List of American football players who died during their career

This is list of players of American football who died while still on a team roster or a free agent. Included are players in the NFL, arena football, and college who have died as a result of team bus and plane accidents such as the plane crashes by Marshall and Wichita State's team airplanes, players who committed suicide, players who were a victim of a homicide, accidents, and drownings. Players who died following the conclusion of their career should not be included. Each NFL player is listed with team he last played for before death, rather than the team he spent most of his playing career with.

Players who ended their career to join the military

This table is only for players who ended their NFL career to join the military in a time of war, including players who were drafted into the military, and were killed in action.

Name Age Year
died 		Position Team Last year
played		 War served in
Mike Basca 27 1944 HB Philadelphia Eagles 1941 World War II
Charlie Behan 24 1945 End Detroit Lions 1942 World War II
Keith Birlem 28 1943 End Washington Redskins 1939 World War II
Al Blozis 26 1945 OT New York Giants 1944 World War II
Young Bussey 27 1945 QB Chicago Bears 1945 World War II
Howard "Smiley" Johnson 28 1945 G Green Bay Packers 1941 World War II
Bob Kalsu 25 1970 G Buffalo Bills 1968 Vietnam War
Alex Ketzko 25 1944 T Detroit Lions 1943 World War II
Jack Lummus 29 1945 End New York Giants 1937 World War II
Len Supulski 22 1943 End Philadelphia Eagles 1942 World War II
Pat Tillman 27 2004 S Arizona Cardinals 2001 War in Afghanistan
Don Wemple 27 1944 End Brooklyn Dodgers 1941 World War II
Chet Wetterlund 26 1944 HB Detroit Lions 1942 World War II

Arena Football League

National Football League and Canadian Football League

Name Age Position Team Cause of death Year
Gaines Adams 26 DE Chicago Bears Cardiac arrest due to Cardiomyopathy 2010
Jeff Alm 25 DT Houston Oilers Suicide 1993
Ralph Anderson 24 WR Los Angeles Chargers (AFL) Diabetic reaction 1960
Eric Andolsek 25 OG Detroit Lions Car accident 1992
Troy Archer 24 DE New York Giants Car accident 1979
Brad Beckman 24 TE Atlanta Falcons Car accident 1989
Jovan Belcher 25 LB Kansas City Chiefs Suicide 2012
Rob Bironas 36 K Tennessee Titans Car accident 2014
Leon Bender 22 DT Oakland Raiders Seizure 1998
Jerome Brown 27 DT Philadelphia Eagles Car accident 1992
Jerry Brown 25 LB Dallas Cowboys Car accident 2012
Frank Buncom 29 LB Cincinnati Bengals (AFL) Blood clot 1969
Jeff Burkett 26 P Chicago Cardinals (NFL) Plane crash 1947
Brandon Burlsworth 22 G Indianapolis Colts Car accident 1999
J.V. Cain 28 TE St. Louis Cardinals Heart attack 1979
Marcus Cassel 23 CB Carolina Panthers Car accident 2006
Rusty Chambers 22 LB Miami Dolphins Car accident 1981
Kirk Collins 25 CB Los Angeles Rams Esophageal cancer 1984
Marquis Cooper 26 LB Oakland Raiders Lost at sea 2009
David Croudip 30 DB Atlanta Falcons Drug overdose 1988
Rodney Culver 26 RB San Diego Chargers Plane crash 1996
Shane Curry 24 DE Indianapolis Colts Homicide 1992
