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Jerry Mertens, former defensive back with the San Francisco 49ers died on September 5, at the age of 84:

https://www.skylawnmemorialpark.com/obi ... e-Mertens/

Canadian Football Hall of Famer DT Angelo Mosca, who played 15 seasons in the CFL between 1958 and 1972 for Ottawa, Montreal and Hamilton, died November 6 in Hamilton. He was 84 years old. Mosca, a Massachusetts native, was selected by the Eagles in the 30th round of the 1959 NFL Draft, but he stayed in Canada.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/ ... ies-at-84/

https://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/a ... 87196.html Harvey White QB Boston Patriots 1960 on 11-6-2021

John Marshall, former longtime defensive coordinator with multiple teams died on November 2, at the age of 76:


https://www.49ers.com/news/former-49ers ... asses-away

Sam Huff, Hall of Fame former linebacker with the New York Giants and Washington Redskins died on November 13, at the age of 87:


https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/326 ... amily-says

Eagles One wrote:Sam Huff, Hall of Fame former linebacker with the New York Giants and Washington Redskins died on November 13, at the age of 87:


https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/326 ... amily-says

I remember as a child watching "The Violent World of Sam Huff" on Walter Cronkite's CBS show The Twentieth Century. Sam Huff was the most publicized defensive player (made the cover of Time magazine in 1959) of late 50s and early 60s. When the Giants played the Browns, news stories played up "the man to man battle between Sam Huff and Jimmy Brown."

Val Keckin, former quarterback with the San Diego Chargers died on February 24, at the age of 83:


https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituar ... n-10107649

Steve Smith of the Raiders died.

Hall of Fame Defensive Tackle Curley Culp passed away Saturday morning at the age of 75.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/hall ... at-age-75/

RIP Curley Culp

Not only the prototype at Nose Tackle but deserved to make the HOF ...