Jim Kearney, who played defensive back for twelve seasons in the AFL and NFL, passed away on August 6. He was 81. Kearney played for the Detroit Lions in 1965 and 1966,…
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1971 Topps Game Duane Thomas
Duane Thomas, who played running back professionally for five seasons, passed away on August 4. He was 77. Thomas played for the Dallas Cowboys in 1970 and 1971, the Washington Redskins in…
1964 Topps Don Webb
Don Webb, who played defensive back for the Boston/New England Patriots from 1961 to 1971, passed away on July 25. He was 85. Webb had 21 career interceptions and five fumble recoveries,…
1959 Kahn’s Wieners Jim Ninowski
Jim Ninowski, who played quarterback in the NFL for twelve seasons, passed away on July 23. He was 88 years old. As a player, Ninowski moved a lot: he played for the…
1968 O-Pee-Chee CFL Peter Martin
Peter Martin, who played linebacker from 1965 to 1972 for the CFL’s Toronto Argonauts, passed away on July 19. He was 83. Martin had seven career interceptions and seven fumble recoveries, and…
1960 7-Eleven Texans Abner Haynes
Abner Haynes, a star running back in the American Football League in the 1960s, passed away on July 18. He was 86. Haynes played for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs from 1960…
1976 Topps Neil Clabo
Neil Clabo, the Minnesota Vikings’ punter from 1975 to 1977, passed away on July 10. He was 71. Clabo played in Super Bowl XI, which the Vikings lost to the Oakland Raiders….
1965 Philadelphia Greg Larson
Greg Larson, who was an offensive lineman with the New York Giants from 1961 to 1973, passed away on June 20. He was 84. Larson played mostly at center, and he started…