2019 Obituaries

[BD Sullivan]

Bubba Green, who played one season with the Colts (in 1981), has died:

https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/nfl ... story.html

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/ ... eeBu21.htm

[Eagles One]

Vince Costello, former linebacker with the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants died on June 23, at the age of 87:


https://www.news5cleveland.com/sports/b ... dies-at-87

[Todd Pence]

Former Toronto Argonauts and Ottowa Rough Riders running back Kerry Marbury, 67.

http://wvmetronews.com/2019/06/24/forme ... ead-at-67/

[dfen]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2 ... ies-at-82/

[BD Sullivan]

Former Giants quarterback Jared Lorenzen has died at the age of 38:

https://nypost.com/2019/07/03/former-gi ... ead-at-38/

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/ ... reJa00.htm

[BD Sullivan]

Former 49ers broadcaster (and father of Dan), Bob Fouts, died on Sunday at the age of 97. He died just four days after another Niners broadcaster, Don Klein:

https://www.sfchronicle.com/49ers/artic ... 077581.php

[Eagles One]

Wayne Mass, former tackle with the Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles died on July 4th, at the age of 73:


https://www.live5news.com/2019/07/09/fo ... ss-passes/

[Halas Hall]

Former Cleveland Brown player and NY Jet coach Walt Michaels

https://www.timesleader.com/news/749426 ... dead-at-89

[BD Sullivan]

Former Cleveland Brown player and NY Jet coach Walt Michaels

https://www.timesleader.com/news/749426 ... dead-at-89

One indication that this is a small newspaper obit:

"In 1972, Michaels began a 10-year stretch as head coach of the Jets"--Never mind that he didn't start until 1977.

He did get screwed over by Weeb Ewbank and the Jets when Charlie Winner (Ewbank's son-in-law) got the HC job in 1974.

[SixtiesFan]

Former Cleveland Brown player and NY Jet coach Walt Michaels

https://www.timesleader.com/news/749426 ... dead-at-89

One indication that this is a small newspaper obit:

"In 1972, Michaels began a 10-year stretch as head coach of the Jets"--Never mind that he didn't start until 1977.

He did get screwed over by Weeb Ewbank and the Jets when Charlie Winner (Ewbank's son-in-law) got the HC job in 1974.

When Walt Michaels became the Jets head coach in 1977, it was written that he had been passed over for the job twice. First, for Charley Winner, and second for Lou Holtz in 1976.