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died Position Team Last year played Service Details of death if available Mike Basca [1] 27 1944 Halfback: Philadelphia Eagles: 1941 Army: Killed when his tank was hit by a German 88. Charlie Behan [2] 24 1945 End: Detroit Lions: 1942 Marines: Killed in action during the Battle of Okinawa. Posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. Harry Benson [3 ...
This is a list of association footballers who died due to football-related incidents.. The primary causes of on-field deaths have evolved over time. Improvements in infection control and emergency surgery since the early days of organised soccer have mostly eliminated the fatal complications that were once common after routine sporting injuries.
Patrick Daniel Tillman Jr. (November 6, 1976 – April 22, 2004) was an American professional football player for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) who left his sports career and enlisted in the United States Army Special Operations in May 2002 in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:German footballers. It includes German footballers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This category is for footballers who have appeared for the senior Germany national football team (but not players who have only been capped at Under-21 or ...
A German officer died from "mission-related causes" in Mazar-i-Sharif. Fatality: 2nd Lieutenant Alexander Janelt, Medical Regiment 32 [7] 1 killed: 2009-03-14 Fayzabad Non-hostile Traffic accident A German soldier died in a traffic accident in Fayzabad. Fatality: Private 1st Class Conrad Hötzel, Mechanized Infantry Battalion 371 [7] 1 dead, 2 ...
Franz Anton Beckenbauer (German pronunciation: [fʁants ˈbɛkn̩ˌbaʊɐ] ⓘ; 11 September 1945 – 7 January 2024) was a German professional football player, manager, and official. Nicknamed der Kaiser ("the Emperor"), [ 1 ] [ 2 ] he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, and is one of nine players to have won the ...
War and the political situation of Germany in the 20th century had an impact on the country's borders, as well as the make-up of the German football team. Germany played 30 internationals until the outbreak of the World War I, with the last match occurring on 5 April 1914 against the Netherlands. During the war, no internationals were played.
It includes Afghan footballers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This category contains past and present players of the senior Afghanistan national football team (but not players who have only been capped at Olympic, Under-21 or other junior levels).