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For professional football players, the most common cause of death is vehicle crashes. For college players, the most common cause of death is in-game and practice injuries. Each player is listed with the team to which he was assigned at the time of his death, rather than the team with which he spent most of his career.
Jimmy Boyd Wilkerson, Jr. (January 4, 1981 – December 13, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners. He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL draft. [1]
Derrick Vincent Thomas (January 1, 1967 – February 8, 2000), nicknamed "D. T.", was an American professional football linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL).
Former Kansas City Chiefs cheerleader Krystal “Krissy” Anderson died at the age of 40 from sepsis following the stillbirth of her daughter at 21 weeks. “We are deeply saddened by the recent ...
Abner Haynes, a member of the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame, has died at age 86. Haynes, who was a running back who helped popularize the American Football League, died Thursday in Dallas.
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The Chiefs defeated the Panthers 27–21. [18] Belcher had chronic traumatic encephalopathy at the time of his death, according to a medical report. [39] A service for Belcher was held on December 5 at the Landmark International Deliverance and Worship Center just southwest of Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs' practice was scheduled around the event.
He held the single season passing yards record from 1964 until 1983. He was inducted into the Chiefs Hall of Fame in 1979 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987. His number 16 was retired by the Chiefs and is the only number in franchise history to be worn by a single player. He was also named to the American Football League All-Time Team in ...