Obituaries
Larry Garron, member of original Patriots, dies at 82
Sep. 14, 2019 03:04 PM EDT
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Larry Garron, a star running back for the original Patriots, has died at 82.
The team announced his death Saturday but did not...
Sam Davis, 4-time Super Bowl champ with Steelers, dies at 75
Sep. 11, 2019 05:40 PM EDT
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sam Davis, the guard who helped the Pittsburgh Steelers win four Super Bowls in the 1970s, has died. He was 75.
Davis was found dead...
Former Raiders, Gators linebacker Neiron Ball dies at age 27
By The Associated Press Sep. 10, 2019 05:01 PM EDT
Al Carmichael, who scored first AFL TD, dies at 90
Sep. 08, 2019 11:22 PM EDT
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Al Carmichael , the running back who scored the first touchdown in the old American Football League while playing for Denver in 1960, has...
Mike Shanahan still teaching QBs, this time with youngsters
By The Associated Press Sep. 06, 2019 12:12 PM EDT
Mike Shanahan always has been known as a quarterbacks guru. Now, he's working on developing QBs on the youth level.
USA Football and QB Collective, a...
Dillon, Packers' career leader in interceptions, dies at 89
By The Associated Press Sep. 04, 2019 07:45 PM EDT
Bobby Dillon, the Green Bay Packers' career leader in interceptions who lost his left eye following two childhood accidents, died Aug. 22 in Temple, Texas.
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Steelers wide receivers coach Darryl Drake dies at 62
By The Associated Press Aug. 11, 2019 11:54 AM EDT
Former Broncos wide receiver Jack Dolbin Jr. dead at 70
Aug. 07, 2019 05:51 PM EDT
DENVER (AP) — Jack Dolbin Jr., a wide receiver who was on the Denver Broncos' first Super Bowl team in 1977, had died at age 70.
Dolbin, who became a...
NFL writer Don Banks dies at 57 after covering hall ceremony
By The Associated Press Aug. 05, 2019 12:45 PM EDT