American Football Players

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Here's a bit of a sneaky pick for someone.
Fresno State Univ football coach Jeff Tedford is stepping down from the job after three seasons at his alma mater.  Tedford tweeted: “It is with a heavy heart that, today, I am announcing that I am stepping down as the head coach here at Fresno State.”  It's been reported that Tedford was leaving for health reasons.

Well that IS a very interesting choice of words from the coach:  Tedford took a job as offensive coordinator in the NFL with Tampa Bay in 2014, but  stepped down from that job in the preseason with heart problems.
 

[Sir Creep 7,070]

.  hmm.... website double posted on my behalf 

[Sir Creep 7,070]

A good player I got to watch....

Former Detroit Lions safety Jimmy "Spiderman" Allen has passed away. Lions teammate Larry Lee revealed the sad news on social media on Saturday morning.  Allen was 67.

The safety spent four seasons in Detroit, from 1978-1981 after spending his first four seasons in Pittsburgh. In those four Lions seasons he picked off 24 passes, including a career-high nine in his final year. Allen earned his moniker for his sticky hands while playing behind the famed Silver Rush defensive line.  

Oh and most important of all:  He was the lead singer on the Lions’ 1980 recording of Another One Bites the Dust, the team’s theme song adopted from Queen.
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[torbrexbones 717]

Elbert Dubenion, a receiver who played key roles in the Buffalo Bills winning consecutive American Football League championships in the mid-1960s, has died. The Bills said Dubenion died Thursday.

Dubenion's 5,294 career-yards receiving and 35 touchdowns receiving still rank fourth on the team list. He also scored three touchdowns rushing, and one on kickoff return.

Story from Yahoo Sports

[YoungWillz 21,006]

On ‎09‎/‎09‎/‎2016 at 01:37, Death Impends said:

Former Cincinnati Bengals coach Sam Wyche, who took the team to the Super Bowl in 1989, has been hospitalized and needs a heart transplant.

Sam Wyche apparently died today, according to Twitter.

 

Awaiting the usual, for the inevitable "You don't live in Cleveland!" well now neither do you, Sam.

 

Edit: https://www.wcpo.com/sports/bengals/former-cincinnati-bengals-coach-sam-wyche-dies-at-74

[DeathClock 379]

Man, David Stern, Don Larsen and Sam Wyche ... and it's only Jan. 2. Take it easy on the world of sports, 2020.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

1 hour ago, DeathClock said:

Man, David Stern, Don Larsen and Sam Wyche ... and it's only Jan. 2. Take it easy on the world of sports, 2020.

And Sugar de Leon.

[HDS 234]

Happy Anniversary to Drop 40 pick Chris Doleman

 

 

[HDS 234]

Allen Brown (First Team All-American, Mississippi Sports Hall of Famer, Super Bowl Champion) dead at 76 after an unspecified illness. https://olemisssports.com/news/2020/1/27/football-legend-allen-brown-passes-away.aspx

[Sir Creep 7,070]

5 hours ago, HDS said:

Allen Brown (First Team All-American, Mississippi Sports Hall of Famer, Super Bowl Champion) dead at 76 after an unspecified illness. https://olemisssports.com/news/2020/1/27/football-legend-allen-brown-passes-away.aspx

During his LEGENDARY career, Brown saw action in 19 NFL games, catching three passes for 43 yards and returning one kickoff for 13 yards.

[HDS 234]

6 minutes ago, Sir Creep said:

During his LEGENDARY career, Brown saw action in 19 NFL games, catching three passes for 43 yards and returning one kickoff for 13 yards.

Surely one in the university's mind. 

And named a First Team All-American by Playboy Magazine. Can't believe they buried the lead.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

4 hours ago, HDS said:

Surely one in the university's mind. 

And named a First Team All-American by Playboy Magazine. Can't believe they buried the lead.

Seriously, pinnacle of one's career right there.  I stand corrected.

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NFL Hall Of Famer Chris Doleman has finally succumbed to brain cancer at the age of 58.  Was my #1 play for the year.  RIP.  

 

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001099609/article/hall-of-fame-de-chris-doleman-dies-at-age-of-58

[Joey Russ 7,220]

16 minutes ago, MrWonderful said:

NFL Hall Of Famer Chris Doleman has finally succumbed to brain cancer at the age of 58.  Was my #1 play for the year.  RIP.  

 

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001099609/article/hall-of-fame-de-chris-doleman-dies-at-age-of-58

My DDP joker. Did really well to last two years past his glioblastoma diagnosis, but still definitely a sad loss. RIP

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1 minute ago, Joey Russ said:

My DDP joker. Did really well to last two years past his glioblastoma diagnosis, but still definitely a sad loss. RIP

Yeah, even making it 24 months was a statistical surprise.  Had he made it to 2021 it would've been pretty shocking.  I have a family member that had the same affliction and he died 16 months after the diagnosis.  It's just a terrible disease.  

[Joey Russ 7,220]

As expected, a QO

[msc 18,421]

2 hours ago, Joey Russ said:

My DDP joker. Did really well to last two years past his glioblastoma diagnosis, but still definitely a sad loss. RIP

 

2 hours ago, MrWonderful said:

Yeah, even making it 24 months was a statistical surprise.  Had he made it to 2021 it would've been pretty shocking.  I have a family member that had the same affliction and he died 16 months after the diagnosis.  It's just a terrible disease.  

 

Yeah, he did very well to make it this far with such a terrible illness. Even battlers like Gord Downie struggled to make it past 18 months.

