Obituaries
FILE - Los Angeles Rams football player John Hadl is shown in August 1973. Longtime NFL quarterback John Hadl, who starred for his hometown Kansas Jayhawks before embarking on a professional career that included six Pro Bowl appearances and an All-Pro nod, died Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. He was 82. The university, where Hadl returned after his playing days as a coach and fundraiser, announced his death at the wishes of his family in a statement. No cause was given. (AP Photo)
Longtime NFL quarterback, Kansas star John Hadl dies at 82

By Dave Skretta Nov. 30, 2022 02:58 PM EST

FILE - A goal posts is wrapped with the NFL logo in honor of Veterans Day during an NFL football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Miami Dolphins in Tampa, Fla., on Nov. 11, 2013. Fox’s NFL pregame show is going international for the first time in 13 years for their annual Veterans Day show. This week’s “Fox NFL Sunday” will originate from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
Fox's NFL pregame will do Veterans Day show from Qatar

By Joe Reedy Nov. 10, 2022 08:00 AM EST

FILE - Ty Gibbs and team members celebrate after he won a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race and the season championship Nov. 5, 2022, in Avondale, Ariz. Coy Gibbs, the vice chairman at Joe Gibbs Racing for his NFL and NASCAR Hall of Fame father, died Sunday morning. He was 49. His death came just hour after his son Ty won the Xfinity Series championship. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Phoenix

Nov. 06, 2022 04:03 PM EST

FILE - Coy Gibbs, right, presents the Hall of Fame ring to his father, NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Joe Gibbs, during the induction ceremony in Charlotte, N.C., on Jan. 31, 2020. Coy, the vice chairman at Joe Gibbs Racing for his NFL and NASCAR Hall of Fame father, died Sunday morning, Nov. 6, 2022. He was 49. His death came just hour after his son Ty won the Xfinity Series championship. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn, File)
JGR co-owner Coy Gibbs, 49, dies hours after son wins title

By Jenna Fryer Nov. 06, 2022 03:24 PM EST

FILE - Washington Redskins defensive end Dave Butz is shown in a 1975 photo. All-Pro defensive lineman and two-time Washington Super Bowl champion Dave Butz has died. He was 72. A spokesman for the Washington Commanders confirmed that Butz's family informed the team about his death Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. It was not immediately known where Butz died or the cause of his death. (AP Photo/File)
Dave Butz, who helped Washington win 2 Super Bowls, dies

Nov. 04, 2022 01:28 PM EDT

FILE - Oakland Raiders punter Ray Guy kicks during the Super Bowl at the Superdome in New Orleans, Jan. 25, 1981. Ray Guy, the first punter to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame, died Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, following a lengthy illness. He had been receiving care in a Hattiesburg, Miss. area hospice. He was 72. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Ray Guy, first Pro Football Hall of Fame punter, dies at 72

Nov. 03, 2022 12:54 PM EDT

FILE - New York Giants football coach Tom Coughlin and his wife, Judy, walk down Main Street in Waterloo, N.Y., July 12, 2008, during a parade to honor the coach of the Super Bowl-winning team. Both are from Waterloo. The wife of two-time Super Bowl-winning coach Tom Coughlin died early Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, after a lengthy battled with an uncurable brain disorder. Coughlin and his family released a statement announcing the death of Judy Whitaker Coughlin. She was 77. (Frank Ordonez/The Post-Standard via AP)
Judy Coughlin, wife of ex-NFL coach Tom Coughlin, dies at 77

By Mark Long Nov. 02, 2022 01:04 PM EDT

FILE - Retired San Francisco 49ers general manager John McVay stands next to a model of the planned 49ers NFL football stadium at the Preview Center in Santa Clara, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. John McVay, the executive who helped launch the San Francisco 49ers dynasty and grandfather of Rams coach Sean McVay, has died. He was 91. The 49ers announced Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022 that McVay had died. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
5-time Super Bowl winning exec John McVay dies at age 91

By Josh Dubow Nov. 01, 2022 06:25 PM EDT

THIS SUBSTITUTES FOR NY156 - FILE - This is a 2014 photo of Adam Zimmer of the Minnesota Vikings NFL football team. Former Minnesota co-defensive coordinator Adam Zimmer, an NFL assistant for 17 years and the son of previous Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer, has died. He was 38. Corri Zimmer White, his younger sister, confirmed the death on her Instagram account on Tuesday. Adam Zimmer died on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, she said. (AP Photo/File)
Adam Zimmer, Bengals analyst, ex-Vikings co-DC, dies at 38