Ernie Davis 23 RB Cleveland Browns Leukemia 1963†
Joe Delaney 24 RB Kansas City Chiefs Drowned 1983
Terry Dillon 22 DB Minnesota Vikings Drowned 1964
Jim Duncan 26 CB Baltimore Colts Suicide 1972
Bo Farrington 28 TE Chicago Bears Car accident 1964
Don Fleming 25 S Cleveland Browns Accidental electrocution 1963
Willie Galimore 29 RB Chicago Bears Car accident 1964
Blenda Gay 26 DE Philadelphia Eagles Homicide 1976
Howard Glenn 26 OG New York Titans (AFL) Neck injury (in-game) 1960
Larry Gordon 28 LB Miami Dolphins Heart attack 1983
David Griggs 28 LB San Diego Chargers Car accident 1995
Roger Hagberg 31 TE Oakland Raiders (AFL) Car accident 1970
Chris Henry 26 WR Cincinnati Bengals Road accident 2009
Thomas Herrion 23 G San Francisco 49ers Ischaemic heart disease 2005
Mack Lee Hill 25 FB Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) Pulmonary embolism 1965
Marquise Hill 24 DE New England Patriots Drowned 2007
Thomas Howard 30 LB Atlanta Falcons Car accident 2013
Chuck Hughes 28 WR Detroit Lions Cardiac arrest (in-game) 1971
Stone Johnson 23 RB Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) Neck injury (in-game) 1963††
Mose Kelsch 38 K Pittsburgh Pirates Road accident 1935
Fred Lane 24 RB Carolina Panthers Homicide 2000
Bob Laraba 28 LB San Diego Chargers (AFL) Car accident 1962
Eugene "Big Daddy" Lipscomb 31 DT Pittsburgh Steelers Drug overdose 1963
Stan Mauldin 27 T Chicago Cardinals Heart attack 1948
Joe McKnight 28 RB Saskatchewan Roughriders Gunshot 2016
Kenny McKinley 23 WR Denver Broncos Suicide 2010
Bruce McLenna 26 FB Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) Highway accident 1968
O.J. Murdock 25 WR Tennessee Titans Suicide 2012
Damien Nash 24 RB Denver Broncos Cardiac failure 2007
Ralph Norwood 23 OT Atlanta Falcons Car accident 1989
David Overstreet 25 RB Miami Dolphins Car accident 1984
Brian Piccolo 26 FB Chicago Bears Cancer 1970
Ron Rector 24 RB Atlanta Falcons Motorcycle accident 1968
Lucien Reeberg 21 OT Detroit Lions Heart attack 1964
Adrian Robinson 25 LB Tampa Bay Buccaneers Suicide 2015
Don Rogers 23 FS Cleveland Browns Drug overdose 1986
Corey Smith 29 DE Detroit Lions Lost at sea 2009
Dave Sparks 26 DT Washington Redskins Heart attack 1954
Andy Spiva 24 LB Atlanta Falcons Road accident 1979
Korey Stringer 27 OT Minnesota Vikings Heat stroke 2001
Sean Taylor 24 FS Washington Redskins Homicide 2007
Derrick Thomas 33 LB Kansas City Chiefs Pulmonary embolism 2000
Zurlon Tipton 26 RB Indianapolis Colts Accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound 2016
Stacey Toran 27 DB Los Angeles Raiders Car accident 1989
Eric Turner 31 S Oakland Raiders Stomach cancer 2000
Tray Walker 23 CB Baltimore Ravens Motorcycle accident 2016
Fred Washington 23 DT Chicago Bears Car accident 1990
Dave Waymer 34 S Los Angeles Raiders Heart attack 1993
Darrent Williams 24 CB Denver Broncos Homicide 2007

† Davis was under contract when he died though did not play in a game due to his illness.
†† Johnson was injured in a pre-season game and did not play in a regular season game.

