databasefootball death_place death_date years birth_place teams stats article_title position birth_date college name
salemsam01 buffalo , new york 29 october 2007 1926 1928 brooklyn , new york hartford blues new york yankees y sam dana
 rb 7 august 1903 columbia university sam dana -lrb- born sam salemi -rrb-
sam dana

sam dana -lrb- august 7 , 1903 -- october 29 , 2007 -rrb- , born sam salemi , was a professional american football player who played running back for two seasons for the hartford blues and new york yankees .
at the time of his death , dana was thought to be the oldest living nfl player .
