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Postby Eagles One » Sat Mar 14, 2020 7:41 pm

Conway Hayman, former guard and tackle with the Houston Oilers died on March 7, at the age of 71:


https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/delaw ... =195688193
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Postby BD Sullivan » Wed Mar 18, 2020 6:58 pm

Bill McPherson, who was an assistant on all five of the 49ers Super Bowl teams, died yesterday at the age of 88:

https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/49ers ... nt-dies-88
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Postby Eagles One » Thu Mar 19, 2020 2:43 pm

Ed Kovac, former halfback with the Baltimore Colts and New York Titans died on March 8, at the age of 81:


https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nky/o ... fhid=27752
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Postby Halas Hall » Fri Mar 20, 2020 11:12 am

Conway Hayman, one of the best football players ever to come out of Delaware.

https://georgiadogs.com/news/2020/3/13/football-former-bulldog-kent-lawrence-dies.aspx

Kent Lawrence, who briefly played with the Eagles and Falcons, passed away earlier this month.
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Postby Eagles One » Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:12 pm

Benny Malone, former running back with the Miami Dolphins and Washington Redskins died on March 19, at the age of 68:


https://thesundevils.com/news/2020/3/20 ... alone.aspx
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Postby RyanChristiansen » Tue Mar 24, 2020 4:04 pm

Ron Marciniak, former player and scout.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2 ... ies-at-85/
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Re: 2020 Obituaries

Postby BD Sullivan » Tue Mar 24, 2020 6:28 pm

Former Steelers and Lions assistant Woody Widehofer died on Sunday:

https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college ... b44de.html
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Re: 2020 Obituaries

Postby Eagles One » Wed Mar 25, 2020 2:00 pm

Mike Stratton, former linebacker with the Buffalo Bills and San Diego Chargers ("the hit heard around the world" 1964 AFL Title Game) died on March 25, at the age of 78:


https://buffalonews.com/2020/03/25/buff ... the-world/
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Re: 2020 Obituaries

Postby SixtiesFan » Wed Mar 25, 2020 4:27 pm

Eagles One wrote:Mike Strafford, former linebacker with the Buffalo Bills and San Diego Chargers ("the hit heard around the world" 1964 AFL Title Game) died on March 25, at the age of 78:


https://buffalonews.com/2020/03/25/buff ... the-world/


His name is Mike Stratton, not Mike Strafford.
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Re: 2020 Obituaries

Postby Eagles One » Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:30 pm

SixtiesFan wrote:
Eagles One wrote:Mike Strafford, former linebacker with the Buffalo Bills and San Diego Chargers ("the hit heard around the world" 1964 AFL Title Game) died on March 25, at the age of 78:


https://buffalonews.com/2020/03/25/buff ... the-world/


His name is Mike Stratton, not Mike Strafford.



Corrected. Thank you
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