NFL Europe

XFL

College

Player Age University Position Cause of death Year
Rodney Abercrombie 23 California University of Pennsylvania defensive back injuries from jumping out of second story window to escape armed assailant 2003
Keith Adams 23 Gettysburg College jeep accident 2002
Shawn Afryl 22 Winona State University Offensive lineman Collapsed during offseason workout 2014[2]
Ted Agu 21 University of California, Berkeley defensive end collapsed during training run[3] 2014
Parker Alford 22 University of Texas tight end car accident[4] 1974
Bill Allen 18 Central Missouri State College (now University of Central Missouri) death during practice 1965
Kyle Allen 21 Presbyterian College Linebacker Accidental acute alcohol intoxication 2012[5]
Don Anderson Gustavus Adolphus College team bus crash 1938
Chris Angeloff 20 University of Akron tight end during game against Marshall University 1975
Sal Aunese 21 University of Colorado quarterback stomach cancer 1989
Eraste Autin 18 University of Florida fullback heat stroke 2001
Marlin Barnes 22 University of Miami linebacker homicide 1996
Paul Becker Caltech center skull fracture suffered in Caltech-La Verne College game 1939
George Behan 21 Georgetown University halfback broken vertebrae during game vs. Columbia A.C. 1894
Todd Becker 20 University of Pittsburgh linebacker fall from third story dormitory window 1982
Nick Bell 20 Mississippi State University defensive end brain cancer 2010
Vernon Belyea Norwich University injuries suffered in game vs. Holy Cross 1913
Heath Benedict 24 Newberry College offensive tackle enlarged heart 2008
Vince Bernardo 17 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania offensive lineman during drills 2006
Brook Berringer 22 University of Nebraska quarterback plane crash 1996
Kendall Berry 22 Florida International University running back homicide (stabbed) 2010
Preston Birdsong 18 Tennessee Tech defensive back heat illness 2000
Jason Bitsko 21 Kent State University Center Enlarged Heart 2014[6]
Jackie Blanding 26 Albany State University defensive lineman collapsed while running off-campus 2003
Dave Bliss 20 College of San Mateo head injury in game against Santa Monica City College 1967
Thomas E. Bloom 21 Purdue University fullback car accident 1963
Michael Bochette 20 Cumberland University murder 2002
Douglas Boe 21 Princeton tailback head injury suffered in game 16 months earlier 1968
Austin Box[7] 22 University of Oklahoma linebacker drug overdose 2011[8]
Taylor Bradford 21 University of Memphis defensive tackle homicide 2007
Brandon Brown 26 Tabor College Defensive lineman Injuries from beating 2012[9]
Michael Bruschini 18 University of Maine linebacker stabbing[10] 1984
Greg Bryant 21 UAB running back murder by gunshot wound to the brain[11] 2016
Alan Buder 18 University of Pennsylvania defensive tackle blood infection after leg injury in junior varsity game against Harvard 1964
Ben Bundy 20 Southwest Minnesota State University Offensive lineman brain aneurysm 2010[12]
Markel Byrd 20 University of New Mexico safety car accident[13] 2015
Eugene Byrne Army in-game injuries vs. Harvard 1909
Derringer Cade 20 Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman State University) during game vs. Southwest Baptist University 1990
Chris Campbell 21 University of Miami linebacker car accident 2002
Ed Christian[14] 20 Auburn University offensive lineman homicide 2012[15]
James Clark 18 Oklahoma State University defensive lineman suicide by hanging[16] 1985
Sam Collins 18 Huntingdon College defensive lineman heatstroke 2008
Chris Cooper 21 University of New Mexico lineman cardiac arrest during workout 1990
Teddy Craft 22 Georgia Southern University wide receiver motorcycle accident 2009
Carl Dahlbeck Purdue University locker room explosion 1936
Tony Danckert 20 Boston University linebacker reaction to anesthesia 1976
Mario Danelo 21 USC kicker fall from a cliff 2007
