Obituaries
FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2014, file photo, Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Vincent Jackson (83) runs with the ball in the second half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans. Florida authorities are looking into the death of former Buccaneers player Jackson, who was found dead Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, at a Florida hotel room. (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File)
Buccaneers-Saints 10/5/2014

Feb. 15, 2021 05:36 PM EST

FILE - In this June 14, 2016, file photo, Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Vincent Jackson (83) attends drills at an NFL football minicamp in Tampa, Fla. Florida authorities are looking into the death of former Buccaneers player Jackson, who was found dead Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, at a Florida hotel room. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
Former NFL receiver Vincent Jackson found dead in hotel room

Feb. 15, 2021 05:31 PM EST

NFL writer Terez Paylor of Yahoo dies unexpectedly at age 37

Feb. 09, 2021 07:04 PM EST
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Terez Paylor, the popular NFL writer and Pro Football Hall of Fame voter whose career took him from the Kansas City Star to Yahoo...

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 1996, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs coach Marty Schottenheimer yells instructions to his team as they play against the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle. Marty Schottenheimer, who won 200 regular-season games with four NFL teams thanks to his “Martyball” brand of smash-mouth football but regularly fell short in the playoffs, has died. He was 77. Schottenheimer died Monday night, Feb. 8, 2021, at a hospice in Charlotte, North Carolina, his family said through Bob Moore, former Kansas City Chiefs publicist. (AP Photo/Barry Sweet, File)
Marty Schottenheimer, NFL coach with 200 wins, dies at 77

By Bernie Wilson Feb. 09, 2021 09:37 AM EST

FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, file photo, Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, right, jokes with ESPN's Pedro Gomez after a news conference during the first day of baseball spring training for pitchers and catchers, in Tucson, Ariz. Gomez, a longtime baseball correspondent for ESPN who covered more than 25 World Series, died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. He was 58. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)
Longtime ESPN baseball correspondent Pedro Gomez dies at 58

By Joe Reedy Feb. 08, 2021 12:12 AM EST

FILE - This 1973 file photo shows defensive tackle of the San Francisco 49ers Charlie Krueger (70). The 49ers said Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021 Krueger died in Clayton, Calif. The defensive tackle spent his 16-year NFL career with the 49ers, playing from 1958 to 1973, one of the longest tenured players in team history. (AP Photo/Robert H. Houston, File)
Charlie Krueger, longtime star tackle for 49ers, dies at 84

Feb. 06, 2021 10:53 AM EST

FILE - In this May 17, 2001, file photo, Tennessee Titans' Josh Evans, center, talks with reporters after practice at the Titans training facility in Nashville, Tenn. Josh Evans, a defensive tackle who started for the Tennessee Titans in the 2000 Super Bowl, has died. Evans was 48. Evans died on Thursday night, Feb. 4, 2021, in Fayetteville, Georgia, one year after he was diagnosed with kidney cancer. (AP Photo/John Russell, FIle)
Josh Evans, Titans tackle in 2000 Super Bowl, dies at 48

Feb. 05, 2021 04:36 PM EST

In this March 2018 photo, Patricia Rooney shakes hands with former Vice President Joe Biden, the keynote speaker at "Slainte! Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dan Rooney", at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. Patricia Rooney, the wife of late Pittsburgh Steelers chairman Dan Rooney, has died. She was 88. The Steelers said in a statement that Patricia Rooney died peacefully at her home Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. A cause of death was not given. (Darrell Sapp/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
Patricia Rooney, wife of late Steelers chairman, dead at 88

Jan. 31, 2021 12:06 AM EST

Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves reacts Saturday, July 21, 1973, in Atlanta after hitting 700th career home run against the Philadelphia Phillies. (AP Photo)
Aaron's death prompts call to change name: Braves to Hammers

By Paul Newberry Jan. 23, 2021 02:29 PM EST

FILE - In this July 27, 2013, file photo, Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson watches during NFL football training camp in Green Bay, Wis. Thompson, whose 13-year run as Green Bay Packers general manager included their 2010 Super Bowl championship season, died Wednesday, Jan 20, the team announced Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. He was 68. Thompson was Packers general manager from 2005-17 and drafted many notable players on the current roster, including two-time MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
Packers training camp

