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Eleven days after being drafted, Burlsworth was killed in a car accident near Alpena, Arkansas, on April 28, 1999, on his way back to his hometown of Harrison after a workout in Fayetteville. [11] [12] Burlsworth's vehicle clipped an oncoming 18-wheeler, swerved back into his lane, and then hit another tractor trailer head on. The stretch ...
Texas is a 1985 novel by American writer James A. Michener (1907–1997), based on the history of Texas.Characters include real and fictional characters spanning hundreds of years, such as explorers, Spanish colonists, American immigrants, German Texan settlers, ranchers, oil men, aristocrats, Chicanos, and others, all based on extensive historical research.
James A. Michener's Texas (also called Texas) is a 1994 ABC television miniseries directed by Richard Lang. It was adapted from the 1985 historical fiction novel Texas by James A. Michener , but includes only the section of the book related to Texas Independence and the Battle of San Jacinto .
Greater is a 2016 American biographical sports film directed by David Hunt and starring Christopher Severio as American football player Brandon Burlsworth, a walk-on college player who became an All-American, dying in a car crash 11 days after being drafted high in the 3rd round to the National Football League.
Silent-era star Wallace Reid was badly injured in a train crash during filming in Oregon. His injuries caused him severe pain and the studio supplied him with increasing quantities of morphine so he could keep working. Addicted to morphine and also suffering from alcoholism, Reid died in 1923 at the age of 31. [10] Wet and Warmer (1919).
U.S. Route 67 is a major national highway in Texas that runs from Texarkana at the Arkansas state line to west of Presidio at the U.S.-Mexico border. Highway 67 was designed in 1926 and runs about ...
Houston, Texas Hayden was among six killed in a crash that also killed two of his former college teammates. A Chrysler 300 reportedly ran a red light colliding with the vehicle Hayden was in. Nicky Hayden: 1981 2017 35 years American motorcycle racer bicycle S-Works Venge Cesena, Italy Car driver drove at 43 mph on a 30 mph zone.
An Arkansas State Police trooper has retired after he crashed his vehicle into the wrong car during a pursuit. Footage shows the officer performing a PIT (precision immobilisation technique ...