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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). Cal Poly Mustangs football team: 16 players and 6 others died in an airplane crash (1960).
List of gridiron football players who died during their careers; List of association footballers who died after on-field incidents; List of athletics competitors who died during their careers; Sudden cardiac death of athletes
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.
Frank Nickolas "Toughie" Stojack (February 11, 1912 – August 30, 1987) was a Canadian-born National Football League (NFL) player and a professional wrestler. He moved to Tacoma, Washington , as a child, and considered that his home town.
Al Coppage, 75, American gridiron football player. [33] Hans Jenny, 92, Swiss-American soil scientist. [34] Walt Kichefski, 75, American football player and coach. [35] Bill Naughton, 81, British playwright. [36] Luigi Stipa, 91, Italian aeronautical engineer and aircraft designer. Louis Terrenoire, 83, French politician. [37]
After retiring from football, Gerald transitioned from the gridiron to the business world. He worked for 32 years with The Woodlands Development Company, a division of the Howard Hughes Corporation, located in The Woodlands, Texas, a 30,000-acre master planned community. As the Vice President of Business Development, Gerald led the relocation ...
Bronislau "Bronko" Nagurski (November 3, 1908 – January 7, 1990) was a Canadian-American professional football player who was a fullback and defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). Renowned for his strength and size, Nagurski was also a successful professional wrestler, [1] recognized as a multiple-time World Heavyweight Champion.
Gary Eugene Allen (April 23, 1960 – July 8, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played in the NFL for the Houston Oilers and Dallas Cowboys. He also was a member of the Calgary Stampeders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the CFL.