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Chuck Hughes Charles Frederick " Chuck " Hughes ( March 2 , 1943 – October 24 , 1971 ) was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League from 1967 to 1971 . He is , to date , the only NFL player to die on the field during a game . Early years . Hughes was born on March 2 , 1943 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . He moved with his family to Texas when he was young , along with his fourteen siblings . Hughes attended high school in Abilene , Texas . College career . Hughes played college football at Texas Western College ( now the University of Texas at El Paso ) where he is still listed in the all - time football records ; his accomplishments include : He was inducted into the UTEP Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006 . Professional career . Hughes was drafted in the fourth round by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1967 NFL Draft and played three seasons with the Eagles before he was traded to the Detroit Lions prior to the start of the 1970 season . Although listed as a wide receiver he saw most action on special teams , being a backup at wide receiver . In his five - year career he caught only 15 passes . Death . On October 24 , 1971 while playing for the Detroit Lions , he suffered a fatal heart attack during the final minutes of a game against the Chicago Bears at Tiger Stadium in Detroit . He had run a pass route but was not part of the play , an incomplete pass intended for Lions tight end Charlie Sanders . He was jogging back to the huddle when he collapsed on the Bears ' 15 - yard line without contact . Initially some thought he was faking an injury to stop the clock , but when Bears linebacker Dick Butkus frantically signalled for help on the field , it was obvious that he was in serious trouble , and the game , which the Bears won 28 - 23 , was finished in near silence . His teammates were informed of his death before leaving the stadium . Hughes , as it turned out , suffered from advanced arteriosclerosis . The autopsy revealed that his coronary arteries were 75 % blocked and that he was killed by a blood clot that completely cut the circulation to his heart muscle . His family had a history of heart problems . Hughes was buried in San Antonio , Texas , and all 40 of his Lions teammates attended his funeral , including head coach Joe Schmidt . He is survived by his widow , Sharon Leah , and his son , who was 1 year and 11 months old at the time , Brandon Shane . A $ 10 , 000 trust fund was set up for his son Brandon by an insurance company . His widow filed a $ 21 . 5 million malpractice lawsuit against Henry Ford Hospital in 1972 for not diagnosing his condition when he was hospitalized after complaining of chest pains . The lawsuit was settled on October 3 , 1974 for an undisclosed amount of money . The Lions retired his number , 85 , in his honor , and annually make an award to the most improved player in his name .
Bobby Garrett Robert Driscoll " Bobby " Garrett ( born August 16 , 1932 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American football quarterback who played one season in the National Football League . Garrett was an All - American quarterback at Stanford University , where he also starred as a defensive back . In 1953 , he became the third person to receive the W . J . Voit Memorial Trophy as the outstanding football player on the Pacific Coast . After being was named most valuable player of the Hula Bowl , he was drafted by the Cleveland Browns as the first overall selection in the 1954 NFL Draft . The Browns had needed someone to take over for the veteran Otto Graham , but they soon discovered that Garrett had a liability as a quarterback : he stuttered , which made calling plays difficult . Garrett never played a game for the Browns , who traded him along with halfback Don Miller and linemen Johnny Bauer and Chet Gierula to the Green Bay Packers for quarterback Babe Parilli and offensive tackle Bob Fleck . The Packers wanted a backup for veteran Tobin Rote , but did not learn of Garrett ' s stuttering problem before making the trade . Garrett played just nine games in the NFL .
Brandon Bair Brandon Bair ( born November 24 , 1984 ) is an American football defensive end currently signed to the practice squad of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League . He was first signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2011 . He played college football for the University of Oregon .
Mike Evans ( wide receiver ) Michael Lynn Evans ( born August 21 , 1993 ) is an American football wide receiver . He played one season of high school football at Ball High School in Galveston , Texas , and went on to play college football at Texas A & M for two seasons . As a sophomore at Texas A & M , Evans earned consensus first team All - American honors after recording a school record of 1 , 394 receiving yards on 69 receptions . High school career . Evans attended Ball High School in Galveston , Texas , where he played football and basketball . As a senior in basketball , he averaged 18 . 3 points , 8 . 4 rebounds and 5 . 2 assists . He played football only during his senior year . He recorded 26 receptions for about 750 yards and 7 touchdowns . He was recruited by Texas A & M at wide receiver and eventually signed to play for the Aggies . College career . After being redshirted as a freshman in 2011 , Evans had 82 receptions for 1 , 105 yards and five touchdowns in 2012 . He received freshman All - SEC honors from the league ' s coaches . In the Alabama game during the 2013 season , Evans caught 7 passes for a school - record 279 yards . He received AT & T ESPN All - America Player of the Week honors . During the 2013 Auburn game , he broke his own record after he compiled 11 receptions for 287 yards and four touchdowns . As a sophomore in 2013 , Evans was a first - team All - Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) selection . On December 17 , 2013 , it was announced that Evans was selected to the 2013 AP All - America Team , First Team . Evans ended the 2013 season with 69 receptions for 1 , 394 yards and twelve touchdowns . Professional career . On January 2 , 2014 , Evans announced that he would forego his final two seasons of his collegiate eligibility and enter the 2014 NFL Draft .
