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2016 Obituaries

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Re: 2016 Obituaries

Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2016 3:59 pm
by BD Sullivan
A long-time Chargers' minority owner, George Pernicano, died Thursday at the age of 98:

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/spo ... story.html

Re: 2016 Obituaries

Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 2:59 pm
by LJP
Former Steelers & Giants DT Lorenzo Freeman died October 10, aged 52.

http://www.post-gazette.com/news/obitua ... 10060?utm_

Re: 2016 Obituaries

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 4:58 am
by LJP
Former Dolphins & Raiders CB/KR Fulton Walker died October 16, aged 58.

http://www.theet.com/sports/local_sport ... 7bf99.html

Re: 2016 Obituaries

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 5:00 pm
by Todd Pence
LJP wrote:Former Dolphins & Raiders CB/KR Fulton Walker died October 16, aged 58.

http://www.theet.com/sports/local_sport ... 7bf99.html
Another Mountaineer legend gone. It seems like just a couple of years ago we lost Walt Easley, the first player ever to score a touchdown in New Mountaineer Field history and a member of Bill Walsh's first 49er championship team.

Re: 2016 Obituaries

Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:11 pm
by BD Sullivan
Quentin Groves, who played for five different teams between 2008-14, died at the age of 32:

http://auburn.247sports.com/Article/Bel ... s-48250937

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/p ... ovQu99.htm

Re: 2016 Obituaries

Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2016 9:00 pm
by Rupert Patrick
Dennis Byrd, inspirational NFL player, dead at 50 in an auto accident:

http://www.tulsaworld.com/homepagelates ... 634dd.html

Re: 2016 Obituaries

Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2016 6:13 pm
by BD Sullivan
Former Lion Gail Cogdill died on Thursday at the age of 79:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nf ... /92523918/

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/p ... gdGa00.htm

Re: 2016 Obituaries

Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2016 11:57 pm
by BD Sullivan
Former Chief Morris Stroud died on Monday at the age of 70:

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/ka ... 38147.html

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/p ... roMo00.htm

Re: 2016 Obituaries

Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 5:43 am
by LJP
Former NFL & CFL coach Vic Rapp died on October 26, aged 80.

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/v ... -1.3823376

Re: 2016 Obituaries

Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 4:03 pm
by BD Sullivan
Former Giants offensive lineman and Ohio State legend John Hicks has died:

http://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content ... -obit.html
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