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Eagles One wrote:John Roach, former quarterback and defensive back with the Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals, Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys died on February 18, at the age of 87:


https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituar ... h-10065231

Roach as a Cowboy:

Art Michalik, former guard and linebacker with the San Francisco 49ers and Pittsburgh Steelers died the week of February 21, at the age of 91:


https://thespun.com/nfl/nfc-west/san-fr ... assed-away

I remember John Roach as Packer backup QB in 1961-63. When Bart Starr was injured in 1963, Roach replaced him and started the big game in Chicago which the Bears won. Starr came back the next week and Vince Lombardi settled on Zeke Bratkowski as Bart Starr's backup.

Darrius Johnson, former defensive back with the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs died on February 25, at the age of 47:


https://247sports.com/college/oklahoma/ ... 161504732/

Irv Cross, former cornerback with the Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams, later longtime sportscaster with CBS Sports died on February 28, at the age of 81:


https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/irv-cross

Louis Nix, a defensive tackle at the University of Notre Dame who was impacted by injuries in the pros, passed away.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/309 ... ed-missing

John Mendenhall, a good DT on some terrible Giants teams passed away at the age of 72.
https://247sports.com/Article/John-Mend ... 161687368/

Chris Schultz, former tackle with the Dallas Cowboys and Toronto Argonauts died on March 4, at the age of 61:


https://www.tsn.ca/former-nfl-cfl-playe ... -1.1602945

Zeke O’Connor (AAFC/CFL)

https://3downnation.com/2021/03/08/toro ... -at-age-94

Bill Searcey, former guard with the San Diego Chargers (one game in 1985) died on March 8, at the age of 63:


https://patch.com/alabama/tuscaloosa/fo ... ey-dead-63