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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).
James Forrest Kiick (/ k ɪ k /; August 9, 1946 – June 20, 2020) was an American professional football player. He played as a running back for the Miami Dolphins, Denver Broncos, and the Washington Redskins in the American Football League (AFL) from 1968 to 1969 and in the National Football League (NFL) from 1970 through 1977, except for 1975 when he played in the World Football League (WFL).
Lawrence Lamond Phillips (May 12, 1975 – January 13, 2016) was an American professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons.
Howard Twilley, a receiver on the Miami Dolphins' undefeated 1972 team and two-time Super Bowl champion, died on Wednesday at the age of 81. The team announced the news on Friday. Twilley was a ...
Former Miami Dolphins running back Mercury Morris died on Saturday night at 77, his son announced. ... He also was one of the NFL’s most electrifying special teams players, averaging 26.5 yards ...
Eugene "Mercury" Morris, an iconic running back for the Miami Dolphins, died Saturday night. He was 77. Morris, a three-time Pro Bowler, was a key part of Miami's unbeaten 1972 season, which ...
Eugene Edward "Mercury" Morris (January 5, 1947 – September 21, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a running back and kick returner.He played for eight years, primarily for the Miami Dolphins, in the American Football League (AFL) as a rookie in 1969 then in the American Football Conference (AFC) following the 1970 merger with the National Football League (NFL).
Running back Mercury Morris, member of 'perfect' 1972 Dolphins, dies at 77. Steve Gardner, USA TODAY. Updated September 23, ... "We had some of the best players from 1971-74, we had the best ...