2019 Obituaries

[Eagles One]

Vaughan Johnson, former linebacker with the Jacksonville Bulls, New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles died on December 12, at the age of 57:


https://www.nola.com/sports/saints/arti ... b1c52.html

[Citizen]

R-Kal Truluck, former defensive end with the Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, Arizona Cardinals, Saskatchewan Roughriders and Montreal Alouettes died on November 29, at the age of 45:


https://ottawacitizen.com/sports/footba ... da788335d9

One of the all-time great Packers names, along with Atari Bigby and Ha-Ha Clinton-Dix.

[Rupert Patrick]

James "Radio" Kennedy, subject of the 2003 film starring Cuba Gooding Jr., passed away at the age of 73. Radio lived in the next county over from me, and was a beloved figure in the local community, he was always working to raise money for charities. While he never played football, he was synonymous with the TL Hanna football team for decades:

https://www.wyff4.com/article/tl-hanna- ... s/30231605

[Rupert Patrick]

Another death of a football related figure who had a motion picture made about him - Coach Herman Boone, the legendary Virginia high school football coach portrayed by Denzel Washington in the movie "Remember the Titans", has passed away at the age of 84:

https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/28 ... ns-dies-84

[Eagles One]

Rex Johnston, former halfback with the Pittsburgh Steelers (also played briefly with the Pittsburgh Pirates) died on December 15, at the age of 82:


https://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/stor ... l-mlb-dies

[BD Sullivan]

Another death of a football related figure who had a motion picture made about him - Coach Herman Boone, the legendary Virginia high school football coach portrayed by Denzel Washington in the movie "Remember the Titans", has passed away at the age of 84:

https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/28 ... ns-dies-84

He died only seven months after the coach he replaced, Bill Yoast:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/h ... 235916001/

[Eagles One]

Rusty Hilger, former quarterback with the Oakland Raiders, Detroit Lions and Indianapolis Colts died on December 24, at the age of 57:


https://www.koco.com/article/record-set ... 7/30324572#

[Halas Hall]

https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2019/12/ ... ssed-away/

Jimmy "Spiderman" Allen, who was a member of the Pittsburgh Steeler's stellar 1974 draft class and played with the Steelers and Lions, passed away earlier this week.

[Eagles One]

Elbert Dubenion, former flanker, halfback with the Buffalo Bills died on December 26, at the age of 86:


https://www.buffalobills.com/news/elber ... -at-age-86

[Rupert Patrick]

https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2019/12/ ... ssed-away/

Jimmy "Spiderman" Allen, who was a member of the Pittsburgh Steeler's stellar 1974 draft class and played with the Steelers and Lions, passed away earlier this week.

I found a clip of Jimmy Allen celebrating on the sidelines at the end of Super Bowl IX; it's from the NFL Films highlight film of Super Bowl IX at the 22:40 mark in the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3damThPEf8