YoungWillz 19,014 Posted May 16, 2015 Garo Yepremian, kicker for the Miami Dolphins, especially during their 17-0 season, dies at 70. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/former-dolphins-kicker-garo-yepremian-dies-70-034745145--spt.html#a8TbMxx However he will be remembered for almost costing them the Superbowl (he didn't): http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-videos/0ap3000000455023/Super-Bowl-VII-Yepremian-s-blocked-field-goal-interception 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,012 Posted May 18, 2015 Denver Bronco (former) LB Adrian Robinson dead at 25, reasons not reported. Sounds like suicide or overdose--I almost put this entry there. SC http://hollywoodlife.com/2015/05/18/adrian-robinson-dead-nfl-linebacker-dies/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,012 Posted May 19, 2015 Seattle Seahawk Jesse Williams has cancer. "[T]he Seahawks announced the man better known as Tha Monstar had been diagnosed with type 2 papillary kidney cancer and would need surgery." Damned Aussies. SC http://m.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/tha-monstar-jesse-williams-cancer-diagnosis-support-flooding-in-20150519-gh5610.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,012 Posted May 19, 2015 Denver Bronco (former) LB Adrian Robinson dead at 25, reasons not reported. Sounds like suicide or overdose--I almost put this entry there. SC http://hollywoodlife.com/2015/05/18/adrian-robinson-dead-nfl-linebacker-dies/ Coroner's Office in Phily confirming that he hung himself Saturday. Shoulda posted in suicide thread as per my intuition. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,014 Posted May 28, 2015 Oldest former Chicago Bear, John Siegal, 97. http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Oldest-living-ex-Bear-passes-away/c664050e-a119-4e51-9f26-2d49a3116b67 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,012 Posted June 10, 2015 Houston Texans OL David Quessenberry is ready to return to action after battling cancer ( Non Hogkins lymphoma) for a year. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,012 Posted June 19, 2015 Head Coach for Central Michigan Univ football team has cancer diagnosis. I graduated from Eastern Michigan so this is an up-state rivalry. SC http://woodtv.com/2015/06/18/cmu-head-football-coach-diagnosed-with-cancer/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,221 Posted June 19, 2015 John David Crow Jr., Bear Bryants only Heisman Trophy winner (I don't know what it means), dead at 79: http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/06/john_david_crow_bear_bryants_o.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,012 Posted June 19, 2015 John David Crow Jr., Bear Bryants only Heisman Trophy winner (I don't know what it means), dead at 79: http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/06/john_david_crow_bear_bryants_o.html I can help here. The Heismann Trophy is awarded to the 'best college football player' each year. Bear Bryant and the Alabama football program being one of the best, it is therefore a bit of an oddity that he only coached 1 winner of the Heismann, basically, considering all the talent he coached, including Joe Nameth et al. That's why they made a point of saying that.SC 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,012 Posted June 20, 2015 Danny Villanueva, a Placekicker for the Rams and Cowboys in the mid 1960s, and most certainly one of the very few New Mexico State Aggies to play in the NFL, has died at 77 after suffering a stroke earlier this week. He was also a pioneer of Spanish speaking NFL coverage after his playing days. SC http://bharatpress.com/2015/06/20/former-nfl-player-spanish-language-tv-pioneer-dies-at-77/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mijkediablo 79 Posted June 27, 2015 Damion Cook, 36. http://blacksportsonline.com/home/2015/06/ex-nfl-ol-damion-cook-dies-at-the-age-of-36/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,012 Posted June 27, 2015 Damion Cook, 36. http://blacksportsonline.com/home/2015/06/ex-nfl-ol-damion-cook-dies-at-the-age-of-36/ Two former Detroit Lions in one day SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dead Cow 620 Posted June 30, 2015 Pat Peppler, former Atlanta Falcons head coach and a former Green Bay Packers executive, has died aged 93. http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/former-green-bay-packers-executive-pat-peppler-dies-at-93-063015 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,012 Posted July 2, 2015 Sad couple of months to be a former Detroit Lion. Their teams 1970-76 sucked ass. About the only player worth a damn was Charlie Sanders, and like many boys growing up in the D in that era, he was a favorite player. RIP Charlie, sorry you didn't get to play on better teams, yet still made the HOF. SirC http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/29464604/detroit-lions-hall-of-famer-charlie-sanders-dead-at-68 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mijkediablo 79 Posted July 6, 2015 Jack Steadman, former general manager of Kansas City Chiefs, dead at 86. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000500154/article/jack-steadman-former-kansas-city-chiefs-gm-dies-at-86?campaign=Twitter_atn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,903 Posted July 10, 2015 Ken Stabler The 1970's Oakland Raiders QB who was diagnosed with colon cancer earlier in the year is dead at age 69 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,012 Posted July 18, 2015 Bill Arnsparger, who coordinated the "no-name defense" of the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins, died Friday, the team confirmed. He was 88. Born in Kentucky, Arnsparger was a graduate of Miami (OH) University and a World War II veteran. He saw his most success with the Dolphins, installing schemes that gained widespread popularity around football and winning Super Bowl VII after an undefeated season. He soon moved on to New York, where he coached the Giants from 1974-1976, before returning to work with Shula again in Miami. After spending a decade in the collegiate ranks as LSU's head coach and Florida's athletic director, Arnsparger returned to the NFL as San Diego's defensive coordinator in 1992, helping the team to an appearance in Super Bowl XXIX in 1995. SC http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000502373/article/former-dolphins-coordinator-bill-arnsparger-dies-at-88 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,014 Posted July 29, 2015 Mike Pyle, captain of the Chicago Bears in the 1960s, including their championship season of 1963, has died at 76, possibly dementia from reading his wiki. http://wgnradio.com/2015/07/29/former-chicago-bear-wgn-radio-host-mike-pyle-dies/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,012 Posted July 31, 2015 Former NFL running back Curtis Jerome Brown died Thursday, July 30, at 2:39 p.m. at Christian Northeast Hospital in St. Louis. He was 60 years old. Curtis was being treated for football-related dementia when he suffered a heart attack Saturday, July 25.SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,012 Posted August 4, 2015 Damn! The Carousel of Death that is following the Detroit and Chicago sports scenes continues to spin. Mel Farr was the starting RB when I first started watching football and the lowly Detroit Lions. He only lasted a few half-assed years, but ended up being a Farr better businessman than football player, turning his auto dealership into a top seller. I remember all the Mel Farr the Superstar adverts. Anyway, dead at 70. RIP SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,903 Posted August 9, 2015 Mick Tinglehoff,75 was elected to the Hall Of Fame today. Has to be a serious consideration for the future because his teammate Fran Tarkenton ended up giving a speech for him because he apparently has many health issues including memory loss. The pic of him is the one on the right 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
guylevesque 18 Posted August 9, 2015 Frank Gifford has died He was 84. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,938 Posted August 9, 2015 Frank Gifford has died He was 84. He did the c4 NFL Sunday game back in the 80's I seem to recall. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,012 Posted August 9, 2015 Frank Gifford has died He was 84. He joins Howard Cosell and Dandy Don Merideth up in the booth. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,012 Posted August 19, 2015 Mike Gaechter, a former Cowboys player during the early years of the franchise, died Monday of heart failure at his home in Dallas. He was 75. A defensive back, Gaechter appeared in 108 games during an NFL career that spanned eight seasons from 1962 to 1969. His name remains etched in the team’s record books after he ran back an interception 100 yards for a touchdown in a 1962 victory over Philadelphia that also featured a 101-yard kickoff return by Dallas’ Amos Marsh. By the time he walked away from football, he had picked off 21 passes. SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
