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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).
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.
The list below currently contains fewer than half of those players. The NFL was heavily criticized when it became known that race norming, which assumed that black players started with lower cognitive levels than white players, was being used in determining whether players qualified for help in the initial years of the settlement.
'In combat, when you're in harm's way, there might not be a tomorrow. In football, there will always be next week.'
The horrifying Houston crash killed three former University of Houston football players, including Hayden
Southern Miss Golden Eagles cornerback MJ Daniels (11) chases after Texas State Bobcats wide receiver Joey Hobert (10) during a game against Texas State at M.M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg on ...
Association football players killed in aviation accidents or incidents (7 C, 1 P) P. Association football players who died while playing (149 P) This page was last ...