2015 Obituaries

[BD Sullivan]

Alfred Taubman, who owned the USFL's Michigan Panthers in 1983-84 and then the merged Oakland Invaders in 1985, died last night at the age of 91:

http://investors.taubman.com/news/press ... fault.aspx

[BD Sullivan]

Hall of Famer Bob St. Clair has died:

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300000 ... dies-at-84

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/p ... .CBo00.htm

[SixtiesFan]

Hall of Famer Bob St. Clair has died:

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300000 ... dies-at-84

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/p ... .CBo00.htm

I recall a Sport Magazine profile of Bob St. Clair titled "The 49er Who Eats Raw Meat."

[JuggernautJ]

Bob St. Clair, Hall of Fame Tackle for the 49ers has passed away.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300000 ... dies-at-84

(my apologies for being redundant)

[LJP]

Former Detroit & Washington DB Jim Steffen died April 23, aged 79.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washin ... =174720436

http://www.nfl.com/player/jimsteffen/2526449/profile

[LJP]

Former San Francisco & Washington OL/DL Bob Toneff died March 15, aged 84.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/marini ... =174722539

http://www.nfl.com/player/bobtoneff/2527523/profile

[John Grasso]

1947 Bears draftee Verne Gagne passed away yesterday at the age of 89

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2015/04/2 ... ead-at-89/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verne_Gagne

[BD Sullivan]

Laverne Torczon died on April 18 at the age of 79. He played with the Bills, Jets and Dolphins from 1960-66, and was drafted by the Browns in 1957:

http://www.omaha.com/huskers/former-hus ... 69002.html

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/p ... rcLa00.htm

[Gary Najman]

Although not a player or coach, Frank Olivo, the infamous Santa Claus who was pelted with snowballs and insults by the Philadelphia Eagles fans in 1968, died on April 30. He was 66 years old.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/frank-oliv ... --nfl.html

[BD Sullivan]

Even though two months of obits have disappeared, former Giant Pete Athas died in Miami on June 28. He also played with the Browns, Vikings and Saints:

http://www.knoxnews.com/govolsxtra/foot ... 7_22633973

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/p ... haPe20.htm