Eric Wright ( cornerback , born 1959 ) Eric Cortez Wright ( born April 18 , 1959 ) is a former American professional football player who was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2nd round of the 1981 NFL Draft . Before that , the 6 ' 1 " , 183 lbs . cornerback from the University of Missouri was an all - Big Eight defensive back in 1979 and ' 80 . He played on three University of Missouri teams that appeared in bowl games , and was selected for Missouri ' s all - century team in 1990 . Wright shares the Missouri record for the most pass interceptions in a game ( three vs . San Diego State in 1979 ) . Considered one of the best cover cornerbacks of his day , Wright played in ten NFL seasons , from 1981 – 1990 , all for the 49ers including starting on four Super Bowl - winning teams . Wright made a key defensive play in the NFC Championship game on January 10 , 1982 against the Dallas Cowboys . On the Cowboys ' last possession in the final minute , after Dwight Clark had made The Catch , Wright made a touchdown - saving tackle on Cowboy wide receiver Drew Pearson to preserve the 49er win and propel them into their first Super Bowl . A two - time Pro Bowl er , Wright ' s peak performance year was during the 1983 season when he intercepted 7 passes for 164 yards and 2 touchdowns . He intercepted passes in Super Bowl XVI and Super Bowl XIX . Wright is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity . He is currently an alumni coordinator for the 49ers .
Bob Schmidt ( American football ) Robert Malcolm ( Bob , " Two Bud " ) Schmidt ( born July 9 , 1936 in Rochester , Minnesota ) is a former college and professional American football offensive tackle . Pro football career . Schmidt played college football at the University of Minnesota - Duluth and professionally between 1959 and 1967 . He started with the National Football League ' s New York Giants and then moved to the new American Football League ' s Houston Oilers in 1961 . He was a member of the Oilers ' American Football League Championship team in 1961 , and was an AFL All - Star in 1961 , 1962 , and 1963 . He finished his professional football career in 1967 with the AFL ' s Buffalo Bills . Schmidt now lives in the Buffalo suburb of Hamburg , New York , where he is a real estate agent .
1952 Calgary Stampeders season The 1952 Calgary Stampeders finished in 3rd place in the W . I . F . U . with a 7 – 9 – 0 record . They were defeated in the W . I . F . U . Semi - Finals by the Edmonton Eskimos .
Jerry Smith ( American football ) Gerald " Jerry " Sanford Smith ( July 19 , 1943 – October 15 , 1986 ) was a professional American football tight end for the National Football League ' s Washington Redskins from 1965 – 1977 . Professional career . Playing for Otto Graham ' s , Vince Lombardi ' s and George Allen ' s Redskins , Smith had a stellar career . He played in the 1973 Super Bowl VII , and " Sports Illustrated " called him " an outstanding receiver among tight ends , with the ability to break open for a long gain . " In his career Smith caught 421 passes , including 60 touchdown s , a record for tight ends at the time . He was named All - Pro twice and held several NFL records that stood for years . Death . Smith died of AIDS on October 15 , 1986 . He was the first former professional athlete to die of the disease . Although he acknowledged that he had AIDS , he never publicly acknowledged his homosexuality . Smith ' s sexuality was confirmed after his death by a former teammate , pro NFL football player David Kopay , who had come out of the closet years earlier . The Redskins logo , along with Jerry Smith ' s uniform number 87 , was part of the AIDS quilt .
Craig Sauer Craig Curtis Sauer ( born December 13 , 1973 in Sartell , Minnesota ) is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League . He played for the Atlanta Falcons ( 1996 – 1999 ) and Minnesota Vikings ( 2000 ) . His father was a professional minor league baseball player and he has three brothers who have played professional ice hockey . Football career . Sauer played college football at the University of Minnesota . He was selected in the 6th round ( 188th overall pick ) of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons . He ended up playing more NFL games than all but 12 of the 87 players taken in the last two rounds of that year ' s draft . As a rookie in 1996 , Sauer played in all 16 games for the Falcons , but only started one . He had seven tackles , four assists and one forced fumble that season . In 1997 , he once again played in all 16 games and started one . He had eight tackles , one assist and one fumble recovery for the season . In 1998 , he played all 16 games again , and started six , primarily at right linebacker , as the Falcons went on to win the National Football Conference championship and play in the Super Bowl . He set a career high with 29 tackles , and also had five assists and his only career interception , and got to play in Super Bowl XXXIII . In 1999 , he again played all 16 games for the Falcons , starting three . He had 18 tackles , six assists and his only career sack . Sauer joined the Minnesota Vikings for the 2000 season . In what would be his final NFL season , he played in nine games for the Vikings . He did not start any games , and had only one tackle for the season . Family . Sauer ' s father , Curt Sauer was a minor league baseball player in the Minnesota Twins system . Three of his brothers , Kent , Kurt and Michael have played professional ice hockey . Kent Sauer was a 4th round draft pick by the Nashville Predators in 1998 , but his professional career was derailed by a knee injury . Kurt Sauer is a defenseman for the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League . Michael Sauer is a defenseman with the National Hockey League ' s New York Rangers .
