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Eric Turner 2000 Deaths

Eric TurnerAge: 31 Oakland Raiders defensive back who played nine seasons in the NFL following a remarkable college career at UCLA; second pick overall (by Cleveland) in 1991, the highest…

Don Klosterman 2000 Deaths

Don KlostermanAge: 70 pro football executive who helped build the American Football League into a rival of the NFL in the 1960s and 70s; credited with outbidding the NFL for players like…

Ed Danowski Biography

Ed DanowskiAge: 85 All-American halfback at Fordham during the 1932 and 1933 seasons; went on to play for the Giants from 1934 to 1939 and 1941; named to the All-NFL teams in 1935 and 1938,…

Kyle Rote 2002 Deaths

Kyle RoteAge: 73 All-American back at SMU, who went on to become a star receiver and popular captain of the N.Y. Giants; won four conference titles and one NFL title (1956); played 11 seasons…

Lowell Perry 2001 Deaths

Lowell PerryAge: 69 All-American receiver at the University of Michigan in the 1950s, who later became the NFL's first black coach in more than 40 years; won Rose Bowl over California in 1951…

Jerry Jones

Jerry JonesBorn: Oct. 13, 1942Football owner-GM of Dallas Cowboys; maverick who bought declining team (3-13) and Texas Stadium for $140 million in 1989; hired pal Jimmy Johnson to replace…

Karl Sweetan 2000 Deaths

Karl SweetanAge: 57 NFL quarterback in the 1960s and 70s who was accused of orchestrating a scheme to steal a L.A. Rams playbook in 1972: first-round draft pick of Detroit in 1965; tied NFL…

Fritz Shurmur Biography

Fritz ShurmurAge: 67 innovative and well-respected defensive coordinator for five NFL teams over two decades; instrumental in Green Bay's run to consecutive Super Bowls after the 1996 and…

Patrick Mahomes

Name at birth: Patrick Lavon Mahomes II Patrick Mahomes is the NFL quarterback who led the Kansas City Chiefs to a victory in the 2020 Super Bowl, becoming the youngest player ever named Super Bowl…

Tim Tebow

Name at birth: Timothy Richard TebowTim Tebow is the NFL quarterback whose dramatic victories and devout Christianity spawned "Tebow-mania" among many American football fans. Tim Tebow was born in…