Devaughn Darling 18 Florida State University linebacker cardiac arrhythmia, possible sickle cell complications 2001
Michael DeGroote 22 Northern Arizona University Tight End Accidental firearm discharge during camping trip 2015[17]
Joseph Delaney Villanova University fullback car accident 1932
Ray Dennison 26 Fort Lewis A&M (now Fort Lewis College) in-game death 1955
Bernd Diettrich 21 Simon Fraser University quarterback drowning as a result of heart failure [18] 2009
Trent DiGiuro 20 University of Kentucky offensive guard homicide 1994
Doug Dilk 21 University of Evansville guard car accident 1981
Keeley Dorsey 19 University of South Florida running back long QT syndrome 2007
Kwane Doster 21 Vanderbilt University running back homicide 2004
Aaron Douglas[19] 21 University of Alabama offensive tackle found dead in a house in Fernandina Beach, Florida 2011[20]
Todd Doxey 19 University of Oregon defensive back drowning 2008
Butch Duhe 21 Louisiana State University quarterback brain hemorrhage 1970
Tyrone Duplessis 21 Louisiana Tech running back heart attack 2012[21]
Arthur Ehlers University of Iowa brain hemorrhage suffered in freshman vs. varsity game 1933
Chris Emerson 19 University of Kansas fullback pulmonary embolism 1982[22]
Brandon Fails 18 Texas A&M University blood clot in leg 2002
Cody Fanning 20 Doane College fall from truck 2012
Daniel Fitzwater 20 University of Louisiana at Monroe Quarterback unknown causes 2015 [23]
Ben Flick 19 University of Cincinnati offensive lineman car accident 2013[24]
Donald Foley 19 United States Naval Academy fullback spinal cord injury during practice 1961
Sam Foltz 22 University Of Nebraska Punter Car Crash 2016
William Foster 20 Johnson C. Smith University guard internal injuries suffered when kicked in the stomach during practice 1961
Billy Gaines 19 University of Pittsburgh fall through church ceiling 2003
Tommy Gannon Purdue University locker room explosion 1936
Richard Giardi 22 College of the Holy Cross accidental overdose of anesthesia 1968
George Gipp 25 University of Notre Dame strep throat infection and pneumonia 1920
James Glenn 19 Texas A&M University place kicker heart ailment before practice 1991
Cecil Gooding 20 University of Michigan guard typhoid 1904
Vernon Grant 22 Oklahoma State University car crash 2005
Kenneth Gray Oregon State University tackle traffic accident 1981
Reggie Grob 19 University of Texas at Austin guard heat stroke during practice 1962
Michael Guliford 19 University of Florida motorcycle accident 2007
Patrick Gullahorn 19 Vanderbilt offensive lineman fall from sixth floor dorm window 1997
Jayson Gwinn 20 Ohio State University car accident 1993
Brandon Hall 19 University of Minnesota homicide (shooting) 2002
Harold Hamm Dartmouth College fullback lightning strike while fishing 1928
Eddie Hanna 24 Colorado A&M (now Colorado State University) halfback heart attack following game vs. Colorado College 1949
Lydell Hartford Jr. 20 University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Linebacker accidental shooting 2013[25]
Edwin Hartman 22 Geneva College quarterback car accident 1983
Ron Hatchett 21 Doane College tackle ammonia gas leak from ruptured tank car 1969
Danroy "DJ Henry Jr. 20 Pace University wide receiver and defensive back police shooting 2010[26]
Dibrell Hicks Carson-Newman College shooting 1927
Brian Hiemer 21 University of Nebraska suicide 1985
Edwin Hill New York University halfback accidental shooting during a prank 1929
Matthew Holland 19 Mayville State University Tight End Seizure 2015[27]
Wilson Holloway University of Tulsa defensive lineman Hodgkin's lymphoma 2011[28]
Demetre Homer 19 Yale guard brain injury suffered in JV game 1952
Jasper Howard 20 University of Connecticut homicide (stabbed) 2009
Earl Hundley Georgetown College tackle heart attack during practice 1962
Kordero Hunter 21 Central State University defensive back shooting 2011[29]