2014 East Carolina Pirates football team The 2014 East Carolina Pirates football team represents East Carolina University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season . They are led by fifth year head coach Ruffin McNeill and play their home games at Dowdy – Ficklen Stadium . This is the first to be members of the American Athletic Conference .
Stan White ( linebacker ) Stanley Ray White ( born October 24 , 1949 in Dover , Ohio ) is a former American football linebacker . Early life . Growing up in Kent , Ohio , he attended Theodore Roosevelt High School , graduating in 1968 . He was the only player in Ohio to play in the state all - star games for football , basketball , and baseball . Football career . College . He played college football at Ohio State University , where he was an All - Big Ten and All - America n selection . NFL . Drafted in 1972 and retiring in 1982 , White played for the Baltimore Colts and the Detroit Lions . White scored two touchdowns , both from interception returns and both for the Colts ; the first was in 1973 against the Houston Oilers from a George Hunt kick , the second coming against the New York Giants from a Toni Linhart kick in 1975 . US Football League . Following his departure from the Lions , White then played in the United States Football League for the Chicago Blitz and the Arizona Wranglers . Broadcasting . Since 2007 White has worked as a color analyst for the Baltimore Ravens ' radio broadcasts , teaming with Gerry Sandusky and Rob Burnett . He also contributes to other programming on Baltimore station WBAL - AM .
Jeff Ogden Jeffrey Matthew Ogden ( born February 22 , 1975 ) is a former American football player who was a wide receiver , kickoff and punt returner in the National Football League ( NFL ) for five seasons . He played for the Dallas Cowboys , the Miami Dolphins and the Baltimore Ravens . He retired following the 2002 season . Ogden ' s most productive seasons as a wide receiver was in 1999 , when he caught 12 passes for 144 yards in 10 games . He caught his only touchdown reception in 2001 . As a Dolphin , Ogden returned punts including one for a touchdown . He ended his professional career playing in 67 games , registering 28 receptions for 304 yards and one touchdown .
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Albert J . Ruffo Ruffo grew up in Tacoma , Washington . In 1927 he moved to San Jose , California to attend nearby Santa Clara University , where he played football , and graduated with degrees in political science , electrical engineering , and literature . After graduating in 1931 , Ruffo taught in the university ' s school of engineering and coached the freshman football team to help pay for attending law school . In 1936 he graduated at the head of his class from Santa Clara University School of Law . After passing the bar exam , he continued to coach football with the university as the assistant varsity coach under legendary SCU head coach Lawrence T . " Buck " Shaw and helped lead the team to victory in the 1937 and 1938 Sugar Bowl s against LSU . In San Francisco , Ruffo and a former college football teammate , Tony Morabito , became partners in a lumber delivery business . But Morabito soon began to focus on starting a pro football franchise and Ruffo was enlisted to set up the legal framework for what was to become Morabito ' s San Francisco 49ers , who began play in the All - America Football Conference ( AAFC ) in 1946 . While waiting for the 49ers ' ( and the AAFC ' s ) first season of operation Buck Shaw and Ruffo spent the 1945 season as Head Coach and Assistant for the University of California Golden Bears . He was an assistant coach to Buck Shaw for the 49ers first two years of operation , which happened to be while he was serving as mayor of San Jose , California . He later became a part owner of the team and remained so for 24 years until it was sold to Eddie DeBartolo , Jr . in 1977 . He served eight years on the San Jose city council ( 1944 – 1952 ) , and was the city ' s 48th mayor from 1946 to 1948 . During his time on the council , A . P . Hamann , another of Ruffo ' s teammates at Santa Clara , was hired as city manager and the rapid growth of San Jose began . After leaving public office , Ruffo worked as an attorney , specializing in land development law ; Ruffo represented land developers in many of the city ' s annexation and zoning hearings , lawsuits , and deals . A 1979 San Jose State University study ranked Ruffo as one of the 10 most powerful people in San Jose . In 1997 , he was inducted into the Santa Clara County Sports Hall of Fame . The scrappy former football lineman was vibrant to the end , filing a suit in 1998 against San Jose ' s new leaders to stop them from using redevelopment funds to build a new city hall . In 2001 when he won a state appeals court ruling in the case .
