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2016 Obituaries

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Re: 2016 Obituaries

Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 12:38 pm
by Ronfitch
cdwillis wrote:Former Packers DB Mike C. McCoy died Feb. 22nd.


http://www.packersnews.com/story/sports ... /80773650/
Part of the S.W.A.T. secondary for the Packers in the late '70s:

S = Steve Luke
W = Willie Buchanon
A = Abdul (Johnny Gray's nickname)
T = Tasmanian Devil (McCoy's nickname)

https://books.google.com/books?id=mTfVA ... oy&f=false

Re: 2016 Obituaries

Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 6:14 pm
by BD Sullivan
Former Colts GM and Giants assistant GM Harry Hulmes has died at the age of 88:

http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/ ... 1.11498546

Re: 2016 Obituaries

Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2016 11:44 am
by LJP
Former Chicago Bears TE Terry Stoepel died February 12, aged 71.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dfw/ob ... =177821549

Re: 2016 Obituaries

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 9:15 am
by LJP
Former Los Angeles Rams, Washington Redskins, Pittsburgh Steelers & Chicago Bears QB Rudy Bukich died February 29, aged 85.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/fo ... story.html

http://www.chicagobears.com/news/articl ... 3b15c9c423

http://www.pressreader.com/usa/los-ange ... 0117522071

http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/R ... -103342559

http://www.nfl.com/player/rudybukich/2510629/profile

Re: 2016 Obituaries

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 5:32 am
by LJP
Former Bengals & Patriots lineman David Douglas died February 27, aged 52.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/knoxne ... =177912762

Re: 2016 Obituaries

Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2016 12:52 pm
by Ken Crippen
Al Wistert passed away yesterday at the age of 95.

http://www.csnphilly.com/football-phila ... rt-dies-95

Re: 2016 Obituaries

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 5:34 pm
by LJP
Former Rams & Bears QB Bill Wade died yesterday, aged 85.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/fo ... ft03a-1gp3

http://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/ ... /72526512/

Re: 2016 Obituaries

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 5:53 pm
by BD Sullivan
Wade preceded Rudy Bukich, who died less than two weeks ago, as Bears starting QB. Wade was behind center for the 1963 title team.

Re: 2016 Obituaries

Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2016 11:27 am
by LJP
Former Chiefs & 49ers DB Ceasar Belser died March 5, aged 71.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/montgo ... =178018719

http://www.nfl.com/player/ceasarbelser/2509387/profile

Re: 2016 Obituaries

Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 1:51 am
by Gary Najman
Former G/OT Ellison Kelly, who played in 1959 for the New York Giants, then moved to Canada, where he played 13 seasons from 1960-1972 for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts, died in Hamilton on February 11. He was 80 years old. Kelly was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1992.

http://www.thespec.com/sports-story/630 ... gend-dies/

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/p ... llEl20.htm

http://cfhof.ca/hof-player-details/?id=100
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