James Hyde 18 Howard College following practice 1965
Jawan Jackson 19 Northern Illinois University during conditioning drills 2002
Solomon Jackson 20 State University of New York at Buffalo defensive end Collapsed during off-season conditioning drills [30] 2016
Chris Johnson 22 Duquesne University Defensive back Suicide from self-inflicted gunshot wound 2015[31]
JeKelcy Johnson 20 Alcorn State University linebacker shooting 2001
Diondre Johnson[32] 19 Missouri Southern State University Tight End car crash 2011[33]
Renard Johnson[34] 21 Missouri Southern State University Running Back car crash 2009
Marcus Jones 18 Samford University heart ailment after practice 1989
William Wayne Jones 19 Tennessee State University Defensive back collapsed during a non-contact practice 2012[35]
Keith Joseph Jr. 18 Mississippi State University defensive end killed in car accident along with father, who was a former Mississippi State football player [36] 2015
Mike Karas 23 Geneva College quarterback car accident 1958
Mike Kelsey SMU center heat prostration during practice 1962
Kosta Karageorge[37] 22 Ohio State defensive linemen suicide 2014
John Karkoska 19 Baylor University offensive lineman during pre-game warmups 1990
John Kaczmarski 18 Utica College snowmobile accident 2008
Brian Keller 21 Lafayette College Tight End Injuries sustained in single-vehicle car accident 2015[38]
Chamoda Kennedy-Palmore 19 University of Cincinnati Running Back Motorcycle accident 2014[39]
Kelly Kent 21 Abilene Christian University running back heart attack during intramural basketball game 1979
Eddie Key III 18 Wayne State College Defensive lineman Pneumonia 2014[40]
Kevin Keyes 18 Charleston Southern University running back shooting during a carjacking 1998
Allen Kidder 22 USC blood infection after human bite 1936
Joey Kraemer 19 Eastern Kentucky University Offensive lineman single vehicle accident 2015[41]
Mitch Kramer 21 Thomas More College (Kentucky) Defensive back ATV crash 2015[42]
Anthony Lalum 19 University of Mary car accident 2003
Andrew Lang University of Pennsylvania neck fracture during game vs. Mercersberg Academy 1922
Robert Lewin 20 Baltimore Medical College tackle heart attack in game vs. Navy 1903
Josh Linthicum 19 Wabash College during surgery 2010
Nick Liotta 22 Villanova guard hanging in dorm 1951
Dale Lloyd 19 Rice University defensive back during workout 2006
Ricky Lannetti 19 Lycoming College Wide Receiver Staph infection 2003[43]
Charles "Sonny" Lohr 19 University of Maryland center heat stroke 1959
David Lora 21 Middle Tennessee University stabbed after argument at a gas station[44] 1989
Polo Manukainiu 19 Texas A&M Defense end car crash 2013
Sheldon Martin 20 Chaffey College Wide Receiver Shot to death on freeway 2014[45]
Sean Matti 22 Purdue University Running Back drowning in lake 2011
Bobby McBride Wilkes College defensive back cerebral hemorrhage in game against Kings Point 1972
Alexander "Tennessee" McClelland Bluffton University bone cancer 2011
Michael McCrimmins[46] 19 Missouri Southern State University Defensive back car crash 2011[47]
Corey McCullers 19 Troy University offensive lineman car accident[48] 2015
Keffer McGee 22 Mississippi State University running back drowning in swimming pool 1997
Jay McGillis 21 Boston College linebacker cancer 1992
Stan McGuire Oregon State lineman toboggan accident, struck by car 1950
Will McKamey 19 United States Naval Academy (Navy) running back collapsed at practice[49] 2014
Tim McNerney 21 Washington & Jefferson running back homicide (mugging)[50] 2012
Ken McRoyal 22 University of Idaho Wide Receiver homicide (shooting) 2012[51]
Marquese Meadow 18 Morgan State University Defensive lineman Complications from heatstroke 2014
Ken Meenan 26 University of Illinois running back blood poisoning following motorcycle accident 1934