 

Shame for Reptile, as his run at the top is over before I even got to write it up on the front page!

[gcreptile 10,963]

26 minutes ago, msc said:

Shame for Reptile, as his run at the top is over before I even got to write it up on the front page!

 

I kind of prefer it that way, i.e. not mentioning "officially" how a member of the brand-new committee leads after a month.

That said, I would have enjoyed a "player of the month" nod. But then, let's see what happens if we keep up those daily shocks to the scoreboard. David Hagen please?

[msc 18,421]

15 minutes ago, gcreptile said:

 

I kind of prefer it that way, i.e. not mentioning "officially" how a member of the brand-new committee leads after a month.

That said, I would have enjoyed a "player of the month" nod. But then, let's see what happens if we keep up those daily shocks to the scoreboard. David Hagen please?

 

I can't recall so many changes at the top of the table in one month, even a January. I think it might be unprecedented.

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5 hours ago, MrWonderful said:

NFL Hall Of Famer Chris Doleman has finally succumbed to brain cancer at the age of 58.  Was my #1 play for the year.  RIP.  

 

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001099609/article/hall-of-fame-de-chris-doleman-dies-at-age-of-58

 Still a dominant player in the twilight of his career. Good fight. RIP.

[Death Impends 7,953]

On 14/12/2019 at 22:06, Death Impends said:

I picked Doleman this year as NFL Hall of Famers have a very reliable record of getting Mail wires obits. You have to go back to 2015 to find ones who didn't get any Mail AP/Reuters obits (albeit a couple since never got a full-fledged obit and only a brief mention of their death in an article - but then, in the DDP that counts nevertheless).

 

Also note that the biggest of the lot like Bart Starr got obits beyond Mail, but I'm just using Mail obits for convenience:

 

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2019 NFL HoFer deaths:

Pat Bowlen - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-7140821/Broncos-owner-Bowlen-dies-age-75.html
Willie Brown - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7601753/Raiders-great-HOF-DB-Brown-dies-78.html
Nick Buoniconti - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7306529/NFL-Hall-Famer-Nick-Buoniconti-dies-78-battling-CTE-symptoms.html
Forrest Gregg - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-6916275/Forrest-Gregg-lineman-mighty-Packers-teams-dies-85.html
Jim Langer - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-7412273/Hall-Fame-C-Langer-dies-71.html
Gino Marchetti - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-6977227/Former-Colts-Hall-Famer-Marchetti-dies-93.html
Bart Starr - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7072521/Legendary-Packers-QB-Starr-dies-85.html
 
2018:

Tommy McDonald - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-6202099/Hall-Fame-receiver-Tommy-McDonald-dies-84.html
Jim Taylor - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-6273039/Jim-Taylor-Hall-Fame-fullback-Packers-dies-83.html

2017:

Cortez Kennedy - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4535030/Police-Hall-Famer-Cortez-Kennedy-dead.html
Yale Lary - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-5221287/Sports-deaths-Halladay-Hawkins-Enbergs-voice-silenced.html
Dan Rooney - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-4410354/Pittsburgh-Steelers-chairman-Dan-Rooney-dies-84.html
YA Tittle - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-4963974/Hall-Fame-quarterback-Y-A-Tittle-dies-age-90.html

2016:

No HoFer deaths

2015:

Doug Atkins - NO OBIT
Chuck Bednarik - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3005449/Eagles-60-minute-man-Chuck-Bednarik-died-89.html
Frank Gifford - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-3191446/Former-football-star-commentator-Frank-Gifford-dead-84.html
Ed Sabol - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-2946586/NFL-Films-founder-Ed-Sabol-dies-age-98.html
Charlie Sanders - NO OBIT
Ken Stabler (inducted posthumously) - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-3155687/Super-Bowl-winning-quarterback-Ken-Stabler-dead-69.html
Dick Stanfel (inducted posthumously) - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-3204212/National-Football-League-roundup.html
Bob St. Clair - NO OBIT

 

 

And the streak of Mail QOs for NFL Hall of Famers continues...

[Sir Creep 7,070]

I am aware our NFL isn't exactly prime time viewing in the UK.  Trust me, Doleman was a monster, and I mean that in every good way.  RIP.
And he played for the team I hate the most.  So... respect.
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[Drewsky1211 4,721]

Larry Eisenhauer, who played for the Boston (now New England) Patriots from 1961 to 1969, has died at 79.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

12 hours ago, Death Impends said:

 

And the streak of Mail QOs for NFL Hall of Famers continues...

Not sure if it's coincidence or what -- but nearly all those names are BIG names (not just cuz HOF players) cuz either coached or had incredible careers and name recognition staying power.  The only one I see that could have slid by was Gino Marchetti, who frankly I never heard of.  Not that I am the litmus test lol . 
Of the three noted NON OBITS, It's sad to see Charlie Sanders and Bob Sinclair fail to obit.  Sinclair was a character -- lost a bet so he had to eat a raw steak -- and ate his meat raw from that day forward.  Sanders was the best tight end (save it...) to ever play the game when he retired, and that's saying something for a shite Detroit Lion (but see: Sanders' teammate Alex Karras HOF nomination this year).  Doug Atkins another name I don't know, so I"m fine with him failing to QO.
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Edited January 30, 2020 by Sir Creep

[gcreptile 10,963]

So Doleman got a tribute at the Superbowl. Made the Guardian liveblog.

I like how everything is connected.