By Dave Campbell Nov. 01, 2022 11:58 AM EDT

FILE - Pro Football Hall of Fame member Charley Trippi poses with memorabilia at his home in Athens, Ga., on Jan, 27, 2009. Trippi, a runner-up for the Heisman Trophy at Georgia who went on to lead the Cardinals to their most recent NFL championship in 1947, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022. He was 100. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
Pro Football Hall of Famer Charley Trippi dies at 100

By Paul Newberry Oct. 19, 2022 05:35 PM EDT

Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper speaks to the media after the firing of NFL football head coach Matt Rhule in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Dan Snyder and other billionaires who own the NFL's teams

By The Associated Press Oct. 17, 2022 06:53 PM EDT

Jerry Vainisi, GM of Bears' 1985 championship team, dies

By Andrew Seligman Oct. 05, 2022 11:14 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Jerry Vainisi, the Chicago Bears' general manager when they won their lone Super Bowl championship, has died, the team announced on Wednesday. He was...

Former Jets O-linemen Powell, 67, and Sweeney, 60, die

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Oct. 02, 2022 12:31 PM EDT
Former longtime New York Jets offensive linemen Marvin Powell and Jim Sweeney died this week, the team announced Sunday. Powell was a three-time All...

President Joe Biden holds up a jersey during an event celebrating the 2021 World Series champion Atlanta Braves, in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Washington. From left, Braves President of Baseball Operations Alex Anthopoulos, manager Brian Snitker, Biden, and Braves President and CEO Terry McGuirk. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden praises Braves' 'unstoppable, joyful run' to 2021 win

By Aamer Madhani And Colleen Long Sep. 26, 2022 04:43 PM EDT

FILE - Inductee Shelby Jordan, a former linebacker from Washington University in St. Louis, is recognized during the National Football Foundation enshrinement ceremony Aug. 28, 2013, in Atlanta. Jordan, whose spectacular career at Washington earned him a spot in the College Football Hall of Fame and an 11-year NFL career, has died. He was 70. Jordan died on Sept. 9, according to statements released Friday by the College Football Hall of Fame and the New England Patriots. AP Photo/John Amis, File)
College FB Hall of Famer, NFL OL Shelby Jordan dies at 70

Sep. 16, 2022 07:13 PM EDT

FILE - New York Jets' D.J. Reed takes part in drills at the NFL football team's practice facility, July 30, 2022, in Florham Park, N.J. The New York Jets cornerback learned his father had died Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, morning after an 18-year battle with multiple sclerosis, and he is dedicating this season to him. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
Jets' Reed plays with heavy heart, dedicates season to dad

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Sep. 13, 2022 02:52 AM EDT

FILE - Baylor football coach Guy Morriss reads a short statement after it was announced by school officials, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007, in Waco, Texas, that he would not return as head coach. Guy Morriss, a 15-year NFL offensive lineman who started Super Bowl XV for the Philadelphia Eagles before coaching collegiately at Baylor and Kentucky, has died. He was 71. Kentucky athletics spokesman Tony Neely confirmed Morriss’ death on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, after being informed by his family. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP, File)
Former NFL lineman, college coach Guy Morriss dies at 71

Sep. 06, 2022 02:43 PM EDT

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick faces reporters Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, at the NFL football team's stadium in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Patriots facing 2 opponents this week: heat and the Dolphins

By Tim Reynolds Sep. 05, 2022 12:51 PM EDT

Ernie Zampese of 'Air Coryell' Chargers, Cowboys, dies at 86

By Schuyler Dixon Aug. 29, 2022 04:40 PM EDT
Ernie Zampese, one of the architects of the Dan Fouts-led “Air Coryell” offense with the San Diego Chargers and Troy Aikman's play-caller for the last of the Dallas...

FILE - Maria C. Alonzo, center, as part of the NFL's Hispanic Heritage Leaderships Awards is joined by Miami Dolphins senior vice president Jason Jenkins, left, during the first half at an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, in Miami Gardens, Fla. The woman to the right is unidentified. Jason Jenkins, who spent 13 years with the Miami Dolphins and eventually became the team's senior vice president of communications, died unexpectedly Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, the team said. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Dolphins VP of communications Jason Jenkins dies at 47

By Tim Reynolds Aug. 27, 2022 09:16 PM EDT