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He played college football at Santa Clara University and received second-team honors on the 1970 Little All-America college football team. [1]Pastorini also played college baseball and was drafted straight out of high school by the New York Mets in the 32nd round of 1967 MLB draft (599 overall) [2] along with future Saints quarterback Archie Manning, but ultimately decided to play football.
Kevin Darwin Greene (July 31, 1962 – December 21, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker and defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers, and San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1985 through 1999.
For professional football players, the most common cause of death is vehicle crashes. For college players, the most common cause of death is in-game and practice injuries. Each player is listed with the team to which he was assigned at the time of his death, rather than the team with which he spent most of his career.
James Charles Carter (October 18, 1948 – November 23, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1970 through 1978. He attended South Saint Paul High School and played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
Donn Dement Moomaw (October 15, 1931 – February 10, 2025) was an American professional football player and Presbyterian minister. Moomaw played college football for the UCLA Bruins as the center and linebacker for the team. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973. [1]
Homer Carroll Jones (February 18, 1941 – June 14, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants (1964–1969) and Cleveland Browns (1970). [1] During his career, he was known for his considerable size and speed.
Kemp was named a Little All-America player one year in which he threw for over 1,100 yards. [14] That year, he led the nation's small colleges in passing. [15] He and close friend Jim Mora, who later became an NFL head coach, were members of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. [14]
Charles Wade Wilson (February 1, 1959 – February 1, 2019) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Dallas Cowboys, and Oakland Raiders in a seventeen-year NFL career from 1981 to 1998.