2 hours ago, deadsox said:

What a shame.  I was rootin' for Tuten.

Too bad he didn't go by 'Dick' Tuten

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Guard turned movie actor Keith Loneker died from cancer.

 http://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article157613674.html

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Frank Kush, the fearsome coach who transformed Arizona State from a backwater football program into a powerhouse, died Thursday. He was 88.

Kush was 176-54-1 with the Sun Devils from 1958 to 1979. His teams won two Border Conference and seven Western Athletic Conference titles.

Arizona State won the Peach Bowl in 1970 and the first three Fiesta Bowls. His 1970 team was 11-0, and the 1975 squad went 12-0, capped by a 17-14 Fiesta Bowl victory over Nebraska, and finished a program-best No. 2 in the country.

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[Joey Russ 7,229]

On 5/26/2017 at 20:05, Sir Creep said:

Journeyman tight end Mitchell Henry has cancer.  He's played on practice squads and rode the bench for a few teams, most recently being released by the Baltimore Ravens in December.   On Friday, he took to Twitter asking for support in the form of prayers.

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Dead.

[msc 18,479]

Those prayers must have been crap.

[Toast 16,152]

What's a 'tight end', sounds a bit rude.

[Joey Russ 7,229]

12 minutes ago, Toast said:

What's a 'tight end', sounds a bit rude.

In American football, it's an offensive end who lines up close to the tackle. But I agree, it should have a slightly different name. 

Oh, that's why it hasn't caught on to Britain yet...

[msc 18,479]

Only NFL game I ever saw had the commentary line along the lines of  "He got at the tight end right in the end zone."

 

That's all I remember about it.

[Toast 16,152]

17 minutes ago, Joey Russ said:

31 minutes ago, Toast said:

What's a 'tight end', sounds a bit rude.

In American football, it's an offensive end who lines up close to the tackle. But I agree, it should have a slightly different name. 

Oh, that's why it hasn't caught on to Britain yet...

 

Offensive!  Tackle! 

 

It just keeps getting better.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

54 minutes ago, msc said:

Those prayers must have been crap.

No proof that anyone answered the Twitter request for prayers.  I know I didn't.
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[theoldlady 2,307]

1 hour ago, msc said:

Those prayers must have been crap.

Nope. Not crap. The answer this time was: NO. 

[msc 18,479]

3 minutes ago, theoldlady said:

Nope. Not crap. The answer this time was: NO. 

 

Again.

 

[theoldlady 2,307]

11 hours ago, msc said:

 

Again.

 

Yep, sometimes the answer is yes and sometimes the answer is no.