William "Bill" Mehl 21 Valparaiso University guard in game injury, resulting in streptococcal infection, suffered against Manchester University 1938
Naeshall D. Menard 20 Louisiana State University Center suicide 1998
Jarvis Midgett 18 University of Tampa tackle brain injury during workout drill 1954
Jakell Mitchell 18 Auburn University fullback homicide by shooting [52] 2014
Kyndle Mongeon 20 Colgate University offensive tackle stabbing 1993
Harold Moore Union College (New York) halfback skull fracture in game vs. New York University 1905
Parker Moore 20 Linfield College Linebacker Fatally stabbed 2014[53]
Stanley Moore Michigan College of Mines (now Michigan Technological University) shooting 1931
Darris Morris 21 Catawba College linebacker shooting 2002
Kevin Morris 20 Antelope Valley College Defensive back homicide (shooting) 2001[54]
Edward Morrissey St. Ambrose College blood poisoning after in-game leg injury 1913
Martin Morrow 21 Morgan Park Jr. College cerebral hemorrhage 1938
Meredith Morton 19 Rice guard car crash 1969
Chucky Mullins 21 University of Mississippi spinal cord injury after 1989 on-field collision 1991
Rudolph Munk West Virginia University halfback concussion after being kicked in the head during a game 1910
Cornelius Murphy Fordham University brain injury suffered in game vs. Bucknell 1931
Ruben Narcisse 19 University of Wyoming linebacker truck accident 2010
Derrick Nash 20 Central Michigan University Defensive back acute lymphoblastic leukemia 2015[55]
James Gamble Nippert 23 University of Cincinnati center spike wound suffered while playing against Miami (Ohio) 1923
Rishaul Nital 22 Alma College Defensive lineman Unknown medical complications 2015[56]
Vince Njoku 19 Lenoir-Rhyne College Running Back Drowned 2014[57]
Carleton Oats Jr. 18 Utah State University collapsed during workout[58] 1987
Charles (Chuck) Ogbogu 26 Thomas More College (Kentucky) Linebacker Cardiac Arrest 2003[59]
Idong Okon 21 University of Arkansas, Monticello offensive lineman asthma attack[60] 2015
Aaron O'Neal 19 University of Missouri defensive back viral meningitis 2005[61]
Markel Owens 21 Arkansas State University Defensive lineman Shot during home robbery 2014[62]
Greg Page 19 University of Kentucky defensive end neck injury sustained in practice 1967[63][64]
L.L. Paine Cornell University internal injuries suffered in a scrimmage 1910
John Pappas 20 Boston University guard head injuries suffered in Boston University-Syracuse game 1953
Troy Pappas 18 Bates College Wide Receiver Injuries from stairwell fall[65] 2012
Nick Pasquale 20 UCLA wide receiver hit by a car 2013[66]
Bryan Pata 22 University of Miami homicide 2006
Ladarious Phillips[67] 20 Auburn University fullback homicide 2012[15]
Kovensky Pierre 18 Bethune-Cookman offensive lineman car accident 2004
Alfred Pimm Amherst College halfback spinal injuries incurred during practice 1926
Cole Pittman 21 University of Texas defensive tackle car crash 2001
Ereck Plancher 19 University of Central Florida athlete heat stroke 2008
Polie Poitier 19 University of Colorado Boulder defensive back collapsed during training run due to complications from sickle cell disease[68] 1974
Greg Pratt 20 Auburn University fullback collapsed on practice field 1983
Gregory Pratt 19 Abilene Christian University pulmonary aspiration 1980
Ted Presley 22 University of Kentucky cornerback shooting while playing Russian roulette 1993
Bob Priester University of Mississippi defensive lineman while running laps 1965
Charles Prior 22 Lehigh University quarterback injuries suffered in game vs. West Virginia Wesleyan 1925
Michael Rakov 20 Williams College guard car accident 1955
Francis "Buzz" Randall 20 Oregon State center leukemia 1958
Demarius Reed 20 Eastern Michigan wide receiver homicide by gunshot 2013[69]
Robert Reid Centenary College of Louisiana Homicide 1925[70]
Mike Reily 21 Williams College center and middle linebacker Hodgkin's disease 1964[71]
