Obituaries
FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2010, file photo, then Las Vegas head coach Jim Fassel, center, looks on from the sideline during their United Football League title game against Florida in Omaha, Neb. Former New York Giants coach Jim Fassel has died. He was 71. Fassel was named NFL coach of the year in 1997 and led the team to the 2001 Super Bowl. Fassel’s son confirmed the death to the Los Angeles Times on Monday. (AP Photo/Dave Weaver, File)
Jim Fassel, coach who took Giants to Super Bowl, dies at 71

By Tom Canavan Jun. 08, 2021 05:10 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 1955 file photo, J.D. Roberts, University of Oklahoma's senior guard, talks over with OU line coach Gomer Jones about his being named winner of the John B. Outland trophy as the outstanding lineman of the year, in Norman, Okla J. D. Roberts, the second coach the New Orleans Saints and man who made Archie Manning his quarterback, has died, Monday, May 24, 2021. He was 88. (AP Photo)
Former Saints coach J.D. Roberts dies; picked Archie Manning

May. 26, 2021 05:33 PM EDT

In this 1989 photo is Minnesota Vikings coach Jerry Burns, location not known. Burns, the colorful character who took over as the Vikings' head coach in a time of turmoil and led the team to three playoff berths, has died. He was 94. The team announced Burns’ death. Vikings spokesman Bob Hagan said Burns’ son-in-law informed him of Burns’ death Wednesday morning, May 12, 2021. (Brian Peterson/Star Tribune via AP)
Jerry Burns, former Vikings coach known for wit, dies at 94

May. 12, 2021 07:11 PM EDT

File-This Jan. 12, 1969 file photo shows New York Jets Pete Lammons (87) getting tackled during the Super Bowl in Miami, Fla. Lammons, a tight end on the New York Jets' Super Bowl-winning team in 1969, has died in a boating accident. He was 77. Major League Fishing announced in a statement Friday, April 30, 2021, that Lammons was participating in a fishing event on the Sam Rayburn Reservoir in Texas on Thursday morning when he slipped while boarding a boat, fell into the water, and drowned. (AP Photo/File)
Pete Lammons, tight end on Jets' Super Bowl team, dies at 77

Apr. 30, 2021 06:18 PM EDT

FILE - Chicago Bears outside linebacker Geno Hayes (58) watches from the sidelines during the first half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, Ariz., in this Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, file photo. Hayes, a former NFL linebacker who starred at Florida State, has died. He was 33. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, confirmed his death. He had liver disease and had been in hospice care. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
Bears-Cardinals 12/23/2012

Apr. 27, 2021 01:10 PM EDT

FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Geno Hayes is shown during an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons in Tampa, Fla., in this Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010, file photo. Hayes, a former NFL linebacker who starred at Florida State, has died. He was 33. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, confirmed his death. He had liver disease and had been in hospice care. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
Falcons Buccaneers Dec-2010

Apr. 27, 2021 01:02 PM EDT

FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Geno Hayes (54) gestures during an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in Tampa, Fla., in this Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010, file photo. Hayes, a former NFL linebacker who starred at Florida State, has died. He was 33. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, confirmed his death. He had liver disease and had been in hospice care. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
Browns Buccaneers Sep-2010

Apr. 27, 2021 01:00 PM EDT

FILE - Jacksonville Jaguars outside linebacker Geno Hayes (55) runs onto EverBank Field before the start of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in Jacksonville, Fla., in this Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014, file photo. Hayes, a former NFL linebacker who starred at Florida State, has died. He was 33. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, confirmed his death. He had liver disease and had been in hospice care. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)
Browns-Jaguars 10/19/2014

Apr. 27, 2021 12:58 PM EDT

FILE - Chicago Bears outside linebacker Geno Hayes (58) watches from the sidelines during the first half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, Ariz., in this Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, file photo. Hayes, a former NFL linebacker who starred at Florida State, has died. He was 33. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, confirmed his death. He had liver disease and had been in hospice care. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
Geno Hayes, former NFL, Florida State linebacker, dies at 33

By The Associated Press Apr. 27, 2021 12:12 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 5, 1981 file photo, Oakland Raiders safety Mike Davis (36) runs off the field with the ball after intercepting a pass from Cleveland Browns quarterback Brian Sipe in the end zone with a few seconds left in AFC playoff football game in Cleveland. Mike Davis, the former Raiders defensive back who made one of the most memorable interceptions in team history, has died, Sunday, April 25, 2021. He was 65. (AP Photo/Brian Horton, File)
Former Raiders defensive back Mike Davis dies at age 65

Apr. 25, 2021 07:53 PM EDT

Chiefs great Arbanas, longtime local politician, dies at 82

Apr. 18, 2021 03:01 PM EDT
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs tight end Fred Arbanas, a key member of their first two Super Bowl teams in the 1960s' and '70s who later had a long...

Former Pistons physician Benjamin Paolucci dies at age 84

Apr. 07, 2021 08:29 PM EDT
DETROIT (AP) — Dr. Benjamin Paolucci, a longtime team physician for the Detroit Pistons who was with the franchise for each of its three NBA championships, has...

In this Aug. 11, 2011 photo, Howard Schnellenberger speaks during his announcement that he will retire from coaching after the 2011 season with Florida Atlantic University during a news conference in Boca Raton, Fla. Schnellenberger, who coached Miami to the 1983 national championship and built programs at Louisville and Florida Atlantic, died Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the age of 87, Florida Atlantic announced. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)
Howard Schnellenberger, 87, Miami, Louisville coach, dies

By Steven Wine Mar. 27, 2021 09:54 AM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, file photo, Notre Dame defensive lineman Louis Nix III (1) prepares to get into his defensive stance during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Temple in South Bend, Ind. Nix’s mother, Stephanie Wingfield, says authorities told her that her son had died but they were unable to give her more information about his death. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said in a tweet Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, that Nix was located, but didn’t give any other details. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
T25-Temple-Notre Dame

Mar. 01, 2021 01:46 AM EST

FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, file photo, Notre Dame defensive lineman Louis Nix III (1) rushes the line during an NCAA college football game against Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. Nix’s mother, Stephanie Wingfield, says authorities told her that her son had died but they were unable to give her more information about his death. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said in a tweet Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, that Nix was located, but didn’t give any other details. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Notre Dame-Michigan 9/7/2013

Mar. 01, 2021 01:46 AM EST

Irv Cross poses at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn., in this April 8, 1999, file photo. Cross, the former NFL defensive back who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national television, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. He was 81. The Philadelphia Eagles, the team Cross spent six of his nine NFL seasons with, said Cross' son, Matthew, confirmed his father died near his home in Roseville, Minnesota. The cause of death was not provided. (Ann Heisenfelt/Star Tribune via AP)
Irv Cross, NFL player, pioneer Black analyst, dies at 81

Feb. 28, 2021 10:25 PM EST

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