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Atlanta Falcons: Car crash 1989 Jerome Brown † 27 DT: Philadelphia Eagles: Car crash 1992 Frank Buncom † 29 LB: Cincinnati Bengals : Blood clot 1969 J. V. Cain: 28 TE: St. Louis Cardinals: Heart attack 1979 Rusty Chambers: 27 LB: Miami Dolphins: Car crash 1981 Kirk Collins: 25 CB: Los Angeles Rams: Esophageal cancer: 1984 David Croudip: 30 ...
The Falcons would lose to the Giants 27–14. The only bright spot of the game was a 90-yard 3rd-quarter touchdown run by Warrick Dunn, the longest touchdown run in Atlanta Falcons history. The Atlanta Falcons hoped to bounce back the next week against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and they did so with a huge game.
After Norwood's death, Falcons player Mike Kenn commented on the two losses, saying, "There's not a whole lot you can say about this. Once is too much, twice is ridiculous." [5] Less than four weeks after Norwood's accident, Falcons tight end Brad Beckman died when he apparently fell asleep while driving on any icy highway, striking a tree. [6]
The Falcons have called three stadiums home in their 51 years of existence, and its third home in their history opened in the late summer of 2017. The first was the Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium , sharing with the Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball team until 1991.
This is a list of players who have appeared in at least one regular season or postseason game in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons. This list is accurate through the end of the 2023 NFL season .
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
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James Martin Michael Hanifan (September 21, 1933 – November 24, 2020) was an American professional football player and coach. He served as the head coach for the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) from 1980 to 1985 and as interim head coach for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons for four games in 1989, compiling a record of 39–53–1.