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This is a list of association footballers who died due to football-related incidents.. The primary causes of on-field deaths have evolved over time. Improvements in infection control and emergency surgery since the early days of organised soccer have mostly eliminated the fatal complications that were once common after routine sporting injuries.
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This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in February 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025
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National Football League unknown October 9, 1972 [68] [69] George Ellis: 53 field judge: National Football League unknown illness July 31, 1974 [70] [71] Vince Jacob: 51 side judge: National Football League heart attack October 26, 1982 [72] Dick Jorgensen: 56 referee National Football League complications of a blood disorder: October 10, 1990 ...
Pages in category "Association football players who died while playing" The following 149 pages are in this category, out of 149 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Purdue: 14 members of football team were killed in a railroad collision (1903). Northeastern Oklahoma A&M: 5 football players were killed in a head-on highway crash (1966). Marshall: 37 members died in an airplane crash (1970). Wichita State: most of the starting players and coaches, 31 in total, died in an airplane crash (1970).