Jan. 21, 2021 03:34 PM EST

FILE - In this April 24, 2005, file photo, Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson stands next to the team's first-round pick, California quarterback Aaron Rodgers, during an NFL football a news conference in Green Bay, Wis. Thompson, whose 13-year run as Green Bay Packers general manager included their 2010 Super Bowl championship season, died Wednesday, Jan 20, the team announced Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. He was 68. Thompson was Packers general manager from 2005-17 and drafted many notable players on the current roster, including two-time MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer, File)
Ted Thompson, 68, GM when Packers won last Super Bowl, dies

By Steve Megargee Jan. 21, 2021 03:20 PM EST

In this 1955 file photo, Jon Arnett of the University of Southern California, is shown in posed action in Los Angeles. Hall of Fame halfback Jon Arnett, one of University of Southern California's greatest running backs who then starred with the Los Angeles Rams, died on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, of heart failure in Lake Oswego, Ore. He was 85. (AP Photo/File)
Jon Arnett, star college and NFL running back, dies at 85

Jan. 18, 2021 07:34 PM EST

Sun illuminates the bust of Denver Broncos running back and Pro Football Hall of Famer Floyd Little late Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, in the team's Ring of Fame plaza outside Empower Field at Mile High in Denver. Little, who was the franchise's sole star during years of struggles in the 1960s and 1970s, died at 78 from a rare form of cell cancer in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Las Vegas Raiders at Denver Broncos 1/3/2021

Jan. 02, 2021 07:08 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2010 file photo, former Denver Broncos running back Floyd Little speaks during the halftime of an NFL football game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos n Denver. Little, the Hall of Fame running back who starred at Syracuse and for the Denver Broncos, has died. The Pro Football Hall of Fame said he died Friday, Jan. 1, 2021.   (AP Photo/ Jack Dempsey, File )
Colts Broncos Sep-2010

Jan. 02, 2021 03:56 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept.1969 file photo, Denver Broncos' Floyd Little avoids the tackle of New York Jets' Steve O'Neal (20) during a football game in Denver. Little, the Hall of Fame running back who starred at Syracuse and for the Denver Broncos, has died. The Pro Football Hall of Fame said he died Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/File)
Floyd Little, Syracuse and Broncos great, dies at 78

By Arnie Stapleton Jan. 02, 2021 03:30 PM EST

Ron Widby, punter for Dallas' 1st Super Bowl title, has died

By The Associated Press Dec. 24, 2020 01:45 PM EST
Ron Widby, the 1967 Southeastern Conference player of the year in basketball and punter for the Dallas Cowboys' first Super Bowl championship has died. He was...

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2019, file photo, Pro Football Hall of Fame outside linebacker Kevin Greene stands on the sideline during warmups before an NFL football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals in Pittsburgh. Hall of Fame linebacker Greene, considered one of the fiercest pass rushers in NFL history, has died. He was 58. Greene died Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, the family confirmed, as did the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
HOF linebacker, pass rush great Kevin Greene dies at 58

By Steve Reed Dec. 21, 2020 05:19 PM EST

Former Ravens running back Lorenzo Taliaferro dead at 28

By David Ginsburg Dec. 17, 2020 01:11 PM EST
Lorenzo Taliaferro, who ran for 339 yards and scored five touchdowns during three injury-riddled seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, has died. He was 28. ...

Groundbreaking journalist Jeannie Morris dies at age 85

Dec. 14, 2020 09:42 PM EST
CHICAGO (AP) — Jeannie Morris, a groundbreaking sports journalist who became the first woman to report live from a Super Bowl in 1975, has died. She was 85. ...

Marv Marinovich, former USC football captain, dies at 81

Dec. 04, 2020 06:37 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marv Marinovich, who captained Southern California’s national championship football team in 1962 and famously employed his strength and...