Trey Rich 26 Belhaven University receiver struck by drunk motorist while riding bike 2014[72]
Aaron Richardson 18 Bowling Green State University running back and cornerback during practice 2004
Brandon Robinson 20 South Carolina State University linebacker/ defensive end homicide (shooting) 2014[73]
Osric Robinson 21 Old Dominion University Linebacker car crash 2008[74]
Joe Roth 21 University of California Berkeley quarterback melanoma 1977
Brandon Rouse 20 Clemson defensive tackle heart attack 2000
Rich Royster 20 Central Connecticut State University defensive tackle car accident 2011
Ja'Mine Rozzell 18 University of New Mexico fullback drowning in river 1997
Willie Ryles 19 University of Alabama defensive lineman blood clot[75] 1986
John "Button" Salmon 22 University of Arizona quarterback car crash 1926[76]
Wesley Salonen 23 Montana School of Mines (now Montana Tech of the University of Montana) center neck fracture in game vs. Eastern Montana 1951
Daniel Schatz 19 University of Missouri quarterback car accident 2010
Allan Schafer 17 University of Wisconsin–Madison quarterback injuries sustained in a game versus Iowa 1944
AJ Schlatter 20 Portland State Vikings football linebacker blood clot after tonsil surgery[77] 2016
Garrett Schlichtemeier 19 Chadron State College wide receiver car accident 2010
Steve Schoenecker 18 Platteville State University (now University of Wisconsin-Platteville) heart attack at practice 1969
Bryan Scott Knox College tackle neck injury in game vs. Saint Louis University 1915
George Scruggs 19 University of Alabama running back car accident[78] 1986
Stephen Seard 20 Johnson C. Smith University seizure 2009
Jay Seiler 19 University of Wisconsin–Madison defensive back brain injury during practice 1979
Ron Settles 21 California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State) running back found hanging in jail cell 1981
Jeff Seymour 20 University of Tennessee defensive back cerebral aneurysm 1994
Zach Shaver 18 Tarleton State University Defensive lineman Head injury sustained during practice 2010[79]
Alan Shaw University of Connecticut linebacker died in hospital after undisclosed illness[80] 1974
Derek Sheely 22 Frostburg State University fullback brain injury from a helmet-to-helmet hit in practice[81] 2011
Richard Brinsley Sheridan United States Military Academy (Army) end Broke his neck while a making tackle in the Army-Yale game 1931[82]
Scott Sinclair 19 University of South Carolina defensive end collapsed in locker room during practice 1979
Matt Sklom 18 Ferris State University linebacker heart failure during drills 2002
Ja'Quayvin Smalls 20 Western Carolina University defensive back during workout 2009
Shannon Smith 20 University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa kicker drowning 1997
Claude Smithey 23 University of Arkansas tackle brain injury during game against Texas A&M 1966
Eric Sorey 21 University of Southern Mississippi fullback cardiac arrest following leg cramps[83] 1986
Gabriel Soto 21 Lincoln University (Missouri) defensive back homicide by shooting [84] 2013
Wayne Souza 20 University of Wisconsin-Madison flanker drowned while swimming in Lake Monona 1979
Brian Spruill 17 Bethany College defensive back fall through a window 1984
Dylan Steigers 21 Eastern Oregon University safety brain injury during scrimmage 2010
Freddie Joe Steinmark 22 University of Texas at Austin safety osteosarcoma 1971
Artie Steinmetz 19 University of Kentucky defensive tackle vehicular homicide 1998[85]
Rodney Stowers 20 Mississippi State University nose guard pulmonary hemorrhage after in-game leg injury 1991[86]
Sule Osagiede 20 Tulane University Linebacker Car accident 2010[87]
Zach Swircyznski 20 Austin College during pickup game of basketball 2009
Parnell Sylvio 20 Indiana University Bloomington tailback stroke during practice 1987