List of Florida Gators football seasons This is a list of Florida Gators football seasons . The Gators football team represents the University of Florida located in Gainesville , Florida . The Gators compete in the National Collegiate Athletics Association ( NCAA ) Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS , formerly known as " Division I - A " ) , and the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) Eastern Division . This list presents the season - by - season win - loss records of the Gators football team from 1906 to the present , including bowl records .
Don Heinrich Donald Alan Heinrich ( September 19 , 1930 – February 29 , 1992 ) was an American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback . He played college football at the University of Washington , and also played professionally for the NFL ' s New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys , and in the American Football League for the Oakland Raiders in 1962 . Playing career . Heinrich was the quarterback at Washington from 1949 to 1952 , leading the nation in passing in 1950 and 1952 and setting many of the school ' s passing records . He was drafted in the 1952 NFL Draft and played with the New York Giants , Dallas Cowboys , and Oakland Raiders . He was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1960 NFL Expansion Draft . In his five seasons with the Giants , he saw action in three NFL championship games . Coaching career . He later held coaching positions with the Cowboys , the Giants , the New Orleans Saints , the Los Angeles Rams , the Pittsburgh Steelers and the San Francisco 49ers . Broadcasting career . In 1976 , Heinrich began his broadcasting career , working first on University of Washington Huskies games and also as the first radio game analyst for the Seattle Seahawks Radio Network ( working with Pete Gross and Wayne Cody ) and then becoming an analyst for the 49ers ' games . In 1983 and 1984 , Heinrich was a colour analyst for ESPN and ABC broadcasts of the United States Football League ( USFL ) . Heinrich was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987 . He worked with Preview Sports Publications , with whom he published the magazines Don Heinrich ' s College Football and the Don Heinrich ' s Pro Preview , until his death .
Martez Wilson Martez Jerome Wilson ( born September 21 , 1988 ) is an American football linebacker currently on the roster of the New Orleans Saints . Wilson attended Simeon Career Academy in Chicago , Illinois , where he recorded 240 tackles , seven sacks , one interception , one forced fumble and a fumble recovery in his senior season . He was an All - American selection by " USA Today " , " Parade " , SuperPrep , PrepStar and also played in the 2007 U . S . Army All - American Bowl . Regarded as a five - star recruit by " Rivals . com " , Wilson was listed as the No . 2 weakside defensive end in the class of 2007 . Arriving at Illinois as a highly touted recruit , Wilson did not live up to the expectations in his first two years . In the season opener of his junior year , he suffered a herniated disc in his neck , which forced him to miss the remainder of the 2009 season . He was granted a medical hardship waiver and retained a year of eligibility . By 2010 , he evolved into one of the best linebackers in the Big Ten Conference , ranking second in the conference in tackles ( 9 . 1 tackles per game ) midway through the season . Wilson announced his decision to forgo his senior season , and enter the 2011 NFL Draft , on January 10 , 2011 .
1986 San Francisco 49ers season The 1986 San Francisco 49ers season was the team ' s 37th year with the National Football League . Playoffs . NFC Divisional Playoff . " January 4 , 1987 at Giants Stadium , East Rutherford , New Jersey < br > Attendance : 76 , 034 "
Bill Stetz William Alan " Bill " Stetz ( born September 28 , 1945 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin ) is a former American football guard in the National Football League . He played for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1967 . Stetz had previously been drafted in the thirteenth round of the 1967 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints . He played at the collegiate level at Boston College .
Fred Gillies Frederick Montague Gillies ( December 9 , 1895 – May 8 , 1974 ) was an American football player and coach for the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League . He graduated from Cornell University in 1918 and was a member of the Quill and Dagger society . He appeared in 72 games , 51 of which as a starter , as a tackle for the Chicago Cardinals between 1920 and 1933 , earning All - Pro honors in 1922 . He coached the team in 1933 , which was his final season as a player and only as a coach , to a 1 - 5 record . Fred later married Blanche Wilderand and adopted Theo Janet Howells , the biological daughter of Branch ' s sister , Gertrude Wilder . Gillies also worked and volunteered for the Republican Party . In 1932 , he was a survivor in a plane crash that took the life of aviator Eddie Stinson , the founder of Stinson Aircraft Company . Gillies suffered a leg injury , as a result of the accident , which left him in a leg brace for the rest of his life .
2004 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team The 2004 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota during the college football season of 2004 – 2005 . The team ' s coach was Glen Mason . It played its home games at the Hubert H . Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis Minnesota . Previous season . 2003 was the seventh season under head coach Glen Mason . He led the team to an 10 – 3 record and an appearance in the Sun Bowl . It was the first time since 1905 the Gophers had won 10 games in a season . Polls . The 2004 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was not ranked in either the final Coaches ' Poll or AP Poll . Schedule . External links . Eric Thrall ' s Gopher History