Dale Taylor Southern University linebacker cardiomyopathy during drills 1998
Jack Tandy 21 San Francisco State University tackle neck injury during San Francisco State-Cal Poly game 1940
Bruce Tarver Stanford University lineman car accident 1933
Christian Taylor 19 Angelo State University Defensive back Shot by police during an incident at a car dealership 2015[88]
Altee Tenpenny 20 Nicholls State university running back car accident[89] 2015
Damon Terrell 21 University of Arizona tight end air embolism after removal of dialysis catheter 1995
Owen Thomas 21 University of Pennsylvania defensive end suicide 2010[90]
Fred Thompson[91] 19 Oregon State University defensive tackle cardiac arrhythmia 2011[92]
William Tierney 20 Fordham University defensive back cardiac arrest prior to game vs. Lafayette 1996
Gary Tinsley 22 University of Minnesota linebacker enlarged heart 2012[93]
Will Trevillion 20 Texas State University defensive lineman hypertrophic cardiomyopathy [94] 2016
Jack Trice 21 Iowa State University in-game internal injuries suffered against the University of Minnesota 1923
Brian Truhn 21 Ithaca College on bench during game against Brockport State 1968
Nicholas Turner Northwest Missouri State University defensive end unknown causes [95] 2016
Joseph Tusan 18 East Central University defensive back thrown from a pickup bed in a hit-and-run incident[96] 2004
Terrence Tusan 22 Howard University running back shooting 2014[97]
Garrett Uekman[98] 19 University of Arkansas tight end cardiac arrest 2011[99][100]
McCollins Umeh 18 University of Arizona enlarged heart 2004
Gaius Vaenuku 18 University of Utah Defense tackle car crash 2013
Jacob Valdiviezo 19 Lewis and Clark College Wide Receiver homicide (shooting) 2014[101]
Daniel Van Etten West Virginia University car accident 1998
Rinaldo Villardi 18 Clemson motorcycle crash 1950
Joseph Villavisencio[102] 22 Texas A&M offensive lineman car crash 2011[103]
Richard Von Albade Gammon 17 Georgia Fullback Concussion sustained during the game against Virginia. 1897
Robert Vorhies 18 Virginia Tech running back following punishment drill 1980
Chris Waddell 18 Northwestern State University Offensive lineman collapsed during workout (heart disease) 2004[104]
Brian Wagner Emporia State University assault 1999
Scott Wehnes 21 Charleston Southern University defensive lineman collapsed while going to practice 1998
Pat Wheeler North Texas State College (now University of North Texas) neck injury during North Texas State-Texas Tech freshman game 1961
Rashidi Wheeler 22 Northwestern University defensive back heat stroke 2001
Ronnie White University of Idaho car accident 1945
Thomas White 19 Southern Methodist University heart attack during practice 1966
John Wightman 21 Marietta College neck fracture in sophomore vs. freshman game 1930
Chad Wiley 20 North Carolina A&T State University heat stroke 2008
Curtis Williams 24 University of Washington spinal cord injury suffered in a 2000 on-field collision 2001
Hugh Martin Williams 18 Loyola kick to abdomen at practice 1932
James Williams 19 Diablo Valley College defensive back seizure during drills 2002
Marcellis Williamson 22 Ohio University defensive lineman heart attack 2011
Earl Wilson 24 United States Naval Academy (Navy) quarterback neck injury sustained in a game against Villanova University in 1909 1910
Hoot Wilson Howard College brain hemorrhage suffered in freshman vs. varsity game 1933
Ralph Wilson Wabash College halfback in-game injuries 1910
Shannon Wright 22 University of Arkansas linebacker suicide by firearm [105] 1993
Narles Yde-Lane 18 Caroll College suicide by firearm[106] 2004
Theodore York Yale University guard pneumonia following in-game rib fractures vs. Army 1912[107]
John Zola 20 Lebanon Valley College blood clot on brain suffered during Lebanon Valley College-Drexel Tech game 1961

Team deaths from accidents

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